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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 20-333

NOTICES

DELAWARE RIVER
BASIN COMMISSION

Adjudicatory Hearing and Additional Written Comment Period

[50 Pa.B. 1393]
[Saturday, March 7, 2020]

 The Delaware River Basin Commission (Commission) will hold an adjudicatory hearing (a trial-like proceeding) beginning on 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 through April 24, 2020.

Dates. The hearing beginning 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 Commission's web site at 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 in Hearing Room 1, State of New Jersey Office of Administrative Law, Quakerbridge Plaza Building 9, Mercerville (Hamilton), NJ 08619. Additional written comments on Docket D-2017-009-2 may be submitted through the Commission's web-based comment system 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 Commission Secretary, Delaware River Basin Commission, P.O. Box 7360, 25 Cosey Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360. For assistance contact Giselle Hernandez at 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 June 7, 2019. Under section 3.8 of the Delaware River Basin Compact (Pub.L. No. 87-328) 75 Stat. 688; Pennsylvania Acts of 1961, Act No. 268, Approved July 7, 1961, 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) (18 CFR 401.81—401.90) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, The Delaware Riverkeeper and The Delaware Riverkeeper Network (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, the 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, 2019, and September 11, 2019, are available on the Commission's web site at www.drbc.gov (see link under ''Recent Postings'').

Hearing Procedure. The adjudicatory hearing, a trial-like proceeding, will be conducted under Article 6, Subparts E and F of the Rules of Practice and Procedure—sections 2.6.1 through 2.6.10 (18 CFR 401.71—401.90 (relating to appeals or objections to decisions of the executive director in water quality cases; and administrative and other hearings)). Participants are limited to those interested parties who have been identified under section 2.6.4(a) (18 CFR 401.84(a) (relating to hearings generally)), 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 at 711 to discuss how the Commission can accommodate their needs.

Updates. Because the daily start time and the duration of the adjudicatory hearing in its entirety cannot be predetermined, 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 Commission's web site at 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 (18 CFR 401.101—401.119 (relating to public access to records and information)). See https://www.state.nj.us/drbc/about/public/records-access.html for details or contact Denise McHugh at (609) 883-9500, Ext. 240, or both.

Dated: February 19, 2020

PAMELA M. BUSH, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-333. Filed for public inspection March 6, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]



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