NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Natural and Historic Resources
Engineering and Construction

Notice of Reopening of Comment Period and Scheduling
of Public Hearing
Flood Hazard Area Redelineation of the Millstone River; Proposed
Amendment: N.J.A.C. 7:13-7.1, Delineated Floodways

Public Notice
Take Notice that the Department of Environmental Protection
(the Department) is reopening the comment period and holding
a public hearing on the proposed amendment of the Flood Hazard
Area Control rules, N.J.A.C. 7:13, to revise the currently promulgated
flood hazard area map and water surface profiles along a 8,085
foot reach of the Millstone River, from the confluence with
the Raritan River upstream to the Weston Causeway, within Franklin
Township and Manville Borough in Somerset County.

The proposal was published in the New Jersey Register on September
20,2004 at 36 N.J.R. 4226(a). The comment period originally
closed on November 19, 2004. The Department is reopening the
comment period until Wednesday, April 6, 2005. A
copy of the proposal is available from the Department’s web
site(PDF) and Westlaw Publishing
at 1-800-808-WEST. Interested persons may request a copy of
this proposal (with the associated flood hazard area map and
profiles) by contacting John Scordato at (609) 292-2296 or by
written request mailed to the following address: NJDEP, Flood
Control Section, P.O. Box 419, Trenton, NJ 08625. Be advised
that there may be a fee for obtaining a copy of the proposal
from some sources. Written comments may be submitted by April
6, 2005 to:

Gary J. Brower, Esq.
Attention: DEP Docket No. 20-04-08/365
Office of Legal Affairs
Department of Environmental Protection
401 East State Street
P.O. Box 402
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0402

A public hearing concerning this proposal will be held on:

March 23, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. to close of comments at:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Engineering and Construction
Hudson Conference Room, Second Floor
5 Station Plaza
501 East State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625

The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) requests
that commenters submit comments on disk or CDs as well as on
paper. Submission of a disk or CD is not a requirement. The
Department prefers Microsoft Word 6.0 or above. MacIntosh formats
should not be used. Each comment should be identified by the
applicable N.J.A.C. citation, with the commenter’s name
and affiliation following the comment.

Interested persons may request a copy of this proposal (with
the associated flood hazard area map and profiles) by contacting
John Scordato at (609) 292-2296 or by written request mailed
to the following address:

Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Dam Safety and Flood Control
5 Station Plaza
501 East State Street
P.O. Box 419
Trenton, New Jersey 08625

Interested persons may review a copy of the flood hazard area
map and profiles associated with this proposal by appointment
(contact John Scordato at (609) 292-2296 on workdays from 9:00
A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the address given above).