Notice2022-17921
Request for Interest (RFI) in Commercial Leasing for Wind Energy Development on the Gulf of Maine Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
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Published
August 19, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentOcean Energy Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issues this RFI to assess interest in, and to invite public comment on, possible commercial wind energy leasing on the Gulf of Maine OCS. BOEM will consider information received in response to this RFI to determine whether to schedule a competitive lease sale or to issue a noncompetitive lease for any portion of the area described in this RFI (RFI Area). Those interested in leasing within the RFI Area for a commercial wind energy project should provide detailed and specific information described in the section of this RFI entitled "Required Information for Indication of Commercial Interest." BOEM also invites all interested and potentially affected parties to comment and provide information--including information on environmental issues and concerns--that may be useful in the consideration of the RFI Area for commercial wind energy leases. Developers and those interested in providing public comments and information regarding site conditions, resources, and multiple uses in close proximity to, or within, the RFI Area should provide information requested in the section of this RFI entitled "Requested Information from Interested or Affected Parties." BOEM will process the information received in response to this RFI to determine if there is competitive interest to develop renewable energy on the OCS, understand ocean uses, identify conflicts, and deconflict, as appropriate. See the section of this RFI entitled "BOEM's Planning and Leasing Process."
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 160 (Friday, August 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51129-51133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17921]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2022-0040]
Request for Interest (RFI) in Commercial Leasing for Wind Energy
Development on the Gulf of Maine Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Request for interest and comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issues this RFI
to assess interest in, and to invite public comment on, possible
commercial wind energy leasing on the Gulf of Maine OCS. BOEM will
consider information received in response to this RFI to determine
whether to schedule a competitive lease sale or to issue a
noncompetitive lease for any portion of the area described in this RFI
(RFI Area). Those interested in leasing within the RFI Area for a
commercial wind energy project should provide detailed and specific
information described in the section of this RFI entitled ``Required
Information for Indication of Commercial Interest.'' BOEM also invites
all interested and potentially affected parties to comment and provide
information--including information on environmental issues and
concerns--that may be useful in the consideration of the RFI Area for
commercial wind energy leases. Developers and those interested in
providing public comments and information regarding site conditions,
resources, and multiple uses in close proximity to, or within, the RFI
Area should provide information requested in the section of this RFI
entitled ``Requested Information from Interested or Affected Parties.''
BOEM will process the information received in response to this RFI to
determine if there is competitive interest to develop renewable energy
on the OCS, understand ocean uses, identify conflicts, and deconflict,
as appropriate. See the section of this RFI entitled ``BOEM's Planning
and Leasing Process.''
DATES: Submissions indicating your interest in or providing comments on
commercial leasing within the RFI Area must be received no later than
October 3, 2022. BOEM may not consider late submissions.
ADDRESSES: Please submit indications of interest electronically via
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fb899e959e8c9a99979e9e959e899c82bb99949e96d59c948d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddafb8b3b8aabcbfb1b8b8b3b8afbaa49dbfb2b8b0f3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a> or hard copy by mail to the following
address: Zachary Jylkka, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of
Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop: VAM-OREP,
Sterling, VA 20166. If you elect to mail a hard copy, also include an
electronic copy on a portable storage device. BOEM will list the
parties that submit indications of competitive interest within the RFI
Area on the BOEM website after it has reviewed the qualification
documents of each entity indicating interest.
Please submit comments and other information as listed in the
section entitled ``Requested Information from Interested or Affected
Parties'' by either of the following two methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. In
the entry entitled, ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter BOEM-2022-0040
and then click ``search.'' Follow the instructions to submit public
comments and view supporting and related materials available for
this notice.
2. By mail to the following address: Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland
Road, Mailstop: VAM-OREP, Sterling, VA 20166.
