The public is invited to comment on permit applications the State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) received for the proposed, federally regulated Constitution Pipeline and an upgrade to the Iroquois Wright Compressor station in Schoharie County that is part of the project. The Constitution Pipeline is a proposed interstate natural gas pipeline that would traverse though Broome, Chenango, Delaware and Schoharie counties.

Because the proposed pipeline and compressor station upgrade are components of an Interstate Natural Gas Transmission project, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was responsible for conducting an environmental review of the project and has the authority to approve the pipeline route. FERC issued a final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) in October. Additional federal reviews and approvals for the project also are necessary. The FEIS can be viewed at: http://elibrary.FERC.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20141024-4001 (Leaving the DEC website).

Additional dates and locations for public hearings on the Constitution Pipeline are as follows:

• Oneonta - Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, 6 p.m.
  SUNY Oneonta Lecture Hall IRC #3, 108 Ravine Parkway

• Cobleskill, Wednesday, Jan. 14. 2015, 6 p.m.
  SUNY Cobleskill, Bouck Hall Theater, State Route 7