83_FR_13839 83 FR 13777 - Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Vineyard Wind LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts

83 FR 13777 - Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Vineyard Wind LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 62 (March 30, 2018)

Page Range13777-13778
FR Document2018-06638

Consistent with the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is announcing its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the approval of a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Vineyard Wind LLC (Vineyard Wind) that would allow it to construct and operate an 800 megawatt (MW) wind energy facility offshore Massachusetts. This Notice of Intent (NOI) serves to announce the EIS scoping process for the Vineyard Wind COP.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 62 (Friday, March 30, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13777-13778]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06638]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2018-0015; MMAA104000]


Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
Vineyard Wind LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore 
Massachusetts

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: Consistent with the regulations implementing the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
(BOEM) is announcing its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for the approval of a Construction and Operations Plan 
(COP) submitted by Vineyard Wind LLC (Vineyard Wind) that would allow 
it to construct and operate an 800 megawatt (MW) wind energy facility 
offshore Massachusetts. This Notice of Intent (NOI) serves to announce 
the EIS scoping process for the Vineyard Wind COP.

DATES: Comments should be submitted no later than April 30, 2018. 
BOEM's scoping meetings will be held at the following dates and times. 
Please see the ADDRESSES section for the specific locations.
    1. Monday, April 16, 2018, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., New Bedford, 
Massachusetts.
    2. Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Martha's 
Vineyard, Massachusetts.
    3. Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Nantucket, 
Massachusetts.
    4. Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Hyannis, 
Massachusetts.
    5. Thursday, April 19, 2018, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Kingston, 
Rhode Island.

ADDRESSES: Detailed information about the proposed wind energy 
facility, including the COP, can be found on BOEM's website at: https://www.boem.gov/Commercial-Wind-Leasing-Offshore-Massachusetts/. Comments 
can be submitted in any of the following ways:
    1. In written form, delivered by hand or by mail, enclosed in an 
envelope labeled ``Vineyard Wind COP EIS'' and addressed to Program 
Manager, Office of Renewable Energy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 
45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166. Comments must be 
received or postmarked no later than April 30, 2018; or
    2. Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2018-0015. Click on 
the ``Comment Now!'' button to the right of the document link. Enter 
your information and comment, then click ``Submit.''
    Pursuant to the regulations implementing the provisions of NEPA (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), BOEM will hold public scoping meetings for the 
Vineyard Wind COP at the following places and times:
     New Bedford, Massachusetts; Monday, April 16, 2018; 
Fairfield Inn and Suites, Waypoint Event Center, Sealoft Room, 185 
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740; Open House 5:00-8:00 
p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m.
     Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; Tuesday, April 17, 2018; 
Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center, 130 Center Street, Vineyard Haven, 
Massachusetts 02568; Open House 5:00-8:00 p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 
6:00 p.m.
     Nantucket, Massachusetts; Wednesday, April 18, 2018; 
Nantucket Middle School, Cafeteria, 10 Surfside Road, Nantucket, 
Massachusetts 02554; Open House 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; Presentation and 
Q&A 12:00 p.m.
     Hyannis, Massachusetts; Wednesday, April 18, 2018; Double 
Tree Hotel, 287 Iyannough Road, Cape Cod Room, Hyannis, Massachusetts 
02601; Open House 6:00-9:00 p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 6:30 p.m.
     Kingston, Rhode Island; Thursday, April 19, 2018; 
University of Rhode Island, Ryan Center, Alumni Lounge, 1 Lincoln 
Almond Plaza, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881; Open House 5:00-8:00 p.m.; 
Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the Vineyard Wind 
COP EIS, the submission of comments, or BOEM's policies associated with 
this notice, please contact Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of Renewable 
Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166, (703) 
787-1340 or michelle.morin@boem.gov.
    Proposed Action: The proposed action is the construction and 
operation of a wind energy facility as described in the COP submitted 
by Vineyard Wind on Lease Area OCS-A 0501. In its COP, Vineyard Wind is 
proposing the construction, operation, and eventual decommissioning of 
an 800MW facility, potentially constructed in two 400 MW phases up to 
five years apart. Vineyard Wind's COP proposes installing up to 106 
wind turbine generators, each with a capacity of between 8 and 10 MW. 
Foundations would likely be monopoles, jackets, or a combination of 
both. The proposed facility would also include two to four offshore 
substations or electrical service platforms. The potential export cable 
landfalls identified by Vineyard Wind include sites near the towns of 
Yarmouth, Barnstable, and Nantucket in the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts. On-shore construction and staging would take place at 
the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal facility. At its nearest 
point, the project area is approximately 14 miles from the southeast 
corner of Martha's Vineyard and a similar distance from the southwest 
side of Nantucket. Water depths where the turbines would be located 
range from approximately 37 to 49 meters (approximately 121 to 161 
feet).
    Once BOEM completes the EIS and associated consultations, BOEM will 
decide whether to approve, approve with modification, or disapprove the 
Vineyard Wind COP. If BOEM approves the COP and the proposed facility 
is constructed, the lessee must submit a plan to decommission the 
facilities prior to the end of the lease term.
    Scoping Process: This NOI commences the public scoping process for 
identifying issues and potential alternatives for consideration in the 
Vineyard Wind COP EIS. Throughout the scoping process, Federal 
agencies, state, tribal, and local governments, and the general public 
have the opportunity to help BOEM determine significant resources and 
issues, impact-producing factors, reasonable alternatives (e.g., size, 
geographic, seasonal, or other