Treatment of confidential information is addressed in the section
of this notice entitled, ``Protection of Privileged, Personal, or
Confidential Information.'' BOEM will post all comments on
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> unless labeled as confidential.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Jylkka, BOEM Office of
Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OREP, Sterling,
Virginia 20166, (978) 491-7732, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d071c1e151c0f045317041116161c3d1f121810531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8a2b9bbb0b9aaa1f6b2a1b4b3b3b998bab7bdb5f6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Authority
This RFI is published under subsection 8(p)(3) of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3), as well as
the implementing regulations at 30 CFR 585.210.
2. Purpose
Subsection 8(p)(3) of OCSLA requires BOEM to offer leases
competitively, unless BOEM determines that there is no competitive
interest. This RFI is a preliminary step to assist BOEM in determining
potential interest in offshore wind energy development in the RFI Area.
If, following this RFI, BOEM determines that there is competitive
interest in any portion of the RFI Area, BOEM may proceed with the
competitive leasing process under 30 CFR 585.211 through 585.225. If,
following this RFI, BOEM determines that there is no competitive
interest in the RFI Area, BOEM may proceed with the noncompetitive
leasing process under 30 CFR 585.232. Whether any leasing process is
competitive or noncompetitive, BOEM will provide opportunities for the
public to provide input.
Additionally, as part of any leasing process, BOEM will conduct a
thorough environmental review and requisite consultations with
appropriate Federal agencies, federally recognized Tribes, State and
local governments, and other interested parties, which will be
conducted in conformance with all applicable laws, regulations, and
policies. Parties other than those interested in obtaining a commercial
lease are welcome to submit comments in response to this RFI.
Concurrent with this notice, BOEM is publishing in the Federal
Register a Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) in response to the
State of Maine's proposed OCS lease for wind energy research submitted
to BOEM in October 2021 [Docket No. BOEM-2022-0041]. The RFCI specifies
information that is required to be submitted by entities wishing to
acquire a commercial lease within the RFCI area.
3. Description of the Request for Interest Area
BOEM determined the RFI Area after engaging with the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, the States of New Hampshire and Maine, and with the
Gulf of Maine Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force, which
included opportunities for public input during its meetings. This RFI
Area consists of 13,713,825 acres located off the coasts of
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine (see Figure 1).
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The outer perimeter of the RFI area is roughly bounded to the
north, east, and west by the boundaries of BOEM's jurisdiction over
renewable energy activities on the OCS. BOEM delineated the southern
boundary by looking at the oceanographic and ecological features that
together uniquely define the Gulf of Maine. BOEM also excluded areas
from the RFI Area that were incompatible with offshore wind energy
development, including areas that met the following criteria:
<bullet> A unit within the National Park System, National Wildlife
Refuge System, or National Marine Sanctuary System, and any National
Monument (Sec. 585.204),
<bullet> Existing Traffic Separation Schemes, fairways, and other
internationally recognized navigation measures, and
<bullet> The RFCI area encompassing the State of Maine's lease
request.
BOEM's RFI development framework, the map depicting the RFI Area
(Figure 1), and a spreadsheet listing its specific OCS blocks are
available for download on the BOEM website at <a href="https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/maine/gulf-maine">https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/maine/gulf-maine</a>.
4. Requested Information from Interested or Affected Parties
BOEM requests specific and detailed comments from the public and
other interested or affected parties on the following subjects. If a
commenter recommends an area be excluded from leasing, BOEM also
requests data to support any recommended buffers or set-backs from
those areas.
In some cases, BOEM possesses spatial data relevant to the
categories of information listed below and has made a public data
inventory listing those data layers available on the BOEM website at
<a href="https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/maine/gulf-maine">https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/maine/gulf-maine</a>. Regardless of whether BOEM has existing data for a certain
category, BOEM values comments addressing whether the commenter
believes the data are the best available, as well as any other
perceived gaps in or limitations of the data. Where applicable, spatial
information should be submitted in a format compatible with ESRI ArcGis
(ESRI shapefile or ESRI file geodatabase) in a geographic coordinate
system (NAD 83 datum).
