Notice of Availability of a Joint Record of Decision for the Proposed Sunrise Wind Farm Offshore New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, 22177-22178 [2024-06752]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 62 / Friday, March 29, 2024 / Notices its implementing regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508 and 43 CFR part 46). Robert L. Carey, Division Manager, Environmental Review, Florida Ecological Services Office. [FR Doc. 2024–06693 Filed 3–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [Docket No. BOEM–2023–0056] Notice of Availability of a Joint Record of Decision for the Proposed Sunrise Wind Farm Offshore New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior; National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce; National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Record of decision; notice of availability. AGENCY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the availability of the joint record of decision (ROD) on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 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 joint ROD includes the Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) decision regarding the COP, the National Park Service’s (NPS) decision regarding special use permits (SUPs) and a Right-of-Way (ROW) permit, and the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) plans for decision, pending completion of all statutory processes, regarding Sunrise Wind’s requested Incidental Take Regulations (ITR) and an associated Letter of Authorization (LOA) under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). NMFS has adopted the final EIS to support its decision of whether or not to promulgate the requested ITR under the MMPA. The NPS has adopted the final EIS to support its decision to issue a ROW permit and SUPs. The joint ROD concludes the National Environmental Policy Act process for each agency. ADDRESSES: The joint ROD and associated information are available on BOEM’s website at https:// www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/stateactivities/sunrise-wind-activities. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information related to BOEM’s action, khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:49 Mar 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 contact Jessica Stromberg, BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, VAM–OREP, Sterling, Virginia 20166, (703) 787–1730, or jessica.stromberg@boem.gov. For information related to NMFS’ action, contact Katherine Renshaw, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of General Counsel, (302) 515–0324, or katherine.renshaw@noaa.gov. For information related to NPS’ action, contact Kristin Andel, NPS Resource Planning and Compliance Program, (617) 564–7613, or Kristin_Andel@ nps.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sunrise Wind seeks approval to construct, operate, and maintain the Project: a wind energy facility and the associated export cables on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, and to construct a portion of the Project within NPS-administered waters and submerged lands within the Fire Island National Seashore. The Project would be developed within the range of design parameters outlined in the COP, subject to applicable mitigation measures. A notice of availability for the final EIS was published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2023. On March 20, 2024, BOEM published an errata on its website that included certain edits to the North Atlantic right whale cumulative impact determination of the no action alternative in final EIS chapter 3. The errata also provide corrections for benthic resources in a no action alternative table in final EIS chapter 2. These corrections are neither substantive nor do they affect the analysis or conclusions in the final EIS. 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 that runs through the conduit from Fire Island National Seashore (the Seashore) to the proposed wind farm, and onshore interconnection cables connecting to the existing electrical grid in New York. The WTGs, offshore substation, and interarray 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 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22177 buried below the seabed surface on the U.S. OCS and State of New York-owned submerged lands, including submerged lands where the United States holds an easement for use and occupancy for the purposes of the Seashore. The onshore export cables, substation, and grid connection would be located in Holbrook, New York. After carefully considering public comments on the draft EIS and the alternatives described and analyzed in the final EIS, DOI selected Alternative C–3b (84 WTGs within 87 potential locations), which combines elements of the ‘‘Habitat Impact Minimization Alternative’’ and the results of BOEM’s independent feasibility review. This combination is the preferred alternative identified in the final EIS. The anticipated mitigation, monitoring, and reporting requirements, which will be included in BOEM’s COP approval as terms and conditions, are included in the ROD, which is available at: https:// www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/stateactivities/sunrise-wind-activities. NMFS has adopted BOEM’s final EIS to support its decision of whether or not to promulgate the requested ITR and issue the associated LOA to Sunrise Wind. NMFS’ final decision of whether or not to promulgate the requested ITR and issue the LOA will be documented in a separate Decision Memorandum prepared in accordance with internal NMFS policy and procedures. The final ITR and a notice of issuance of the LOA, if issued, will be published in the Federal Register. The LOA would authorize Sunrise Wind to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to Project construction and would set forth permissible methods of incidental taking, means of affecting the least practicable adverse impact on the species and their habitat, and requirements for monitoring and reporting. Pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), NMFS issued a final Biological Opinion to BOEM