The Department of Environmental Protection Wednesday announced it has extended the public comment period on the 184 recommendations in the draft Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force Report by 2 weeks to December 29.

DEP is accepting comments from the public through DEP’s eComment webpage.

DEP has also scheduled an additional meeting of the Task Force on December 16.  The meeting will be held at DEP’s Southcentral Regional Office at 909 Elmerton Ave. in Harrisburg starting at 1:00.  Click Here to view a live webcast of the meeting.

The group of 48 experts and stakeholders, led by DEP Secretary John Quigley, will recommend policies, guidelines, and best practices to guide the anticipated and unprecedented build-out of pipeline infrastructure expected to take place across Pennsylvania during the next decade.

The group’s report is due to Gov. Wolf by February 2016.

For more information, visit the DEP Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force webpage.

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