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under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
heading below.
Registration for the virtual public
meetings may be completed at: https://
www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/stateactivities/CVOW-C or by calling (504)
736–5713. Meeting information will be
sent to registrants via their email
address provided during registration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Stromberg, BOEM Office of
Renewable Energy Programs, 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166, (703) 787–1730 or
jessica.stromberg@boem.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action: Dominion Energy
seeks approval to construct, operate,
and maintain the CVOW Project on the
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore
coastal Virginia. The Project includes
associated subsea export cables and an
onshore cable route. The Project would
be developed within the range of design
parameters outlined in the CVOW COP,
subject to applicable mitigation
measures. The Project as proposed in
the COP would include up to 205 wind
turbine generators; up to 3 offshore
high-voltage substations; inter-array
cables linking the individual turbines to
the offshore substations; up to 9 buried
high-voltage, offshore export cables; a
single export cable landing point on the
Virginia State Military Reservation,
Virginia Beach; and an onshore export
cable route potentially comprised of
combination of overhead and
underground transmission facilities
with a terminal point of interconnection
to the existing Dominion Energy
electrical grid at the Fentress Substation
in Chesapeake, Virginia. The CVOW
Project is located on the OCS
approximately 24 nautical miles (27
statute miles, 44 kilometers) east of
Virginia Beach, Virginia, within an area
defined by Renewable Energy Lease
OCS–A 0483 (Lease Area). The offshore
export cables would be buried below the
seabed surface in the U.S. OCS and
Commonwealth of Virginia-owned
submerged lands.
Alternatives: BOEM considered seven
Project alternatives and six alternate
onshore cable routes when preparing
the DEIS. BOEM carried forward four of
the Project alternatives and two of the
alternate cable routes for detailed
analysis in the DEIS. The four Project
alternatives include three action
alternatives and the no action
alternative. The alternatives not carried
forward for detailed analysis did not
meet the purpose and need for the
proposed action or did not meet the
alternative screening criteria, which are
described in DEIS chapter 2. The
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screening criteria included consistency
with law and regulations; technical and
economic feasibility; environmental
impacts; and geographic considerations.
Availability of the DEIS: The Project
DEIS, CVOW COP, and associated
information are available on BOEM’s
website at: https://www.boem.gov/
renewable-energy/state-activities/
CVOW-C.
BOEM has distributed digital copies
of the DEIS to all parties listed in DEIS
appendix H. If you require a flash drive
or paper copy, BOEM will provide one
upon request, as long as supplies are
available. You may request a flash drive
or paper copy of the DEIS by calling
(504) 736–5713.
Cooperating and Consulting Agencies:
The following Federal agencies
participated as cooperating agencies
under the National Environmental
Policy Act in the preparation of the
DEIS: Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast
Guard, U.S. Department of Defense, and
U.S. Department of the Navy. The
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation; National Park Service;
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and the
Virginia Department of Energy are
designated as participating agencies.
Information on Submitting
Comments: BOEM does not consider
anonymous comments. Please include
your name and address as part of your
comment. BOEM makes your comments,
including your name and address,
available for public review online and
during regular business hours. You may
request that BOEM withhold your name,
address, or any other personally
identifiable information (PII) included
in your comment from the public
record; however, BOEM cannot
guarantee that it will be able to do so.
If you wish your name, address, or other
PII to be withheld, you must state your
request prominently in a cover letter
and explain the harm that you fear from
its disclosure, such as unwarranted
privacy invasion, embarrassment, or
injury. Even if BOEM withholds your
information in the context of this notice,
your comment is subject to the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) and any
relevant court orders. If your comment
is requested under FOIA or relevant
court order, your information will only
be withheld if a determination is made
that one of the FOIA exemptions to
disclosure applies or if the relevant
court order is challenged. Such a
determination will be made in
accordance with the Department of the
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Interior’s FOIA regulations and
applicable law.
Please label privileged or confidential
information as ‘‘Contains Confidential
Information,’’ and consider submitting
such information as a separate
attachment. Information that is not
labeled as privileged or confidential
may be regarded by BOEM as suitable
for public release.
All submissions from organizations or
businesses and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.
