The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has extended the public comment period on the “scoping” aspect of the proposed PennEast natural gas pipeline until Feb. 27. It had been Feb. 12.

Also Thursday the agency issued room locations on the five public scoping meetings that will be held starting next week.

Many environmental groups and area residents are opposing the proposed pipeline as well as FERC's review process.

Comments are sought on the potential environmental impacts of the planned project, a line that would bring gas from Luzerne County, Pa. to Hopewell Township in Mercer County. The pipeline’s map shows it going through Holland, Alexandria, Kingwood, Delaware and West Amwell townships in Hunterdon on its way to Mercer.

Only one of the meetings is in New Jersey, at the College of New Jersey in Ewing Township; the others will all be in Pennsylvania. Here is the full list, with room locations:

Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the College of New Jersey, Kendall Hall, Performance Theater, 200 Pennington Road (Route 31), Ewing;

Wednesday, Jan. 28 at Bucks County Community College, Kevin and Sima Zlock Performing Arts Center, Gateway Auditorium, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown;

Feb.10 at Northampton Community College, Kopecek Hall, Lipkin Theater, Bethlehem, Pa.;

Feb. 11 at Penn’s Peak concert center, Main Concert Hall, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe, Pa.;