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The Quapaw Tribe of Indians] that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: April 20, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09160 Filed 4–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–DTS#–33773; 

PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

soliciting electronic comments on the 

significance of properties nominated 

before April 16, 2022, for listing or 

related actions in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

electronically by May 16, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged 

to be submitted electronically to 

National_Register_Submissions@

nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public 

Comment on <property or proposed 

district name, (County) State>.’’ If you 

have no access to email you may send 

them via U.S. Postal Service and all 

other carriers to the National Register of 

Historic Places, National Park Service, 

1849 C Street NW, MS 7228, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry A. Frear, Chief, National Register 

of Historic Places/National Historic 

Landmarks Program, 1849 C Street NW, 

MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240, 

sherry_frear@nps.gov, 202–913–3763. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

properties listed in this notice are being 

considered for listing or related actions 

in the National Register of Historic 

Places. Nominations for their 

consideration were received by the 

National Park Service before April 16, 

2022. Pursuant to Section 60.13 of 36 

CFR part 60, comments are being 

accepted concerning the significance of 

the nominated properties under the 

National Register criteria for evaluation. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Nominations submitted by State or 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officers: 

INDIANA 

Clark County 

Centralia Court Historic District (Historic 

Residential Suburbs in the United States, 

1830–1960 MPS), Centralia Ct. (east and 

west sides) and Gutford Rd. (east side) 

between Providence Way and Emerson 

Ave., and north side of Emerson Ave. 

between Centralia Ct. and Gutford Rd., 

Clarksville, MP100007733 

Howard County 

Russiaville Interurban Depot, 483 East Main 

St., Russiaville, SG100007734 

Huntington County 

Warren Downtown Historic District, Roughly 

bounded by 1st, Mathilda, 3rd, and Nancy 

Sts., Warren, SG100007735 

Lake County 

Carolyn Mosby Senior High Rise, 650 Jackson 

St., Gary, SG100007736 

Marion County 

Mattison, Donald M., House (Residential 

Planning and Development in Indiana, 

1940–1973 MPS), 4821 Buttonwood 

Crescent, Indianapolis, MP100007737 

Pulaski County 

Chicago and Erie Railroad Tippecanoe River 

Bridge, Former Chicago and Erie RR across 

Tippecanoe R. adjacent to bend in Three 

Mile Rd., Monterey vicinity, SG100007738 

St. Joseph County 

St. Joseph’s Parish Square, Bounded by West 

3rd, West 4th, South Mill, and South 

Spring Sts., Mishawaka, SG100007740 

Steuben County 

Farnham, Erastus and Louise, House and 

Barn, 205 West Swager Dr., Fremont, 

SG100007739 

Vigo County 

Wesley Foundation Student Center, 321 

North 7th St., Terre Haute, SG100007741 

MASSACHUSETTS 

Suffolk County 

Camden Street Development Historic District, 

50–60 Camden St., 15–35 Brannon Harris 

Way, 575–585 Shawmut Ave., Boston, 

SG100007727 

Worcester County 

Main and Franklin Streets Historic District, 

Roughly bounded by Main, Franklin, 

Federal, Salem, and Portland Sts., 

Worcester, SG100007732 

TENNESSEE 

Rutherford County 

Benevolent Cemetery, Park Ave., 

Murfreesboro, SG100007730 

WASHINGTON 

Adams County 

Bassett Hardware Co. Store, 305 South Main 

St., Washtucna, SG100007729 

Nominations submitted by Federal 

Preservation Officers: 

The State Historic Preservation 

Officer reviewed the following 

nominations and responded to the 

Federal Preservation Officer within 45 

days of receipt of the nominations and 

supports listing the properties in the 

National Register of Historic Places. 

