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Under state law, the Siting Board consists of the Chairman of the New' York State Public Service Commission or a designee and the CcnmtxasjivXXvxa or their dooi^iccs fiMiu mv New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation, Health, Economic <2+-.+^. and Development Authority. Also, two additional members are named by the Governor to uonsidei each application. According to state law, one is chosen from tho judicial district and the other from the county ".'hers ths facility is proposed to be located. In addition to the public statement hearings, the Board will conduct formal evidentiary hearings, at which witnesses usually testify and are cross-examined. A summnjy of how oppEcoti ?r-a ckchZi. ^=i;caating facilities arc considered by the Siting Board under Article X of the New York State Public Service Law M«ay vC obtained by calling the New York State Department of Public Service = s toll-free Article X Information Line at 1 -877-PSC -EE™ (1-877-772-2789), Monday through Friday, from anywhere in New York State or via http;j7www;dB«Jtatesnyja&^rt^^ —ths Dspartmenfs Website. Brookhaven Energy’s Proposal On June 25,2001, Brookhaven Energy filed an application with the Siting Board to obtain a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need under Article Xto construct a 580-MW generating facility. According to the company's application, the proposed project site is located at the southeast comer of flic Long Island Expressway (LIE Exit 66) and Sills Ecad near the hamlet of Yaphank in the Town of Brookhaven. The project site is 21 acres and is located in an industrial zone near the North Bellport Economic Envelopment Zone. Brookhaven Energy states that it selected the site for several reasons. It is an industrial zone and is surrounded by commercial and industrial properties. Electric transmissiwn lines are adjacent to the property; a natural gas pipeline runs along the LIE immediately nnrth of the site; water and sewer infrastructures are located within the immediate vicinity; and, the site is surrounded on all sides by open corridors, such as highways. A copy of Brookhaven Energy’s Application in Siting Board Case OO-F-0566 is available for public examination in the New York State Dep ent of Public Service’s 141^ floor Files Office, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, and its 8^ floor Files Office, One Penn Plaza, Manhattan, New York. In addition, Brookhaven Energy has established a web page at www.brooidivciieaergY.com that contains the text of its application. The company’s application may be view^ at the following local libraries: Longwood Public Library (3 copies) 800 Middle Country Road Middle Island, NY 11953 Arthur Kunz Memorial Library

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