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| 2011-32277 | Commercial Renewable Energy Transmission on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Mid-Atlantic States, Notice of Proposed Grant Area and Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) in the Area of the Atlantic Wind Connection Proposal | Notice | The purpose of this public notice is to: (1) Describe the Atlantic Wind Connection proposal submitted to BOEM; (2) solicit public input regarding the proposal, its potential environmental consequences, and the use of the area in which the proposal would be located; and (3) solicit submissions of indications of competitive interest for a right- of-way (ROW) grant for renewable energy purposes for the area identified in this notice. On March 31, 2011, BOEM received an application from Atlantic Grid Holdings LLC (AGH) for a ROW grant on the OCS offshore New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. AGH's proposed project, Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC), would entail the construction and installation of a two-circuit, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line that would collect power generated by wind power generation facilities on the OCS and deliver it to the grid operated by PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM) and possibly also the New York Independent System Operator, LLC (NYISO). When the wind power generation facilities are not functioning at full capacity, the AWC facilities would facilitate the transmission of conventionally- generated electricity between points on the onshore grid. Development of each phase would not be open-ended. Any ROW grant or plan approval contemplated by this notice would contain requirements that development under the grant take place within prescribed timeframes, as described in the grant, pursuant to 30 CFR 585.652(b). If AGH were to fail to meet such timeframes, BOEM may reduce the size of, terminate, or cancel the grant pursuant to 30 CFR 585.432-.437, or the terms of the grant itself. The application requests only a ROW grant--it does not request a lease for commercial wind generation. This announcement invites the submission of indications of competitive interest for a ROW grant for the area requested by AGH to construct transmission facilities. BOEM will consider the responses to this public notice to determine whether competitive interest exists for the area requested by AGH, as required by 43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3). Parties wishing to obtain a ROW grant for the area requested by AGH should submit detailed and specific information as described in the section entitled, "Required Nomination Information." This announcement also requests that interested and affected parties comment and provide information about site conditions and multiple uses within the area identified in this notice that would be relevant to the proposed project or its impacts. The information that BOEM is requesting is described below in the section entitled, "Requested Information from Interested or Affected Parties." This notice is published pursuant to subsection 8(p) of the OCS Lands Act, which was added through the enactment of Section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), as well as the implementing regulations at 30 CFR Part 585. | 2011-12-21 | 2011 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/12/21/2011-32277/commercial-renewable-energy-transmission-on-the-outer-continental-shelf-ocs-offshore-mid-atlantic | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-12-21/pdf/2011-32277.pdf | Interior Department; Ocean Energy Management Bureau | 253,575 | The purpose of this public notice is to: (1) Describe the Atlantic Wind Connection proposal submitted to BOEM; (2) solicit public input regarding the proposal, its potential environmental consequences, and the use of the area in which the proposal... |