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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 18-1408

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact and Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement; Feedback Sought

[48 Pa.B. 5654]
[Saturday, September 8, 2018]

 The Commonweatlh is one of eight states in the United States and two Canadian provinces sharing jurisdictional responsibilities for water use and conservation in the Great Lakes. In 2008, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact and Agreement (Compact and Agreement) created the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council (Compact Council) and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body (Regional Body). These entities provide a venue and framework to assure the Compact and Agreement is successfully implemented. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers serves as the Secretariat to the Council and Regional Body.

 This notice is published under Article 6 of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact (Compact) (32 P.S. § 817.22) regarding public participation being conducted by the Compact Council and Regional Body.

 The Council under the Compact is proposing to adopt Rules of Practice and Procedure and to amend its Interim Guidance, and the Regional Body under the Agreement is proposing to amend its Interim Procedures guidance; and the Council and Regional Body under the Compact and Agreement, respectively, are jointly proposing to amend their Sequence of Events guidance as described as follows:

 1. Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Rules of Practice and Procedures. This document, proposed to be adopted by Council as a regulation, describes the process for any administrative hearing, how modifications may be made to Council decisions, and the process to be used for Council rule making. Comments are being accepted on all portions of the proposed Rules of Practice and Procedure.

 2. Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Guidance. This guidance document mirrors the Regional Body Procedures through Parts I and II with respect to review of a diversion subject to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. The Compact Council proposes amending Interim Guidance adopted on June 10, 2010. Comments are being accepted on all portions of the proposed Compact Guidance.

 3. Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body Procedures. This guidance document contains the procedures that the Regional Body will follow during the review of a diversion subject to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement through the issuance of its Declaration of Finding. This document mirrors the Compact Guidance for Parts I and II. The Regional Body proposes amending Interim Procedures adopted on June 10, 2010. Comments are being accepted on all portions of the proposed Regional Body Procedures.

 4. Sequence of Events for Consideration of Proposals for Exceptions to the Prohibition on Diversions that are Subject to Regional Review. This guidance document, proposed to be adopted by the Council and the Regional Body, outlines the steps for review and decision-making for a diversion proposal. Comments are being accepted on all portions of the proposed Sequence of Events.

 All materials are available for review at http://www.glslcompactcouncil.org/ProposedUpdates.aspx and http://www.glslregionalbody.org/ProposedUpdates.aspx.

 Copies may also be obtained by contacting Peter Johnson, Deputy Director, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers, 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 407-0177, pjohnson@gsgp.org.

 A public hearing will be held on the proposed Rules of Practice and Procedure; proposed Council Guidance; proposed Regional Body Procedures; and proposed Sequence of Events for Consideration of Proposals for Exceptions to the Prohibition on Diversions on October 3, 2018, beginning no sooner than 1 p.m. at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indiana Government Center South, 302 West Washington Street, Conference Rooms 1 & 2, Indianapolis, IN 46204

 Remote participation for the public hearing is available by registering at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6281040830923352833.

 Comments on the proposed Rules of Practice and Procedure; proposed Council Guidance; proposed Regional Body Procedures; and proposed Sequence of Events must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on October 10, 2018.

 Comments should be submitted to the Council or Regional Body, or both, electronically at comments@gsgp.org or by mail to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water Resources Council, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Water Resources Regional Body, c/o Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers, 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606.

 For further information or questions contact Timothy Bruno at the Department of Environmental Protection, Office of the Great Lakes, (814) 835-1477.

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-1408. Filed for public inspection September 7, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]


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