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News Release June 22, 2007 REGULATING DISTRICT SCHEDULES SUMMER PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR PERMIT SYSTEM RULES The Hudson River - Black River Regulating District has scheduled three summer meetings to gather public input regarding the revised draft rules for the permit system at Great Sacandaga Lake. The meetings are tentatively scheduled for Monday, July 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Northville Central School; Saturday, July 21 from 10 AM to noon at the Mayfield High School; and Wednesday, August 1 from 1 to 3 PM at the Northville Central School. The revised draft rules were developed from draft rules considered at public meetings last year. In November 2006, the Regulating District Board established an advisory committee to make additional recommendations for the permit system rules. The advisory committee met eighteen times and presented their recommendations to the Board. “On behalf of the board members of the Hudson River - Black River Regulating District, I would like to express their appreciation to the advisory committee as well as members of the public who made recommendations for the rules,” stated Glenn A. LaFave, Executive Director. “The Board reviewed and seriously considered all of the recommendations from the Advisory Committee and other public input. In formulating these revised draft rules, approximately 70% of the rules were directly accepted from the advisory committee’s recommendations. Another 18% of the rules reflect, in part, recommendations from the advisory committee or previously submitted public comments.” In addition to comments at the public meetings this summer, written public comments will be received from July 16 to August 31, 2007. From the public input, the Regulating District Board plans to develop proposed rules by September 10. These proposed rules will be sent to the Governor’s Office of Regulatory Reform for review. The Regulating District hopes to formally adopt the rules by December 10, 2007 and forward them to the Department of Environmental Conservation for review and approval. After DEC approval, the new rules could be implemented in 2008, with the exception of permit system fees which have been capped until 2010. The revised draft rules have been posted on the Regulating District’s website at http://www.hrbrrd.com/revgslpsrules.pdf. Copies of the rules will be available at the Regulating District’s Albany and Sacandaga (Mayfield) offices no later than July 9 and at the summer public meetings.
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