a. Commercial and recreational fishing activities and data,
including spatial data (e.g., landings, value, vessel traffic, home
ports). Specifically, the use of the areas, types of fishing gear used,
anticipated impacts from offshore renewable energy (positive, negative,
or neutral), seasonal use, and recommendations for reducing use
conflicts. Additional information about port-to-port or port-to-fishing
location corridors, determination of appropriate buffers for safety
(based on the types of vessel) between these corridors and the
placement of structures in the RFI Area, and the density of the types
of vessels that utilize these corridors and their ability to use
alternative corridors.
b. Protected species and habitat information, including the
presence of endangered, threatened, or sensitive avian and marine life
and proximity to designated Endangered Species Act
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(ESA) Critical Habitat and Essential Fish Habitat or Habitat Areas of
Particular Concern.
c. Tribal issues of concern and relevant indigenous traditional
knowledge.
d. Socioeconomic information for communities potentially affected
by wind energy leasing in the RFI Area, including community profiles,
vulnerability and resiliency data, and information on environmental
justice communities. BOEM also solicits comments on how best to
meaningfully engage with these communities.
e. Technical and economic considerations, such as regional energy
demand, interconnection opportunities between offshore energy
facilities and the onshore electric grid, supply chain concerns,
floating foundations, anchoring system considerations, and suggested
distances from shore to offshore energy facilities.
f. Information regarding the identification of historic properties
or potential effects to historic properties from leasing, site
assessment activities (including installation of meteorological buoys),
and commercial wind energy development in the RFI Area. This includes
potential offshore archaeological sites or other historic properties
within the areas described in this notice and also onshore historic
properties that could potentially be affected by renewable energy
activities within the RFI Area. This information will inform BOEM's
review of future undertakings under Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA).
g. Information relating to whether the visibility of wind turbines
located in the RFI Area would adversely affect the landscape or
seascape of coastal areas of the Gulf of Maine. Information regarding
strategies that could be used to mitigate or minimize any adverse
visual effects, such as: how far offshore turbines should be placed to
minimize the visual impact from the coastline; specific locations or
areas to avoid development altogether; or any other strategies to help
reduce the visual footprint (for example, the color of the turbines or
their components, the arrangement or pattern of the turbine array, the
dimension of the turbines (e.g., height and blade span), navigation and
aviation lighting requirements, and the maximum number of turbines that
should be allowed in a specific area).
h. Information regarding the potential for interference with radar
systems covering the RFI Area, including, but not limited to, radar
systems used for navigation, air traffic control, offshore search and
rescue operations, and weather and environmental monitoring.
i. General interest from developers in constructing a backbone
transmission system that would transport electricity generated by wind
energy projects located offshore in the Gulf of Maine, including a
general description of the transmission's proposed path and potential
interconnection points with the onshore electric grid.
j. Data and information concerning renewable energy resources and
environmental conditions in and around the RFI Area (e.g.,
oceanographic factors such as seafloor morphology, wind speed, water
depth, shallow hazards, sea floor slope, currents, and tidal
influence).
k. Data and information concerning the presence of seafloor
telecommunications cables, disposal areas, and unexploded ordnance.
l. Information about potentially conflicting uses of the RFI Area,
including but not limited to alternative offshore energy (e.g., wave,
tidal), aquaculture, maritime navigation, and recreational vessel
traffic.
m. BOEM is planning to incorporate ecosystem-based spatial models
to support Gulf of Maine planning and leasing. BOEM requests comments
on the availability of such models, their relative strengths and
weaknesses, and their utility for the Gulf of Maine.
n. Other relevant socioeconomic, biological, or environmental
information.
