#1BOEMRE Rhode Island/Massachusetts Renewable Energy Task Force DEPARTMENT US. OF THE MURCH 5. Welcome & Introductions WETERLOR Offshore Alternative Energy Programs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement#2DEPARTMENT OF THE WETERLOR Summary of Previous Efforts ● U.S. MARCH 5. November 17, 2009: First Task Force meeting 1849 July 26, 2010: MOU signed between Governors of Rhode Island and Massachusetts • Oct & Nov 2010: BOEMRE received two separate unsolicited requests December 10, 2010: Informed Task Force members of unsolicited applications & discussed next steps March 2011: BOEMRE determined unsolicited applicants qualified (legal, technical, & financial) April 2011: Distributed draft Call for Information and Nominations#3DEPARTMENT OF THE WETERLOR Program Stages Planning & Analysis • Leasing Site Assessment • Commercial Development U.S. MURCH 5. *Engage & receive comment from Intergovernmental Task Force, stakeholders, and public throughout#4DEPARTMENT U.S. OF THE Program Stages Planning & Analysis Stage Engage Intergovernmental Task Force, stakeholders, and public Develop and Publish Planning Notices MURCH 5. Request for Interest (RFI) or Call for Information and Nominations (Call) Announce Area Identification Conduct environmental compliance and consultation WETERLOR#5DEPARTMENT OF THE WETERLOR Purpose & Goal U.S. MARCH B Draft Call for Information and Nominations Next steps in the leasing process • Next steps in the environmental review process Overall meeting goal: solicit feedback from Task Force members on draft Call before publication in the Federal Register#6Call for Information and Nominations (Call) DEPARTMENT U.S. MARCH Agency, Action, and Summary, Response Date, Submission Procedures, Contact Information Supplementary Information. . Purpose of the Call Background Environmental Review Process ⚫ BOEMRE's Planning and Leasing Process • ● Description & Development of Area Required Nomination Information OF THE 5. WETERLOR Requested Information from Interested or Affected Parties Protection of Privileged or Confidential Information#7DEPARTMENT OF THE WETERLOR Purpose of the Call Planning notice U.S. MURCH Allows BOEMRE to gauge level of interest in commercial leasing, determine competitive interest in particular areas, and identify multiple-use activities 5. Does not identify an area that BOEMRE is offering for lease issuance or approval of development activities#8DEPARTMENT OF THE WETERLOR Background Energy Policy Act of 2005 U.S. MURCH • Executive Order 13457: Stewardship of the Oceans, our Coasts, and the Great Lakes 5. Department of Interior "Smart from the Start" Atlantic Wind Initiative and BOEMRE/State Renewable Energy Task Forces Environmental Review Process#9DEPARTMENT OF THE WETERLOR Background U.S. MARCH B Actions Taken by the State of Rhode Island in Support of Renewable Energy Development BOEMRE's Planning & Leasing Process Determination of Competitive Interest . Competitive Process Noncompetitive Process#10Leasing Stage DEPARTMENT U.S. Engage Intergovernmental Task Force, stakeholders, and public Publish Leasing Notices ● MARCH B OF THE A WETERLOR Publish Determination of No Competitive Interest (Noncompetitive) Publish Proposed and Final Sale Notices (Competitive) Issue Leases Negotiate Lease (Noncompetitive) Hold Lease Auction (Competitive)#11Future Stages After Leases Are Issued: Site Assessment DEPARTMENT U.S. MARCH 5- OF THE A 1849 Lease provides a 5-year period to collect site- specific data: