83 FR 53104 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Deepwater Wind South Fork, LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 203 (October 19, 2018)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 203 (October 19, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-22880 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 53104-53105] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-22880] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [Docket No. BOEM-2018-0010] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Deepwater Wind South Fork, LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 review of a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Deepwater Wind South Fork, LLC (DWSF) that would allow it to construct and operate up to 15 turbines, an electric service platform offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts and an export cable to East Hampton, New York. This Notice of Intent (NOI) serves to announce the EIS scoping process for the DWSF COP. Detailed information about the proposed wind energy facility, including the COP, can be found on BOEM's website at: https://www.boem.gov/South-Fork/. DATES: Comments should be submitted no later than November 19, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the DWSF 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Action: The proposed action is the construction and operation of a wind energy facility as described in the COP submitted by DWSF on Lease Area OCS-A 0486. In its COP, DWSF is proposing the construction and operation of up to 15 turbines, an electric service platform offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts and an export cable to East Hampton, New York. Foundations would likely be monopiles, jackets, gravity-based foundations or a combination of these. Once BOEM completes the EIS and associated consultations, BOEM will decide whether to approve, approve with modification, or disapprove the DWSF COP. If BOEM approves the COP and the proposed facility is constructed, the lessee must submit a plan to decommission the facilities before 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 DWSF 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 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 DWSF COP. Pursuant to the regulations implementing NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), BOEM will hold public scoping meetings for the DWSF COP. BOEM's scoping meetings will be held at the following places and times:Amagansett, New York: Monday, November 5, 2018; American Legion Post 419, 15 Montauk Highway (across from Brent's), Amagansett, New York 11930; Open House 5:00-8:00 p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m. New Bedford, Massachusetts: Wednesday, November 7, 2018; University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology East, 836 South Rodney French Boulevard, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02744; Open House 5:00-8:00 p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m. Narragansett, Rhode Island: Thursday, November 8, 2018; Narragansett Community Center, 53 Mumford Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882; Open House 5:00-8:00 p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m. 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 DWSF 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 [[Page 53105]] 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 non-Interior Department 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/RedDont/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, ``Deepwater Wind South Fork 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 November 19, 2018; or 2. Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2018-0010. 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 online and during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that BOEM withhold their names or addresses from the public record; however, BOEM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so. If you wish your name 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: October 12, 2018. William Yancey Brown, Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2018-22880 Filed 10-18-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P
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the name of your company), or (2) the SUMMARY: Consistent with the facilities and activities), and potential
list of whole or partial blocks that you regulations implementing the National mitigation measures to be analyzed in
are nominating. Information that is not Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the the EIS, as well as provide additional
labeled as privileged or confidential will Bureau of Ocean Energy Management information. BOEM will also use the
be regarded by BOEM as suitable for (BOEM) is announcing its intent to NEPA commenting process to initiate
public release. prepare an Environmental Impact the Section 106 consultation process
Statement (EIS) for the review of a under the National Historic Preservation
8.2 Personal Identifying Information Act (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.), as
Construction and Operations Plan (COP)
BOEM does not consider anonymous submitted by Deepwater Wind South permitted by 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3).
comments; please include your name Fork, LLC (DWSF) that would allow it Through this notice, BOEM additionally
and address as part of your submittal. to construct and operate up to 15 intends to inform its Section 106
You should be aware that your entire turbines, an electric service platform consultation by seeking public comment
comment, including your name, offshore Rhode Island and and input regarding the identification of
address, and your personal identifying Massachusetts and an export cable to historic properties or potential effects to
information, may be made publicly East Hampton, New York. This Notice of historic properties from activities
available at any time. All submissions Intent (NOI) serves to announce the EIS associated with approval of the DWSF
from identified individuals, businesses scoping process for the DWSF COP. COP.
and organizations will be available for Detailed information about the proposed Pursuant to the regulations
public viewing on regulations.gov. In wind energy facility, including the COP, implementing NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
order for BOEM to withhold from can be found on BOEM’s website at: seq.), BOEM will hold public scoping
disclosure your personal identifying https://www.boem.gov/South-Fork/. meetings for the DWSF COP. BOEM’s
information, you must identify any DATES: Comments should be submitted
scoping meetings will be held at the
information contained in the submittal no later than November 19, 2018. following places and times:
of your comments that, if released, • Amagansett, New York: Monday,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For November 5, 2018; American Legion
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
information on the DWSF COP EIS, the Post 419, 15 Montauk Highway (across
invasion of your personal privacy. You
submission of comments, or BOEM’s from Brent’s), Amagansett, New York
must also briefly describe any possible
policies associated with this notice, 11930; Open House 5:00–8:00 p.m.;
harmful consequence of the disclosure
please contact Michelle Morin, BOEM Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m.
of information, such as embarrassment,
injury or other harm.