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restrictions on construction and siting of facilities and activities), 
and potential mitigation measures to be analyzed in the EIS, as well as 
provide additional information. BOEM will also use the NEPA commenting 
process to initiate the Section 106 consultation process under the 
National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.), as 
permitted by 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). Through this notice, BOEM additionally 
intends to inform its Section 106 consultation by seeking public 
comment and input regarding the identification of historic properties 
or potential effects to historic properties from activities associated 
with approval of the Vineyard Wind COP.
    BOEM's scoping meetings will be held at the places and times listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
    Cooperating Agencies: BOEM invites other Federal agencies and 
state, tribal, and local governments to consider becoming cooperating 
agencies in the preparation of its EIS analyzing the proposed Vineyard 
Wind COP. According to Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) 
guidelines, qualified agencies and governments are those with 
``jurisdiction by law or special expertise.'' Potential cooperating 
agencies should consider their authority and capacity to assume the 
responsibilities of a cooperating agency, and should be aware that an 
agency's role in the environmental analysis neither enlarges nor 
diminishes the final decision-making authority of any other agency 
involved in the NEPA process. Upon request, BOEM will provide potential 
cooperating agencies with a written summary of expectations for 
cooperating agencies, including time schedules and critical action 
dates, milestones, responsibilities, scope and detail of cooperating 
agencies' contributions, and availability of pre-decisional 
information. BOEM anticipates this summary will form the basis for a 
Memorandum of Agreement between BOEM and any cooperating agency. 
Agencies should also consider the ``Factors for Determining Cooperating 
Agency Status'' in Attachment 1 to CEQ's January 30, 2002, Memorandum 
for the Heads of Federal Agencies: Cooperating Agencies in Implementing 
the Procedural Requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. 
This document is available on the internet at: http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/nepapub/nepa_documents//G-CEQ-CoopAgenciesImplem.pdf. BOEM, 
as the lead agency, will not provide financial assistance to 
cooperating agencies.
    Even if a governmental entity is not a cooperating agency, it will 
have opportunities to provide information and comments to BOEM during 
the public input stages of the NEPA process.
    Comments: Federal agencies, tribal, state, and local governments, 
and other interested parties are requested to comment on the scope of 
this EIS, significant issues that should be addressed, and alternatives 
that should be considered. Comments can be submitted in any of the 
following ways:
    1. In written form, delivered by hand or by mail, enclosed in an 
envelope labeled ``Vineyard Wind COP EIS'' and addressed to Program 
Manager, Office of Renewable Energy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 
45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166. Comments must be 
received or postmarked no later than April 30, 2018; or
    2. Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2018-0015. Click on 
the ``Comment Now!'' button to the right of the document link. Enter 
your information and comment, then click ``Submit.''
    BOEM does not consider anonymous comments. Please include your name 
and address as part of your submittal. BOEM makes all comments, 
including the names and addresses of respondents, available for public 
review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may 
request that BOEM withhold their names and/or addresses from the public 
record; however, BOEM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so. 
If you wish your name and/or address to be withheld, you must state 
your preference prominently at the beginning of your comment. 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:  This NOI is published pursuant to the regulations 
(40 CFR 1501.7) implementing the provisions of NEPA.

