Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC's Proposed SouthCoast Wind Energy Project Offshore Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 90316-90317 [2024-26657]
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2024–0055]
Notice of Availability of a Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC’s
Proposed SouthCoast Wind Energy
Project Offshore Massachusetts and
Rhode Island
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; final
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) announces the
availability of the final environmental
impact statement (FEIS) for SouthCoast
Wind Energy LLC’s (SouthCoast Wind)
construction and operations plan (COP)
for its proposed SouthCoast Wind
Project (Project) offshore Massachusetts
and Rhode Island. The FEIS analyzes
the potential environmental impacts of
the Project as described in the COP (the
proposed action) and the alternatives to
the proposed action, including the no
action alternative. The FEIS will inform
BOEM’s decision whether to approve,
approve with conditions, or disapprove
the COP.
ADDRESSES: The FEIS 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/
southcoast-wind-formerly-mayflowerwind.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Genevieve Brune, BOEM Office of
Renewable Energy Programs, 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166, (703) 787–1553 or
genevieve.brune@boem.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action: SouthCoast Wind
seeks approval to construct, operate,
and maintain a wind energy facility and
its associated export cables on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore
Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The
Project would be developed within the
range of design parameters outlined in
the SouthCoast Wind COP, subject to
the applicable mitigation measures.
The Project would be located about 26
nautical miles (nm) (48 kilometers)
south of Martha’s Vineyard and 20 nm
(37 kilometers) south of Nantucket in
the area defined in BOEM’s renewable
energy lease number OCS–A 0521
(Lease Area). The Lease Area covers
approximately 127,388 acres. The
Project would be developed in two parts
or projects: Project 1 refers to the
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development in the northern portion of
the Lease Area and associated
interconnection, and Project 2 refers to
the development in the southern portion
of the Lease Area and associated
interconnection. The Project would
consist of up to 149 positions in the
Lease Area to be occupied by up to 147
wind turbine generators and up to five
offshore substation platforms (OSPs).
The 149 positions will conform to a 1
nm x 1 nm grid layout with an east-west
and north-south orientation, which
lessees agreed would apply across all
the Massachusetts and Rhode Island
wind energy areas. The Project would
include one preferred export cable
corridor making landfall and
interconnecting to the ISO New England
Inc. (ISO–NE) grid at Brayton Point, in
Somerset, Massachusetts. This preferred
export cable corridor to Brayton Point
would be used for both Project 1 and
Project 2. The Project would also
include one variant export cable
corridor, which, if used, would make
landfall and interconnect to the ISO–NE
grid in the town of Falmouth,
Massachusetts. In the event that
technical, logistical, grid
interconnection, or other unforeseen
challenges arise during the design and
engineering phase that prevent Project 2
from making interconnection at Brayton
Point, Project 2 would use the Falmouth
variant export cable corridor.
Alternatives: BOEM considered 17
alternatives when preparing the draft
environmental impact statement and
carried forward six alternatives for
further analysis in the FEIS. These six
alternatives include five action
alternatives and the no action
alternative. Eleven alternatives were not
analyzed in detail, which are presented
in FEIS chapter 2, because they did not
meet the purpose and need for the
proposed action or did not meet
screening criteria. The screening criteria
included consistency with law and
regulations, technical and economic
feasibility, environmental impacts, and
geographic considerations.
Availability of the FEIS: The FEIS,
SouthCoast Wind COP, and associated
information are available on BOEM’s
website at: https://www.boem.gov/
renewable-energy/state-activities/
southcoast-wind-formerly-mayflowerwind. BOEM has distributed digital
copies of the FEIS to all parties listed in
FEIS 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 FEIS by
contacting Genevieve Brune at (703)
787–1553 or genevieve.brune@
boem.gov.
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Cooperating Agencies: The following
Federal agencies and State
governmental entities participated as
cooperating agencies under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in the
preparation of the FEIS: 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; New York Department of State;
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone
Management; and the Rhode Island
Coastal Resources Management Council.
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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Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Federal OSHA currently has
coverage over private sector employers
at Hill Air Force Base and the Tooele
Army Depot while the Utah State Plan
covers private sector employers on all
other United States military facilities
within the State. This document gives
notice of OSHA’s approval of a change
to the State of Utah’s Occupational
Safety and Health State Plan reinstating
Federal OSHA enforcement authority
over private sector employment on all
United States military facilities and
bases in Utah.
DATES: Applicability Date: November
15, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For press inquiries: Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications: telephone: (202) 693–
1999; email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
For general and technical
information: Douglas J. Kalinowski,
Director, OSHA Directorate of
Cooperative and State Programs:
telephone: (202) 693–2200; email:
kalinowski.doug@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 18
of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. 667 (OSH Act),
provides that States that assume
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responsibility for developing and
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and health standards may do so by
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approval occurs in stages, which
include initial approval under section
18(c) of the OSH Act and, ultimately,
final approval under section 18(e),
signifying relinquishment of Federal
enforcement authority with respect to
occupational safety and health issues
covered by the State Plan.
