Susquehanna River Basin Commission 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to its authority under the Susquehanna River Basin Compact, Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq. (the ``Compact'') and its Regulations for Review of Projects, 18 CFR parts 803, 804 and 805, the SRBC will hold a public hearing to consider approval of certain water resources projects listed below, including two projects involving diversions, at its meeting to be held on December 5, 2006 at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center, 1150 Camp Hill By- Pass, Camp Hill, Pa. 17011, beginning at 1 p.m. Also to be considered as part of this same public hearing will be (1) A final rule making action (see proposed rules, Federal Register, July 7, 2006, page 38692), (2) incorporation of the final rule making action into the SRBC Comprehensive Plan for Management and Development of the Water Resources of the Susquehanna River Basin; and (3) a revision of the Commission's current project fee schedule to make certain annual adjustments to that schedule and to conform the fee schedule to the final rule making action. Opportunity to appear and comment: Interested parties may appear at the above hearing to offer written or oral comments to the Commission on the listed projects or the other matters to be schedule for action at the hearing. Written comments may also be submitted to the electronic and regular mail addresses listed below. The chair of the Commission reserves the right to limit oral statements at the hearing in the interest of time and to otherwise control the course of the hearing.

This document contains extensive amendments to project regulations concerning standards and hearings/enforcement actions. Because revisions are too numerous to show within the original regulations, proposed parts 803, 804 and 805 are being published here in their entirety, with an explanation of changes in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. These regulations provide the procedural and substantive rules for SRBC review and approval of water resources projects and the procedures governing hearings and enforcement actions. These amendments include additional due process safeguards, add new standards for projects, improve organizational structure, incorporate recently adopted policies and clarify language.