    Dated: March 27, 2018.
Walter D. Cruickshank,
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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                                             Budget Reports are submitted 4 times                       3. Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 11:00                Lincoln Almond Plaza, Kingston, Rhode
                                             per year.                                               a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Nantucket,                         Island 02881; Open House 5:00–8:00
                                               Total Estimated Annual Nonhour                        Massachusetts.                                        p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m.
                                             Burden Cost: $0.                                           4. Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 6:00                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                               Total Estimated Annual Nonhour                        p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Hyannis,                           information on the Vineyard Wind COP
                                             Burden Cost: $0.                                        Massachusetts.                                        EIS, the submission of comments, or
                                               An agency may not conduct or                             5. Thursday, April 19, 2018, 5:00 p.m.             BOEM’s policies associated with this
                                             sponsor and a person is not required to                 to 8:00 p.m., Kingston, Rhode Island.                 notice, please contact Michelle Morin,
                                             respond to a collection of information                  ADDRESSES: Detailed information about                 BOEM Office of Renewable Energy
                                             unless it displays a currently valid OMB                the proposed wind energy facility,                    Programs, 45600 Woodland Road,
                                             control number.                                         including the COP, can be found on                    Sterling, Virginia 20166, (703) 787–1340
                                               The authority for this action is the                  BOEM’s website at: https://                           or michelle.morin@boem.gov.
                                             Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44                     www.boem.gov/Commercial-Wind-                            Proposed Action: The proposed action
                                             U.S.C. 3501 et seq).                                    Leasing-Offshore-Massachusetts/.                      is the construction and operation of a
                                               Dated: March 21, 2018.                                Comments can be submitted in any of                   wind energy facility as described in the
                                             Elizabeth K. Appel,                                     the following ways:                                   COP submitted by Vineyard Wind on
                                             Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
                                                                                                        1. In written form, delivered by hand              Lease Area OCS–A 0501. In its COP,
                                             Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.                    or by mail, enclosed in an envelope                   Vineyard Wind is proposing the
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–06437 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                     labeled ‘‘Vineyard Wind COP EIS’’ and                 construction, operation, and eventual
                                                                                                     addressed to Program Manager, Office of               decommissioning of an 800MW facility,
                                             BILLING CODE 4337–15–P
                                                                                                     Renewable Energy, Bureau of Ocean                     potentially constructed in two 400 MW
                                                                                                     Energy Management, 45600 Woodland                     phases up to five years apart. Vineyard
                                             DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166.                       Wind’s COP proposes installing up to
                                                                                                     Comments must be received or                          106 wind turbine generators, each with
                                             Bureau of Ocean Energy Management                       postmarked no later than April 30, 2018;              a capacity of between 8 and 10 MW.
                                                                                                     or                                                    Foundations would likely be
                                             [Docket No. BOEM–2018–0015;                                2. Through the regulations.gov web                 monopoles, jackets, or a combination of
                                             MMAA104000]                                             portal: Navigate to http://                           both. The proposed facility would also
                                                                                                     www.regulations.gov and search for                    include two to four offshore substations
                                             Notice of Intent to Prepare an                          Docket No. BOEM–2018–0015. Click on                   or electrical service platforms. The
                                             Environmental Impact Statement for                      the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button to the right              potential export cable landfalls
                                             Vineyard Wind LLC’s Proposed Wind                       of the document link. Enter your                      identified by Vineyard Wind include
                                             Energy Facility Offshore                                information and comment, then click                   sites near the towns of Yarmouth,