The Utah State Plan was initially
approved under section 18(c) of the
OSH Act on January 10, 1973 (38 FR
1178). The Utah State Plan is
administered by the Utah Occupational
Safety and Health Division (UOSH) of
the Utah Labor Commission. On July 16,
1985, OSHA announced the final
approval of the Utah State Plan
pursuant to section 18(e) and amended
29 CFR part 1952 to reflect the Assistant
Secretary’s decision (50 FR 28770). As
a result, Federal OSHA relinquished its
enforcement authority regarding
occupational safety and health issues
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Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserve; all
working conditions of aircraft cabin
crewmembers onboard aircraft in
operation; the enforcement of the field
sanitation standard, 29 CFR 1928.110,
and the temporary labor camps
standard, 29 CFR 1910.142, with respect
to any agricultural establishment where
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employment’’—within the meaning of
the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural
Worker Protection Act, 29 U.S.C.
1802(3) 1—regardless of the number of
workers; and any hazard, industry,
geographic area, operation, or facility
over which the State is unable to
effectively exercise authority for reasons
not related to the required performance
1 This includes workers engaged in hand packing
of produce into containers, whether done on the
ground, on a moving machine, or in a temporary
packing shed, except that the Utah State Plan
retains authority with respect to agricultural
temporary labor camps engaged in egg, poultry, or
red meat production or the post-harvest processing
of agricultural or horticultural commodities. The
Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division
enforces the field sanitation standard and
temporary labor camp standard with respect to the
operations not covered by the Utah State Plan.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2024-0055]
Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement
for SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC's Proposed SouthCoast Wind Energy
Project Offshore Massachusetts and Rhode Island
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; final environmental impact statement.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the
availability of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for
SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC's (SouthCoast Wind) construction and
operations plan (COP) for its proposed SouthCoast Wind Project
(Project) offshore Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The FEIS analyzes
the potential environmental impacts of the Project as described in the
COP (the proposed action) and the alternatives to the proposed action,
including the no action alternative. The FEIS will inform BOEM's
decision whether to approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the
COP.
ADDRESSES: The FEIS 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/southcoast-wind-formerly-mayflower-wind.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Genevieve Brune, BOEM Office of
Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166, (703) 787-1553 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action: SouthCoast Wind seeks approval to construct,
operate, and maintain a wind energy facility and its associated export
cables on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. The Project would be developed within the range of design
parameters outlined in the SouthCoast Wind COP, subject to the
applicable mitigation measures.
The Project would be located about 26 nautical miles (nm) (48
kilometers) south of Martha's Vineyard and 20 nm (37 kilometers) south
of Nantucket in the area defined in BOEM's renewable energy lease
number OCS-A 0521 (Lease Area). The Lease Area covers approximately
127,388 acres. The Project would be developed in two parts or projects:
Project 1 refers to the
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development in the northern portion of the Lease Area and associated
interconnection, and Project 2 refers to the development in the
southern portion of the Lease Area and associated interconnection. The
Project would consist of up to 149 positions in the Lease Area to be
occupied by up to 147 wind turbine generators and up to five offshore
substation platforms (OSPs). The 149 positions will conform to a 1 nm x
1 nm grid layout with an east-west and north-south orientation, which
lessees agreed would apply across all the Massachusetts and Rhode
Island wind energy areas. The Project would include one preferred
export cable corridor making landfall and interconnecting to the ISO
New England Inc. (ISO-NE) grid at Brayton Point, in Somerset,
Massachusetts. This preferred export cable corridor to Brayton Point
would be used for both Project 1 and Project 2. The Project would also
include one variant export cable corridor, which, if used, would make
landfall and interconnect to the ISO-NE grid in the town of Falmouth,
Massachusetts. In the event that technical, logistical, grid
interconnection, or other unforeseen challenges arise during the design
and engineering phase that prevent Project 2 from making
interconnection at Brayton Point, Project 2 would use the Falmouth
variant export cable corridor.
Alternatives: BOEM considered 17 alternatives when preparing the
draft environmental impact statement and carried forward six
alternatives for further analysis in the FEIS. These six alternatives
include five action alternatives and the no action alternative. Eleven
alternatives were not analyzed in detail, which are presented in FEIS
chapter 2, because they did not meet the purpose and need for the
proposed action or did not meet screening criteria. The screening
criteria included consistency with law and regulations, technical and
economic feasibility, environmental impacts, and geographic
considerations.
Availability of the FEIS: The FEIS, SouthCoast Wind COP, and
associated information are available on BOEM's website at: https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/southcoast-wind-formerly-mayflower-wind. BOEM has distributed digital copies of the
FEIS to all parties listed in FEIS 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 FEIS by contacting Genevieve Brune at (703) 787-1553 or
[email protected].
Cooperating Agencies: The following Federal agencies and State
governmental entities participated as cooperating agencies under the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in the preparation of the
FEIS: 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; New York Department of
State; Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management; and the Rhode
Island Coastal Resources Management Council.
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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