[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 150 (Thursday, August 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 51462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18528]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2016-0049]
Environmental Assessment for Commercial Wind Leasing and Site
Assessment Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore the
Island of Oahu, Hawaii; Extension of Comment Period MMAA104000
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Extension of Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: BOEM is extending the comment period for the Notice of Intent
entitled, ``Environmental Assessment for Commercial Wind Leasing and
Site Assessment Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Offshore the Island of Oahu, Hawaii,'' which appeared in the Federal
Register on June 24, 2016, (81 FR 41334). The Environmental Assessment
will address environmental impacts and socioeconomic effects related to
the issuance of future commercial wind energy leases and approval of
site assessment activities on those leases offshore the island of Oahu,
Hawaii. The comment period has been extended an additional 30 days to
September 7, 2016.
DATES: Comments should be submitted no later than September 7, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Eckenrode, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Pacific OCS Region, 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102,
Camarillo, California 93010, (805) 384-6388, or
[email protected].
ADDRESSES: Federal, State, and local governments, Native Hawaiians, and
the public are requested to send their written comments regarding
environmental issues and the identification of reasonable alternatives
related to the proposed action described in this notice through one of
the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the
field entitled, ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter BOEM-2016-0049, and then
click ``search.'' Follow the instructions to submit public comments and
view supporting and related materials available for this notice; or
2. U.S. mail in an envelope labeled ``Comments on Hawaii EA'' and
addressed to Regional Director, BOEM Pacific OCS Region, 760 Paseo
Camarillo, Suite 102, Camarillo, California 93010. Comments must be
postmarked by the last day of the comment period to be considered. This
date is September 7, 2016.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying
information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comments to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Dated: July 28, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-18528 Filed 8-3-16; 8:45 am]
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