CONNECTICUT 

New Haven County 

West Haven VA Hospital Historic District 

(United States Third Generation Veterans 

Hospitals, 1946–1958 MPS), 950 Campbell 

Ave., West Haven, MP100007728 

PENNSYLVANIA 

Butler County 

Butler Veterans Administration Hospital 

Historic District (United States Third 

Generation Veterans Hospitals, 1946–1958 

MPS), 325 New Castle Rd., Butler 

Township, MP100007743 

Authority: Section 60.13 of 36 CFR 

part 60. 

Dated: April 19, 2022. 

Sherry A. Frear, 

Chief, National Register of Historic Places/ 

National Historic Landmarks Program. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09184 Filed 4–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2022–0009] 

Call for Information and Nominations— 

Commercial Leasing for Wind Energy 

Development on the Outer Continental 

Shelf (OCS) Offshore Oregon 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Call for information and 

nominations; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This call for information and 

nominations (Call or notice) invites 

public comment on and assesses interest 

in possible commercial wind energy 

leasing on the OCS offshore the Oregon 

coast. BOEM will consider information 

received in response to this Call to 

determine whether to schedule a 

competitive lease sale or to issue a 

noncompetitive lease for any portion of 

the areas described in this Call (Call 

Areas). Those interested in providing 

comments and information regarding 

site conditions, resources, and multiple 

uses in close proximity to or within the 


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1All references to miles in this notice are statute 

miles unless noted otherwise. 

Call Areas should provide the 

information requested in section 5, 

‘‘Requested Information from Interested 

or Affected Parties,’’ under the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION heading of 

this Call. Those interested in leasing 

within the Call Areas for a commercial 

wind energy project should provide the 

information described in section 6, 

‘‘Required Nomination Information,’’ 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

BOEM may or may not offer a lease for 

a commercial offshore wind energy 

project within the Call Areas after 

further government consultations, 

public participation, and environmental 

analyses. 

DATES: Submissions indicating your 

nomination of interest in or providing 

comments on commercial leasing within 

the Call Areas must be received no later 

than June 28, 2022. Late submissions 

may not be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit nomination 

information for commercial leasing as 

discussed in section 6 entitled 

‘‘Required Nomination Information’’ via 

U.S. Postal Service, FedEx, UPS, or 

another mail carrier to: Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management, Office of Strategic 

Resources, 760 Paseo Camarillo (Suite 

102), Camarillo, California 93010. In 

addition to a paper copy, please include 

an electronic copy on any digital data 

storage device. Do not submit 

nominations via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. BOEM will list the 

parties that submitted nominations and 

the aggregated locations of nominated 

areas on the BOEM website after BOEM 

has completed its review of the 

nominations. 

Please submit all other comments and 

information by either of the following 

two methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the search box 

at the top of the web page, enter BOEM– 

2022–0009 and then click ‘‘search.’’ 

Follow the instructions to submit public 

comments and view supporting and 

related materials. 

2. U.S. Postal Service or other mail 

delivery service. Send your comments 

and other information to the following 

address: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Office of Strategic 

Resources, 760 Paseo Camarillo (Suite 

102), Camarillo, California 93010. 

For further information about 

submitting public comments, please see 

section 7 entitled ‘‘Protection of 

Privileged, Personal, or Confidential 

Information.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Whitney Hauer, Renewable Energy 

Specialist, BOEM, Office of Strategic 

Resources, 760 Paseo Camarillo (Suite 

102), Camarillo, California 93010, (805) 

384–6263 or whitney.hauer@boem.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Authority 

This Call is published under 

subsection 8(p)(3) of the Outer 

Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 

43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3), and its 

implementing regulations at 30 CFR 

585.210 and 585.211. 

