82_FR_51441 82 FR 51229 - Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting November 15 and December 13, 2017

82 FR 51229 - Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting November 15 and December 13, 2017

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 212 (November 3, 2017)

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FR Document2017-24011

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 212 (Friday, November 3, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51229-51230]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24011]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting November 15 and 
December 13, 2017

    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. A business 
meeting will be held the following month on Wednesday, December 13, 
2017. The hearing and meeting are open to the public and will be held 
at the Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River 
Road, Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.
    Public Hearing. The public hearing on November 15, 2017 will begin 
at 1:30 p.m. Hearing items subject to the Commission's review will 
include draft dockets for withdrawals, discharges, and other water-
related projects, as well as a resolution authorizing the Executive 
Director to enter into an agreement with the University of Maryland for 
the analysis of ambient water samples from the Delaware Estuary for 
primary productivity and associated nutrient parameters.
    The list of projects scheduled for hearing, including project 
descriptions, and the text of the proposed resolution 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.
    Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on November 15 
will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. on November 20. Time permitting, an 
opportunity for Open Public Comment will be provided upon the 
conclusion of Commission business at the December 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 December 13, 2017 
will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include: Adoption of the Minutes of 
the Commission's September 13, 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 a resolution 
authorizing the Executive Director to execute an agreement for the 
preparation of an actuarial evaluation of the Commission's ``Other 
Post-Employment Benefit'' (``OPEB'') obligations, in accordance with 
Government Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 75 (``GASB 75'').
    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 December 13 Business Meeting on items for which a hearing 
was completed on November 15 or a previous date. Commission 
consideration on December 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 November 15 or to address 
the Commissioners informally during the Open Public Comment portion of 
the meeting on December 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 paula.schmitt@drbc.nj.gov.
    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.

