[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 204 (Thursday, October 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 63973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26838]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Proposed Methodology for the 2016 Delaware River and 
Bay Water Quality Assessment Report

AGENCY: Delaware River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the methodology proposed to be 
used in the 2016 Delaware River and Bay Water Quality Assessment Report 
is available for review and comment.

DATES: Comments on the assessment methodology or recommendations for 
the consideration of data sets should be submitted in writing by 5 p.m. 
Eastern on December 31, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments will be accepted via email to 
[email protected], with ``Water Quality Assessment 2016'' as the 
subject line; via fax to 609-883-9522; via U.S. Mail to DRBC, Attn: 
Water Quality Assessment 2016, P.O. Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628-
0360; via private carrier to DRBC, Attn: Water Quality Assessment 2016, 
25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360; or by hand to the 
latter address. All submissions should have the phrase ``Water Quality 
Assessment 2016'' in the subject line and should include the name, 
address (street address optional) and affiliation, if any, of the 
commenter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Yagecic, Supervisor, 
Standards and Assessment Section, DRBC Modeling, Monitoring and 
Assessment Branch, [email protected], 609-883-9500, ext. 271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Delaware River Basin Commission 
(``DRBC'' or ``Commission'') is an interstate and federal compact 
agency that was created in 1961 by concurrent legislation of the States 
of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
and the United States Government for purpose of jointly managing the 
water resources of the Delaware River Basin.
    DRBC currently is compiling data for the 2016 Delaware River and 
Bay Water Quality Assessment Report (``2016 Assessment'') required by 
the federal Clean Water Act (``CWA''). The 2016 Assessment will present 
the extent to which waters of the Delaware River and Bay are attaining 
designated uses in accordance with Section 305(b) of the CWA and the 
Commission's Water Quality Regulations, 18 CFR part 410, and will 
identify impaired waters, which consist of waters in which surface 
water quality standards are not being met.
    The proposed assessment methodology to be used in the 2016 
Assessment is available for review at the following URL: http://www.nj.gov/drbc/library/documents/Methodology-2016WQAssess-draft_sept2015.pdf.

    Dated: October 16, 2015.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-26838 Filed 10-21-15; 8:45 am]
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