2. Purpose 

An essential part of BOEM’s 

renewable energy leasing process is 

working closely with State and local 

governments, Tribes, industry, and 

ocean users to identify areas that may be 

suitable for potential offshore wind 

energy development to power the 

Nation. This Call serves two important 

purposes. The first is to collect 

information and feedback on site 

conditions, resources, and ocean uses 

within the identified area. The second is 

to help BOEM determine competitive 

interest. BOEM has not yet determined 

which areas, if any, within the Call Area 

may be offered for lease. Your input is 

essential and will help BOEM determine 

areas that may be suitable for offshore 

wind energy development. While this is 

not the only opportunity to provide 

feedback, it is an important one. There 

will be multiple opportunities to 

provide feedback throughout the 

renewable energy process including if 

BOEM receives any proposed projects in 

the future. An explanation of the 

development of the Call Areas and their 

detailed descriptions may be found 

below in sections 3 and 4. For more 

information about BOEM’s competitive 

and noncompetitive leasing process, 

please see section 9. 

3. Development of the Call Area 

BOEM coordinates OCS renewable 

energy activities offshore Oregon with 

its Federal, State, local, and federally 

recognized Tribal government partners 

through the BOEM Oregon 

Intergovernmental Renewable Energy 

Task Force (Task Force). The current 

Task Force roster and past meeting 

materials are available at https://

www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/stateactivities/boem-oregonintergovernmental-renewable-energytask-force. 

Following a Task Force meeting in 

September 2019, BOEM and the Oregon 

Department of Land Conservation and 

Development (DLCD) drafted the ‘‘Data 

Gathering and Engagement Plan for 

Offshore Wind Energy in Oregon’’ 

(Plan). This Plan outlines how BOEM 

and the State of Oregon (State) would 

engage with research organizations and 

potentially interested and affected 

parties to gather data and information to 

inform potential offshore wind energy 

leasing decisions offshore Oregon. At its 

meeting in June 2020, the Task Force 

discussed the Plan, and BOEM and the 

State committed to conduct offshore 

wind energy planning. The offshore 

wind energy planning area within 

which data and information were to be 

collected for potential leasing 

encompassed the OCS offshore Oregon 

in water depths less than 4,265 feet 

(1,300 meters) and with average wind 

speed of at least 15.7 miles per hour (7 

meters per second). The area offshore 

Oregon within these fundamental 

parameters represents about 6,982,015 

acres (10,909 square miles).1 The Plan 

was finalized in October 2020 and is 

available at https://www.boem.gov/ 

BOEM-OR-OSW-Engagement-Plan. 

Once an initial area was defined as 

described above, BOEM and the State, 

in coordination with DLCD, conducted 

offshore wind energy planning to inform 

the identification of the Call Areas and 

held 75 outreach and engagement 

meetings from October 2020 through 

December 2021. BOEM invited nine 

federally recognized Tribes in Oregon, 

two federally recognized Tribes in 

California and five federally recognized 

Tribes in Washington to engage on the 

topic of offshore wind energy planning 

in Oregon. In addition, meetings were 

held with potentially interested and 

affected parties, including coastal 

communities, ocean users, industry, 

elected officials, environmental 

organizations, research organizations, 

and the general public. Six public 

webinars and workshops were hosted by 

BOEM in 2021. The webinar recordings 

and other information are available at 

https://www.boem.gov/renewableenergy/state-activities/2021-oregonoffshore-wind-energy-planning-publicwebinars. BOEM and DLCD also 

engaged with councils, commissions, 

and other organizations at their standing 

meetings when possible. Examples 

include city councils, Oregon Ocean 

Policy Advisory Council, Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, county boards of 

commissioners, some of the Oregon 

Seafood Commodity Commissions, and 

non-governmental organizations. 

Additional information on those 

meetings is publicly available and 

posted at https://www.boem.gov/ 

renewable-energy/state-activities/ 

oregon/boem-and-state-oregonparticipation-standing-meetings. 

The Oregon Offshore Wind Mapping 

Tool (OROWindMap) was created by 


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DLCD within the West Coast Ocean Data 

Portal in partnership with BOEM. This 

is the data catalog and data visualization 

tool BOEM used to leverage existing 

geospatial data to curate a catalog of 

information specific to offshore wind 

energy planning on the OCS offshore 

Oregon and to generate thematic maps 

that highlight information about natural 

resources, the physical environment, 

and human uses on the OCS. 