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For assistance, please contact Paula Schmitt at 
paula.schmitt@drbc.nj.gov.
    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: October 27, 2017.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
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                                               federally recognized Tribes, and the                    DELAWARE RIVER BASIN                                  Executive Director and the
                                               public of the proposed project. This                    COMMISSION                                            Commission’s General Counsel, and
                                               notice announces the initiation of a 30-                                                                      consideration of any items for which a
                                               day scoping period which requests the                   Notice of Public Hearing and Business                 hearing has been completed or is not
                                               public’s involvement in the scoping and                 Meeting November 15 and December                      required. The latter are expected to
                                               evaluation process of the Draft EIS. A                  13, 2017                                              include a resolution authorizing the
                                               public scoping meeting (see DATES) will                                                                       Executive Director to execute an
                                                                                                          Notice is hereby given that the
                                               be held to receive public comment and                                                                         agreement for the preparation of an
                                                                                                       Delaware River Basin Commission will
                                               address public concerns concerning the                                                                        actuarial evaluation of the
                                                                                                       hold a public hearing on Wednesday,
                                                                                                                                                             Commission’s ‘‘Other Post-Employment
                                               scope of issues and level of analysis to                November 15, 2017. A business meeting                 Benefit’’ (‘‘OPEB’’) obligations, in
                                               be considered in preparation of the Draft               will be held the following month on                   accordance with Government
                                               EIS. Participation in the public meeting                Wednesday, December 13, 2017. The                     Accounting Standards Board Statement
                                               by federal, state and local agencies and                hearing and meeting are open to the                   No. 75 (‘‘GASB 75’’).
                                               other interested organizations and                      public and will be held at the                          After all scheduled business has been
                                               persons is encouraged. A detailed                       Washington Crossing Historic Park                     completed and as time allows, the
                                               description of the study area will be                   Visitor Center, 1112 River Road,                      Business Meeting will also include up
                                               developed following the scoping                         Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.                    to one hour of Open Public Comment.
                                               meeting, at which time USACE will                          Public Hearing. The public hearing on                There will be no opportunity for
                                               determine the final study area for the                  November 15, 2017 will begin at 1:30                  additional public comment for the
                                               EIS.                                                    p.m. Hearing items subject to the                     record at the December 13 Business
                                                                                                       Commission’s review will include draft                Meeting on items for which a hearing
                                                  7. Public Involvement. The USACE                     dockets for withdrawals, discharges,                  was completed on November 15 or a
                                               invites Federal agencies, American                      and other water-related projects, as well             previous date. Commission
                                               Indian Tribal Nations, state and local                  as a resolution authorizing the                       consideration on December 13 of items
                                               governments, and other interested                       Executive Director to enter into an                   for which the public hearing is closed
                                               private organizations and parties to                    agreement with the University of                      may result in approval of the item (by
                                               attend the public scooping meeting and                  Maryland for the analysis of ambient                  docket or resolution) as proposed,
                                               to provide comments in order to ensure                  water samples from the Delaware                       approval with changes, denial, or
                                               that all significant issues are identified              Estuary for primary productivity and                  deferral. When the Commissioners defer
                                               and the full range of issues related to the             associated nutrient parameters.                       an action, they may announce an
                                               permit request are addressed.                              The list of projects scheduled for                 additional period for written comment
                                                  8. Coordination. The proposed action                 hearing, including project descriptions,              on the item, with or without an
                                                                                                       and the text of the proposed resolution               additional hearing date, or they may
