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 2014_register executive 2014-05-28 article Notices D09002ee1c7fa06cd D09002ee1c7fa0777 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 BOEM invites submissions of nominations from parties interested in obtaining one or more commercial leases that would allow a lessee to propose the construction of a wind energy project(s) on the OCS offshore New York. Although the publication of this notice is not itself a leasing announcement, the area described herein may be subject to future leasing. Parties wishing to submit a nomination in response to this Call should submit detailed and specific information as described in the section entitled, "Required Nomination Information." Parties that have previously submitted a nomination in response to the Request for Interest (RFI) (78 FR 760, published on January 4, 2013) do not need to resubmit their proposals unless they wish to modify or update them. BOEM also requests comments from interested and affected parties regarding site conditions, resources, and multiple uses of the identified area that would be relevant to BOEM's review of the nominations and/or to any subsequent decision concerning whether to offer all or part of the area for commercial wind leasing. Information that BOEM is requesting is described in the section entitled, "Requested Information from Interested or Affected Parties." This Call is published pursuant to subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), which was added by section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), as well as the implementing regulations at 30 CFR Part 585. The Call Area described in this notice is located on the OCS off the coast of Long Island, New York, beginning approximately 11 nautical miles (nmi) south of Long Beach, New York. From its western edge, the area extends approximately 26 nmi southeast at its longest portion. The project area consists of 5 full OCS blocks and 148 sub-blocks. The entire area is approximately 127 square miles, 81,130 acres, or 32,832 hectares. Table 1 describes the OCS lease blocks and sub-blocks included within the area of interest. A detailed description of the area is presented later in this notice. 79 FR 30645 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-05-28/2014-12065 2014-12065 fr28my14-126 4310-MR-P Docket No. BOEM-2013-0087 MMAA104000 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-05-28/2014-12065 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-05-28/html/2014-12065.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-05-28/pdf/2014-12065.pdf 7 p. 30645 30651 79 FR 30645 Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore New York-Call for Information and Nominations (Call); Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue NOTICE 2014-12065 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Docket No. BOEM-2013-0087 MMAA104000 4310-MR-P 2014-12065 Call for Information and Nominations for Commercial Leases for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New York.

BOEM invites submissions of nominations from parties interested in obtaining one or more commercial leases that would allow a lessee to propose the construction of a wind energy project(s) on the OCS offshore New York. Although the publication of this notice is not itself a leasing announcement, the area described herein may be subject to future leasing. Parties wishing to submit a nomination in response to this Call should submit detailed and specific information as described in the section entitled, "Required Nomination Information." Parties that have previously submitted a nomination in response to the Request for Interest (RFI) (78 FR 760, published on January 4, 2013) do not need to resubmit their proposals unless they wish to modify or update them. BOEM also requests comments from interested and affected parties regarding site conditions, resources, and multiple uses of the identified area that would be relevant to BOEM's review of the nominations and/or to any subsequent decision concerning whether to offer all or part of the area for commercial wind leasing. Information that BOEM is requesting is described in the section entitled, "Requested Information from Interested or Affected Parties." This Call is published pursuant to subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), which was added by section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), as well as the implementing regulations at 30 CFR Part 585. The Call Area described in this notice is located on the OCS off the coast of Long Island, New York, beginning approximately 11 nautical miles (nmi) south of Long Beach, New York. From its western edge, the area extends approximately 26 nmi southeast at its longest portion. The project area consists of 5 full OCS blocks and 148 sub-blocks. The entire area is approximately 127 square miles, 81,130 acres, or 32,832 hectares. Table 1 describes the OCS lease blocks and sub-blocks included within the area of interest. A detailed description of the area is presented later in this notice.

BOEM will only consider nominations describing interest in this Call Area that are postmarked by July 14, 2014. BOEM requests that comments and any other information are submitted by this date. Dr. Andrew Krueger, Project Coordinator, BOEM, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817, (703) 787-1320, or andrew.krueger@boem.gov. Lease Availability: Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New York , andrew.krueger@boem.gov http://energyplan.ny.gov/Plans/2014.aspx http://www.boem.gov/Mid-Atlantic-Regional-Planning-Body/ http://www.boem.gov/Regulatory-Development-Policy-and-Guidelines http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/Regulatory-Information/Index.aspx#Notices_to_Lessees,_Operators_and_Applicants http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/Regulatory-Information/Index.aspx#Rules_Development http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/State-Activities/New-York.aspx http://www.regulations.gov https://federalregister.gov/a/2013-15008 Vol. 79, no. 102 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-05-28 continuing daily deposited born digital 278 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-05-28 P0b002ee1892b4c76 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr28my14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-05-28 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-05-28/pdf/FR-2014-05-28.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-05-28/xml/FR-2014-05-28.xml fdlp 30431 30697 DGPO 2014-05-28 2024-06-02 FR-2014-05-28 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-05-28 79 102