(NEPA, as amended) and 40 CFR 1506.6.
Karen Baker,
Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Programs,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2022–0071]
Notice of Availability of a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
Sunrise Wind, LLC’s Proposed Sunrise
Wind Farm Offshore New York
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
BOEM announces the
availability of the draft environmental
impact statement (DEIS) for the
construction and operations plan (COP)
submitted by Sunrise Wind, LLC
(Sunrise Wind) for its proposed Sunrise
Wind Offshore Wind Farm Project
(Project) offshore New York,
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The
DEIS analyzes the potential
environmental impacts of the Project as
described in the COP (the proposed
action) and the alternatives to the
proposed action. This notice of
availability (NOA) announces the start
of the public review and comment
period, as well as the dates and times
for virtual public hearings on the DEIS.
After the comment period and public
hearings, BOEM will publish a final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
addressing comments received on the
DEIS. The FEIS will inform BOEM’s
decision whether to approve, approve
with modifications, or disapprove the
COP.
SUMMARY:
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Comments must be received no
later than February 14, 2023. BOEM will
conduct three virtual public hearings.
BOEM’s virtual public hearings will be
held at the following times (eastern
time).
• Wednesday, January 18, 2023; 5:00
p.m.
• Thursday, January 19, 2023; 5:00
p.m.
• Monday, January 23, 2023; 1:00
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The DEIS and detailed
information about the Project, including
the COP, can be found on BOEM’s
website at: https://www.boem.gov/
renewable-energy/state-activities/
sunrise-wind-activities. Comments can
be submitted in any of the following
ways:
• Orally or in written form during any
of the virtual public hearings identified
in this NOA.
• In written form by mail or any other
delivery service, enclosed in an
envelope labeled ‘‘Sunrise Wind COP
DEIS’’ and addressed to Program
Manager, Office of Renewable Energy
Programs, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, 45600 Woodland Road,
Sterling, VA 20166.
• Through the regulations.gov web
portal: Navigate to https://
www.regulations.gov and search for
Docket No. BOEM–2022–0071. Click on
the ‘‘Comment’’ button below the
document link. Enter your information
and comment, then click ‘‘Submit
Comment.’’
For more information about
submitting comments, please see
‘‘Information on Submitting Comments’’
under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
heading below.
Registration for the virtual public
hearings may be completed here:
https://www.boem.gov/renewableenergy/state-activities/sunrise-windactivities or by calling (703) 787–1520.
Registration for the virtual hearings is
required. Meeting information will be
sent to registrants via their email
address provided during registration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Stromberg, BOEM Office of
Renewable Energy Programs, 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166, (703) 787–1730 or
jessica.stromberg@boem.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action: Sunrise Wind seeks
approval to construct, operate, and
maintain a wind energy facility and its
associated export cables on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore New
York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
The Project would be developed within
the range of design parameters outlined
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in the Sunrise Wind COP, subject to the
applicable mitigation measures. The
Project as proposed in the COP would
include up to 94 wind turbine
generators (WTGs) within 102 potential
locations, 1 offshore converter station,
inter-array cables linking the individual
WTGs to the offshore substation, 1
offshore export cable, 1 onshore
converter station, 1 fiber optic cable colocated with the onshore transmission
route, and onshore interconnection
cables connecting to the existing
electrical grid in New York. The WTGs,
offshore substation, and inter-array
cables would be located on the OCS
approximately 16.4 nautical miles (nm)
(18.9 statute miles[mi]) south of
Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts,
approximately 26.5 nm (30.5 mi) east of
Montauk, New York, and 14.5 nm (16.7
mi) from Block Island, Rhode Island,
within the area defined by Renewable
Energy Lease OCS–A 0487 (Lease Area).
The offshore export cables would be
buried below the seabed surface on the
U.S. OCS and State of New York-owned
submerged lands. The onshore export
cables, substation, and grid connection
would be located in Holbrook, New
York.