Office of Renewable Energy Programs, • New Bedford, Massachusetts:
45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Wednesday, November 7, 2018;
8.3 Section 304 of the National Virginia 20166, (703) 787–1340 or University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. michelle.morin@boem.gov. School for Marine Science and
470w–3(a)) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Technology East, 836 South Rodney
BOEM is required, after consultation Proposed Action: The proposed action French Boulevard, New Bedford,
with the Secretary, to withhold the is the construction and operation of a Massachusetts 02744; Open House 5:00–
location, character, or ownership of wind energy facility as described in the 8:00 p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 6:00
historic resources if it determines that COP submitted by DWSF on Lease Area p.m.
disclosure may, among other things, risk OCS–A 0486. In its COP, DWSF is • Narragansett, Rhode Island:
harm to the historic resources or impede proposing the construction and Thursday, November 8, 2018;
the use of a traditional religious site by operation of up to 15 turbines, an Narragansett Community Center, 53
practitioners. Tribal entities should electric service platform offshore Rhode Mumford Road, Narragansett, Rhode
designate information that falls under Island and Massachusetts and an export Island 02882; Open House 5:00–8:00
Section 304 of NHPA as confidential. cable to East Hampton, New York. p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m.
Foundations would likely be monopiles, Cooperating Agencies: BOEM invites
Dated: October 15, 2018. other Federal agencies and state, tribal,
jackets, gravity-based foundations or a
Walter D. Cruickshank, combination of these. and local governments to consider
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Once BOEM completes the EIS and becoming cooperating agencies in the
Management. associated consultations, BOEM will preparation of its EIS analyzing the
[FR Doc. 2018–22879 Filed 10–18–18; 8:45 am] decide whether to approve, approve proposed DWSF COP. According to
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P with modification, or disapprove the Council on Environmental Quality
DWSF COP. If BOEM approves the COP (CEQ) guidelines, qualified agencies and
and the proposed facility is constructed, governments are those with
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the lessee must submit a plan to ‘‘jurisdiction by law or special
decommission the facilities before the expertise.’’ Potential cooperating
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management agencies should consider their authority
end of the lease term.
[Docket No. BOEM–2018–0010] Scoping Process: This NOI and capacity to assume the
commences the public scoping process responsibilities of a cooperating agency,
Notice of Intent To Prepare an for identifying issues and potential and should be aware that an agency’s
Environmental Impact Statement for alternatives for consideration in the role in the environmental analysis
Deepwater Wind South Fork, LLC’s DWSF COP EIS. Throughout the scoping neither enlarges nor diminishes the final
Proposed Wind Energy Facility process, Federal agencies, state, tribal, decision-making authority of any other
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Offshore Rhode Island and and local governments, and the general agency involved in the NEPA process.
Massachusetts public have the opportunity to help Upon request, BOEM will provide
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy BOEM determine significant resources potential cooperating agencies with a
Management, Interior. and issues, impact-producing factors, written summary of expectations for
reasonable alternatives (e.g., size, cooperating agencies, including time
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
geographic, seasonal, or other schedules and critical action dates,
Environmental Impact Statement.
restrictions on construction and siting of milestones, responsibilities, scope and
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detail of cooperating agencies’ organizations or businesses and from (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired
contributions, and availability of pre- individuals identifying themselves as individuals are advised that information
decisional information. BOEM representatives or officials of on this matter can be obtained by
anticipates this summary will form the organizations or businesses will be contacting the Commission’s TDD
basis for a Memorandum of Agreement made available for public inspection in terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons
between BOEM and any non-Interior their entirety. with mobility impairments who will
Department cooperating agency. Authority: This NOI is published need special assistance in gaining access
Agencies should also consider the pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR to the Commission should contact the
‘‘Factors for Determining Cooperating 1501.7) implementing the provisions of Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–
Agency Status’’ in Attachment 1 to NEPA. 2000. General information concerning
CEQ’s January 30, 2002, Memorandum Dated: October 12, 2018. the Commission may also be obtained
for the Heads of Federal Agencies: William Yancey Brown, by accessing its internet server at
Cooperating Agencies in Implementing https://www.usitc.gov. The public
Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean
the Procedural Requirements of the Energy Management. record for this investigation may be
National Environmental Policy Act. This viewed on the Commission’s electronic
[FR Doc. 2018–22880 Filed 10–18–18; 8:45 am]
document is available on the internet at: docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
nepapub/nepa_documents/RedDont/G- Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of
CEQ-CoopAgenciesImplem.pdf. BOEM, Unfair Import Investigations, U.S.
