Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Revolution Wind LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Rhode Island; Reopening of Comment Period and Corrections

Published date04 June 2021
Citation86 FR 30068
Record Number2021-11727
SectionNotices
CourtOcean Energy Management Bureau
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 106 (Friday, June 4, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 106 (Friday, June 4, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 30068-30069]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-11727]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
                [Docket No.: BOEM-2021-0029]
                Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
                Revolution Wind LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Rhode
                Island; Reopening of Comment Period and Corrections
                AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
                ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period and corrections.
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                SUMMARY: On April 30, 2021, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
                (BOEM) published the ``Notice of Intent to Prepare an [EIS] for
                Revolution Wind LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Rhode
                Island'' in the Federal Register. The NOI announced that BOEM will
                prepare an EIS as part of its review of a construction and operations
                plan submitted by Revolution Wind LLC and provided project information.
                The notice stated that comments received by June 1, 2021, will be
                considered. This notice corrects two statements in the NOI regarding
                the energy capacity of the proposed wind facility and its distance
                [[Page 30069]]
                from shore. In addition, it reopens the comment period.
                DATES: Comments received by June 11, 2021 will be considered.
                ADDRESSES: Written comments can be submitted in any of the following
                ways:
                 Delivered by mail or delivery service, enclosed in an
                envelope labeled ``Revolution Wind COP EIS,'' and addressed to Program
                Manager, Office of Renewable Energy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
                45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166; or
                 Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2021-0029. Click on
                the ``Comment Now!'' button to the right of the document link. Enter
                your information and comment, then click ``Submit.''
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of
                Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
                20166, (703) 787-1722 or [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                Technical Corrections
                 In the Federal Register of April 30, 2021, on page 22973 in the
                first column, line 48, under the heading ``Purpose and Need for the
                Proposed Action'', replace the sentence: ``The project will deliver 704
                MW of power to the New England energy grid.''
                 The corrected sentence reads: ``The project would have the capacity
                to deliver up to 880 MW of power to the New England energy grid,
                satisfying the current PPA total of 704 MW.''
                 In the same edition of the Federal Register, on page 22973, in the
                second column, line 20 under the heading ``Preliminary Proposed Action
                and Alternatives,'' replace the sentence: ``The wind turbine
                generators, offshore substations, array cables, and substation
                interconnector cables would be located on the [Outer Continental Shelf]
                approximately 17.4 nautical miles (20 statute miles) south of the coast
                of Rhode Island.''
                 The corrected sentence reads: ``The wind turbine generators,
                offshore substations, array cables, and substation interconnector
                cables would be located on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
                approximately 15 nautical miles (18 statute miles) southeast of Point
                Judith, Rhode Island, approximately 13 nautical miles (15 statute
                miles) east of Block Island, Rhode Island, approximately 7.5 nautical
                miles (8.5 statute miles) south of Nomans Land Island National Wildlife
                Refuge (uninhabited island), and between approximately 10 to 12.5
                nautical miles (12 to 14 statute miles) south/southwest of varying
                points of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts coastlines.''
                William Y. Brown,
                Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
                [FR Doc. 2021-11727 Filed 6-3-21; 8:45 am]
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