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BOEM seeking comment on Draft Environmental Analysis for SouthCoast Wind
March 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The more than 1,900-page draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind project (formerly Mayflower Wind) off the coast of Massachusetts is now open for review and public comment. The SouthCoast Wind DEIS can be found on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s website. The 45-day period to submit comment began on Feb. 17 and ends on April 3 at 11:59 p.m.
During the comment period, BOEM will hold three virtual public meetings where the public can provide comments, learn more about the review process, potential impacts from the project, and proposals to reduce potential impacts.
Zoom registration link for March 27 session: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Yck7ucH0RQ2NtKDsWtTGoA
Dial-in phone number: 888 788 0099 (toll-free)
Meeting ID: 849 4517 9847
Password: 41687999
How to Comment
Comments can be submitted in the following ways:
- By mail in an envelope labeled “SouthCoast Wind COP DEIS” and addressed to Program Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166.
- Oral or written testimony during the public meetings.
- Online by visiting regulations.gov/document/BOEM-2023-0011-0001 (Docket No. BOEM-2023-0011). Click on the “Comment” button, enter your information and click “Submit Comment.”
