Proposed Sale Notice for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts

3 organizations filed 3 public comments on Proposed Sale Notice for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts, at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The comment window closed 4925d ago.

Abstract

This document is the Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) for the sale of commercial renewable energy leases on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts, pursuant to BOEM’s regulations at 30 CFR 585.216. BOEM will auction the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Wind Energy Area (WEA) announced on February 24, 2012 as two leases using a simultaneous ascending clock auction format. In this PSN, you will find information pertaining to the areas available for leasing, proposed lease provisions and conditions, auction details, the lease form, criteria for evaluating competing bids, award procedures, appeal procedures, and lease execution. BOEM invites comments during a 60-day comment period following this notice.

Commenters (3)

• National Wildlife Federationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Offshore Wind Development Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%