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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2021–0036]
Notice of Availability of a Joint Record
of Decision for the Final Environment
Impact Statement for the Vineyard
Wind 1 Offshore Wind Energy Project
Construction and Operations Plan
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior; New
England District, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), Defense; National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA);
record of decision (ROD).
AGENCY:
BOEM announces the
availability of the joint ROD on the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
for the construction and operations plan
(COP) submitted by Vineyard Wind LLC
(Vineyard Wind). The joint ROD
includes the decisions of the
Department of the Interior (DOI),
USACE, and NMFS regarding the
Vineyard Wind COP. The USACE has
adopted the FEIS to support its
permitting actions under the River and
Harbors Act of 1899 (RHA) and the
Clean Water Act (CWA). NMFS has
adopted the FEIS to support its decision
to issue an incidental take authorization
under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act. The joint ROD concludes the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) process for each agency and is
available with associated information on
BOEM’s website at https://
www.boem.gov/Vineyard-Wind/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BOEM—Michelle Morin, BOEM,
Office of Renewable Energy Programs,
45600 Woodland Road, Sterling,
Virginia 20166, (703) 787–1722 or
michelle.morin@boem.gov.
NOAA—Candace Nachman, NOAA
Fisheries Office of Policy, (301) 427–
8031 or candace.nachman@noaa.gov.
USACE—Christine Jacek, Regulatory
Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
696 Virginia Road, Concord,
Massachusetts 01742–2751, (978) 318–
8026, or christine.m.jacek@
usace.army.mil.
SUMMARY:
Vineyard
Wind seeks to construct, operate,
maintain, and eventually decommission
an 800-megawatt wind energy facility
on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore
Massachusetts (the Project). The Project
and associated export cables would be
developed within the range of design
parameters outlined in the Vineyard
Wind COP, subject to applicable
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mitigation measures. The Project is
located approximately 14 miles
southeast of Martha’s Vineyard and a
similar distance southwest of
Nantucket. The COP proposed installing
up to 100 wind turbine generators
(WTGs) and one or two offshore
substations or electrical service
platforms. The WTGs would be located
in water depths ranging from
approximately 37 to 49 meters (121 to
161 feet). The COP proposed one export
cable landfall near the town of
Barnstable, Massachusetts, and onshore
construction and staging at the New
Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal.
After carefully considering the FEIS
alternatives, including comments from
the public on the draft and
supplemental EISs, DOI has decided to
approve the COP for Vineyard Wind
using a combination of alternatives C
(No Surface Occupancy in the
Northernmost Portion of the Project
Area Alternative), D2 (East-West and
One-Nautical-Mile Turbine Layout
Alternative), and E (Reduced Project
Size Alternative). BOEM identified this
combination as its preferred alternative
in the FEIS (Preferred Alternative). By
selecting the Preferred Alternative, DOI
will allow 84 or fewer WTGs to be
installed in 100 of the 106 locations
proposed by Vineyard Wind and will
prohibit the installation of WTGs in 6
locations in the northernmost portion of
the project area. This decision will also
require that the WTG layout be arranged
in an east-west/north-south orientation,
with a minimum spacing of 1 nautical
mile between WTGs, consistent with the
U.S. Coast Guard’s recommendations in
the final ‘‘The Areas Offshore of
Massachusetts and Rhode Island Port
Access Route Study.’’ Vineyard Wind
may choose where to place the 84 or
fewer WTGs on the remaining 100
locations available and must proceed
within the range of the design
parameters outlined in the Vineyard
Wind COP.
DOI’s selection of a combination of
alternatives C, D2, and E as its Preferred
Alternative meets the purpose and need
as identified in the Vineyard Wind
FEIS. The full text of the mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements
that will be included in the COP
approval are available in the joint ROD,
which is available on BOEM’s website
at: https://www.boem.gov/VineyardWind/.
NMFS has decided to adopt BOEM’s
FEIS and issue a final incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to
Vineyard Wind. NMFS’ final decision to
issue the requested IHA is documented
in a separate decision memorandum
prepared in accordance with internal
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NMFS policy and procedures. The IHA
authorizes the incidental take of marine
mammals while prescribing the
permissible methods of incidental take
as well as mitigation and monitoring
requirements, including those mandated
by the biological opinion issued to
complete the formal Endangered
Species Act section 7 consultation
process. A notice of issuance of the final
IHA will be published in the Federal
Register.