Informs preparation of the lessee's COP WETERLOR May include archaeological, biological, geophysical, geotechnical, and shallow hazard surveys BOEMRE conducts environmental and technical reviews of the lessee's site assessment plan (SAP) ● Submitted for planned bottom-founded data collection facilities (e.g., met towers or met buoys)#12Future Stages After Leases Are Issued: Commercial Development . ● DEPARTMENT U.S. MAURCH OF THE A 5- Lease provides a 25-year period to construct and generate electricity Lessee submits COP that describes • Overall site investigation results Offshore and onshore support Any proposed mitigation and monitoring and lease stipulation compliance WETERLOR Design, fabrication, installation, and operations concepts Decommissioning and site clearance concepts BOEMRE prepares and environmental impact statement and conducts environmental & consultation and technical reviews#13DEPARTMENT OF THE A WETERLOR Description of the Area U.S. MAURCH 5. On the OCS offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts 1849 Divided into two areas separated by an existing Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS): Northwest Section, (2.5 nmi²) ● 1 partial OCS lease block • Southeast Section (251 nmi²) • 32 whole and 10 partial OCS lease blocks#1471°40'W 71°30'W Rhode Island 6757 6755 6756 Preliminary Draft Rhode Island / Massachusetts Call Area 71°20'W 71°10'W 6617 6616 6618 6665 6666 6667 6668 6664 6663 71°0'W 6712 6713 6714 6715 6716 6717 6718 6719 6720 6708 6709 6711 6710 6760 6761 6762 6763 AE- ABC 676 6765 66 NOP HLP 70°50'W Martha's Vineyard 6767 6768 6769 6770 6774 6805 6806 6807 6855 6856 Block Island 6905 6906 CD H 6911 6912 6913 5919 6915 6916 6917 KL OP 6810 6811 6812 6813 6814 681 6816 6817 6818 6819 6820 OP 6860 861 6862 6863 6864 E-M BCD 6865 PMNOP LPOHLP AE-MAE-M ABCD 6866 6867 6868 6869 6870 6871 6873 6874 6872 6824 BCD EFGHEFGH 6918 6919 6920 6921 6922 6923 6924 JKLO JK MNO PMNOP CD GH 6955 6956 6957 6960 6961 6962 6963 6965 6966 6967 6968 6969 6970 6971 6972 6973 6974 KL 6958 6959 OP CD GH 7005 7006 7007 7008 7009 7010 7011 7012 7013 7015 7016 7017 7018 7019 7020 7021 7022 7023 7024 NOP Fed/State Boundary 7060 7061 7062 7063 7064 7065 7066 7067 7068 7069 7070 7071 7072 7073 7074 Proposed 500 meter buffer TSS Proposed Call Area 7110 7111 7112 7113 7114 7115 7116 7117 7118 7119 7120 7121 7122 7123 7124 NK19-07 Providence OCS Lease Blocks NK19-10 Block Island Shelf Official Protraction Diagram 6011 6012 6013 6014 6015 6016 6017 6018 6019 6020 6021 6022 6023 6024 6025 Nautical Miles 0 1 2 4 6 8 6061 6062 6063 6064 6065 6066 6067 6068 6069 6070 6071 6072 6073 6074 6075 Draft: Deliberative and pre-decisional work document. 6111 6112 6113 6114 6115 6116 6117 6118 6119 6120 6121 6122 6123 6124 6125 41°0'N 41°10'N 41°20'N#1571°40'W 71°30'W Rhode Island 6757 6755 6756 6805 6806 6807 Rhode Island / Massachusetts Area of Mutual Interest 71°20'W 71°10'W 6617 6616 6618 6665 6666 6667 6668 6664 6663 71°0'W 70°50'W 6712 6713 6714 6715 6716 6717 6718 6719 6720 6708 6709 6711 6710 6855 6856 Block Island 6905 6906 Martha's Vineyard 6760 6761 6762 6763 6764 6765 6766 6767 6768 6769 6770 6774 6810 6811 6812 6813 6814 6815 6816 6817 6818 6819 6820 6824 6860 6861 6862 6863 6864 6865 6866 6867 6868 6869 6870 6871 6873 6874 6872 6911 6912 6913 6914 6915 6916 6917 6918 6919 6920 6921 6922 6923 6924 6955 6956 6957 6960 6961 6962 6963 6964 6965 6966 6967 6968 6969 6970 6971 6972 6973 6974 6958 6959 7005 7006 7007 7008 7009 