[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24778-24779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08619]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting

    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. A business 
meeting will be held the following month on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. 
Both the hearing and the business meeting are open to the public. The 
public hearing will be conducted virtually, and the business meeting 
will be held in person.
    Public Hearing. The Commission will conduct the public hearing 
virtually on May 10, 2023, 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, as 
well as resolutions to: (a) adopt the 2024-2026 Water Resources 
Program; (b) adopt the Commission's annual current expense and capital 
budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024; (c) 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, 
2024; and (d) reauthorize the Toxics Advisory Committee. A list of the 
projects scheduled for hearing, including project descriptions, along 
with links to draft docket approvals, 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. Links to drafts of the noted 
resolutions will be posted at the same time.
    Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on May 10, 2023 
will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2023.
    The public is advised to check the Commission's website 
periodically during the ten days prior to the hearing date, as items 
scheduled for hearing may be postponed if additional time is needed to 
complete the Commission's review. Items also may be added up to ten 
days prior to the hearing date. In reviewing docket descriptions, the 
public is 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 June 7, 2023 will 
begin at 1 p.m. and will include: adoption of the Minutes of the 
Commission's March 8, 2023 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 agenda is expected to include consideration of the 
draft dockets for withdrawals, discharges, and other projects that were 
subjects of the public hearing on May 10, 2023.
    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 7, 2023 business meeting on items for which a 
hearing was completed on May 10, 2023 or a previous date. Commission 
consideration on June 7, 2023 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 Registration and Sign-Up for Oral Comment. Registration 
links for those who wish to attend and speak

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during the (virtual) public hearing and for those who wish to speak 
during the (in-person) Open Public Comment session immediately 
following the business meeting will be posted at www.drbc.gov at least 
ten days before each meeting date. The Commission's hearing, business 
meeting and Open Public Comment session will also be livestreamed on 
YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@DRBC_1961. 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].
    Accommodation 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.
    Those with limited internet access may listen and speak at virtual 
public meetings of the DRBC using any of several toll-free phone 
numbers that will be provided to all virtual meeting registrants.
    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.
    Authority. Delaware River Basin Compact, Public Law 87-328, 
Approved September 27, 1961, 75 Statutes at Large, 688, sec. 14.4.

    Dated: April 17, 2023.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2023-08619 Filed 4-21-23; 8:45 am]
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