                                               is being coordinated with a number of
                                                                                                       will be posted on the Commission’s                    take additional time to consider the
                                               Federal, state, regional, and local
                                                                                                       Web site, www.drbc.net, in a long form                input they have already received
                                               agencies including but not limited to the
                                                                                                       of this notice at least ten days before the           without requesting further public input.
                                               following: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
                                                                                                       hearing date.                                         Any deferred items will be considered
                                               Service, U.S. National Marine Fisheries                    Written comments on matters                        for action at a public meeting of the
                                               Service, U.S. Environmental Protection                  scheduled for hearing on November 15                  Commission on a future date.
                                               Agency, Florida Department of                           will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. on                   Advance Sign-Up for Oral Comment.
                                               Environmental Protection, federally                     November 20. Time permitting, an                      Individuals who wish to comment on
                                               recognized Native American Indian                       opportunity for Open Public Comment                   the record during the public hearing on
                                               Tribes, Florida State Historic                          will be provided upon the conclusion of               November 15 or to address the
                                               Preservation Officer, Osceola County,                   Commission business at the December                   Commissioners informally during the
                                               the City of St. Cloud, and other agencies               13 Business Meeting; in accordance                    Open Public Comment portion of the
                                               as identified in scoping, public                        with recent format changes, this                      meeting on December 13 as time allows,
                                               involvement, and agency coordination.                   opportunity will not be offered upon                  are asked to sign-up in advance through
                                                  9. Agency Role. The USACE will be                    completion of the Public Hearing.                     EventBrite, the online registration
                                               the lead agency for the EIS. The USACE                     The public is advised to check the                 process recently introduced by the
                                               expects to receive input and critical                   Commission’s Web site periodically                    Commission. Links to EventBrite for the
                                               information from federal, state and local               prior to the hearing date, as items                   Public Hearing and the Business
                                               agencies (see Coordination), either as                  scheduled for hearing may be postponed                Meeting are available at drbc.net. For
                                               commenting or cooperating agencies.                     if additional time is deemed necessary                assistance, please contact Ms. Paula
                                                                                                       to complete the Commission’s review,                  Schmitt of the Commission staff, at
                                                  10. Draft EIS Preparation. The Draft                 and items may be added up to ten days                 paula.schmitt@drbc.nj.gov.
                                               EIS is expected to be published and                     prior to the hearing date. In reviewing                 Addresses for Written Comment.
                                               circulated in late spring 2018. A Notice                docket descriptions, the public is also               Written comment on items scheduled
                                               of Availability will be issued, which                   asked to be aware that project details                for hearing may be made through
                                               will open the public comment period.                    commonly change in the course of the                  SmartComment, the Web-based
                                               Comments will be accepted during the                    Commission’s review, which is ongoing.                comment system recently introduced by
                                               Draft EIS public comment period, which                     Public Meeting. The public business                the Commission, a link to which is
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                                               will last approximately 30 days.                        meeting on December 13, 2017 will                     posted at drbc.net. Although use of
                                                 Dated: October 24, 2017.                              begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include:                 SmartComment is strongly preferred,
                                                                                                       Adoption of the Minutes of the                        comments may also be delivered by
                                               Donald W. Kinard,
                                                                                                       Commission’s September 13, 2017                       hand at the public hearing; or by hand,
                                               Chief, Regulatory Division.                             Business Meeting, announcements of                    U.S. Mail or private carrier to
                                               [FR Doc. 2017–23977 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am]             upcoming meetings and events, a report                Commission Secretary, P.O. Box 7360,
                                               BILLING CODE 3720–58–P                                  on hydrologic conditions, reports by the              25 Cosey Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628.


