Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment for Additional Site Assessment Activities on Beacon Wind, LLC's Renewable Energy Lease OCS-A 0520, 7409-7410 [2024-02065]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2024–0006]
Notice of Availability of a Draft
Environmental Assessment for
Additional Site Assessment Activities
on Beacon Wind, LLC’s Renewable
Energy Lease OCS–A 0520
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) announces the
availability of the draft environmental
assessment (EA) to analyze the
reasonably foreseeable impacts from
additional site assessment plan (SAP)
activities in Lease Area OCS–A 0520
offshore Massachusetts. Beacon Wind,
LLC (Beacon Wind), the leaseholder,
requests to conduct additional site
assessment activities in the lease area
that were not analyzed in the initial EA
titled ‘‘Commercial Wind Lease
Issuance and Site Assessment Activities
on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf
Offshore Massachusetts’’ (2014 EA). The
draft EA analyzes the potential
environmental impacts of the proposed
site assessment activities, which consist
of 35 deployments and removals of a
single suction bucket foundation at 26
locations within the Lease Area to
gather information to support the
engineering design of wind turbine and
offshore substation foundations that
would potentially be installed within
the Lease Area for a future Beacon Wind
project. This notice of availability
(NOA) announces the start of the public
review and comment period, as well as
the dates and times for public meetings
on the draft EA. After BOEM holds the
public meetings and addresses public
comments submitted during the review
period, BOEM will publish a final EA.
The EA will inform BOEM’s decision
whether to approve the site assessment
plan amendment for additional site
assessment activities.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than March 4, 2024. BOEM’s
virtual public meetings will be held on
the following dates at the times (eastern
time) indicated.
SUMMARY:
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• Friday, February 23, 2024; 1:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, February 28, 2024; 5:00
p.m.
Registration for the virtual public
meeting is required and may be
completed at https://www.boem.gov/
renewable-energy/state-activities/
beacon-wind. Meeting information will
be sent to registrants via their email
address provided during registration.
ADDRESSES: The draft EA and detailed
information about the proposed site
assessment activities can be found on
BOEM’s website at: https://
www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/stateactivities/beacon-wind. Comments can
be submitted in any of the following
ways:
• Orally or in written form during any
of the public meetings identified in this
NOA.
• In written form by mail or any other
delivery service, enclosed in an
envelope labeled ‘‘Beacon Wind SAP
EA’’ and addressed to Chief, Office of
Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, 45600
Woodland Road, Mailstop VAM–OREP,
Sterling, VA 20166.
• Through the regulations.gov web
portal: Navigate to https://
www.regulations.gov and search for
Docket No. BOEM–2024–0006. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Lee Wolfson, BOEM Office of
Renewable Energy Programs, 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166, (703) 787–1433 or
lauralee.wolfson@boem.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action: The draft EA
analyzes two alternatives: the proposed
action, which is approving the
additional site assessment activities
proposed in the Beacon Wind SAP
Amendment to the Lease Area, and the
no action alternative. The EA considers
the reasonably foreseeable
environmental consequences associated
with the deployment and recovery of
suction bucket foundations to further
assess the site conditions and gather
information to support the engineering
design of wind turbine and offshore
substation foundations that would
potentially be installed within the Lease
Area for the proposed Beacon Wind
project. BOEM prepared an EA for this
proposed action in order to assist the
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agency’s planning and decision-making
(40 CFR 1501.5(b)).
Availability of the draft EA: The draft
EA and associated information are
available on BOEM’s website at: https://
www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/stateactivities/beacon-wind. If you require a
digital copy on a flash drive or paper
copy, BOEM may provide one upon
request, if supplies are available. You
may request a flash drive or paper copy
of the draft EA by contacting Laura Lee
Wolfson at (703) 787–1662 or
lauralee.wolfson@boem.gov.
Cooperating Agencies: The following
Federal agency will participate as
cooperating agency in the preparation of
the EA: the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement.
Information on Submitting Comments
a. Freedom of Information Act
BOEM will protect privileged or
confidential information that you
submit when required by the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA). Exemption 4
of FOIA applies to trade secrets and
commercial or financial information
that is privileged or confidential. If you
wish to protect the confidentiality of
such information, clearly label it and
request that BOEM treat it as
confidential. BOEM will not disclose
such information if BOEM determines
under 30 CFR 585.114(b) that it qualifies
for exemption from disclosure under
FOIA. Please label privileged or
confidential information ‘‘Contains
Confidential Information’’ and consider
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information or comments not containing
such privileged or confidential
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historic resources if it determines that
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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-2024-0006]
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment for
Additional Site Assessment Activities on Beacon Wind, LLC's Renewable
Energy Lease OCS-A 0520
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the
availability of the draft environmental assessment (EA) to analyze the
reasonably foreseeable impacts from additional site assessment plan
(SAP) activities in Lease Area OCS-A 0520 offshore Massachusetts.
