[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 19986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06980]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2023-0011]


Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
for SouthCoast Wind Energy, LLC's (Formerly Mayflower Wind Energy, LLC) 
Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts; Extension of 
Comment Period

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

ACTION: Draft environmental impact statement (DEIS); extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: On February 17, 2023, BOEM published a notice of availability 
(NOA) in the Federal Register announcing a public comment period 
regarding the DEIS for SouthCoast Wind Energy, LLC's (SouthCoast Wind) 
construction and operations plan (COP) for a proposed wind energy 
facility offshore Massachusetts. BOEM is extending the comment period 
on the DEIS. This notice announces a 15-day extension of the public 
comment period from April 3, 2023, to April 18, 2023. After BOEM 
addresses comments provided, BOEM will publish a final environmental 
impact statement (FEIS). The FEIS will inform BOEM's decision whether 
to approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the COP.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than April 18, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The DEIS and detailed information about SouthCoast Wind's 
project, including the COP, can be found on BOEM's website at https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/southcoast-wind. 
Comments can be submitted in any of the following ways:
     In written form by mail, enclosed in an envelope labeled, 
``SouthCoast Wind COP DEIS'' and addressed to Program Manager, Office 
of Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 
Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166.
     Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2023-0011. Click on 
the ``Comment'' button below the document link. Enter your information 
and comment, then click ``Submit Comment.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Stromberg, BOEM Office of 
Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 
20166, (703) 787-1730 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM is extending the comment period for the 
SouthCoast Wind DEIS because the revised version of the COP used to 
prepare the DEIS was recently posted on BOEM's website at https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/southcoast-wind-
formerly-mayflower-wind/. The DEIS analyzed the effects from the 
revised COP, not the original COP, and reflects the applicant's most 
current proposal. Please refer to the NOA published in the Federal 
Register (88 FR 10378) on February 17, 2023, for further information.
    Comments already submitted in response to the February 17, 2023, 
NOA do not need to be resubmitted. BOEM discourages anonymous comments. 
Please include your name and address as part of your comment. BOEM 
makes all comments in their entirety, including your name and address, 
available for public review online and during regular business hours. 
You may request that BOEM withhold your name, address, or any other 
personal identifiable information (PII) included in your comment from 
the public record. However, BOEM cannot guarantee that it will be able 
to do so. If you wish your name, address, or other PII to be withheld, 
you must state your request prominently in a cover letter and explain 
the harm that you fear from its disclosure such as unwarranted privacy 
invasion, embarrassment, or injury. 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: 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.
[FR Doc. 2023-06980 Filed 4-3-23; 8:45 am]
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