United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2013_register executive 2013-06-05 article Part II Notices D09002ee1c7fb6742 D09002ee1c7fb67ae United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This document is the Final Sale Notice (FSN) for the sale of two commercial wind energy leases on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts, pursuant to BOEM's regulations at 30 CFR 585.216. BOEM is offering Lease OCS-A 0486 (North Lease Area) and Lease OCS-A 0487 (South Lease Area) for sale simultaneously using a multiple factor auction format. The two lease areas together comprise the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Wind Energy Area (WEA) announced on February 24, 2012, (see "Areas Offered for Leasing" below for a description of the WEA and lease areas). The two lease areas are identical to those announced in the Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts, which was published on December 3, 2012, in the Federal Register with a 60-day public comment period (77 FR 71612). This FSN contains information pertaining to the areas available for leasing, lease provisions and conditions, auction details, the lease form, criteria for evaluating competing bids, award procedures, appeal procedures, and lease execution. The issuance of the leases resulting from this lease sale would not constitute an approval of project-specific plans to develop offshore wind energy. Such plans, expected to be submitted by successful lessees, will be subject to subsequent environmental and public review prior to a decision to proceed with development. 78 FR 33898 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-06-05/2013-13197 2013-13197 fr05jn13-101 4310-MR-P Docket No. BOEM-2013-0014 MMAA104000 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-06-05/2013-13197 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-06-05/html/2013-13197.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-06-05/pdf/2013-13197.pdf 11 p. 33898 33908 78 FR 33898 Atlantic Wind Lease Sale 2 (ATLW2) Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts-Final Sale Notice; Federal Register Vol. 78, Issue NOTICE 2013-13197 II DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Docket No. BOEM-2013-0014 MMAA104000 4310-MR-P 2013-13197 Final Sale Notice for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

This document is the Final Sale Notice (FSN) for the sale of two commercial wind energy leases on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts, pursuant to BOEM's regulations at 30 CFR 585.216. BOEM is offering Lease OCS-A 0486 (North Lease Area) and Lease OCS-A 0487 (South Lease Area) for sale simultaneously using a multiple factor auction format. The two lease areas together comprise the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Wind Energy Area (WEA) announced on February 24, 2012, (see "Areas Offered for Leasing" below for a description of the WEA and lease areas). The two lease areas are identical to those announced in the Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts, which was published on December 3, 2012, in the Federal Register with a 60-day public comment period (77 FR 71612). This FSN contains information pertaining to the areas available for leasing, lease provisions and conditions, auction details, the lease form, criteria for evaluating competing bids, award procedures, appeal procedures, and lease execution. The issuance of the leases resulting from this lease sale would not constitute an approval of project-specific plans to develop offshore wind energy. Such plans, expected to be submitted by successful lessees, will be subject to subsequent environmental and public review prior to a decision to proceed with development.

BOEM will hold a mock auction for the eligible bidders on July 24, 2013. The nonmonetary phase of the auction will begin on July 29, 2013. The monetary phase of the auction will be held online and will begin at 10:30 a.m. on July 31, 2013. Additional details are provided in the section entitled, "Deadlines and Milestones for Bidders." Jessica Bradley, BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170, (703) 787-1320 or jessica.bradley@boem.gov. Final Sales: Atlantic Wind Lease Sale 2 Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts , jessica.bradley@boem.gov http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/index.aspx http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/Smart-from-the-Start/Index.aspx http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/State-Activities/Rhode-Island.aspx http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/business-resources.html https://pay.gov/paygov/forms/formInstance.html?agencyFormId=27797604 pay.gov Vol. 78, no. 108 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2013-06-05 continuing daily deposited born digital 271 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-06-05 P0b002ee184f6f533 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr05jn13 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2013-06-05 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-06-05/pdf/FR-2013-06-05.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-06-05/xml/FR-2013-06-05.xml fdlp 33689 33953 DGPO 2013-06-05 2024-06-03 FR-2013-06-05 machine generated eng FR FR-2013-06-05 78 108