[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 14901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04246]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2024-0001]


Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement for Expected Wind Energy Development in the New York 
Bight; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Draft programmatic environmental impact statement; extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: On January 12, 2024, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
(BOEM) published a notice of availability (NOA) in the Federal Register 
announcing a public comment period for the draft programmatic 
environmental impact statement (PEIS) that analyzes the potential 
impacts of wind energy development in six lease areas of the New York 
(NY) Bight. BOEM is extending the comment period on the draft PEIS. 
This notice announces an extension of the public comment period, which 
will now end on March 13, 2024. After BOEM addresses comments provided, 
BOEM will publish a final PEIS.

DATES: The comment period for the notice published January 12, 2024, at 
89 FR 2249, is extended. Comments must be received no later than March 
13, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The draft PEIS and detailed information about the project 
can be found on BOEM's website at: https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/new-york-bight. 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 
https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2024-0001. 
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, VAM-OEP, Sterling, 
Virginia 20166, (703) 787-1703 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please refer to the NOA published in the 
Federal Register (89 FR 2249) on January 12, 2024, for further 
information.
    Comments already submitted in response to the January 12, 2024, NOA 
do not need to be resubmitted. BOEM discourages the submittal of 
anonymous comments.
    Please include your name and address as part of your comment. BOEM 
makes all comments in their entirety, including the names and addresses 
of respondents, 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.
    Even if BOEM withholds your PII in the context of this notice, your 
comment is subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 
552). Your information will only be withheld if a determination is made 
that one of the FOIA exemptions to disclosure applies. Such a 
determination will be made in accordance with the Department's FOIA 
implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2) and applicable law.
    BOEM protects business confidential information in accordance with 
the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Department of the 
Interior's implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2 and 30 CFR part 
585).
    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. 2024-04246 Filed 2-28-24; 8:45 am]
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