Reminder: Public Meetings on Draft Environmental Review of Potential Mitigation of Future Development of Wind Lease Areas Offshore California

Dear Stakeholder,

On Nov. 13, 2024, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the notice of availability (NOA) of a draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that assesses the potential mitigation of future development associated with the five offshore wind lease areas off California's central and north coasts.

The NOA initiated a 90-day public comment period that ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 12, 2025. During the public comment period, BOEM is hosting two virtual public meetings to allow the public to learn more about the draft Programmatic EIS, ask questions, and provide oral testimony.

The virtual public meetings will be held on the following dates. All times are Pacific Time:

• Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025
  • Time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Registration
• Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025
  • Time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Registration

For more information, please see BOEM's Virtual Meeting Room.

How to Submit Comments

• Through the regulations.gov web portal: You may submit written comments of any length electronically using Regulations.gov, docket No. BOEM-2023-0061. Comments must be submitted by 8:59 PT/11:59 PM ET on February 12, 2025; or
• By U.S. Postal Service or other delivery service: Send your comments and information by mail to: "Environmental Analysis Section Supervisor, Office of Environment, Pacific Regional Office, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 760 Paseo Camarillo, Ste. 102, Camarillo, California 93010." Comments must be postmarked no later than February 12, 2025.

-- BOEM --

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way.