                                             Massachusetts                                           ‘‘Submit.’’                                           Barnstable, and Nantucket in the
                                                                                                        Pursuant to the regulations                        Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On-
                                             AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy                          implementing the provisions of NEPA                   shore construction and staging would
                                             Management, Interior.                                   (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), BOEM will hold              take place at the New Bedford Marine
                                             ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an                  public scoping meetings for the                       Commerce Terminal facility. At its
                                             Environmental Impact Statement.                         Vineyard Wind COP at the following                    nearest point, the project area is
                                                                                                     places and times:                                     approximately 14 miles from the
                                             SUMMARY:   Consistent with the                             • New Bedford, Massachusetts;                      southeast corner of Martha’s Vineyard
                                             regulations implementing the National                   Monday, April 16, 2018; Fairfield Inn                 and a similar distance from the
                                             Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the                    and Suites, Waypoint Event Center,                    southwest side of Nantucket. Water
                                             Bureau of Ocean Energy Management                       Sealoft Room, 185 MacArthur Drive,                    depths where the turbines would be
                                             (BOEM) is announcing its intent to                      New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740;                     located range from approximately 37 to
                                             prepare an Environmental Impact                         Open House 5:00–8:00 p.m.;                            49 meters (approximately 121 to 161
                                             Statement (EIS) for the approval of a                   Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m.                        feet).
                                             Construction and Operations Plan (COP)                     • Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts;                   Once BOEM completes the EIS and
                                             submitted by Vineyard Wind LLC                          Tuesday, April 17, 2018; Martha’s                     associated consultations, BOEM will
                                             (Vineyard Wind) that would allow it to                  Vineyard Hebrew Center, 130 Center                    decide whether to approve, approve
                                             construct and operate an 800 megawatt                   Street, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts                 with modification, or disapprove the
                                             (MW) wind energy facility offshore                      02568; Open House 5:00–8:00 p.m.;                     Vineyard Wind COP. If BOEM approves
                                             Massachusetts. This Notice of Intent                    Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m.                        the COP and the proposed facility is
                                             (NOI) serves to announce the EIS                           • Nantucket, Massachusetts;                        constructed, the lessee must submit a
                                             scoping process for the Vineyard Wind                   Wednesday, April 18, 2018; Nantucket                  plan to decommission the facilities prior
                                             COP.                                                    Middle School, Cafeteria, 10 Surfside                 to the end of the lease term.
                                             DATES: Comments should be submitted                     Road, Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554;                    Scoping Process: This NOI
                                             no later than April 30, 2018. BOEM’s                    Open House 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.;                      commences the public scoping process
                                             scoping meetings will be held at the                    Presentation and Q&A 12:00 p.m.                       for identifying issues and potential
                                             following dates and times. Please see                      • Hyannis, Massachusetts;                          alternatives for consideration in the
                                             the ADDRESSES section for the specific                  Wednesday, April 18, 2018; Double Tree                Vineyard Wind COP EIS. Throughout
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                                             locations.                                              Hotel, 287 Iyannough Road, Cape Cod                   the scoping process, Federal agencies,
                                               1. Monday, April 16, 2018, 5:00 p.m.                  Room, Hyannis, Massachusetts 02601;                   state, tribal, and local governments, and
                                             to 8:00 p.m., New Bedford,                              Open House 6:00–9:00 p.m.;                            the general public have the opportunity
                                             Massachusetts.                                          Presentation and Q&A 6:30 p.m.                        to help BOEM determine significant
                                               2. Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 5:00 p.m.                    • Kingston, Rhode Island; Thursday,                resources and issues, impact-producing
                                             to 8:00 p.m., Martha’s Vineyard,                        April 19, 2018; University of Rhode                   factors, reasonable alternatives (e.g.,
                                             Massachusetts.                                          Island, Ryan Center, Alumni Lounge, 1                 size, geographic, seasonal, or other


