BOEM Seeks Enter on Draft Environmental Evaluation for Proposed Massachusetts Mission 

The Bureau of Ocean Vitality Administration (BOEM) is opening a 30-day public remark interval, ending on March 4, inviting public touch upon the Draft EA for added website evaluation plan actions within the Beacon Wind lease space offshore Massachusetts.  

The Draft EA analyzes the potential environmental impacts of proposed website evaluation actions, consisting of 35 deployments and removals of a single suction bucket basis at 26 areas inside the lease space. The bureau says it’s doing so to collect data supporting the engineering design of wind turbine and offshore substation foundations to doubtlessly be put in inside the lease space for a future Beacon Wind mission.  

Two digital public conferences for the Draft EA are proposed throughout the remark interval, on Feb. 23 and Feb. 28. 

The bureau seeks feedback on assets and points, impact-producing elements and potential mitigating measures analyzed within the Draft EA. The general public feedback will assist inform BOEM’s determination on whether or not to approve the positioning evaluation plan modification. 

Following the remark interval, the bureau will assessment the feedback obtained to incorporate data for consideration within the Beacon Wind Closing EA.

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