5. Required Information for Indication of Commercial Interest
If you intend to submit one or more indications of interest for a
commercial wind energy lease within the RFI Area, you must provide the
following information for each indication of interest:
a. The BOEM leasing map name and number, or official protraction
diagram number, and the specific whole or partial OCS blocks within the
RFI Area that you are interested in leasing. This information should be
submitted as an ESRI ArcGis compatible spatial file (ESRI shapefile or
ESRI file geodatabase) in a geographic coordinate system (NAD 83
datum). If your indication of interest includes one or more partial
blocks, please describe those partial blocks in terms of a sixteenth
(i.e., sub-block) of an OCS block.
b. A description of your objectives and the facilities that you
would use to achieve those objectives. This should include a
description of requested buffers or set-backs from any potential
adjacent projects that may be developed as part of this commercial
leasing process (to, e.g., minimize wake effect or provide sufficient
protection of anchoring systems for floating foundations).
c. A preliminary schedule of proposed activities, including those
leading to commercial operations.
d. Available and pertinent data and information concerning
renewable energy resources and environmental conditions in the areas
that you wish to lease, including energy and resource data and
information used to evaluate the area. Where applicable, spatial
information should be submitted in a format compatible with ESRI ArcGIS
(ESRI shapefile or ESRI file geodatabase) in a geographic coordinate
system (NAD 83 datum).
e. Documentation demonstrating that you are legally qualified to
hold a lease in accordance with 30 CFR 585.106 and 585.107(b)-(d).
Examples of the documentation appropriate for demonstrating your legal
qualifications and related guidance can be found on the BOEM website at
<a href="https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/about-boem/Qualification%20Guidelines.pdf">https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/about-boem/Qualification%20Guidelines.pdf</a>. Legal qualification documents that you
provide to BOEM may be made available for public review. If you wish
that any part of your legal qualification documentation be kept
confidential, clearly identify what should be kept confidential and
submit it under separate cover (see the section of this RFI entitled
``Protection of Privileged, Personal, or Confidential Information''),
along with an explanation on why your legal qualifications should not
be subject to disclosure.
f. Documentation demonstrating that you are technically and
financially capable of constructing, operating, maintaining, and
decommissioning the commercial wind energy facility described in your
submission in accordance with 30 CFR 585.107(a). Guidance regarding the
documentation to demonstrate your technical and financial
qualifications can be found at <a href="https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/about-boem/Qualification%20Guidelines.pdf">https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/about-boem/Qualification%20Guidelines.pdf</a>.
Documentation you submit to demonstrate your legal, technical, and
financial qualifications may be provided to BOEM in either hard copy or
electronic formats (see the section of this RFI entitled ADDRESSES).
BOEM considers an Adobe PDF file on a media storage device to be an
acceptable format for an electronic copy.
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6. Protection of Privileged, Personal, or Confidential Information
a. Freedom of Information Act
BOEM will protect privileged and confidential information that you
submit as required by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Exemption
4 of FOIA applies to trade secrets and commercial or financial
information that is privileged or confidential. If you wish to protect
the confidentiality of such information, clearly label it and request
that BOEM treat it as confidential. BOEM will not disclose such
information if BOEM determines under 30 CFR 585.113(b) that it
qualifies for exemption from disclosure under FOIA. Please label
privileged or confidential information ``Contains Confidential
Information'' and consider submitting such information as a separate
attachment, along with an explanation on why the information should not
be subject to disclosure.
BOEM will not treat as confidential any aggregate summaries of
information or comments not containing privileged or confidential
information. Additionally, BOEM will not treat as confidential (1) the
legal title of the nominating entity (for example, the name of your
company), or (2) the list of whole or partial blocks that you are
nominating. Information that is not labeled as privileged or
confidential may be regarded by BOEM as suitable for public release.
b. Personally Identifiable Information
BOEM does not consider anonymous comments; please include your name
and address as part of your comment. You should be aware that your
entire comment, including your name, address, and any personally
identifiable information (PII) included in your comment, may be made
publicly available at any time. Even if BOEM withholds your information
in the context of this RFI, your submission is subject to FOIA. If your
submission is subject to a FOIA request, your information will only be
withheld if a determination is made that one of the FOIA's exemptions
to disclosure applies. Such a determination will be made in accordance
with the Department of the Interior's FOIA regulations and applicable
law.