Alternatives: BOEM considered 16
alternatives when preparing the DEIS
and carried forward 3 alternatives for
further analysis in the DEIS. These three
alternatives include two action
alternatives and the no action
alternative. BOEM did not analyze in
detail 13 of the alternatives because they
did not meet the purpose and need for
the proposed action or did not meet
screening criteria, which are presented
in DEIS chapter 2. The screening criteria
included consistency with law and
regulations; technical and economic
feasibility; environmental impacts; and
geographic considerations.
Availability of the DEIS: The DEIS,
Sunrise Wind COP, and associated
information are available on BOEM’s
website at: https://www.boem.gov/
renewable-energy/state-activities/
sunrise-wind-activities. BOEM has
distributed digital copies of the DEIS to
all parties listed in DEIS appendix M. If
you require a flash drive or paper copy,
BOEM will provide one upon request, as
long as supplies are available. You may
request a flash drive or paper copy of
the DEIS by calling (504) 736–5713.
Cooperating Agencies: The following
Federal agencies and State
governmental entities participated as
cooperating agencies under the National
Environmental Policy Act in the
preparation of the DEIS: Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
National Marine Fisheries Service; U.S.
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Army Corps of Engineers; U.S. Coast
Guard; National Park Service; U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service; New York
Department of State; Massachusetts
Office of Coastal Zone Management;
Rhode Island Coastal Resources
Management Council; and the Rhode
Island Department of Environmental
Management.
Information on Submitting
Comments: BOEM does not consider
anonymous comments. Please include
your name and address as part of your
comment. BOEM makes your comments,
including your name and address,
available for public review online and
during regular business hours. You may
request that BOEM withhold your name,
address, or any other personally
identifiable information (PII) included
in your comment from the public
record; however, BOEM cannot
guarantee that it will be able to do so.
If you wish your name, address, or other
PII to be withheld, you must state your
request prominently in a cover letter
and explain the harm that you fear from
its disclosure such as unwarranted
privacy invasion, embarrassment, or
injury. Even if BOEM withholds your
information in the context of this notice,
your comment is subject to the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) and any
relevant court orders. If your comment
is requested under the FOIA or relevant
court order, your information will only
be withheld if a determination is made
that one of the FOIA exemptions to
disclosure applies or if the relevant
court order is challenged. Such a
determination will be made in
accordance with the Department of the
Interior’s FOIA regulations and
applicable law.
Please label privileged or confidential
information as ‘‘Contains Confidential
Information,’’ and consider submitting
such information as a separate
attachment. Information that is not
labeled as privileged or confidential
may be regarded by BOEM as suitable
for public release.
All submissions from organizations or
businesses and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.
(NEPA, as amended) and 40 CFR 1506.6.
Karen Baker,
Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Programs,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2022-0071]
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for Sunrise Wind, LLC's Proposed Sunrise Wind Farm Offshore New York
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: BOEM announces the availability of the draft environmental
impact statement (DEIS) for the construction and operations plan (COP)
submitted by Sunrise Wind, LLC (Sunrise Wind) for its proposed Sunrise
Wind Offshore Wind Farm Project (Project) offshore New York,
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The DEIS analyzes the potential
environmental impacts of the Project as described in the COP (the
proposed action) and the alternatives to the proposed action. This
notice of availability (NOA) announces the start of the public review
and comment period, as well as the dates and times for virtual public
hearings on the DEIS. After the comment period and public hearings,
BOEM will publish a final environmental impact statement (FEIS)
addressing comments received on the DEIS. The FEIS will inform BOEM's
decision whether to approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove
the COP.
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DATES: Comments must be received no later than February 14, 2023. BOEM
will conduct three virtual public hearings. BOEM's virtual public
hearings will be held at the following times (eastern time).
Wednesday, January 18, 2023; 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 19, 2023; 5:00 p.m.
Monday, January 23, 2023; 1:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The DEIS and detailed information about the Project,
including the COP, can be found on BOEM's website at: https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/sunrise-wind-activities.
Comments can be submitted in any of the following ways:
Orally or in written form during any of the virtual public
hearings identified in this NOA.
In written form by mail or any other delivery service,
enclosed in an envelope labeled ``Sunrise Wind COP DEIS'' and addressed
to Program Manager, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166.
Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to
https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2022-0071.
Click on the ``Comment'' button below the document link. Enter your
information and comment, then click ``Submit Comment.''
