[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 20056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09563]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting

May 16 and June 13, 2018.
    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. A business 
meeting will be held the following month on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. 
The hearing and meeting are open to the public and will be held at the 
West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company Ballroom, 40 West Upper Ferry Road, 
West Trenton, New Jersey.
    Public Hearing. The public hearing on May 16, 2018 will begin at 
1:30 p.m. Hearing items subject to the Commission's review will include 
draft dockets for withdrawals, discharges, and other water-related 
projects, as well as resolutions to: (a) Adopt the Commission's annual 
Current Expense and Capital Budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
2019 (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019); (b) apportion among the 
signatory parties the amounts required for the support of the Current 
Expense and Capital Budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 
(July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019); (c) clarify and restate the 
Commission's policy for the replacement of water consumptively used by 
electric generating or cogenerating facilities during critical 
hydrologic conditions; and (d) authorize the Executive Director to 
enter into a contract for professional engineering services for 
technical evaluations and cost estimations for upgrades of wastewater 
treatment plants discharging to the Delaware River Estuary.
    The list of projects scheduled for hearing, including project 
descriptions, and the text of the proposed resolutions will be posted 
on the Commission's website, www.drbc.net, in a long form of this 
notice at least ten days before the hearing date.
    Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on May 16 will be 
accepted through 5:00 p.m. on May 21.
    The public is advised to check the Commission's website 
periodically prior to the hearing date, as items scheduled for hearing 
may be postponed if additional time is deemed necessary to complete the 
Commission's review, and items may be added up to ten days prior to the 
hearing date. In reviewing docket descriptions, the public is also 
asked to be aware that project details commonly change in the course of 
the Commission's review, which is ongoing.
    Public Meeting. The public business meeting on June 13, 2018 will 
begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include: adoption of the Minutes of the 
Commission's March 14, 2018 Business Meeting, announcements of upcoming 
meetings and events, a report on hydrologic conditions, reports by the 
Executive Director and the Commission's General Counsel, and 
consideration of any items for which a hearing has been completed or is 
not required. The latter are expected to include resolutions: (a) 
Authorizing the Executive Director to revise the Administrative 
Manual--By-Laws, Management and Personnel; and (b) providing for 
election of the Commission Chair, Vice Chair and Second Vice Chair for 
the year commencing July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019.
    After all scheduled business has been completed and as time allows, 
the Business Meeting will be followed by up to one hour of Open Public 
Comment, an opportunity to address the Commission on any topic 
concerning management of the basin's water resources, outside the 
context of a duly noticed, on-the-record public hearing.
    There will be no opportunity for additional public comment for the 
record at the June 13 Business Meeting on items for which a hearing was 
completed on May 16 or a previous date. Commission consideration on 
June 13 of items for which the public hearing is closed may result in 
approval of the item (by docket or resolution) as proposed, approval 
with changes, denial, or deferral. When the Commissioners defer an 
action, they may announce an additional period for written comment on 
the item, with or without an additional hearing date, or they may take 
additional time to consider the input they have already received 
without requesting further public input. Any deferred items will be 
considered for action at a public meeting of the Commission on a future 
date.
    Advance Sign-Up for Oral Comment. Individuals who wish to comment 
on the record during the public hearing on May 16 or to address the 
Commissioners informally during the Open Public Comment portion of the 
meeting on June 13 as time allows, are asked to sign-up in advance 
through EventBrite. Links to EventBrite for the Public Hearing and the 
Business Meeting are available at drbc.net. For assistance, please 
contact Ms. Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at 
[email protected].
    Submitting Written Comment. Written comment on items scheduled for 
hearing may be made through SmartComment, the web-based comment system 
introduced by the Commission, a link to which is provided at drbc.net. 
Use of SmartComment ensures that all submissions are captured in a 
single location and their receipt is acknowledged. Exceptions to the 
use of SmartComment are available based on need, by writing to the 
attention of the Commission Secretary, DRBC, P.O. Box 7360, 25 Cosey 
Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628. For assistance, please contact Paula 
Schmitt at [email protected].
    Accommodations for Special Needs. Individuals in need of an 
accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act 
who wish to attend the meeting or hearing should contact the Commission 
Secretary directly at 609-883-9500 ext. 203 or through the 
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss how we can 
accommodate your needs.
    Additional Information, Contacts. Additional public records 
relating to hearing items may be examined at the Commission's offices 
by appointment by contacting Denise McHugh, 609-883-9500, ext. 240. For 
other questions concerning hearing items, please contact Judith 
Scharite, Project Review Section assistant at 609-883-9500, ext. 216.

    Dated: April 30, 2018.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2018-09563 Filed 5-4-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6360-01-P