Notice2021-15998
Research Lease Issuance for Marine Hydrokinetic Energy on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Oregon
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Published
July 28, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentOcean Energy Management Bureau
Abstract
This notice informs the public of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM's) issuance of an executed, noncompetitive lease, Renewable Energy Lease No. OCS-P 0560, to Oregon State University for marine hydrokinetic research activities offshore Oregon and defines the size of the lease area. This notice is issued under BOEM's regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40620-40621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15998]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2021-0018]
Research Lease Issuance for Marine Hydrokinetic Energy on the
Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Oregon
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of lease issuance.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public of the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management's (BOEM's) issuance of an executed, noncompetitive lease,
Renewable Energy Lease No. OCS-P 0560, to Oregon State University for
marine hydrokinetic research activities offshore Oregon and defines the
size of the lease area. This notice is issued under BOEM's regulations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Whitney Hauer, BOEM Pacific
Region, Office of Strategic Resources, 760 Paseo Camarillo (Suite 102),
Camarillo, California 93010, (805) 384-6263 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65120d0c110b001c4b0d0410001725070a00084b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="41362928352f24386f292034243301232e242c6f262e37">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 24, 2014, BOEM published in the
Federal Register a public notice of an unsolicited request for an Outer
Continental Shelf renewable energy research lease submitted by Oregon
State University (OSU) for marine hydrokinetic (MHK) research
activities. 79 FR 16050 (Mar. 24, 2014). The public notice included a
request for competitive interest (RFCI) and a request for public
comment.
After evaluating the comments received in response to the RFCI, on
June 20, 2014, BOEM published in the Federal Register its determination
that there was no competitive interest in the area requested by OSU. 79
FR 35377 (June 20, 2014). On February 16, 2021, BOEM issued a lease for
MHK research activities to OSU for the PacWave South project, a
proposed open ocean wave energy test center, to be located
approximately 6 nautical miles offshore Newport, Oregon.
The total acreage of the lease area is approximately 4,270 acres.
The lease area is comprised of 12 aliquots (i.e., sub-blocks) within
Official Protraction Diagram Newport Valley NL10-10 Blocks 6481 and
6531. The project easement is a 200-foot-wide corridor on which five
cables will be located within Official Protraction Diagrams Newport
Valley NL 10-10 Block 6531 and Salem NL 10-11 Blocks 6501 and 6551.
Lease issuance by BOEM is a prerequisite for a license from the
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which is the Federal agency that
would approve project construction and operations. The lease and
supporting documentation, including required environmental compliance
documentation and the notices that solicited competitive interest, can
be found online at: <a href="https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/pacwave-south-project">https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/pacwave-south-project</a>.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337(p); 30 CFR 585.238(f) and 30 CFR
585.206(a).
Amanda Lefton,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-15998 Filed 7-27-21; 8:45 am]
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