DEC extends comment period for drilling regulations
ALBANY – In answer to numerous calls from state representatives and environmentalists groups, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation today announced it has extended the public comment period on the draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement governing potential natural gas drilling activities in the Marcellus Shale formation from Nov. 30 to Dec. 31.
State Senator James L. Seward today applauded the extension of the public comment period, saying it is “reasonable to allow local government leaders and homeowners some extra time to review the document that will be used to regulate energy and environmental practices for years to come.”
Seward also reaffirmed his call for additional public hearings on the draft SGEIS. At this time, the closest public hearing for Chenango County residents will be held at 7 p.m., Nov. 12 in the auditorium at Chenango Valley High School, 221 Chenango Bridge Rd., Chenango Bridge.
Additional public hearing dates and sites in the region have yet to appear on the DEC’s website, but Seward, R-Oneonta, has called for at least one to be closer to his constituents.
“There is a demonstrated local interest in the topic and additional hearings should be scheduled to accommodate concerned citizens. At this time, the nearest public hearing site is more than an hour’s drive,” he said in a recent letter to DEC Commissioner Alexander “Pete” Grannis.
“This document will have far-reaching, long-lasting effects on our energy future, the environment and the landscape as a whole. It is imperative that local citizens and governments are afforded every possible opportunity to comment before the regulations are finalized.”
The SGEIS – which is more than 800 pages long – addresses the range of potential impacts of shale gas development using horizontal drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing and outlines safety measures, protection standards and mitigation strategies that operators would have to follow to obtain permits. It is available on the DEC's web site, but printed copies may also be reviewed at the Chenango County Planning Department in the County Office Building on Court Street in Norwich.
The DEC is offering four ways in which to submit comments. Comments may be provided at one of the scheduled public hearings. There is an online submission system (www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/SGEISComments/ ) which will allow interested parties to write comments and tag them to specific areas of concern. E-mail comments may be submitted to dmnsgeis@gw.dec.state.ny.us . Finally, written comments should be sent to: Attn: dSGEIS Comments, Bureau of Oil & Gas Regulation, NYSDEC Division of Mineral Resources, 625 Broadway, Third Floor, Albany, NY 12233-6500.
State Senator James L. Seward today applauded the extension of the public comment period, saying it is “reasonable to allow local government leaders and homeowners some extra time to review the document that will be used to regulate energy and environmental practices for years to come.”
Seward also reaffirmed his call for additional public hearings on the draft SGEIS. At this time, the closest public hearing for Chenango County residents will be held at 7 p.m., Nov. 12 in the auditorium at Chenango Valley High School, 221 Chenango Bridge Rd., Chenango Bridge.
Additional public hearing dates and sites in the region have yet to appear on the DEC’s website, but Seward, R-Oneonta, has called for at least one to be closer to his constituents.
“There is a demonstrated local interest in the topic and additional hearings should be scheduled to accommodate concerned citizens. At this time, the nearest public hearing site is more than an hour’s drive,” he said in a recent letter to DEC Commissioner Alexander “Pete” Grannis.
“This document will have far-reaching, long-lasting effects on our energy future, the environment and the landscape as a whole. It is imperative that local citizens and governments are afforded every possible opportunity to comment before the regulations are finalized.”
The SGEIS – which is more than 800 pages long – addresses the range of potential impacts of shale gas development using horizontal drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing and outlines safety measures, protection standards and mitigation strategies that operators would have to follow to obtain permits. It is available on the DEC's web site, but printed copies may also be reviewed at the Chenango County Planning Department in the County Office Building on Court Street in Norwich.
The DEC is offering four ways in which to submit comments. Comments may be provided at one of the scheduled public hearings. There is an online submission system (www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/SGEISComments/ ) which will allow interested parties to write comments and tag them to specific areas of concern. E-mail comments may be submitted to dmnsgeis@gw.dec.state.ny.us . Finally, written comments should be sent to: Attn: dSGEIS Comments, Bureau of Oil & Gas Regulation, NYSDEC Division of Mineral Resources, 625 Broadway, Third Floor, Albany, NY 12233-6500.
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