Beacon Wind, LLC (Beacon Wind), the leaseholder, requests to conduct
additional site assessment activities in the lease area that were not
analyzed in the initial EA titled ``Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and
Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf
Offshore Massachusetts'' (2014 EA). The draft EA analyzes the potential
environmental impacts of the proposed site assessment activities, which
consist of 35 deployments and removals of a single suction bucket
foundation at 26 locations within the Lease Area to gather information
to support the engineering design of wind turbine and offshore
substation foundations that would potentially be installed within the
Lease Area for a future Beacon Wind project. This notice of
availability (NOA) announces the start of the public review and comment
period, as well as the dates and times for public meetings on the draft
EA. After BOEM holds the public meetings and addresses public comments
submitted during the review period, BOEM will publish a final EA. The
EA will inform BOEM's decision whether to approve the site assessment
plan amendment for additional site assessment activities.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than March 4, 2024. BOEM's
virtual public meetings will be held on the following dates at the
times (eastern time) indicated.
Friday, February 23, 2024; 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024; 5:00 p.m.
Registration for the virtual public meeting is required and may be
completed at https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/beacon-wind. Meeting information will be sent to registrants via their
email address provided during registration.
ADDRESSES: The draft EA and detailed information about the proposed
site assessment activities can be found on BOEM's website at: https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/beacon-wind. Comments
can be submitted in any of the following ways:
Orally or in written form during any of the public
meetings identified in this NOA.
In written form by mail or any other delivery service,
enclosed in an envelope labeled ``Beacon Wind SAP EA'' and addressed to
Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop VAM-OREP, Sterling, VA 20166.
Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to
https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2024-0006.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Lee Wolfson, BOEM Office of
Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166, (703) 787-1433 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action: The draft EA analyzes two alternatives: the
proposed action, which is approving the additional site assessment
activities proposed in the Beacon Wind SAP Amendment to the Lease Area,
and the no action alternative. The EA considers the reasonably
foreseeable environmental consequences associated with the deployment
and recovery of suction bucket foundations to further assess the site
conditions and gather information to support the engineering design of
wind turbine and offshore substation foundations that would potentially
be installed within the Lease Area for the proposed Beacon Wind
project. BOEM prepared an EA for this proposed action in order to
assist the
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agency's planning and decision-making (40 CFR 1501.5(b)).
Availability of the draft EA: The draft EA and associated
information are available on BOEM's website at: https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/beacon-wind. If you require a digital
copy on a flash drive or paper copy, BOEM may provide one upon request,
if supplies are available. You may request a flash drive or paper copy
of the draft EA by contacting Laura Lee Wolfson at (703) 787-1662 or
[email protected].
Cooperating Agencies: The following Federal agency will participate
as cooperating agency in the preparation of the EA: the Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
Information on Submitting Comments
a. Freedom of Information Act
BOEM will protect privileged or confidential information that you
submit when required by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Exemption 4 of FOIA applies to trade secrets and commercial or
financial information that is privileged or confidential. If you wish
to protect the confidentiality of such information, clearly label it
and request that BOEM treat it as confidential. BOEM will not disclose
such information if BOEM determines under 30 CFR 585.114(b) that it
qualifies for exemption from disclosure under FOIA. Please label
privileged or confidential information ``Contains Confidential
Information'' and consider submitting such information as a separate
attachment.
BOEM will not treat as confidential any aggregate summaries of such
information or comments not containing such privileged or confidential
information. Information that is not labeled as privileged or
confidential may be regarded by BOEM as suitable for public release.
b. Personally Identifiable Information
BOEM discourages anonymous comments. Please include your name and
address as part of your comment. You should be aware that your entire
comment, including your name, address, and any other personally
identifiable information (PII) that you include, may be made publicly
available. All comments from identified individuals, businesses, and
organizations will be available for public viewing on regulations.gov.
Note that BOEM will make available for public inspection all comments,
in their entirety, submitted by organizations and businesses, or by
individuals identifying themselves as representatives of organizations
or businesses.
For BOEM to consider withholding your PII from disclosure, you must
identify any information contained in your comments that, if released,
would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of your personal
privacy. You must also briefly describe any possible harmful
consequences of the disclosure of information, such as embarrassment,
injury, or other harm. Even if BOEM withholds your information in the
context of this notice, your comment is subject to FOIA. If your
comment is requested under FOIA, BOEM will withhold your information
only if it determines that one of FOIA's exemptions to disclosure
applies. Such a determination will be made in accordance with the
Department's FOIA regulations and applicable law.
c. Section 304 of the NHPA (54 U.S.C. 307103(a))
After consultation with the Secretary, BOEM is required to withhold
the location, character, or ownership of historic resources if it
determines that disclosure may, among other things, risk harm to the
historic resources or impede the use of a traditional religious site by
practitioners. Tribal entities should designate information that falls
under section 304 of NHPA as confidential.
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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