For BOEM to consider withholding from disclosure your PII, you must
identify in a cover letter any information contained in your comment
that, if released, would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
your personal privacy. You must also briefly describe any possible
harmful consequences of the disclosure of your PII, such as
embarrassment, injury, or other harm. Note that BOEM will make
available for public inspection all comments, in their entirety,
submitted by organizations and businesses, or by individuals
identifying themselves as representatives of organizations or
businesses.
c. Section 304 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C.
307103(a))
After consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, BOEM is
required to withhold the location, character, or ownership of historic
resources if it determines that disclosure may, among other things,
risk harm to the historic resources or impede the use of a traditional
religious site by practitioners. Tribal entities should designate
information that falls under Section 304 of NHPA as confidential.
7. BOEM's Environmental Review Process
Before deciding whether and where leases may be issued, BOEM will
prepare an environmental analysis under the NEPA process and conduct
consultations to consider the environmental consequences associated
with issuing commercial wind energy leases within the RFI Area. The
NEPA analysis will consider the reasonably foreseeable environmental
consequences associated with leasing, such as site characterization
activities (including geophysical, geotechnical, archaeological, and
biological surveys) and site assessment activities (including
installation of a meteorological buoy). BOEM also will conduct
appropriate consultations concurrently with, and integrated into, the
NEPA process. These consultations include those required by the Coastal
Zone Management Act, the ESA, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act, Section 106 of the NHPA, and Executive Order 13175,
``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments.''
Before BOEM allows any lessee to begin construction of a wind
energy project in the RFI Area, BOEM will consider the environmental
effects of the construction and operation of any wind energy facility
under a subsequent, separate, and project-specific NEPA process. This
separate NEPA process will include additional opportunities for
consultations and public involvement and likely will result in the
publication of an environmental impact statement.
8. BOEM's Planning and Leasing Process
a. Determination of Competitive Interest
Subsection 8(p)(3) of OCSLA states that ``the Secretary [of the
Interior] shall issue a lease, easement, or right-of-way . . . on a
competitive basis unless the Secretary determines after public notice
of a proposed lease, easement, or right-of-way that there is no
competitive interest.'' Accordingly, BOEM must first determine whether
there is competitive interest in acquiring a lease to develop offshore
wind energy within the RFI Area. At the conclusion of this RFI's
comment period, BOEM will review the indications of interest received
and determine if competitive interest exists in any part of the RFI
Area.
For areas with two or more valid indications of interest, BOEM may
consider proceeding with competitive leasing as described in the
section of this RFI entitled ``Competitive Leasing Process.'' For areas
where BOEM determines that only one interested entity exists, BOEM may
consider proceeding with noncompetitive leasing, as described in the
section entitled ``Noncompetitive Leasing Process.'' However, BOEM may
also determine there is competitive interest in an area with only a
single nomination based on input received in response to this notice,
market conditions, and the amount of area available for leasing.
If BOEM determines that competitive interest exists in areas BOEM
identifies as appropriate to lease, BOEM may hold one or more
competitive lease sales for those areas. If BOEM holds a lease sale,
all qualified bidders, including bidders that did not submit a
nomination in response to this RFI, will be eligible to participate in
the lease sale.
BOEM reserves the right to not offer for lease areas nominated as a
result of this RFI and to modify such areas from their proposed form
before offering them for lease.
