[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 57880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15631]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting; August 7 and 
September 5, 2024

    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. A business 
meeting will be held the following month on Thursday, September 5, 
2024. Both the hearing and the business meeting are open to the public 
and will be conducted virtually.
    Public Hearing. The Commission will conduct the public hearing 
virtually on August 7, 2024, 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. 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.
    Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on August 7, 2024 
will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 12, 2024.
    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.
    Business Meeting. The business meeting on September 5, 2024 will be 
held virtually commencing at 10:30 a.m. and will include: adoption of 
the Minutes of the Commission's June 5, 2024 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 August 7, 
2024.
    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 off the record 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 5, 2024 business meeting on items for which a 
hearing was completed on August 7, 2024 or a previous date. Commission 
consideration on September 5, 2024 of items for which the public 
hearing is closed may result in approval of the item 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 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 public 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. Closed captioning will be 
available on both webinar and live-stream platforms. 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.
    Other individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in 
the Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the virtual 
hearing or the in-person business meeting 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 Donna Woolf, 609-477-7222. For other 
questions concerning hearing items, please contact David Kovach, 
Project Review Section Manager, at 609-477-7264.
    Authority. Delaware River Basin Compact, Public Law 87-328, 
Approved September 27, 1961, 75 Statutes at Large, 688, sec. 14.4.

    Dated: July 10, 2024.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2024-15631 Filed 7-15-24; 8:45 am]
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