PSC Hearings on National Grid's Mohican to Battenkill Transmission Facilities

ALBANY, NY (07/18/2011)(readMedia)-- The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today announced it will hold two informational forums and two public statement hearings on a proposal by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid to reconstruct approximately 14 miles of 115kV double-circuit electric transmission line located in Saratoga and Washington Counties.

Interested members of the public are invited to attend the public information forums to receive information from National Grid and Department of Public Service Staff, as follows:

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Washington County Municipal Center Annex 2

383 Broadway

Fort Edward, NY 12828

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Public Information Forum

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Public Statement Hearing

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5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Public Information Forum

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Public Statement Hearing

Public Statement Hearings

Members of the public will have an opportunity to present their comments at the public statement hearings before an Administrative Law Judge. A verbatim transcript of the hearings will be made for inclusion in the record of the Commission's proceeding. It is not necessary to make an appointment in advance or to present written material in order to speak at the public statement hearing. Speakers will be called after completing a card requesting time to speak.

Disabled persons required special accommodations may place a collect call to the Department of Public Service's (Department) 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 to reach the Department's Human Resource Office at the previously mentioned number.

Other Ways to Comment

In addition to the formal hearings, comment may be sent electronically to Honorable Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, at secretary@dps.state.ny.us or mailed or delivered to the Secretary at the Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350. Comments should refer to "Case 11-T-0068, National Grid – Mohican to Battenkill Article VII."

Toll-free Opinion Line: You may call the Commission's toll-free Opinion Line at 1-800-335-2120. This number is set up to take comments about pending cases from in-state callers, 24 hours a day. Callers should select English or Spanish and press "1" to leave comments about "Case 11-T-0068, National Grid – Mohican to Battenkill Article VII."

The Internet: Comments may also be made via the "PSC Comment Form," in the "Commission Assistance" file accessed through the Commission's www.dps.state.ny.us Web site or via the "Contact Us" link at http://www.AskPSC.com. Many libraries offer free Internet access.

Statements and comments received by the Administrative Law Judge and the Commission will become part of the record in the Commission's proceeding and may be accessed on the Department's www.dps.state.ny.us Web site by searching Case 11-T-0068. National Grid's application for the proposed transmission facility may also be viewed at the following locations:

Argyle Free Library, 21 Sheridan Street, Argyle, NY 12809-0238

Cambridge Public Library, 21 West Main Street, Cambridge, NY 12816

Corinth Free Library, 89 Main Street, Corinth, NY 12822

Crandall Public Library, 251 Glen Street, Glen Falls, NY 12801

Easton Library, 1074 NYS Route 40, Greenwich, NY 12834-9518

Fort Edward Free Library, 23 East Street, Fort Edward, NY 12828-1704

Greenwich Free Library, 148 Main Street, Greenwich, NY 12834

Hudson Fall Free Library, 220 Main Street, Hudson Falls, NY 12839

Schuylerville Public Library, 52 Ferry Street, Schuylerville, NY 12871

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