The USACE has decided to adopt
BOEM’s FEIS and issue a Department of
the Army (DA) permit pursuant to
section 404 of the CWA (33 U.S.C. 1344)
and section 10 of the RHA (33 U.S.C.
403). The DA permit authorizes
Vineyard Wind to discharge fill below
the high tide line of waters of the United
States and to perform work and place
structures below the mean high-water
mark of navigable waters of the United
States. Activities under the DA permit
are being authorized using a
combination of alternatives C, D2, and
E, as described in the Vineyard Wind
FEIS. This alternative incorporates all
practicable avoidance and minimization
measures.
Authority: This NOA is published in
accordance with 40 CFR parts 1500–1508,
implementing the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.).
William Yancey Brown,
Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management.
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Controls Inc. for respondent Johnson
Controls International, PLC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Houda Morad, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
708–4716. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
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Hearing-impaired persons are advised
that information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the
Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
2, 2021, the Commission instituted this
investigation under section 337 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
U.S.C. 1337 (‘‘section 337’’), based on a
complaint filed by EcoFactor, Inc. of
Palo Alto, California (‘‘Complainant’’).
See 86 FR 17402–03 (Apr. 2, 2021). The
complaint, as amended and
supplemented, alleges a violation of
section 337 based upon the importation
into the United States, the sale for
importation, and the sale within the
United States after importation of
certain smart thermostat systems, smart
HVAC systems, smart HVAC control
systems, and components thereof by
reason of infringement of certain claims
of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,423,322; 8,019,567;
10,612,983; 8,596,550; and 8,886,488.
See id. The notice of investigation
names the following respondents:
Ecobee Ltd. and Ecobee, Inc. of Toronto,
Canada; Google LLC of Mountain View,
California; Carrier Global Corporation of
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; Emerson
Electric Co. of St. Louis, Missouri;
Honeywell International Inc. of
Charlotte, North Carolina; Resideo
Technologies, Inc. of Austin, Texas;
Johnson Controls International, PLC of
Cork, Ireland; Siemens Industry, Inc. of
Buffalo Grove, Illinois; and Siemens AG
of Munich, Germany. See id. The Office
of Unfair Import Investigations is not a
party to the investigation. See id.
On April 12, 2021, the ALJ issued an
ID terminating Emerson Electric Co.;
Siemens Industry, Inc.; and Siemens AG
from the investigation. See Order No. 3
(Apr. 12, 2021), unreviewed by Comm’n
Notice (Apr. 29, 2021).
On April 19, 2021, Complainant filed
an unopposed motion for leave to
amend the complaint and notice of
investigation to add proposed
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respondent Johnson Controls Inc.
(‘‘Proposed Respondent’’) and to
terminate respondent Johnson Controls
International, PLC (‘‘Terminated
Respondent’’). No responses to the
motion were filed.
On April 20, 2021, the ALJ issued the
subject ID (Order No. 4) granting the
motion. The ID finds that the motion
complies with Commission Rule
210.14(b) (19 CFR 210.14(b)) and that
good cause exists to amend the
complaint and notice of investigation.
See ID at 3. In particular, Complainant
learned that the Terminated Respondent
does not import, sell for importation, or
sell after importation any of the
products at issue in the complaint. See
id. at 2. In addition, the Proposed
Respondent was identified as the
appropriate entity. See id. The ID also
finds that ‘‘no prejudice to the public
interest or to the rights of the parties to
the investigation will result from
granting the motion.’’ See id. at 3. No
petition for review of the subject ID was
filed.
The Commission has determined not
to review the subject ID. Respondent
Johnson Controls International, PLC is
terminated from the investigation.
Johnson Controls Inc. is named as a
respondent in this investigation.
The Commission’s vote for this
determination took place on May 11,
2021.
The authority for the Commission’s
determination is contained in section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part
210 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part
210).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: May 11, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2021-0036]
Notice of Availability of a Joint Record of Decision for the
Final Environment Impact Statement for the Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore
Wind Energy Project Construction and Operations Plan
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior; New England
District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Defense; National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA); record of decision (ROD).
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SUMMARY: BOEM announces the availability of the joint ROD on the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the construction and
operations plan (COP) submitted by Vineyard Wind LLC (Vineyard Wind).
