[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6636]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
18 CFR Part 410
Amendments to the Water Quality Regulations, Water Code and
Comprehensive Plan To Update Water Quality Criteria for Toxic
Pollutants in the Delaware Estuary and Extend These Criteria to
Delaware Bay
AGENCY: Delaware River Basin Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: By Resolution No. 2010-13 on December 8, 2010, the Delaware
River Basin Commission (DRBC or ``Commission'') approved amendments to
its Water Quality Regulations, Water Code and Comprehensive Plan to
update the Commission's human health and aquatic life stream quality
objectives (also called water quality criteria) for toxic pollutants in
the Delaware Estuary (DRBC Water Quality Zones 2 through 5) and
extended application of the criteria to Delaware Bay (DRBC Water
Quality Zone 6).
DATES: Effective Date: March 23, 2011. The incorporation by reference
of the publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of
the Federal Register as of March 23, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the technical
basis for the rule, please contact Dr. Ronald MacGillivray at 609-477-
7252.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Delaware River Basin Commission is a
federal-state regional agency charged with managing the water resources
of the Delaware River Basin without regard to political boundaries. Its
members are the governors of the four basin states--Delaware, New
Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania--and the North Atlantic Division
Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, representing the Federal
government.
Notice of the proposed amendments appeared in the Federal Register
(75 FR 41106) on July 15, 2010 as well as in the Delaware Register of
Regulations (14 DE Reg. 70-83 (08/01/2010)) on August 1, 2010, the New
Jersey Register (42 N.J.R. 1701(a)) on August 4, 2010, the New York
State Register (p. 6) on July 21, 2010 and the Pennsylvania Bulletin
(40 Pa. B. 4208) on July 31, 2010. A public hearing was held on
September 23, 2010 and written comments were accepted through October
1, 2010. The commission received two written submissions and no oral
testimony on the proposed changes. The Commission made minor revisions
to the proposed amendments in response to the comments received. A
comment and response document setting forth the Commission's responses
and revisions in detail was approved by the Commission simultaneously
with adoption of the final rule.
Resolution No. 2010-13, the text of the final rule, a copy of the
comment and response document, and a basis and background document
published simultaneously with the proposed rule are available on the
Commission's Web site, at http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/toxics_info.htm.
List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 410
Incorporation by reference, Water audit, Water pollution control,
Water reservoirs, Water supply, Watersheds.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Delaware River Basin
Commission amends part 410 of title 18 of the Code of Federal
Regulations as follows:
PART 410--BASIN REGULATIONS; WATER CODE AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL--
PART III WATER QUALITY REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 410 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Delaware River Basin Compact, 75 Stat. 688.
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2. Amend Sec. 410.1 by revising the first sentence of paragraph (c) to
read as follows:
Sec. 410.1 Basin regulations--Water Code and Administrative Manual--
Part III Water Quality Regulations.
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(c) Work, services, activities and facilities affecting the
conservation, utilization, control, development or management of water
resources within the Delaware River Basin are subject to regulations
contained within the Delaware River Basin Water Code with Amendments
Through December 8, 2010 and the Administrative Manual--Part III Water
Quality Regulations with Amendments Through December 8, 2010. * * *
Dated: March 15, 2011.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-6636 Filed 3-22-11; 8:45 am]
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