7010 7011 7012 7013 7014 7015 7016 7017 7018 7019 7020 7021 7022 7023 7024 7055 7056 7057 7058 7059 7060 7061 7062 7063 7064 7065 7066 7067 7068 7069 7070 7071 7072 7073 7074 Fed/State Boundary Area of Mutual Interest 7110 7111 7112 7113 7114 7115 7116 7117 7118 7119 7120 7121 7122 7123 7124 NK19-07 Providence OCS Lease Blocks Official Protraction Diagram 6011 6012 6013 6014 6015 6016 6017 6018 6019 6020 6021 NK19-10 Block Island Shelf 6022 6023 6024 6025 Nautical Miles 0 1 2 4 6 8 6061 6062 6063 6064 6065 6066 6067 6068 6069 6070 6071 6072 6073 6074 6075 Draft: Deliberative and pre-decisional work document. 6111 6112 6113 6114 6115 6116 6117 6118 6119 6120 6121 6122 6123 6124 6125 41°0'N 41°10'N 41°20'N#1671°40'W Rhode Island / Massachusetts Area of Mutual Interest and Unsolicited Proposals 71°30'W 71°20'W 71°10'W 71°0'W 70°50'W Rhode Island 6757 6755 6756 6805 6806 6807 6617 6616 6618 6665 6666 6667 6668 6664 6663 6712 6713 6714 6715 6716 6717 6718 6719 6720 6708 6709 6711 6710 6855 6856 Block Island 6905 6906 Martha's Vineyard 6760 6761 6762 6763 6764 6765 6766 6767 6768 6769 6770 6774 6810 6811 6812 6813 6814 6815 6816 6817 6818 6819 6820 6824 6860 6861 6862 6863 6864 6865 6866 6867 6868 6869 6870 6873 6874 6871 6872 6911 6912 6913 6914 6915 6916 6917 6918 6919 6920 6921 6922 6923 6924 ☐ 6955 6956 6957 6960 6961 6962 6963 6964 6965 6966 6967 6968 6969 6970 6971 6972 6973 6974 6958 6959 Fed/State Boundary 7005 7006 7007 7008 7009 7010 7011 7012 7013 7014 7015 7016 7017 7018 7019 7020 7022 7023 7024 7060 7061 7062 7063 7064 7065 7066 7067 7068 7069 7070 7071 7072 7073 7074 Neptune Unsolicited Request Deepwater Unsolicited Request Area of Mutual Interest 7110 7111 7112 7113 7114 7115 7116 7117 7118 7119 7120 7121 7122 7123 7124 NK19-07 Providence OCS Lease Blocks NK19-10 Block Island Shelf Official Protraction Diagram 6011 6012 6013 6014 6015 6016 6017 6018 6019 6020 6021 6022 6023 6024 6025 Nautical Miles 0 1 2 4 6 8 6061 6062 6063 6064 6065 6066 6067 6068 6069 6070 6071 6072 6073 6074 6075 Draft: Deliberative and pre-decisional work document. 6111 6112 6113 6114 6115 6116 6117 6118 6119 6120 6121 6122 6123 6124 6125 41°0'N 41°10'N 41°20'N#17Rhode Island / Massachusetts Area of Mutual Interest and Unsolicited Proposals 7 CONN RHOD 71°40'W proporated on [HS chart. 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DANGER ONE 70 noté Aj 135 日の 12 Yu Sy 6813 6818F6819 6820 61 Prv aids PA 8199 14 18 10 18 " 6868 6889 197 18 13 27 215 18 SG 6870 15 70 Southwest 6871 8 1/11 4.G"7" FIG 45 2BELL Neinace lace 13 15 DANG 15 DANGA ZONE 334 7 (see note A) 6875 6874 13 6774 15 6824 14 6872 17 71 14 16 Fa 14/ 15 56911 6912) 6913 9 15 113 Southwest Ledge 10 A 11 184 18 RW "A Mo (A 6914 6915 PA 19 6917 17 6918 18 6919 6925 19921 6922 15 692318 6924 33 16 +23 15 16 1+ 6 18 FC4A 69550 G 6956 91 WHIS RACON-J 18 exproves S PA ec 1966 17 PA 19 19 18 FR2 1697$ 18 69603 23 RAGON-6958 12 6959 RA 6961. 17 5 21 8M HORN 16 7010 6962 28 6963 32 PRECAUHUNAHY AHEA 7014 701224 6964 1965 29 696622 Cox Ledge 6967 6968 6969 69 6971 6972 PA 22 6973 6974 N 2 18 21 21 19 1992) 23 24 Fed/State Boundary 21 24 S 7014 7015 7016 31 20 22 19 7017 18 70187 7019 7021 18 7022 7023 7024 25 24 LANGER Neptune Unsolicited Request Deepwater Unsolicited Request Sulfuric Acid 25 26 7060 7061 7062 5 26 7063 S 26 7064 7065 7066 7067 7068 7069 7079 7071 7072 7073 7074 261 26 S Sh 27 20 USCG Area of Shipping Concern 23 23 26 27 SG 7110 29 7111 Area of Mutual Interest OCS Lease Blocks 711647117 