Zasoby i środowisko · 03/02/2012

Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Virginia-Call for Information and Nominations

BOEM invites submissions of nominations from parties interested in obtaining one or more commercial leases that would allow a lessee to propose the construction of a wind energy project(s) on the OCS offshore Virginia. Although the publication of this notice is not itself a leasing announcement, the area described herein may be subject to future leasing. BOEM will use the response to this Call for Information and Nominations (Call) to gauge specific interest in the acquisition of commercial wind lease(s) in some or all of the area and to determine whether competitive interest exists in any particular area, as required by 43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3). Parties wishing to submit a nomination in response to this Call should submit detailed and specific information as described in the section entitled, "Required Nomination Information." BOEM also requests comments from interested and affected parties regarding site conditions, resources, and multiple uses of the identified area that would be relevant to BOEM's review of the nominations submitted and any subsequent decision concerning whether to offer all or part of the area for commercial wind leasing. Information that BOEM is requesting is des