federal_register: 2013-18283
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| 2013-18283 | Research Lease on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Virginia, Request for Competitive Interest | Notice | The purpose of this public notice is to: (1) Describe the proposal submitted to BOEM by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) to acquire an OCS lease for wind energy research activities; (2) solicit indications of interest in a renewable energy lease in the area identified by DMME for substantially similar wind energy activities; and (3) solicit public input regarding the proposal, its potential environmental consequences, and the use of the area in which the proposed project would be located. On February 13, 2013, BOEM received an unsolicited request for a research lease from DMME. The objective of DMME is to obtain a lease under 30 CFR 585.238 for renewable energy research activities, including wind turbine installation and operational testing and the installation of metocean monitoring equipment. The objective of the DMME proposal is to design, develop, and demonstrate a grid-connected 12 megawatt (MW) offshore wind test facility on the OCS off the coast of Virginia. This RFCI is published pursuant to subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act, as amended by section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), and the implementing regulations at 30 CFR Part 585. | 2013-07-30 | 2013 | 7 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/07/30/2013-18283/research-lease-on-the-outer-continental-shelf-ocs-offshore-virginia-request-for-competitive-interest | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-07-30/pdf/2013-18283.pdf | Interior Department; Ocean Energy Management Bureau | 253,575 | The purpose of this public notice is to: (1) Describe the proposal submitted to BOEM by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) to acquire an OCS lease for wind energy research activities; (2) solicit indications... |