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Empire Offshore Wind: 5:30 Information Session and Public Statement Hearing on 12-mile transmission line project to the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County

October
11
2023
5:30
PM
In Person

1 West Chester Street
City of Long Beach, City Hall Community Chamber, 6th Floor
Long Beach, NY 11561
United States

Empire Offshore Wind: 5:30 Information Session and Public Statement Hearing on 12-mile transmission line project to the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County

Hearing Information

DATE: Wednesday, October 11, 2023

LOCATION: City of Long Beach, City Hall Community Chamber, 6th Floor 1 West Chester Street Long Beach, New York 11561

TIME:

  • Information Forum 5:30 p.m.
  • Public Statement Hearing 6:30 p.m.


During the scheduled informational forums, maps of the proposed route will be available to review, and New York State Department of Public Service representatives will provide an overview of the Commission’s certification process. EOW will then present a brief summary of the NY Project. Members of the public will then have an opportunity to ask questions about the process and the application pending before the Commission. Each informational forum will be followed by a public statement hearing where all those wishing to comment on EOW’s request will have an opportunity to make a statement on the record before the ALJs.

It is not necessary to make an appointment in advance, or present written material to speak at a hearing. Persons will be called to speak after completing a request card. Each public statement hearing will be held open a minimum of thirty minutes and will be kept open until everyone wishing to speak has been heard or other reasonable arrangements have been made to include their comments in the record. A verbatim transcript of each public statement hearing will be made for inclusion in the record of this proceeding.

Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should call the Department of Public Service’s Human Resource Management Office at 518-474-2520 as soon as possible. TDD users may request a sign language interpreter by placing a call through the New York Relay Service at 711. Individuals with difficulty understanding or reading English are encouraged to call the Department at 800-342-3377 for free language assistance services regarding this Notice.

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Case Information

Case 22-T-0346 - Application of Empire Offshore Wind LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction of Approximately 12 Miles of Transmission Lines from the Boundary of New York State Territorial Waters to a Point of Interconnection in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County.

All Hearings

DATE: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
LOCATION: City of Long Beach, City Hall Community Chamber, 6th Floor 1 West Chester Street Long Beach, New York 11561

TIME:

TIME:

  • Information Forum 5:30 p.m.
  • Public Statement Hearing 6:30 p.m.