EJ Related Policy And Regulations

Environmental Justice Policies and Regulations

Policies

• Commissioner Policy 29 (CP-29) provides guidance for incorporating environmental justice concerns into DEC environmental permit review process and the DEC application of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR).
  • Download a copy of CP-29 (PDF, 27 KB, 10 Pages), to learn more about this Commissioner Policy.

Environmental Justice and Permitting

• This policy amends the DEC environmental permit process by:
  • Identifying potential environmental justice areas,
  • Providing information on environmental justice to applicants with proposed projects in those communities,
  • Enhancing public participation requirements for proposed projects in those communities,
  • Establishing requirements for projects in potential environmental justice areas with the potential for at least one significant adverse environmental impact, and
  • Providing alternative dispute resolution opportunities to allow communities and project sponsors to resolve issues of concern to the community.
• Supporting Documents
  • How to file for a DEC permit
  • State Environmental Quality Review
  • Environmental Permits Guide Documents
• Public Participation Plans & Related Documents
  • Sample Meeting Invitation (PDF) Sample public meeting invitation. Primarily meant for permit applicants.
  • Sample Fact Sheet (PDF) Sample fact sheet of what should be handed out at the public meeting. Primarily meant for permit applicants.
• Supplemental Inspection Protocols
  • Supplemental Inspection Protocol: Division of Air Resources (PDF)
  • Supplemental Inspection Protocol: Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials (PDF)
  • Supplemental Inspection Protocol: Division of Water (PDF)

Regulations

• Part 487 Analyzing Environmental Justice Issues in Siting of Major Electric Generating Facilities Pursuant to Public Service Law Article 10 (6 NYCRR 487 creates a regulatory agenda to start analyzing environmental justice issues related to the siting of a major electric generating facility in New York State, in accordance with Article 10 of the Public Service Law, enacted in the Power NY Act of 2011 (Ch. 388, L 2011).
  • This regulation is intended to:
    1. Enhance public participation and the review of environmental impacts from proposed major electric generating facilities in environmental justice communities, and
    2. Reduce disproportionate environmental impacts in overburdened communities
  • This regulation is not intended to create any right to judicial review involving compliance issues