Notice2024-18093
Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment for Commercial Wind Lease Issuance on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, Oregon
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Published
August 14, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentOcean Energy Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the availability of an environmental assessment (EA) and its finding that possible wind energy-related leasing, right-of-way and right of use issuance, site assessment, and site characterization activities on the U.S. Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Oregon (the Proposed Action) will not significantly impact the human environment. The EA will inform BOEM's decision whether to issue wind energy leases on the OCS offshore the U.S. Pacific, Oregon.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 66137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18093]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [Docket No. BOEM-2023-0065]
Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment for
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf,
Oregon
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the
availability of an environmental assessment (EA) and its finding that
possible wind energy-related leasing, right-of-way and right of use
issuance, site assessment, and site characterization activities on the
U.S. Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Oregon (the
Proposed Action) will not significantly impact the human environment.
The EA will inform BOEM's decision whether to issue wind energy leases
on the OCS offshore the U.S. Pacific, Oregon.
ADDRESSES: The final EA and associated information are available on
BOEM's website at: <a href="http://www.boem.gov/oregonea">www.boem.gov/oregonea</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Gilbane, Chief, Environmental
Analysis Section, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Camarillo,
California Office, 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102, Camarillo, CA 93010,
(805) 384-6387 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#076b6e746629606e6b65666962476568626a29606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6d01041e0c430a04010f0c03082d0f020800430a021b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final EA analyzes the potential impacts
from the Proposed Action, which involves BOEM issuing up to two
commercial wind energy leases in the Oregon Wind Energy Areas (WEAs)
and granting associated rights-of-way (ROWs) and rights-of-use and
easement (RUEs) offshore the State of Oregon. A BOEM-issued lease
provides lessees the exclusive right to submit site assessment and
construction and operations plans to BOEM for possible approval. The EA
considers the reasonably foreseeable environmental consequences
associated with site characterization activities (geophysical,
geotechnical, archaeological, and biological surveys) and site
assessment activities (including the installation and operation of
meteorological buoys) which are the types of activities that
foreseeably follow BOEM's issuance of the leases, ROWs, and RUEs. BOEM
prepared an EA for this proposed action to inform its planning and
decision-making (40 CFR 1501.5(b)).
Alternative: In addition to the Proposed Action, BOEM considered a
No Action Alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, BOEM would not
issue commercial wind energy leases, ROWs, or RUEs in the two Oregon
WEAs. BOEM's preferred alternative is the Proposed Action.
Finding of no significant impact: After carefully considering the
alternatives and comments from the public and cooperating and
consulting agencies on the draft EA, BOEM finds that approval of two
commercial wind energy leases in the Oregon WEAs, and ROWs and RUEs
associated with the lease areas, would not significantly impact the
environment.
Availability of the final EA: The final EA and associated
information are available on BOEM's website <a href="http://www.boem.gov/oregonea">www.boem.gov/oregonea</a>.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq. (National Environmental Policy
Act, as amended) and 40 CFR 1506.6.
Douglas Boren,
Pacific Regional Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2024-18093 Filed 8-13-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4340-98-P
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