[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12276-12277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03516]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
[Docket D-2017-009-2]
Adjudicatory Hearing and Additional Written Comment Period
AGENCY: Delaware River Basin Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Delaware River Basin Commission will hold an adjudicatory
hearing (a trial-like proceeding) commencing April 15, 2020 on Docket
D-2017-009-2, issued by the Commission on June 12, 2019, to Delaware
River Partners, LLC for the project known as Gibbstown Logistics Center
Dock 2. The purpose of the hearing is to afford objectors an
opportunity to show that the Commission's docket approval should be
changed. The Commission will accept additional written comment on this
matter during the pendency of the hearing, through April 24, 2020.
DATES: The hearing commencing on April 15, 2020 will run from 9 a.m.
until no later than 4 p.m. and will continue on successive business
days until complete. The start time on successive days will be
determined by the Hearing Officer at the close of each day's
proceedings and will be posted on the DRBC website, www.drbc.gov (see
link under ``Recent Postings'') each day after 4 p.m. Additional
written comments on Docket D-2017-009-2 will be accepted through 5 p.m.
on April 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will take place at the State of New Jersey
Office of Administrative Law, Quakerbridge Plaza Building 9,
Mercerville (Hamilton), NJ 08619, Hearing Room 1. Additional written
comments on Docket D-2017-009-2 may be submitted 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 Giselle Hernandez at drbc.gov">giselle.hernandez@drbc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission on June 6, 2019 held a duly
noticed public hearing on a draft of Docket D-2017-009-2 for the
Gibbstown Logistics Center Dock 2. The Commission accepted written
comment on the draft docket through 5 p.m. on
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June 7, 2019. Pursuant to Section 3.8 of the Delaware River Basin
Compact, Public Law 87-328, 75 Stat. 688, the Commission by unanimous
vote at its regularly scheduled quarterly business meeting on June 12,
2019 approved the final docket, incorporating changes made in response
to comments received on the draft. In accordance with Article 6
(Subpart F) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, The
Delaware Riverkeeper and The Delaware Riverkeeper Network
(collectively, ``DRN'') by letter dated July 11, 2019 requested an
adjudicatory hearing on the docket approval, and during its business
meeting of September 11, 2019, the Commission granted DRN's request.
Copies of Docket D-2017-009-2 as approved, staff's memo responding to
comments received on the draft docket, DRN's request for an
administrative hearing on the approval, and Minutes of the Commission's
meetings of June 12 and September 11, 2019 are available on the
Commission's website at drbc.gov (see link under ``Recent Postings'').
Hearing Procedure. The adjudicatory hearing, a trial-like
proceeding, will be conducted pursuant to Article 6 (Subpart F) of the
Rules of Practice and Procedure--Sections 2.6.1 through 2.6.10 (18 CFR
401.71--401.90). Participants are limited to those interested parties
who have been identified pursuant to Section 2.6.4(a) (18 CFR
401.84(a)), consisting of docket holder Delaware River Partners, LLC;
objector DRN; and members of the Commission staff.
To attend the Adjudicatory Hearing. Limited seating--an estimated
40 places--will be available for the general public on a first-come
first-served basis. Doors open at 8 a.m. Members of the public will not
be afforded an opportunity to speak during the hearing.
Accommodations for Special Needs. Individuals in need of an
accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act
who wish to attend the adjudicatory 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.
Updates. Because the daily start time and the duration of the
adjudicatory hearing in its entirety cannot be pre-determined, between
April 15, 2020 and the close of the hearing, the next day's start time
will be posted after 4 p.m. on the DRBC website, www.drbc.gov (see link
under ``Recent Postings'').
Additional Information, Contacts. Additional public records
relating to Docket D-2017-009-2 may be obtained through a request in
accordance with Article 8 (Subpart H) of the Rules of Practice and
Procedure. See https://www.state.nj.us/drbc/about/public/records-access.html for details, and/or contact Denise McHugh at 609-883-9500,
ext. 240.
Dated: February 14, 2020.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
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