TY - RPRT
TI - Maryland Offshore Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
AU - BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs
AB - This Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) assesses the potential biological, socioeconomic, physical, and cultural impacts that could result from the construction, operations and maintenance (O&M), and conceptual decommissioning of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project (Project) proposed by US Wind, Inc. (US Wind), in its Construction and Operations Plan (COP). The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has prepared this Draft EIS under the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 United States Code [U.S.C.] 4321–4370f) and implementing regulations. This Draft EIS will inform BOEM’s decision on whether to approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the COP (30 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 585.628).  Cooperating agencies may rely on this Draft EIS to support their decision-making. In conjunction with submitting its COP, US Wind applied to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for an incidental take authorization in the form of a Letter of Authorization (LOA) for Incidental Take Regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), for incidental take of marine mammals during Project construction. Under the MMPA, NMFS is required to review applications and, if appropriate, issue an incidental take authorization. NMFS intends to adopt the Final EIS if, after independent review and analysis, NMFS determines the Final EIS to be sufficient to support its separate proposed action and decision to issue the authorization, if appropriate. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) similarly intends to adopt the Final EIS to meet its responsibilities under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (RHA). Volume I: Draft Environmental Impact Statement Appendix A: Required Environmental Permits and Consultations Appendix B: Supplemental Information Appendix C: Project Design Envelope and Maximum-Case Scenario Appendix D: Planned Activities Scenario Appendix E: Analysis of Incomplete and Unavailable Information Appendix F: Impact-Producing Factor Tables and Assessment of Resources with Minor (or Lower) Impacts Appendix G: Mitigation and Monitoring Appendix H: Cumulative Seascape, Landscape, and Visual Impact Assessment (SLVIA) Appendix I: Cumulative Historic Resource Visual Assessment (HRVEA) Appendix J: Finding of Adverse Effect under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act Appendix K: References Cited     Appendix L: Glossary Appendix M: List of Preparers and Reviewers Appendix N: Distribution List 
DA - 2023/09//
PY - 2023
UR - https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/maryland-offshore-wind-draft-environmental-impact-statement-eis
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Bats
KW - Birds
KW - Fish
KW - Invertebrates
KW - Marine Mammals
KW - Physical Environment
KW - Reptiles
KW - Sea Turtles
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Fisheries
ER -