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| 2012-2516 | Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Virginia-Call for Information and Nominations | Notice | 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 described in the section entitled, "Requested Information from Interested or Affected Parties." This notice is published pursuant to subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), which was added by section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), as well as the implementing regulations at 30 CFR part 585. The Call Area described in this notice is located on the OCS offshore Virginia. The western edge of the Call Area is approximately 23.5 nautical miles (nmi) from the Virginia Beach coastline, and extends to an eastern edge that is approximately 36.5 nmi from the same location. The longest north/south portion is approximately 10.5 nmi in length and the longest portion of the east/west portion is approximately 13 nmi in length. The area is made up of 19 whole OCS blocks and 13 sub-blocks. The entire area is approximately 112,799 acres, or 45,648 hectares. This area was delineated in consultation with the BOEM Virginia Renewable Energy Task Force. A detailed description of the area is presented later in this notice. | 2012-02-03 | 2012 | 2 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/02/03/2012-2516/commercial-leasing-for-wind-power-development-on-the-outer-continental-shelf-ocs-offshore | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-02-03/pdf/2012-2516.pdf | Interior Department; Ocean Energy Management Bureau | 253,575 | 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... |