[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12276-12277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03516]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION

[Docket D-2017-009-2]


Adjudicatory Hearing and Additional Written Comment Period

AGENCY: Delaware River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Delaware River Basin Commission will hold an adjudicatory 
hearing (a trial-like proceeding) commencing April 15, 2020 on Docket 
D-2017-009-2, issued by the Commission on June 12, 2019, to Delaware 
River Partners, LLC for the project known as Gibbstown Logistics Center 
Dock 2. The purpose of the hearing is to afford objectors an 
opportunity to show that the Commission's docket approval should be 
changed. The Commission will accept additional written comment on this 
matter during the pendency of the hearing, through April 24, 2020.

DATES: The hearing commencing on April 15, 2020 will run from 9 a.m. 
until no later than 4 p.m. and will continue on successive business 
days until complete. The start time on successive days will be 
determined by the Hearing Officer at the close of each day's 
proceedings and will be posted on the DRBC website, www.drbc.gov (see 
link under ``Recent Postings'') each day after 4 p.m. Additional 
written comments on Docket D-2017-009-2 will be accepted through 5 p.m. 
on April 24, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will take place at the State of New Jersey 
Office of Administrative Law, Quakerbridge Plaza Building 9, 
Mercerville (Hamilton), NJ 08619, Hearing Room 1. Additional written 
comments on Docket D-2017-009-2 may be submitted 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 Giselle Hernandez at drbc.gov">giselle.hernandez@drbc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission on June 6, 2019 held a duly 
noticed public hearing on a draft of Docket D-2017-009-2 for the 
Gibbstown Logistics Center Dock 2. The Commission accepted written 
comment on the draft docket through 5 p.m. on

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June 7, 2019. Pursuant to Section 3.8 of the Delaware River Basin 
Compact, Public Law 87-328, 75 Stat. 688, the Commission by unanimous 
vote at its regularly scheduled quarterly business meeting on June 12, 
2019 approved the final docket, incorporating changes made in response 
to comments received on the draft. In accordance with Article 6 
(Subpart F) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, The 
Delaware Riverkeeper and The Delaware Riverkeeper Network 
(collectively, ``DRN'') by letter dated July 11, 2019 requested an 
adjudicatory hearing on the docket approval, and during its business 
meeting of September 11, 2019, the Commission granted DRN's request. 
Copies of Docket D-2017-009-2 as approved, staff's memo responding to 
comments received on the draft docket, DRN's request for an 
administrative hearing on the approval, and Minutes of the Commission's 
meetings of June 12 and September 11, 2019 are available on the 
Commission's website at drbc.gov (see link under ``Recent Postings'').
    Hearing Procedure. The adjudicatory hearing, a trial-like 
proceeding, will be conducted pursuant to Article 6 (Subpart F) of the 
Rules of Practice and Procedure--Sections 2.6.1 through 2.6.10 (18 CFR 
401.71--401.90). Participants are limited to those interested parties 
who have been identified pursuant to Section 2.6.4(a) (18 CFR 
401.84(a)), consisting of docket holder Delaware River Partners, LLC; 
objector DRN; and members of the Commission staff.
    To attend the Adjudicatory Hearing. Limited seating--an estimated 
40 places--will be available for the general public on a first-come 
first-served basis. Doors open at 8 a.m. Members of the public will not 
be afforded an opportunity to speak during the hearing.
    Accommodations for Special Needs. Individuals in need of an 
accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act 
who wish to attend the adjudicatory 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.
    Updates. Because the daily start time and the duration of the 
adjudicatory hearing in its entirety cannot be pre-determined, between 
April 15, 2020 and the close of the hearing, the next day's start time 
will be posted after 4 p.m. on the DRBC website, www.drbc.gov (see link 
under ``Recent Postings'').
    Additional Information, Contacts. Additional public records 
relating to Docket D-2017-009-2 may be obtained through a request in 
accordance with Article 8 (Subpart H) of the Rules of Practice and 
Procedure. See https://www.state.nj.us/drbc/about/public/records-access.html for details, and/or contact Denise McHugh at 609-883-9500, 
ext. 240.

    Dated: February 14, 2020.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
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