Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Virginia and Notice of Public Meeting

3 organizations filed 3 public comments on Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment for Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Virginia and Notice of Public Meeting, at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The comment window closed 4211d ago.

Abstract

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to consider the reasonably foreseeable environmental consequences associated with the approval of wind energy-related research activities offshore Virginia as proposed by the Virginia Department of Mines, Mineral, and Energy (DMME). The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the availability of the EA and to solicit public comment on the EA for a 30-day public comment period. BOEM will conduct a public information meeting to explain the proposed activities analyzed in the EA and provide additional opportunity for public comment on the EA. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 17, 2014, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, 717 General Booth Boulevard, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451.

Commenters (3)

• Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• University of Miami Studentunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%