[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2925-2926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01705]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2018-0069]


Notice of Rescheduled Public Hearings and Reopening of the Public 
Comment Period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for 
Vineyard Wind LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore 
Massachusetts

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice to reschedule public hearings and reopen public comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), as the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Federal lead agency, has rescheduled 
the public hearings and reopened the public comment period for the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and 
Operation Plan (COP) submitted by Vineyard Wind LLC (Vineyard Wind).

DATES: The comment period for the Draft EIS that was first opened when 
BOEM published a Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS on December 7, 
2018, (83 FR 63184) is being reopened. Comments should be submitted no 
later than February 22, 2019. BOEM's public hearings have been 
rescheduled and will be held at the following dates and times. Please 
see the ADDRESSES section for the specific locations.
    [ssquf] Nantucket, Massachusetts: Monday, February 11, 2019.
    [ssquf] Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts: Tuesday, February 12, 2019.
    [ssquf] Hyannis, Massachusetts: Wednesday, February 13, 2019.
    [ssquf] New Bedford, Massachusetts: Thursday, February 14, 2019.
    [ssquf] Narragansett, Rhode Island: Friday, February 15, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The Draft EIS and detailed information about the proposed 
wind energy facility, including the COP, can be found on BOEM's website 
at: https://www.boem.gov/Vineyard-Wind/. Comments can be submitted in 
any of the following ways:
     In written form, delivered by U.S. Postal Service or other 
delivery service, enclosed in an envelope labeled ``Vineyard Wind COP 
Draft 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 February 22, 2019; or
     Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to 
htttp://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2018-0069. 
Click on the ``Comment Now!'' button to the right of the document link. 
Enter your information and comment, then click ``Submit.''
    Since publication in December 2018, copies of the Draft EIS have 
been and are still available for public review on BOEM's website and at 
the following locations:

Massachusetts

Aquinnah Public Library, Aquinnah
Boston Public Library, Boston
Chilmark Free Public Library, Chilmark
Edgartown Public Library, Edgartown
Hyannis Public Library, Hyannis
New Bedford Free Public Library, New Bedford
Oak Bluffs Public Library, Oak Bluffs
Nantucket Atheneum, Nantucket
Vineyard Haven Public Library, Vineyard Haven
West Tisbury Free Public Library, Vineyard Haven
Woods Hole Public Library, Woods Hole

Rhode Island

Maury Loontjens Memorial Library, Narragansett

    The public hearings for the Draft EIS for the Vineyard Wind COP 
have been rescheduled and will be held at the following places and 
times.
    [ssquf] Nantucket, Massachusetts: Monday, February 11, 2019; 
Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street, Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554; 
Open House 5:00-7:30 p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m.
    [ssquf] Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts: Tuesday, February 12, 2019; 
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.
    [ssquf] Hyannis, Massachusetts: Wednesday, February 13, 2019; 
Double Tree Hotel, Cape Cod Room, 287 Iyannough Road, Hyannis, 
Massachusetts 02601; Open House 5:00-8:00 p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 
6:00 p.m.
    [ssquf] New Bedford, Massachusetts: Thursday, February 14, 2019; 
Fairfield Inn and Suites Waypoint Event Center, 185 MacArthur Drive, 
New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740; Open House 5:00-8:00 p.m.; 
Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m.
    [ssquf] Narragansett, Rhode Island: Friday, February 15, 2019; 
Narragansett Community Center, 53 Mumford Road, Narragansett, RI 02882; 
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

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Draft EIS please contact Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of Renewable 
Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166, (703) 
787-1722 or [email protected].
    BOEM does not consider anonymous comments. Please include your name 
and address as part of your submittal. BOEM makes all comments, 
including the name and addresses of respondents, available for public 
review 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 notice was prepared pursuant to NEPA and 
implementing regulations at 40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR 46.435.

    Dated: February 5, 2019.
William Yancey Brown,
Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-01705 Filed 2-7-19; 8:45 am]
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