OROWindMap is available for public 

access at https://offshorewind

.westcoastoceans.org. Public webinars 

were included in the outreach effort to 

introduce the mapping tool and data 

catalog functions and to provide the 

public with opportunities to comment, 

provide feedback, or identify additional 

data resources for inclusion in the 

system. 

At its October 2021 meeting, the Task 

Force discussed the data gathering and 

engagement efforts. The final ‘‘Data 

Gathering and Engagement Summary 

Report,’’ available at https://

www.boem.gov/OregonDataand

EngagementReport2022, outlines the 

outcome of BOEM’s and DLCD’s data 

gathering and engagement efforts 

undertaken from October 2020 through 

December 2021. The report also 

includes input and concerns received 

from public stakeholders, ocean users, 

and Tribal engagement meetings 

regarding offshore wind energy 

planning in Oregon. In 2022, BOEM 

continued engagement with over 10 

stakeholder meetings. 

At its February 2022 meeting, the 

Task Force discussed the rationale for 

the identification of Call Areas. BOEM 

and the Pacific Fishery Management 

Council’s Marine Planning Committee 

hosted an online work session in March 

2022 and solicited public comment. 

The identification of the Call Areas is 

a result of data and information received 

throughout the planning effort from 

2020 through 2022. The Call Areas are 

focused offshore the south central and 

southern Oregon coast where the high 

wind energy resource would contribute 

to an estimated lower cost of energy and 

greater potential for commercial 

viability. The Call Areas are of a 

sufficient size to allow for refinement 

during area identification, the next step 

in the leasing process after the Call. The 

wind energy areas (WEA) that result 

from area identification will be smaller 

than the Call Areas in this notice. The 

WEA will be the subject of 

environmental review, including public 

participation, for possible commercial 

leasing. In coordination with the State, 

BOEM is considering 3 gigawatts of 

near-team commercial development for 

the first leasing activities offshore 

Oregon. 

BOEM considered the following 

parameters in the development of Call 

Areas. 

a. Demand for Renewable Energy 

The Oregon 100% Clean Energy Law 

requires Oregon’s investor-owned 

utilities and service suppliers to supply 

100 percent greenhouse gas-free 

electricity by 2040. Commercial offshore 

wind energy development may 

contribute to the State and regional 

energy goals. 

b. Suitability for Offshore Wind 

i. Wind Resource and Cost of Energy 

BOEM considered wind resource 

modeling from the National Renewable 

Energy Laboratory (NREL), which 

indicates that the wind resource 

offshore Oregon is viable for energy 

development where the annual average 

wind speed varies from about 8 meters 

per second (17.9 miles per hour) in the 

north to over 11 meters per second (24.6 

miles per hour) in the south. These are 

some of the strongest offshore winds in 

the country. A map of the average 

annual wind speed is available at 

https://bit.ly/3HGBkph. BOEM 

considered NREL’s estimated cost of 

electricity produced by floating wind 

energy facilities offshore Oregon, 

reported as the levelized cost of energy. 

BOEM identified the Call Areas offshore 

the south central and southern Oregon 

coast as likely economically viable for 

offshore wind energy development 

based on both the estimated wind 

resource and cost modeling. Additional 

information on the cost modeling is 

available at https://www.boem.gov/PR20-OWC-presentation. 

ii. Seafloor Conditions 

The slope of the seafloor affects the 

suitability of an area for offshore wind 

energy development. BOEM removed 

the Rouge canyon system, including 

canyon floors and walls, from 

consideration for the Call Areas due to 

the anticipated engineering challenges. 

