[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 154 (Thursday, August 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49612-49613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16958]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2022-0034]


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement for Future Wind Energy Development in the New York Bight; 
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI) to prepare a programmatic environmental 
impact statement (PEIS); extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 15, 2022, BOEM published a notice of intent (NOI) in 
the Federal Register announcing the initiation of public scoping for a 
PEIS for future wind energy development in the New York Bight (NY 
Bight). The PEIS will analyze the potential impacts of wind energy 
development activities in the NY Bight, as well as the change in those 
impacts that could result from adopting programmatic avoidance, 
minimization, mitigation, and monitoring measures for the NY Bight. 
BOEM is extending the public scoping period. This notice announces a 
15-day extension of the public scoping period from August 15, 2022, to 
August 30, 2022.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than August 30, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments can be submitted in any of the following 
ways:
     Delivered by mail or delivery service, enclosed in an 
envelope labeled, ``NY BIGHT PEIS'' and addressed to Chief, Division of 
Environmental Assessment, Office of Environmental Programs, Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road VAM-OEP, Sterling, 
Virginia 20166; or
     Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to 
www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2022-0034. Select 
the document in the search results on which you want to comment, click 
on the ``Comment'' button, and follow the online instructions for 
submitting your comment. A commenter's checklist is available on the 
comment web page. Enter your information and comment, then click 
``Submit.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Lewandowski, BOEM Office of 
Environmental Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166, 
telephone (703) 787-1703, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments already submitted in response to 
the July 15, 2022, NOI do not need to be resubmitted. Please refer to 
the NOI published in the Federal Register (87 FR 42495) on July 15, 
2022, for further information, including further instructions on how to 
submit comments.

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    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq. (NEPA, as amended) and 40 CFR 
1506.6.

William Y. Brown,
Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2022-16958 Filed 8-10-22; 8:45 am]
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