[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 205 (Thursday, October 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67340-67341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23447]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting

November 12 and December 9, 2020
    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold a public hearing on Thursday,

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November 12, 2020. A business meeting will be held the following month 
on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Both the hearing and the business 
meeting are open to the public. In light of COVID-19 mitigation 
measures in effect for DRBC member states, both meetings will be 
conducted remotely. Please check the Commission's website, 
www.drbc.gov, on or after October 28, 2020 for details about the 
meeting formats and how to attend.
    Public Hearing. The Commission will conduct the public hearing 
remotely on November 12, 2020, commencing 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. The list of projects scheduled for hearing, including 
project descriptions, 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 November 12, 
2020 will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. on November 17, 2020.
    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 December 9, 2020 
will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include: Adoption of the Minutes of 
the Commission's September 10, 2020 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. At the business meeting on December 9, 2020, the 
latter may include but are not limited to: Possible Commission action 
on the findings and recommendations of the Hearing Officer in the 
matter of Docket D-2017-009-2 for the Gibbstown Logistics Center Dock 
2; and resolutions for the minutes (a) authorizing the Executive 
Director to enter into a contract for analytical services for toxicity 
testing from surface water samples collected in the Delaware River 
Estuary; and (b) amending the Administrative Manual--Bylaws, Management 
and Personnel regarding approved holidays.
    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 December 9 Business Meeting on items for which a hearing 
was completed on November 12 or a previous date. Commission 
consideration on December 9 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 November 12 or to address 
the Commissioners informally during the Open Public Comment portion of 
the meeting on December 9 as time allows, are asked to sign up in 
advance through EventBrite. Links to EventBrite for the Public Hearing 
and the Business Meeting are posted at www.drbc.gov. For assistance, 
please contact Ms. Patricia Hausler of the Commission staff, at 
[email protected].
    Addresses for Written Comment. Written comment on items scheduled 
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 Patricia Hausler 
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: October 15, 2020.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020-23447 Filed 10-21-20; 8:45 am]
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