For more information about submitting comments, please see
``Information on Submitting Comments'' under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION heading below.
Registration for the virtual public hearings may be completed here:
https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/sunrise-wind-activities or by calling (703) 787-1520. Registration for the virtual
hearings is required. Meeting information will be sent to registrants
via their email address provided during registration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Stromberg, BOEM Office of
Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166, (703) 787-1730 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action: Sunrise Wind seeks approval to construct, operate,
and maintain a wind energy facility and its associated export cables on
the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore New York, Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island. The Project would be developed within the range of design
parameters outlined in the Sunrise Wind COP, subject to the applicable
mitigation measures. The Project as proposed in the COP would include
up to 94 wind turbine generators (WTGs) within 102 potential locations,
1 offshore converter station, inter-array cables linking the individual
WTGs to the offshore substation, 1 offshore export cable, 1 onshore
converter station, 1 fiber optic cable co-located with the onshore
transmission route, and onshore interconnection cables connecting to
the existing electrical grid in New York. The WTGs, offshore
substation, and inter-array cables would be located on the OCS
approximately 16.4 nautical miles (nm) (18.9 statute miles[mi]) south
of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, approximately 26.5 nm (30.5 mi)
east of Montauk, New York, and 14.5 nm (16.7 mi) from Block Island,
Rhode Island, within the area defined by Renewable Energy Lease OCS-A
0487 (Lease Area). The offshore export cables would be buried below the
seabed surface on the U.S. OCS and State of New York-owned submerged
lands. The onshore export cables, substation, and grid connection would
be located in Holbrook, New York.
Alternatives: BOEM considered 16 alternatives when preparing the
DEIS and carried forward 3 alternatives for further analysis in the
DEIS. These three alternatives include two action alternatives and the
no action alternative. BOEM did not analyze in detail 13 of the
alternatives because they did not meet the purpose and need for the
proposed action or did not meet screening criteria, which are presented
in DEIS chapter 2. The screening criteria included consistency with law
and regulations; technical and economic feasibility; environmental
impacts; and geographic considerations.
Availability of the DEIS: The DEIS, Sunrise Wind COP, and
associated information are available on BOEM's website at: https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/sunrise-wind-activities.
BOEM has distributed digital copies of the DEIS to all parties listed
in DEIS appendix M. If you require a flash drive or paper copy, BOEM
will provide one upon request, as long as supplies are available. You
may request a flash drive or paper copy of the DEIS by calling (504)
736-5713.
Cooperating Agencies: The following Federal agencies and State
governmental entities participated as cooperating agencies under the
National Environmental Policy Act in the preparation of the DEIS:
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency; National Marine Fisheries Service; U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers; U.S. Coast Guard; National Park Service; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service; New York Department of State; Massachusetts Office of
Coastal Zone Management; Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management
Council; and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
Information on Submitting Comments: BOEM does not consider
anonymous comments. Please include your name and address as part of
your comment. BOEM makes your comments, including your name and
address, available for public review online and during regular business
hours. You may request that BOEM withhold your name, address, or any
other personally identifiable information (PII) included in your
comment from the public record; however, BOEM cannot guarantee that it
will be able to do so. If you wish your name, address, or other PII to
be withheld, you must state your request prominently in a cover letter
and explain the harm that you fear from its disclosure such as
unwarranted privacy invasion, embarrassment, or injury. Even if BOEM
withholds your information in the context of this notice, your comment
is subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and any relevant
court orders. If your comment is requested under the FOIA or relevant
court order, your information will only be withheld if a determination
is made that one of the FOIA exemptions to disclosure applies or if the
relevant court order is challenged. Such a determination will be made
in accordance with the Department of the Interior's FOIA regulations
and applicable law.
Please label privileged or confidential information as ``Contains
Confidential Information,'' and consider submitting such information as
a separate attachment. Information that is not labeled as privileged or
confidential may be regarded by BOEM as suitable for public release.
All submissions from organizations or businesses and from
individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses will be made available for public
inspection in their entirety.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq. (NEPA, as amended) and 40 CFR
1506.6.
Karen Baker,
Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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