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Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has announced that the hearing for the Stone Energy Corporation natural gas plans in Wayne County, will be held Wednesday, February 24.
The hearing is scheduled between 3 and 7 p.m., at the Best Western Inn at Hunt’s Landing, 126 Routes 6 & 209, Matamoras, Pa. Best Western Inn is located just off of Exit 53, Interstate 84.
One of the two projects entails a surface water withdrawal from the West Branch Lackawaxen River in Mount Pleasant Township, (Docket No. D-2009-13-1). The other concerns an existing natural gas well drilling pad site in Clinton Township, (Docket No. D-2009-18-1). Both projects are lwithin the drainage area of a portion of the main stem Delaware River that the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.
Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on March 12, 2010. They may be submitted at the hearing and may also be sent as follows: via email to Paula.Schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us and otherwise to the attention of the Commission Secretary, DRBC, either by fax to (609) 883-9522; U.S. Mail to P.O. Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360; or delivery service to 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360. Regardless of the method of submission, comments should include the name, affiliation (if any) and address of the commenter and the subject line “Public Comment – Stone Energy Dockets.”
Draft dockets can be viewed on the Commission’s website, http://www.state.nj.us.
Hearing procedure
In order to give everyone who wishes to testify a fair and equal opportunity to do so at the public hearing, which is expected to be heavily attended, the following procedures will be in effect:
1. Registration to testify. Individuals who wish to speak at the hearing will be requested to print their names on a numbered list and complete a separate DRBC commenter card. Registration to present oral testimony will begin at approximately 2:30 p.m. (30 minutes prior to the beginning of the hearing) and will continue until the hearing is closed. There will be no advance registration prior to February 24. For the convenience of those who wish to speak, more than one registration list may be used. Accordingly, speakers will be called in roughly, but not exactly, the order in which they registered.
2. Time allowances. In order to allow everyone who wishes to speak an opportunity to do so, individuals will be allotted no more than three minutes to present their oral testimony. Speakers will not be permitted to cede their time to others; however, after everyone who wishes to speak has had a chance to do so, the hearing officer will accept requests from those who wish to supplement their earlier remarks. Individuals who have prepared written testimony are asked to summarize their comments during the three-minute period for oral testimony and to submit their complete written comments either at the public hearing or via email, fax, U.S. Mail, delivery service, or hand delivery in accordance with the “Addresses” section above, before 5 p.m. on March 12.
3. A court stenographer will be present to capture all verbal comments for the public record.
4. The sole purpose of the hearing on February 24 is to provide members of the public with an opportunity for oral testimony on the proposed Stone Energy dockets. The Commissioners and staff will not respond to comments at the hearing, nor will they conduct any other business that day. Because a separate hearing on the Stone Energy dockets is being held on February 24, oral testimony on these dockets will not be accepted during the Commission’s regularly scheduled business meeting and public hearing on March 3, 2010. A separate notice will be published listing the hearing items and other matters to be considered during the meeting on March 3.
Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has announced that the hearing for the Stone Energy Corporation natural gas plans in Wayne County, will be held Wednesday, February 24.
The hearing is scheduled between 3 and 7 p.m., at the Best Western Inn at Hunt’s Landing, 126 Routes 6 & 209, Matamoras, Pa. Best Western Inn is located just off of Exit 53, Interstate 84.
One of the two projects entails a surface water withdrawal from the West Branch Lackawaxen River in Mount Pleasant Township, (Docket No. D-2009-13-1). The other concerns an existing natural gas well drilling pad site in Clinton Township, (Docket No. D-2009-18-1). Both projects are lwithin the drainage area of a portion of the main stem Delaware River that the Commission has classified as Special Protection Waters.
Written comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on March 12, 2010. They may be submitted at the hearing and may also be sent as follows: via email to Paula.Schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us and otherwise to the attention of the Commission Secretary, DRBC, either by fax to (609) 883-9522; U.S. Mail to P.O. Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360; or delivery service to 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360. Regardless of the method of submission, comments should include the name, affiliation (if any) and address of the commenter and the subject line “Public Comment – Stone Energy Dockets.”
Draft dockets can be viewed on the Commission’s website, http://www.state.nj.us.
Hearing procedure
In order to give everyone who wishes to testify a fair and equal opportunity to do so at the public hearing, which is expected to be heavily attended, the following procedures will be in effect:
1. Registration to testify. Individuals who wish to speak at the hearing will be requested to print their names on a numbered list and complete a separate DRBC commenter card. Registration to present oral testimony will begin at approximately 2:30 p.m. (30 minutes prior to the beginning of the hearing) and will continue until the hearing is closed. There will be no advance registration prior to February 24. For the convenience of those who wish to speak, more than one registration list may be used. Accordingly, speakers will be called in roughly, but not exactly, the order in which they registered.
2. Time allowances. In order to allow everyone who wishes to speak an opportunity to do so, individuals will be allotted no more than three minutes to present their oral testimony. Speakers will not be permitted to cede their time to others; however, after everyone who wishes to speak has had a chance to do so, the hearing officer will accept requests from those who wish to supplement their earlier remarks. Individuals who have prepared written testimony are asked to summarize their comments during the three-minute period for oral testimony and to submit their complete written comments either at the public hearing or via email, fax, U.S. Mail, delivery service, or hand delivery in accordance with the “Addresses” section above, before 5 p.m. on March 12.
3. A court stenographer will be present to capture all verbal comments for the public record.
4. The sole purpose of the hearing on February 24 is to provide members of the public with an opportunity for oral testimony on the proposed Stone Energy dockets. The Commissioners and staff will not respond to comments at the hearing, nor will they conduct any other business that day. Because a separate hearing on the Stone Energy dockets is being held on February 24, oral testimony on these dockets will not be accepted during the Commission’s regularly scheduled business meeting and public hearing on March 3, 2010. A separate notice will be published listing the hearing items and other matters to be considered during the meeting on March 3.