as the lead agency, will not provide INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION International Trade Commission,
financial assistance to cooperating telephone (202) 205–2560.
agencies. [Investigation No. 337–TA–1138]
Even if a governmental entity is not a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
cooperating agency, it will have Authority: The authority for
Certain LTE- and 3G-Compliant
opportunities to provide information institution of this investigation is
Cellular Communications Devices
and comments to BOEM during the contained in section 337 of the Tariff
Institution of Investigation
public input stages of the NEPA process. Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C.
Comments: Federal agencies, tribal, AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 1337, and in section 210.10 of the
state, and local governments, and other Commission. Commission’s Rules of Practice and
interested parties are requested to ACTION: Notice. Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2018).
comment on the scope of this EIS, Scope of Investigation: Having
significant issues that should be SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a considered the complaint, the U.S.
addressed, and alternatives that should complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission, on
be considered. Comments can be International Trade Commission on October 15, 2018, ORDERED THAT—
submitted in any of the following ways: September 14, 2018, under section 337 (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of
1. In written form, delivered by hand of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
or by mail, enclosed in an envelope on behalf of INVT SPE LLC of San amended, an investigation be instituted
labeled, ‘‘Deepwater Wind South Fork Francisco, California. The complaint to determine whether there is a
COP EIS’’ and addressed to Program alleges violations of section 337 based violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of
Manager, Office of Renewable Energy, upon the importation into the United section 337 in the importation into the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, States, the sale for importation, and the United States, the sale for importation,
45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, sale within the United States after or the sale within the United States after
Virginia 20166. Comments must be importation of certain LTE- and 3G- importation of certain products
received or postmarked no later than compliant cellular communications identified in paragraph (2) by reason of
November 19, 2018; or devices by reason of infringement of infringement of one or more of claims 3
2. Through the regulations.gov web certain claims of U.S. Patent No. and 4 of the ’590 patent; claim 4 of the
portal: Navigate to http:// 6,760,590 (‘‘the ’590 patent’’); U.S. ’587 patent; claims 1, 2, and 4 of the
www.regulations.gov and search for Patent No. 7,206,587 (‘‘the ’587 patent’’); ’711 patent; claims 1–3 of the ’439
Docket No. BOEM–2018–0010. Click on U.S. Patent No. 7,764,711 (‘‘the ’711 patent; and claim 16 of the ’949 patent;
the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button to the right patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 7,848,439 (‘‘the and whether an industry in the United
of the document link. Enter your ’439 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. States exists as required by subsection
information and comment, then click 7,339,949 (‘‘the ’949 patent’’). The (a)(2) of section 337;
‘‘Submit.’’ complaint further alleges that an (2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of
BOEM does not consider anonymous industry in the United States exists as the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
comments. Please include your name required by the applicable Federal Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the
and address as part of your submittal. Statute. plain language description of the
BOEM makes all comments, including The complainant requests that the accused products or category of accused
the names and addresses of Commission institute an investigation products, which defines the scope of the
respondents, available for public review and, after the investigation, issue a investigation, is ‘‘personal electronic
online and during regular business limited exclusion order and cease and devices that are compliant with the LTE
hours. Individual respondents may desist orders. and/or 3G 3GPP specifications, and
request that BOEM withhold their ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for which enable LTE and/or 3G data
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names or addresses from the public any confidential information contained transfer and communications’’;
record; however, BOEM cannot therein, is available for inspection (3) Pursuant to Commission Rule
guarantee that it will be able to do so. during official business hours (8:45 a.m. 210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the
If you wish your name or address to be to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the presiding administrative law judge shall
withheld, you must state your Secretary, U.S. International Trade take evidence or other information and
preference prominently at the beginning Commission, 500 E Street SW, Room hear arguments from the parties and
of your comment. All submissions from 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone other interested persons with respect to
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| Action | Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. | |
| Dates | Comments should be submitted no later than November 19, 2018. | |
| Contact | For information on the DWSF 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 Citation | 83 FR 53104 |
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