FY4S Pr 20 27 Official Protraction Diagram 28 2016011 6012 8013 56 6014 6015 28016 Nautical Miles 31 31 0 1 2 4 6 8 31 31 6061 3 6062 6063 6064 Unexploded taped 7402885) 2013 27 15 7118 7119 7120 7121 7122 7123 7124 27 8 12/ N19-07 Providence on 26 6017 28 6018 60197 60209 NK19-10 Block Island Shelf 6021 6022 6023 76 6024 6025 29 27 Unexploded bomb 28 30-1- 17 S کری کی کھا گیا FA 28 6065 6066 29 6067 Unexploded depth charge 28068 3 6069 6070 6071 2 6072 6073 6074 6075 29 29 Draft: Deliberative and pre-decisional work document. 29 No 1950 PA 31 अ 6111 6112 6113 6114 6115 6116 6117 6118 6119 6120 29 6121 612 S 6123 28124 $125 32 41°0'N 41°10'N 41°20'N#1871°40'W 71°30'W Rhode Island 6757 6755 6756 6805 6806 6807 Preliminary Draft Rhode Island / Massachusetts Call Area 71°20'W 71°10'W 6617 6616 6618 6665 6666 6667 6668 6664 6663 71°0'W 6712 6713 6714 6715 6716 6717 6718 6719 6720 6708 6709 6711 6710 6760 6761 6762 6763 AE- ABC 676 6765 NOP CLP 6810 6811 6812 6813 6814 681 70°50'W Martha's Vineyard H 6767 6768 6769 6770 6774 6816 6817 6818 6819 6820 6824 6855 6856 Block Island 6905 6906 6860 861 6862 6863 6864 PMNOP - 0 0 0 o ABCD 6866 6867 6868 6869 6870 6871 6873 6874 6872 CD 6911 6912 6913 CD GH 6955 6956 6957 6960 6961 6962 6963 KL 6958 6959 OP OHLPOHLPOHLP BCD EFGHEFGH 6915 6916 6917 6918 6919 6920 6921 6922 6923 6924 JKLI JK MNOPMNOP 6965 6966 6967 6968 6969 6970 6971 6972 6973 6974 Fed/State Boundary 7010 7011 7012 7013 7015 7016 7017 7018 7019 7020 7021 7022 7023 7024 Proposed 500 meter buffer NOP Neptune Unsolicited Request 7060 7061 7062 7063 7064 7065 7066 7067 7068 7069 7070 7071 7072 7073 7074 Deepwater Unsolicited Request TSS Proposed Call Area OCS Lease Blocks Official Protraction Diagram 7110 7111 7112 7113 7114 7115 7116 7117 7118 7119 7120 7121 7122 7123 7124 NK19-07 Providence NK19-10 Block Island Shelf 6011 6012 6013 6014 6015 6016 6017 6018 6019 6020 6021 6022 6023 6024 6025 Nautical Miles 0 1 2 4 6 8 6061 6062 6063 6064 6065 6066 6067 6068 6069 6070 6071 6072 6073 6074 6075 Draft: Deliberative and pre-decisional work document. 6111 6112 6113 6114 6115 6116 6117 6118 6119 6120 6121 6122 6123 6124 6125 41°0'N 41°10'N 41°20'N#19Required Nomination Information ● ● DEPARTMENT U.S. MARCH 3 OF THE 1849 WETERLOR BOEMRE Protraction name, number and specific whole or partial OCS blocks or sub-blocks of interest for commercial wind leasing, including any buffer Description of objectives and facilities. Schedule of proposed activities Available and pertinent data and information regarding renewable energy and environmental conditions Qualification documentation Instructions to unsolicited request applicants#20Requested Information from Interested or Affected Parties ● DEPARTMENT U.S. MARCH THE A 1849 WETERLOR Geological conditions (including bottom and shallow hazards) Archaeological and cultural resource sites on the seabed or nearshore Historic properties Multiple uses of the area, including navigation (commercial and recreational vessel use), recreation, and fisheries (commercial and recreational) • Other relevant socioeconomic, biological, and environmental information#21Protection of Privileged or Confidential Information DEPARTMENT U.S. MURCH 5. • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) • Exemption 4 • Section 304 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) OF THE 1849 WETERLOR#22Comments Jessica Bradley Project Coordinator Office of Offshore Alternative Energy Programs 703-787-1730 [email protected]