Canyon systems have complex 

bathymetry and a density of slopes of 

greater than ten degrees that correlate 

with increased project cost and 

complexity. A map of the Rouge canyon 

delineation with the canyon floors and 

walls is available at https://bit.ly/ 

3MxdNL9. BOEM is requesting industry 

feedback on considerations for offshore 

energy development of mooring systems 

and subsea transmission cables in areas 

of steep slope. 

iii. Water Depth 

Outreach and data gathering efforts 

conducted by BOEM and the State 

focused on areas with water depths up 

to 1,300 meters as a reasonable limit for 

near-term development of floating 

offshore wind energy facilities, based on 

the current technoeconomic feasibility 

as suggested by NREL in offshore wind 

cost modeling studies on the West Coast 

(see Wind resource and cost of energy 

section). On the westward boundary, 

partial OCS blocks within the Call Areas 

include 1,300 meter water depths. 

Future planning may consider 

additional areas in water depths greater 

than 1,300 meters. 

iv. Transmission Availability 

NREL estimated that approximately 

2.6 gigawatts of offshore wind could be 

physically integrated into Oregon’s 

onshore power system without major 

trans-coastal upgrades or curtailments if 

it were distributed along five existing 

points of interconnection along the 

Oregon coast. Of the five points of 

interconnection studied by NREL, 

Wendson and Fairview are closest to the 

Call Areas. The NREL study report is 

available at https://www.boem.gov/ 

BOEM-2021-064. 

c. Maritime Navigation 

In coordination with the U.S. Coast 

Guard, BOEM excluded the lanes 

established for towboats in the longstanding Crabber/Towboat lane 

agreement, updated in 2019, from Call 

Area consideration. A map of the lanes 

established by the agreement is 

available at https://bit.ly/3HQl0lX. Also, 

BOEM and the State coordinated on the 

development of an exclusion buffer 

where the Call Areas are located beyond 

13.8 miles (12 nautical miles) from 

shore. This reduces potential impacts 

from wind turbine generators installed 

offshore to existing nearshore maritime 

traffic use. This exclusion buffer from 

shore generally reduces potential visual 

impacts and many nearshore conflicts 

with human uses, wildlife, and habitat 

described below. 

d. Subsea Cables 

Areas with high concentrations of 

subsea cables were removed from 

consideration for the development of 

the Call Areas. However, areas with 

individual existing subsea cables were 

not excluded as they may be avoided 

within a lease area during project siting. 

A map of both these cable locations is 

available at https://bit.ly/3Cad2CD. 

e. Commercial Fishing 

Fishing activities were considered 

during the identification of Call Areas to 


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reduce space-use conflicts to the extent 

practicable. Economic productivity of 

Oregon’s invertebrate fisheries reflects 

biological productivity and is higher on 

the continental shelf when compared to 

the continental slope. Substantial 

portions of the fishing grounds for 

Dungeness crab and pink shrimp, the 

two highest-value fisheries landed in 

Oregon ports, are avoided by the 13.8 

mile exclusion buffer from shore. A map 

of the Dungeness crab and pink shrimp 

fishing effort is available at https://

bit.ly/36HDgS1. Five offshore banks, 

some of which are important fishing 

grounds, were also excluded from Call 

Area consideration (see Wildlife and 

habitat section). In the future, vessel 

monitoring system data and other 

datasets will be used to identify 

important fishing ground(s) for fisheries 

relevant to the Call Areas. Coordination 

with the National Marine Fisheries 

Service, the Pacific Fishery Management 

Council, the Oregon Department of Fish 

and Wildlife, the fishing industry and 

individual members of the fishing 

community is ongoing and will assist in 

further reduction of existing space-use 

conflicts during the planning and 

leasing process. 

f. Wildlife and Habitat 

i. Marine Mammals 

Potential impacts to multiple 

protected species and habitats are 

reduced with the 13.8 mile exclusion 

buffer from shore. BOEM’s current 

understanding of marine mammal use of 

Oregon coastal waters includes the 

following: (a) Gray whale migratory 

routes are most dense within 6.9 miles 

from shore; (b) Southern Resident killer 

whale habitat occurs within 11.5 miles 

from shore along the Oregon coastline to 

656 feet (200 meters) water depths; (c) 

humpback whales are generally 

concentrated in water depths up to 328 

feet (100 meters), with highest densities 

of occurring near the Farallones, 

offshore central California, and in 

Monterey Bay. A map of the gray whale 

migration corridor and the Southern 

Resident killer whale critical habitat is 

available at https://bit.ly/3MkWMmW. 