on September 28, 2023, evaluating the effects of the proposed action on ESA-listed species. The proposed action in the Biological Opinion includes the associated permits, approvals, and authorizations that may be issued. The NPS has adopted BOEM’s final EIS to support its decision to issue a ROW permit and two SUPs to Sunrise Wind. These permits would allow Sunrise Wind to access certain waters and submerged lands of the Seashore in order to connect to the onshore grid from inside Smith Point County Park, which is contained within the Seashore’s legislated boundaries, and carry out construction within the E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1 22178 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 62 / Friday, March 29, 2024 / Notices Seashore and in both the Atlantic Ocean and the intracoastal waterway between Fire Island and Long Island. NPS’ decision to grant these permits will be further documented in the forthcoming permits, including permit terms and conditions, in accordance with internal NPS policy and procedures. Authority: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 40 CFR 1505.2. Karen Baker, Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2024–06752 Filed 3–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4340–98–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint Certain Fiber-Optic Connectors, Adapters, Jump Cables, Patch Cords, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof, DN 3733; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant’s filing pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The public version of the complaint can be accessed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at United States International Trade Commission (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a complaint khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:49 Mar 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of US Conec, Ltd. on March 22, 2024. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain fiber-optic connectors, adapters, jump cables, patch cords, products containing the same, and components thereof. The complaint names as respondents: Senko Advance Co., Ltd. of Japan; Senko Advanced Components, Inc. of Hudson, MA; Eaton Corp. of Ireland; Tripp Lite Holdings, Inc. of Woodridge, IL; FS.com Inc.of New Castle, DE; Infinite Electronics, Inc. of Irvine, CA; L-com, Inc. of North Andover, MA; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. of Japan; Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp. of Raleigh, NC; Sumitomo Electric U.S.A., Inc. of Torrance, CA; EZconn Corp. of Taiwan; Flexoptix GmbH of Germany; Changzhou Co-Net Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. of China; Shenzhen UnitekFiber Solution Ltd. of China; Hubbell Inc. of Shelton, CT; Hubbell Premise Wiring, Inc. of Shelton, CT; Shenzhen IH Optics Co., Ltd. of China; Rayoptic Communication Co., Ltd. of China; and HuNan Surfiber Technology Co., Ltd. of China. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a general exclusion order or, in the alternative, limited exclusion orders and cease and desist orders, and impose a bond upon respondent alleged infringing articles during the 60-day Presidential review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the public are invited to file comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should address whether issuance of the relief specifically requested by the complainant in this investigation would affect the public health and welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles in the United States, or United States consumers. In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that: (i) explain how the articles potentially subject to the requested remedial orders are used in the United States; (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the United States relating to the requested remedial orders; (iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that complainant, PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 its licensees, or third parties make in the United States which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded; (iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant’s licensees, and/or third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject to the requested exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and (v) explain how the requested remedial orders would impact United States consumers. Written submissions on the public interest must be filed no later than by close of business, eight calendar days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. There will be further opportunities for comment on the public interest after the issuance of any final initial determination in this investigation. Any written submissions on other issues must also be filed by no later than the close of business, eight calendar days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Complainant may file replies to any written submissions no later than three calendar days after the date on which any initial submissions were due, notwithstanding § 201.14(a) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. No other submissions will be accepted, unless requested by the Commission. Any submissions and replies filed in response to this Notice are limited to five (5) pages in length, inclusive of attachments. Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or before the deadlines stated above. Submissions should refer to the docket number (‘‘Docket No. 3733’’) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic Filing Procedures).1 Please note the Secretary’s Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https:// edis.usitc.gov). No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. Persons with questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary at EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests should be 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ filing_procedures.pdf. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22177-22178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06752]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2023-0056]