The joint ROD includes the decisions of the Department of the Interior
(DOI), USACE, and NMFS regarding the Vineyard Wind COP. The USACE has
adopted the FEIS to support its permitting actions under the River and
Harbors Act of 1899 (RHA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA). NMFS has
adopted the FEIS to support its decision to issue an incidental take
authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The joint ROD
concludes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process for each
agency and is available with associated information on BOEM's website
at https://www.boem.gov/Vineyard-Wind/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BOEM--Michelle Morin, BOEM, Office of Renewable Energy Programs,
45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166, (703) 787-1722 or
[email protected].
NOAA--Candace Nachman, NOAA Fisheries Office of Policy, (301) 427-
8031 or [email protected].
USACE--Christine Jacek, Regulatory Division, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, Massachusetts 01742-2751, (978)
318-8026, or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Vineyard Wind seeks to construct, operate,
maintain, and eventually decommission an 800-megawatt wind energy
facility on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Massachusetts (the
Project). The Project and associated export cables would be developed
within the range of design parameters outlined in the Vineyard Wind
COP, subject to applicable mitigation measures. The Project is located
approximately 14 miles southeast of Martha's Vineyard and a similar
distance southwest of Nantucket. The COP proposed installing up to 100
wind turbine generators (WTGs) and one or two offshore substations or
electrical service platforms. The WTGs would be located in water depths
ranging from approximately 37 to 49 meters (121 to 161 feet). The COP
proposed one export cable landfall near the town of Barnstable,
Massachusetts, and onshore construction and staging at the New Bedford
Marine Commerce Terminal.
After carefully considering the FEIS alternatives, including
comments from the public on the draft and supplemental EISs, DOI has
decided to approve the COP for Vineyard Wind using a combination of
alternatives C (No Surface Occupancy in the Northernmost Portion of the
Project Area Alternative), D2 (East-West and One-Nautical-Mile Turbine
Layout Alternative), and E (Reduced Project Size Alternative). BOEM
identified this combination as its preferred alternative in the FEIS
(Preferred Alternative). By selecting the Preferred Alternative, DOI
will allow 84 or fewer WTGs to be installed in 100 of the 106 locations
proposed by Vineyard Wind and will prohibit the installation of WTGs in
6 locations in the northernmost portion of the project area. This
decision will also require that the WTG layout be arranged in an east-
west/north-south orientation, with a minimum spacing of 1 nautical mile
between WTGs, consistent with the U.S. Coast Guard's recommendations in
the final ``The Areas Offshore of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Port
Access Route Study.'' Vineyard Wind may choose where to place the 84 or
fewer WTGs on the remaining 100 locations available and must proceed
within the range of the design parameters outlined in the Vineyard Wind
COP.
DOI's selection of a combination of alternatives C, D2, and E as
its Preferred Alternative meets the purpose and need as identified in
the Vineyard Wind FEIS. The full text of the mitigation, monitoring,
and reporting requirements that will be included in the COP approval
are available in the joint ROD, which is available on BOEM's website
at: https://www.boem.gov/Vineyard-Wind/.
NMFS has decided to adopt BOEM's FEIS and issue a final incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to Vineyard Wind. NMFS' final decision
to issue the requested IHA is documented in a separate decision
memorandum prepared in accordance with internal
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NMFS policy and procedures. The IHA authorizes the incidental take of
marine mammals while prescribing the permissible methods of incidental
take as well as mitigation and monitoring requirements, including those
mandated by the biological opinion issued to complete the formal
Endangered Species Act section 7 consultation process. A notice of
issuance of the final IHA will be published in the Federal Register.
The USACE has decided to adopt BOEM's FEIS and issue a Department
of the Army (DA) permit pursuant to section 404 of the CWA (33 U.S.C.
1344) and section 10 of the RHA (33 U.S.C. 403). The DA permit
authorizes Vineyard Wind to discharge fill below the high tide line of
waters of the United States and to perform work and place structures
below the mean high-water mark of navigable waters of the United
States. Activities under the DA permit are being authorized using a
combination of alternatives C, D2, and E, as described in the Vineyard
Wind FEIS. This alternative incorporates all practicable avoidance and
minimization measures.
Authority: This NOA is published in accordance with 40 CFR parts
1500-1508, implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
William Yancey Brown,
Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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