Other Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

protected species include sperm, blue, 

fin, and sei whales, which will be 

further considered during the planning 

and leasing process. 

ii. Sea Turtles 

Leatherback sea turtle critical habitat 

includes approximately 16,910 square 

miles (43,798 square kilometers) 

stretching along the California coast 

from Point Arena to Cape Blanco, 

Oregon, east of the 6,561 foot (2,000 

meter) depth contour. A map is 

available at https://bit.ly/3tFOQEm. 

Other ESA protected species include 

loggerhead and olive ridley sea turtles. 

Potential impacts are reduced with the 

13.8 mile exclusion buffer from shore, 

however, potential impacts to sea turtles 

will be further evaluated during the 

planning and leasing process. 

iii. Marine Birds 

Avian diversity and density generally 

decrease with distance from shore. The 

National Audubon Society identified 

Heceta, Stonewall, and Perpetua Banks 

as ‘‘Important Bird Areas,’’ (http://

www.audubon.org/important-birdareas) citing the combination of 

productive waters and the activity of 

fishing boats drawing a diversity of 

seabirds. These three banks were 

removed from consideration for the Call 

Areas. ESA protected bird species 

offshore or along the coast of Oregon 

include the endangered Short-tailed 

Albatross and Hawaiian Petrel; 

threatened species include the Marbled 

Murrelet and Western Snowy Plover. 

Potential impacts to all these species 

will be further considered during the 

planning and leasing process. 

iv. Marine Habitats 

The majority of the seabed within the 

Call Areas consists of soft sediments, 

with sandy habitats more common in 

shallow depths and mud habitats 

becoming dominant as depth increases. 

Rock outcrops may form reefs at any 

depth and occur over a much smaller 

percentage of the seabed, but are often 

concentrated in offshore banks. 

Carbonate reefs can form where 

methane seeps occur. Biodiversity and 

biological productivity show the highest 

values in reef habitats and in nearshore 

environments. Therefore, in addition to 

Heceta, Stonewall, and Perpetua Banks, 

Siltcoos and Coquille Banks were also 

excluded from consideration for the Call 

Areas due to their biodiversity. BOEM 

will continue to coordinate with DLCD 

on the definition and locations of 

sensitive or highly productive habitats 

and anticipates removing such areas 

during the planning and leasing process. 

g. Submerged Landforms 

During the Late Pleistocene, at the 

Last Glacial Maximum (20,000 years 

before present), the glaciers that covered 

vast portions of the Earth’s surface 

sequestered massive amounts of water 

as ice and lowered global sea level 

approximately 426 feet (130 meters). 

Federally recognized Tribes, including 

the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower 

Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, 

expressed the importance of avoiding 

terrestrial archeological resources that 

may be associated with submerged 

landforms features on the OCS. Based 

on the current understanding of sea 

level rise and modelling of the potential 

for locating intact submerged landform 

features, the majority of the identified 

Call Areas are in water depths greater 

than 130 meters, thereby avoiding most 

potential submerged landform features. 

Prior to approving any seafloor 

disturbing activities, archaeological 

surveys would be required to identify 

potential intact submerged landform 

features and further avoid or minimize 

impacts to those areas. An inventory 

and analysis of the occurrence of 

submerged archaeological site potential 

on the Pacific OCS is available at 

https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/ 

files/environmental-stewardship/ 

Environmental-Studies/Pacific-Region/ 

Studies/pc-11-01.pdf. 