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                                               For assistance, please contact Paula                    addressed to the Director of the                      same burden if ED moved to collecting
                                               Schmitt at paula.schmitt@drbc.nj.gov.                   Information Collection Clearance                      CSPR as one part in the future? Which
                                                 Accommodations for Special Needs.                     Division, U.S. Department of Education,               part of the process would increase or
                                               Individuals in need of an                               400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room                    decrease your burden by moving to one
                                               accommodation as provided for in the                    216–44, Washington, DC 20202–4537.                    part:
                                               Americans with Disabilities Act who                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    a. Reporting the data into the system.
                                               wish to attend the informational                        specific questions related to collection                b. Data quality reviews.
                                               meeting, conference session or hearings                                                                         c. EMAPS reporting.
                                                                                                       activities, please contact Sarah                        d. Other, please specify.
                                               should contact the Commission                           Newman, 202–453–6956.
                                               Secretary directly at 609–883–9500 ext.                                                                         Title of Collection: Consolidated State
                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        Performance Report Part I and Part II.
                                               203 or through the Telecommunications
                                                                                                       Department of Education (ED), in                        OMB Control Number: 1810–0724.
                                               Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss
                                                                                                       accordance with the Paperwork                           Type of Review: A revision of an
                                               how we can accommodate your needs.
                                                                                                       Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.                existing information collection.
                                                 Additional Information, Contacts.
                                                                                                       3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general                    Respondents/Affected Public: State,
                                               Additional public records relating to                                                                         Local, and Tribal Governments.
                                               hearing items may be examined at the                    public and Federal agencies with an
                                                                                                       opportunity to comment on proposed,                     Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                               Commission’s offices by appointment by                                                                        Responses: 14,653.
                                               contacting Carol Adamovic, 609–883–                     revised, and continuing collections of
                                                                                                       information. This helps the Department                  Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                               9500, ext. 249. For other questions                                                                           Burden Hours: 16,447.
                                               concerning hearing items, please contact                assess the impact of its information
                                                                                                       collection requirements and minimize                    Abstract: The Consolidated State
                                               Judith Scharite, Project Review Section                                                                       Performance Report (CSPR) is the
                                               assistant at 609–883–9500, ext. 216.                    the public’s reporting burden. It also
                                                                                                       helps the public understand the                       required annual reporting tool for each
                                                 Dated: October 27, 2017.                              Department’s information collection                   State, the Bureau of Indian Education,
                                               Pamela M. Bush,                                         requirements and provide the requested                District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico as
                                               Commission Secretary and Assistant General              data in the desired format. ED is                     authorized under Section 8303 of the
                                               Counsel.                                                soliciting comments on the proposed                   Elementary and Secondary Education
                                               [FR Doc. 2017–24011 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am]             information collection request (ICR) that             Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every
                                                                                                                                                             Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The
                                               BILLING CODE 6360–01–P                                  is described below. The Department of
                                                                                                                                                             CSPR collects data on programs
                                                                                                       Education is especially interested in
                                                                                                                                                             authorized by: Title I, Part A; Title I,
                                                                                                       public comment addressing the
                                                                                                                                                             Part C; Title I, Part D; Title II, Part A;
                                               DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                 following issues: (1) Is this collection
                                                                                                                                                             Title III, Part A; Title V, Part A; Title V,
                                                                                                       necessary to the proper functions of the
                                               [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0133]                                                                               Part B, Subparts 1 and 2; and The
                                                                                                       Department; (2) will this information be
                                                                                                                                                             McKinney-Vento Act. The information
                                               Agency Information Collection                           processed and used in a timely manner;
                                                                                                                                                             in this collection relate to the
                                               Activities; Comment Request;                            (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
                                                                                                                                                             performance and monitoring activities
                                               Consolidated State Performance                          (4) how might the Department enhance
                                                                                                                                                             of the aforementioned programs under
                                               Report Part I and Part II                               the quality, utility, and clarity of the              ESSA and the McKinney-Vento Act.
                                                                                                       information to be collected; and (5) how              These data are needed for reporting on
                                               AGENCY: Office of Elementary and                        might the Department minimize the
                                               Secondary Education (OESE),                                                                                   GPRA as well as other reporting
                                                                                                       burden of this collection on the                      requirements under ESSA.
                                               Department of Education (ED).                           respondents, including through the use                  There are significant changes between
                                               ACTION: Notice.                                         of information technology. Please note                this collection and the SY2016–17
                                                                                                       that written comments received in                     collection. The SY2016–17 collection
                                               SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                       response to this notice will be
                                               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is                                                                        represented the reporting requirements
                                                                                                       considered public records. Public                     under the No Child Left Behind Act
                                               proposing a revision of an existing                     comments are encouraged on all
                                               information collection.                                                                                       while the SY2017–18 aligns with the
                                                                                                       changes proposed in the Part I and Part               reporting requirements of the Every
                                               DATES: Interested persons are invited to                II Consolidated State Performance
                                               submit comments on or before January                                                                          Student Succeeds Act.
                                                                                                       Report; the Department is also
                                               2, 2018.                                                                                                        Dated: October 31, 2017.
                                                                                                       interested in obtaining input from data
                                               ADDRESSES: To access and review all the                 submitters and stakeholders on these                  Tomakie Washington,
                                               documents related to the information                    specific questions:                                   Acting Director, Information Collection
                                               collection listed in this notice, please                                                                      Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
                                               use http://www.regulations.gov by                       1. CSPR Process                                       Officer, Office of Management.
                                               searching the Docket ID number ED–                        What part of the CSPR process is the                [FR Doc. 2017–23961 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am]
                                               2017–ICCD–0133. Comments submitted                      most burdensome on your SEA?                          BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                               in response to this notice should be                      a. Reporting the data into the system.
                                               submitted electronically through the                      b. Data quality reviews.
                                               Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://                     c. EMAPS reporting.                                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                               www.regulations.gov by selecting the                      d. Other, please specify.
                                               Docket ID number or via postal mail,                      What are ways ED should improve the                 Environmental Management Site-
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                                               commercial delivery, or hand delivery.                  CSPR process to reduce burden on your                 Specific Advisory Board, Paducah
                                               Please note that comments submitted by                  SEA?                                                  AGENCY:  Department of Energy.
                                               fax or email and those submitted after                                                                        ACTION: Notice of open meeting:
                                               the comment period will not be                          2. Submission of CSPR
                                                                                                                                                             Correction.
                                               accepted. Written requests for                            Currently CSPR is collected in two
                                               information or comments submitted by                    parts, with separate open and close                   SUMMARY:On October 25, 2017, the
                                               postal mail or delivery should be                       schedules. Would it be less, more, or the             Department of Energy (DOE) published


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FR Citation82 FR 51229 

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