[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38020-38021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16610]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting; August 14 and 
September 11, 2019

    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at the 
Commission's office building, 25 Cosey Road, West Trenton, New Jersey. 
A business meeting will be held the following month on Wednesday, 
September 11, 2019 at The Conference Center at Mercer, Mercer County 
Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, New Jersey. The 
hearing and meeting are open to the public.
    Public Hearing. The public hearing on August 14, 2019 will begin at 
1:30 p.m. Hearing items will include draft dockets for withdrawals, 
discharges, and other projects that could have a substantial effect on 
the basin's water resources, and resolutions: (a) Authorizing the 
Executive Director to enter into contracts for analytical services 
relating to the control of toxic substances in the Delaware River and 
Bay; and (b) authorizing the Executive Director to enter into a 
contract with Temple University's Water and Environmental Technology 
Center for analysis of Delaware River Estuary water samples for 
microplastics.
    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.gov, in a long form of this 
notice at least ten days before the hearing date.
    Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on August 14 will 
be accepted through 5:00 p.m. on August 19.
    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 needed 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 the details of projects may change during the 
Commission's review, which is ongoing.
    Public Meeting. The public business meeting on September 11, 2019 
will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include: Adoption of the Minutes of 
the Commission's June 12, 2019 Business Meeting, announcements of 
upcoming meetings and events, a report on hydrologic conditions, a 
recommendation by the Subcommittee on Ecological Flows (SEF) related to 
the Flexible Flow Management Program (FFMP) thermal mitigation 
guidelines, 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 may include but is not 
limited to a Resolution for the Minutes updating the Administrative 
Manual--By-Laws, Management and Personnel with regard to personnel 
policies.
    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 September 11 Business Meeting on items for which a 
hearing was completed on August 14 or a previous date. Commission 
consideration on September 11 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 August 14 or to address the 
Commissioners informally during the Open Public Comment portion of the 
meeting on September 11 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 www.drbc.gov. For assistance, please 
contact Ms. Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at 
[email protected].
    Addresses for Written Comment. Written comment on items scheduled

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for hearing may be made through the Commission's web-based comment 
system, a link to which is provided at www.drbc.gov. Use of the web-
based system ensures that all submissions are captured in a single 
location and their receipt is acknowledged. Exceptions to the use of 
this system 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 08628-0360. 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 David Kovach, 
Project Review Section Manager at 609-883-9500, ext. 264.

    Dated: July 29, 2019.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-16610 Filed 8-2-19; 8:45 am]
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