b. Competitive Leasing Process
BOEM will follow the steps required by 30 CFR 585.211 through
585.225 if it decides to proceed with the competitive leasing process
after analyzing the responses to this RFI. Those steps are:
(1) Call for Information and Nominations (Call): BOEM will publish
a Call in the Federal Register for leasing in specified areas. The
comment period following the Call will be 45 days. In the Call, BOEM
may request comments seeking information on areas that should receive
special consideration and analysis; geological conditions (including
bottom hazards); archaeological sites on the seabed or
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nearshore; possible multiple uses of the proposed leasing area
(including navigation, recreation, and fisheries); and other
socioeconomic, biological, and environmental matters. In response to
the Call, potential lessees submit the following information: the area
of interest for a possible lease; a general description of the
potential lessee's objectives and the facilities that the potential
lessee would use to achieve those objectives; a general schedule of
proposed activities, including those leading to commercial operations;
data and information concerning renewable energy and environmental
conditions in the area of interest, including the energy and resource
data and information used to evaluate the area of interest; and
documentation showing the potential lessee is qualified to hold a
lease. However, a potential lessee is not required to resubmit
information it has already submitted in response to this RFI.
(2) Area Identification: Based on the information received in
response to the RFI and Call, BOEM will determine the level of
commercial interest and identify the areas that are appropriate to
analyze for potential leasing. Those areas will constitute wind energy
areas (WEA) and will be subject to environmental analysis in
consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, federally recognized
Tribes, State and local governments, and other interested parties.
(3) Proposed Sale Notice (PSN): If BOEM decides to proceed with a
competitive lease sale within a WEA after completion of its
environmental analysis and consultations, BOEM will publish a PSN in
the Federal Register with a comment period of 60 days. The PSN will
describe the areas BOEM intends to offer for leasing, the proposed
conditions of a lease sale, the proposed auction format of the lease
sale, and the lease instrument, including lease addenda. Additionally,
the PSN will describe the criteria and process for evaluating bids in
the lease sale.
(4) Final Sale Notice (FSN): After considering the comments on the
PSN, if BOEM decides to proceed with a competitive lease sale, it will
publish an FSN in the Federal Register at least 30 days before the date
of the lease sale.
(5) Bid Submission and Evaluation: Following publication of the FSN
in the Federal Register, BOEM will offer the lease areas through a
competitive sale process, using procedures specified in the FSN. BOEM
will review the sale, including bids and bid deposits, for technical
and legal adequacy. BOEM will ensure that bidders have complied with
all applicable regulations. BOEM reserves the right to reject any or
all bids and to withdraw an offer to lease an area, even after bids
have been submitted.
(6) Issuance of a Lease: Following identification of the winning
bidder on a lease area, BOEM will notify that bidder and provide the
lease documents for signature. BOEM requires a winning bidder to sign
and return the lease documents, pay the remainder of its bid, if
applicable, and file the required financial assurance within 10-
business days of receiving the lease documents. Upon receipt of the
required payments, financial assurance, and signed lease documents,
BOEM may execute a lease with the winning bidder.
c. Noncompetitive Leasing Process
BOEM's noncompetitive leasing process includes the following steps
under 30 CFR 585.231 and 585.232:
(1) Determination of No Competitive Interest: If, after evaluating
all relevant information, including responses to this RFI, BOEM
determines there is no competitive interest in all or a portion of the
RFI Area, it may proceed with the noncompetitive lease issuance
process. BOEM will determine if the sole respondent who submitted an
indication of interest in a particular area intends to proceed with
acquiring the lease. If so, the respondent must pay the acquisition
fee. After the acquisition fee is paid, BOEM will publish a
determination of no competitive interest in the Federal Register.
(2) Review of Lease Request: BOEM will coordinate and consult, as
appropriate, with relevant Federal agencies, federally recognized
Tribes, affected State and local governments, and other affected or
interested parties in reviewing the noncompetitive leasing request and
in formulating lease terms, conditions, and stipulations. BOEM also
will complete the appropriate environmental analysis to inform its
decision-making.
(7) Lease Issuance: After completing its review of the lease
request and environmental analysis, BOEM may offer a noncompetitive
lease. BOEM requires the respondent to sign and return the lease
documents and file the required financial assurance within 10-business
days of receiving the lease documents. Upon receipt of the required
financial assurance and signed lease documents, BOEM may execute a
lease with the respondent.
Amanda Lefton,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2022-17921 Filed 8-18-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P
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