DEC is seeking public comments
on various fish, wildlife and marine resource issues and other topics, as listed below.
These items are listed to draw your attention to topics having current comment periods, so that you may research the proposals you are interested in. More information on each is available by visiting
the webpages shown.
NOTE: There may be other topics available that DEC is requesting comments on.
If you have questions on a subject not listed here, please contact DEC or the webmaster.
Draft Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas Study
DEC has opened a public comment period on its revised draft
Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS). DEC will move forward with
Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations concurrently with the draft SGEIS. Public hearings are planned in counties within the Marcellus Shale region, as well as New York City.
A socio-economic study shows potential for 6,200 to 24,800 FTE positions with
$420 Million to $1.7 billion in wages.
DEC Commissioner Joe Martens said: “Throughout this process, DEC’s number one priority is to protect the state’s drinking water and environment in concert with exploring options to safely
and efficiently extract the state’s natural gas. This will enable New York’s economy
to benefit from this resource and the job opportunities that development is expected to bring.”
The public comment period for the revised draft SGEIS concludes Dec. 12. The public comment period for the regulations will begin in early October and run concurrently with the SGEIS public comment period.
DEC’s press release with links to the socio-economic study, the full draft of the SGEIS, how to submit comments, and more, is available at http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/76892.html .
DEC's press release on the draft regulations for high-volume hydraulic fracking and the public hearing schedule is available at http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/77499.html .
Proposed Regulation to Prevent Deer Importation from Maryland into New York
In response to the recent discovery of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in white-tailed deer
in Maryland, DEC is proposing a regulation to prohibit the importation of wild deer carcasses
and parts from Maryland. More details can be found at http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/77816.html .
Public comments will be accepted through December 5, 2011.
Info on submitting comments is available at http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/34113.html#part189p .
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