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                                             restrictions on construction and siting of              opportunities to provide information                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                             facilities and activities), and potential               and comments to BOEM during the
                                             mitigation measures to be analyzed in                   public input stages of the NEPA process.              Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
                                             the EIS, as well as provide additional                     Comments: Federal agencies, tribal,                [Docket ID: BOEM–2017–0063;
                                             information. BOEM will also use the                                                                           MMAA104000]
                                                                                                     state, and local governments, and other
                                             NEPA commenting process to initiate
                                                                                                     interested parties are requested to
                                             the Section 106 consultation process                                                                          Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska OCS
                                             under the National Historic Preservation                comment on the scope of this EIS,                     Region, Beaufort Sea, Proposed Oil
                                             Act (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.), as                      significant issues that should be                     and Gas Lease Sale for 2019
                                             permitted by 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3).                        addressed, and alternatives that should
                                             Through this notice, BOEM additionally                  be considered. Comments can be                        AGENCY:  Bureau of Ocean Energy
                                             intends to inform its Section 106                       submitted in any of the following ways:               Management, Interior.
                                             consultation by seeking public comment                                                                        ACTION: Call for Information and
                                                                                                        1. In written form, delivered by hand
                                             and input regarding the identification of                                                                     Nominations.
                                                                                                     or by mail, enclosed in an envelope
                                             historic properties or potential effects to             labeled ‘‘Vineyard Wind COP EIS’’ and                 SUMMARY:    The Bureau of Ocean Energy
                                             historic properties from activities                     addressed to Program Manager, Office of               Management (BOEM) is issuing this Call
                                             associated with approval of the                         Renewable Energy, Bureau of Ocean                     for Information and Nominations (Call)
                                             Vineyard Wind COP.                                      Energy Management, 45600 Woodland                     covering a proposed sale in the Beaufort
                                               BOEM’s scoping meetings will be                                                                             Sea Planning Area in late 2019, as
                                                                                                     Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166.
                                             held at the places and times listed in the                                                                    included in the 2019–2024 National
                                             ADDRESSES section of this notice.
                                                                                                     Comments must be received or
                                                                                                     postmarked no later than April 30, 2018;              Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and
                                               Cooperating Agencies: BOEM invites
                                                                                                     or                                                    Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program
                                             other Federal agencies and state, tribal,
                                                                                                                                                           (2019–2024 National Draft Proposed
                                             and local governments to consider                          2. Through the regulations.gov web                 Program), which BOEM announced on
                                             becoming cooperating agencies in the                    portal: Navigate to http://                           January 4, 2018. The purpose of this
                                             preparation of its EIS analyzing the                    www.regulations.gov and search for                    Call is to solicit industry nominations
                                             proposed Vineyard Wind COP.                             Docket No. BOEM–2018–0015. Click on                   for areas of leasing interest and to gather
                                             According to Council on Environmental                   the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button to the right              comments and information on the area
                                             Quality (CEQ) guidelines, qualified                     of the document link. Enter your                      included in the Call for consideration in
                                             agencies and governments are those                      information and comment, then click
                                             with ‘‘jurisdiction by law or special                                                                         planning for this proposed OCS oil and
                                                                                                     ‘‘Submit.’’                                           gas lease sale. Because this lease sale is
                                             expertise.’’ Potential cooperating
                                             agencies should consider their authority                   BOEM does not consider anonymous                   proposed to occur in 2019, and given
                                             and capacity to assume the                              comments. Please include your name                    the long lead time needed to prepare for
                                             responsibilities of a cooperating agency,               and address as part of your submittal.                a proposed sale, the planning process
                                             and should be aware that an agency’s                    BOEM makes all comments, including                    must begin now or the option of a lease