Notice of Availability of a Joint Record of Decision for the 
Proposed Sunrise Wind Farm Offshore New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode 
Island

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior; National Marine 
Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Commerce; National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Record of decision; notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the 
availability of the joint record of decision (ROD) on the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 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 joint ROD 
includes the Department of the Interior's (DOI's) decision regarding 
the COP, the National Park Service's (NPS) decision regarding special 
use permits (SUPs) and a Right-of-Way (ROW) permit, and the National 
Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) plans for decision, pending 
completion of all statutory processes, regarding Sunrise Wind's 
requested Incidental Take Regulations (ITR) and an associated Letter of 
Authorization (LOA) under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). NMFS 
has adopted the final EIS to support its decision of whether or not to 
promulgate the requested ITR under the MMPA. The NPS has adopted the 
final EIS to support its decision to issue a ROW permit and SUPs. The 
joint ROD concludes the National Environmental Policy Act process for 
each agency.

ADDRESSES: The joint ROD and associated information are available on 
BOEM's website at https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/sunrise-wind-activities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information related to BOEM's 
action, contact Jessica Stromberg, BOEM Office of Renewable Energy 
Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OREP, Sterling, Virginia 20166, 
(703) 787-1730, or [email protected]. For information related 
to NMFS' action, contact Katherine Renshaw, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of General Counsel, (302) 515-
0324, or [email protected]. For information related to NPS' 
action, contact Kristin Andel, NPS Resource Planning and Compliance 
Program, (617) 564-7613, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sunrise Wind seeks approval to construct, 
operate, and maintain the Project: a wind energy facility and the 
associated export cables on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore 
New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, and to construct a portion 
of the Project within NPS-administered waters and submerged lands 
within the Fire Island National Seashore. The Project would be 
developed within the range of design parameters outlined in the COP, 
subject to applicable mitigation measures.
    A notice of availability for the final EIS was published in the 
Federal Register on December 15, 2023. On March 20, 2024, BOEM 
published an errata on its website that included certain edits to the 
North Atlantic right whale cumulative impact determination of the no 
action alternative in final EIS chapter 3. The errata also provide 
corrections for benthic resources in a no action alternative table in 
final EIS chapter 2. These corrections are neither substantive nor do 
they affect the analysis or conclusions in the final EIS.
    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 that runs through the conduit from Fire 
Island National Seashore (the Seashore) to the proposed wind farm, 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, including submerged lands 
where the United States holds an easement for use and occupancy for the 
purposes of the Seashore. The onshore export cables, substation, and 
grid connection would be located in Holbrook, New York. After carefully 
considering public comments on the draft EIS and the alternatives 
described and analyzed in the final EIS, DOI selected Alternative C-3b 
(84 WTGs within 87 potential locations), which combines elements of the 
``Habitat Impact Minimization Alternative'' and the results of BOEM's 
independent feasibility review. This combination is the preferred 
alternative identified in the final EIS. The anticipated mitigation, 
monitoring, and reporting requirements, which will be included in 
BOEM's COP approval as terms and conditions, are included in the ROD, 
which is available at: https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/sunrise-wind-activities.
    NMFS has adopted BOEM's final EIS to support its decision of 
whether or not to promulgate the requested ITR and issue the associated 
LOA to Sunrise Wind. NMFS' final decision of whether or not to 
promulgate the requested ITR and issue the LOA will be documented in a 
separate Decision Memorandum prepared in accordance with internal NMFS 
policy and procedures. The final ITR and a notice of issuance of the 
LOA, if issued, will be published in the Federal Register. The LOA 
would authorize Sunrise Wind to take small numbers of marine mammals 
incidental to Project construction and would set forth permissible 
methods of incidental taking, means of affecting the least practicable 
adverse impact on the species and their habitat, and requirements for 
monitoring and reporting. Pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act (ESA), NMFS issued a final Biological Opinion to BOEM on 
September 28, 2023, evaluating the effects of the proposed action on 
ESA-listed species. The proposed action in the Biological Opinion 
includes the associated permits, approvals, and authorizations that may 
be issued.
    The NPS has adopted BOEM's final EIS to support its decision to 
issue a ROW permit and two SUPs to Sunrise Wind. These permits would 
allow Sunrise Wind to access certain waters and submerged lands of the 
Seashore in order to connect to the onshore grid from inside Smith 
Point County Park, which is contained within the Seashore's legislated 
boundaries, and carry out construction within the

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Seashore and in both the Atlantic Ocean and the intracoastal waterway 
between Fire Island and Long Island. NPS' decision to grant these 
permits will be further documented in the forthcoming permits, 
including permit terms and conditions, in accordance with internal NPS 
policy and procedures.
    Authority: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 40 CFR 1505.2.

Karen Baker,
Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management.
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