On December 19, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS), which will analyze potential impacts of Federal offshore wind energy development activities on the five offshore wind lease areas off California’s central and north coast. The purpose of the PEIS is to propose programmatic mitigation measures and analyze the impacts from the human and natural environment that could result from adopting those measures.
The NOI initiates a 60-day comment period. As part of this scoping process, BOEM asks stakeholders, organizations, Federal agencies, and Tribal, State, and local governments to submit comments on the scope of the PEIS, including potential alternatives and draft mitigation measures. The public comment period for the California Offshore Wind PEIS ends on February 20, 2024.
The following documents are available for your viewing.
Register to attend the scoping meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5oSPaMwfRHax6TAC0J3MEw#/registration