                                             role in the environmental analysis                      the names and addresses of                            sale in 2019 would be precluded.
                                             neither enlarges nor diminishes the final               respondents, available for public review              However, this Call is not a decision to
                                             decision-making authority of any other                  during regular business hours.                        lease and is not a prejudgment by the
                                             agency involved in the NEPA process.                                                                          Secretary concerning any area that may
                                                                                                     Individual respondents may request that
                                             Upon request, BOEM will provide                                                                               be made available for leasing under the
                                                                                                     BOEM withhold their names and/or
                                             potential cooperating agencies with a                                                                         2019–2024 National Program.
                                                                                                     addresses from the public record;
                                             written summary of expectations for                                                                           DATES: All nominations and comments
                                                                                                     however, BOEM cannot guarantee that it
                                             cooperating agencies, including time                                                                          submitted in response to this Call must
                                                                                                     will be able to do so. If you wish your
                                             schedules and critical action dates,                                                                          be received by BOEM no later than
                                                                                                     name and/or address to be withheld,
                                             milestones, responsibilities, scope and                                                                       April 30, 2018. BOEM will consider
                                                                                                     you must state your preference                        submissions sent by mail so long as they
                                             detail of cooperating agencies’
                                                                                                     prominently at the beginning of your                  are postmarked by the last day of the
                                             contributions, and availability of pre-
                                                                                                     comment. All submissions from                         comment period.
                                             decisional information. BOEM
                                             anticipates this summary will form the                  organizations or businesses and from                  ADDRESSES: Public Comment
                                             basis for a Memorandum of Agreement                     individuals identifying themselves as                 Submission Procedures: All public
                                             between BOEM and any cooperating                        representatives or officials of                       comments should be submitted through
                                             agency. Agencies should also consider                   organizations or businesses will be                   one of the following methods:
                                             the ‘‘Factors for Determining                           made available for public inspection in                 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                             Cooperating Agency Status’’ in                          their entirety.                                       www.regulations.gov. In the field
                                             Attachment 1 to CEQ’s January 30, 2002,                   Authority: This NOI is published pursuant           entitled, ‘‘Search,’’ enter ‘‘BOEM–2017–
                                             Memorandum for the Heads of Federal                     to the regulations (40 CFR 1501.7)                    0063’’ and then click ‘‘search.’’ Follow
                                             Agencies: Cooperating Agencies in                       implementing the provisions of NEPA.                  the instructions to submit public
                                             Implementing the Procedural                                                                                   comments and view supporting and
                                                                                                      Dated: March 27, 2018.
                                             Requirements of the National                                                                                  related materials available for this
                                             Environmental Policy Act. This                          Walter D. Cruickshank,                                notice;
                                             document is available on the internet at:               Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy                 2. U.S. Postal Service or other
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                                             http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/                     Management.                                           delivery service to the following
                                             nepapub/nepa_documents//G-CEQ-                          [FR Doc. 2018–06638 Filed 3–29–18; 8:45 am]           address: Chief, Leasing Section, BOEM,
                                             CoopAgenciesImplem.pdf. BOEM, as the                    BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P                                Alaska OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint
                                             lead agency, will not provide financial                                                                       Drive, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska
                                             assistance to cooperating agencies.                                                                           99503–5823. Send your comments in an
                                               Even if a governmental entity is not a                                                                      envelope clearly labelled, ‘‘Comments
                                             cooperating agency, it will have                                                                              on the Call for Information and


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
DatesComments should be submitted no later than April 30, 2018. BOEM's scoping meetings will be held at the following dates and times.
ContactFor information on the Vineyard Wind COP EIS, the submission of comments, or BOEM's policies associated with this notice, please contact Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166, (703) 787-1340 or [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 13777 

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