Public Comment Period Extended for New York Offshore Wind Power Lease Area

SUGAR LAND--July 13 2016--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management recently extended the 30-day public comment period to July 13 for the environmental assessment of a proposed wind power lease area in waters offshore of New York. The public comment period for the 81,130-acre area off of Long Island was extended due to requests from stakeholders and will be used to determine whether to issue a Finding of No Significant Impact or continue additional analysis. Within this article: Update of the Cape Wind and Block Island offshore wind projects.