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Request for Information and Nominations:

Commercial Leasing for Wind Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Oregon

Filed on: 04/28/2022 at 8:45 am
Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/29/2022
FR Document: 2022-09000PDF 34 Pages (184 KB)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2022-0009]

Call for Information and Nominations – Commercial Leasing for Wind Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Oregon

 AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

 ACTION: Call for information and nominations; request for comments.

 SUMMARY: This call for information and nominations (Call or notice) invites public comment on and assesses interest in possible commercial wind energy leasing on the OCS offshore the Oregon coast. BOEM will consider information received in response to this Call to determine whether to schedule a competitive lease sale or to issue a noncompetitive lease for any portion of the areas described in this Call (Call Areas). Those interested in providing comments and information regarding site conditions, resources, and multiple uses in close proximity to or within the Call Areas should provide the information requested in section 5, “Requested Information from Interested or Affected Parties,” under the “Supplementary Information” heading of this Call. Those interested in leasing within the Call Areas for a commercial wind energy project should provide the information described in section 6, “Required Nomination Information,” under “Supplementary Information.” BOEM may or may not offer a lease for a commercial offshore wind energy project within the Call Areas after further government consultations, public participation, and environmental analyses.

 DATES: Submissions indicating your nomination of interest in or providing comments on commercial leasing within the Call Areas must be received no later than [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. Late submissions may not be considered.

 ADDRESSES: Please submit nomination information for commercial leasing as discussed in section 6 entitled “Required Nomination Information” via U.S. Postal Service, FedEx, UPS, or This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 04/29/2022 and available online at federalregister.gov/d/2022-09000, and on govinfo.gov another mail carrier to: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Strategic Resources, 760 Paseo Camarillo (Suite 102), Camarillo, California 93010. In addition to a paper copy, please include an electronic copy on any digital data storage device. Do not submit nominations via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. BOEM will list the parties that submitted nominations and the aggregated locations of nominated areas on the BOEM website after BOEM has completed its review of the nominations.

Please submit all other comments and information by either of the following two methods:

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.  

In the search box at the top of the webpage, enter BOEM-2022-0009 and then click “search.” Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view supporting and related materials.

2. U.S. Postal Service or other mail delivery service. Send your comments and other information to the following address: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Strategic Resources, 760 Paseo Camarillo (Suite 102), Camarillo, California 93010.

For further information about submitting public comments, please see section 7 entitled “Protection of Privileged, Personal, or Confidential Information.”

 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Whitney Hauer, Renewable Energy Specialist, BOEM, Office of Strategic Resources, 760 Paseo Camarillo (Suite 102), Camarillo, California 93010, (805) 384-6263 or whitney.hauer@boem.gov.