[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47171-47172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15387]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2023-0038]


Notice of Availability of the Revolution Wind Farm and Revolution 
Wind Export Cable Project Final Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; final environmental impact statement.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the 
availability of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the 
construction and operations plan (COP) submitted by Revolution Wind, 
LLC (Revolution Wind) for its proposed Revolution Wind Farm and 
Revolution Wind Export Cable Project (Project) offshore Rhode Island. 
The FEIS analyzes the potential environmental impacts of the Project as 
described in the COP (the proposed action) and the alternatives to the 
proposed action. The FEIS will inform BOEM's decision whether to 
approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the COP.

ADDRESSES: The FEIS and detailed information about the Project, 
including the COP, can be found on BOEM's website at: https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/revolution-wind.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Proposed Action: Revolution Wind seeks approval to construct, 
operate, and maintain the Project on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 
offshore Rhode Island. The Project would be developed within the range 
of design parameters outlined in the Revolution Wind COP, subject to 
applicable mitigation measures. The Project, as proposed in the COP, 
would have a maximum capacity ranging between 704 and 880 megawatts, 
would include up to 100 wind turbine generators connected by a network 
of inter-array cables, up to 2 offshore substations, an offshore cable 
linking the two substations, up to 2 export cables making landfall in 
North Kingstown, Rhode Island, 1 onshore substation, and 1 
interconnection facility that would connect to the regional onshore 
transmission grid at The Narragansett Electric Company Davisville 
Substation. The Project would be located on the OCS approximately 15 
nautical miles (18 statute miles) southeast of Point Judith, Rhode 
Island, within an area defined by Renewable Energy Lease OCS-A 0486. 
The offshore export cables would be buried below the seabed in the OCS 
and State of Rhode Island- owned submerged lands. The cable landfall, 
onshore substation, and interconnection facility would be located in 
North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
    Alternatives: BOEM considered 18 alternatives when preparing the 
draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), then included 3 additional 
alternatives based on public comments received on the DEIS and carried 
forward 7 alternatives for further analysis in the FEIS. These seven 
alternatives include six action alternatives and the no action 
alternative. Fourteen alternatives were not carried forward because 
they did not meet the purpose and need for the proposed action or did 
not meet screening criteria, which are presented in FEIS chapter 2 and 
appendix K. The screening criteria included consistency with law and 
regulations; technical and

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economic feasibility; environmental impacts; and geographic 
considerations.
    Availability of the FEIS: The FEIS, Revolution Wind COP, and 
associated information are available on BOEM's website at: https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/revolution-wind. BOEM 
has distributed digital copies of the FEIS to all parties listed in 
FEIS appendix H. If you require a digital copy on a flash drive or a 
paper copy, BOEM will provide one upon request, as long as these 
materials are available. You may request a flash drive or paper copy of 
the FEIS by contacting Laura Lee Wolfson at (703) 787-1433 or 
[email protected].
    Cooperating Agencies: The following Federal agencies and State 
governmental entities participated as cooperating agencies in the 
preparation of the FEIS: Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement; Environmental Protection Agency; National Marine Fisheries 
Service; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; U.S. Coast Guard; Massachusetts 
Office of Coastal Zone Management; Rhode Island Coastal Resources 
Management Council; and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental 
Management. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; National 
Park Service; Federal Aviation Administration; Department of Defense; 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Department of the Navy participated 
as a participating agency.
    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. 2023-15387 Filed 7-20-23; 8:45 am]
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