82 FR 35522 - Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting August 16 and September 14, 2017

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 145 (July 31, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35522-35523]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16041]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting August 16 and 
September 14, 2017

    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at the 
Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, 
Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. A business meeting will be held the 
following month on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at the Linksz 
Pavilion, Bucks County Community College, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, 
Pennsylvania. The hearing and meeting are open to the public.
    Public Hearing. The public hearing on August 16, 2017 will begin at 
1:30 p.m. Hearing items will include draft dockets for withdrawals, 
discharges, and other water-related projects subject to the 
Commission's review.
    The list of projects scheduled for hearing, including project 
descriptions, will be posted on the Commission's Web site, 
www.drbc.net, in a long form of this notice at least ten days before 
the hearing date. Any draft resolutions scheduled for hearing also will 
be posted at www.drbc.net ten or more days prior to the hearing.
    Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on August 16 will 
be accepted through 5:00 p.m. on August 21. Time permitting, an 
opportunity for Open Public Comment will be provided upon the 
conclusion of Commission business at the September 13 Business Meeting; 
in accordance with recent format changes, this opportunity will not be 
offered upon completion of the Public Hearing.
    The public is advised to check the Commission's Web site 
periodically prior to the hearing date, as items scheduled for hearing 
may be postponed if additional time is deemed necessary 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 project details commonly change in the course of 
the Commission's review, which is ongoing.
    Public Meeting. The public business meeting on September 13, 2017 
will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include: Adoption of the Minutes of 
the Commission's June 14, 2017 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 latter are expected to include resolutions: (1) 
Authorizing the Executive Director to enter into an agreement with the 
Wildlands Conservancy for project services associated with dam removals 
to be performed as mitigation for natural resource damages associated 
with the 2005 ash slurry spill from the PPL Martins Creek Steam 
Electric Station in Lower Mount Bethel Township, Pa.; (2) authorizing 
the Executive Director to establish a purchasing card (``P-Card'') 
system for making electronic payments

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for certain Commission expenses; and (3) providing for replacement of 
the 1970's-era HVAC system at the Commission's West Trenton office 
building. After all scheduled business has been completed and as time 
allows, the Business Meeting will also include up to one hour of Open 
Public Comment.
    There will be no opportunity for additional public comment for the 
record at the September 13 Business Meeting on items for which a 
hearing was completed on August 16 or a previous date. Commission 
consideration on September 13 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 16 or to address the 
Commissioners informally during the Open Public Comment portion of the 
meeting on September 13 as time allows, are asked to sign-up in advance 
through EventBrite, the online registration process recently introduced 
by the Commission. Links to EventBrite for the Public Hearing and the 
Business Meeting are available at drbc.net. For assistance, please 
contact Ms. Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at 
[email protected].
    Addresses for Written Comment. Written comment on items scheduled 
for hearing may be made through SmartComment, the web-based comment 
system recently introduced by the Commission, a link to which is posted 
at drbc.net. Although use of SmartComment is strongly preferred, 
comments may also be delivered by hand at the public hearing; or by 
hand, U.S. Mail or private carrier to Commission Secretary, P.O. Box 
7360, 25 Cosey Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628. 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 informational meeting, conference session or 
hearings 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 Carol Adamovic, 609-883-9500, ext. 249. 
For other questions concerning hearing items, please contact Judith 
Scharite, Project Review Section assistant at 609-883-9500, ext. 216.

    Dated: July 25, 2017.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-16041 Filed 7-28-17; 8:45 am]
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