h. Viewshed 

The Oregon coastline contains various 

natural areas, lighthouses, beaches, and 

other public spaces with viewsheds that 

include the Call Areas. Certain areas 

along the Oregon coast and offshore are 

also significant to the creation stories 

and religious beliefs of Native 

Americans. Excluding areas inshore of 

13.8 miles of the coast reduces but may 

not eliminate viewshed concerns. A 

map of the State’s special area 

viewsheds and scenic class value 

viewsheds are available at https://bit.ly/ 

3Cc0RFn. Viewshed will continue to be 

evaluated and considered during the 

planning and leasing process. 

i. Tribal Considerations 

The Call Areas were chosen in part to 

minimize the potential impacts 

identified by federally recognized 

Tribes, including impacts to submerged 

landforms, resident and migratory 

species use, viewshed, and traditional 

cultural properties. Federally 

recognized Tribes with ancestral 

territory in Oregon or interest in Oregon 

offshore wind energy planning are 

invited to engage in government-togovernment consultation with BOEM 

during the planning and leasing process 

to inform potential leasing decisions. 

j. Department of Defense Considerations 

The Department of Defense conducts 

offshore military training and operations 

within the Call Areas. The Department 

of Defense is currently assessing the 

mission compatibility of potential 

development in the Oregon Call Areas. 

BOEM will continue coordinating with 

the Department of Defense to explore 

mission compatible areas within the 

Call Areas. 


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BOEM will use information and 

feedback resulting from this Call to 

inform the delineation of WEAs for 

environmental reviews for potential 

offshore wind leasing. BOEM 

anticipates developing and imposing 

terms and conditions—including any 

measures necessary to mitigate potential 

impacts—at the leasing, site assessment, 

and/or construction and operations 

phases of its authorization process. The 

terms and conditions for offshore 

renewable energy leases granted and 

approved plans are available to the 

public and are posted to the BOEM State 

Activity web pages available at https:// 

www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/stateactivities. 

4. Description of Call Areas 

Two Call Areas are included in this 

notice. From north to south, they are the 

Coos Bay Call Area and the Brookings 

Call Area, which total about 1,159,298 

acres (1,811 square miles) located 

offshore south-central and southern 

Oregon, respectively. The estimated 

offshore wind capacity of both Call 

Areas is about 14 gigawatts, assuming a 

power density of approximately 0.012 

megawatts per acre (3 megawatts per 

square kilometer). The Call Areas are 

described geographically in this section. 

A map of the Call Areas and associated 

geographic information system (GIS) 

files can be found at https://

www.boem.gov/Oregon. 

a. Coos Bay Call Area 

The boundary of the Coos Bay Call 

Area begins 13.8 miles offshore 

Charleston, Oregon, and extends to 

about 65 miles offshore. The eastern 

boundary water depth ranges from about 

394 to 722 feet (120 to 220 meters). The 

area is about 67 miles in length from 

north to south and about 41 miles in 

width from east to west. The entire area 

is approximately 872,854 acres (1,364 

square miles) and is described in the 

table below. The estimated offshore 

wind power capacity is about 10.6 

gigawatts. 

Official protraction diagram name Official protraction diagram No. Block No. Sub-block 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6017 P. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6018 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6019 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6020 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6021 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6022 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6023 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6024 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6025 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6026 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6027 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6028 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6067 D. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6068 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6069 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6070 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6071 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6072 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6073 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6074 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6075 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6076 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6077 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6078 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, K, 

M, N, O. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6118 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6119 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6120 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6121 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6122 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6123 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6124 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6125 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6126 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6127 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6128 A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, M, 

N, O. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6168 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, 

K, L, O, P. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6169 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6170 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6171 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6172 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6173 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6174 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6175 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6176 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6177 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6178 A, B, E, F, I, J, M, N. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6218 C, D, G, H, K, L, O, P. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6219 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6220 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6221 All. 


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Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6222 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6223 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6224 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6225 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6226 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6227 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6228 A, B, E, I, M. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6267 P. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6268 B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, 

L, M, N, O, P. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6269 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6270 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6271 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6272 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6273 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6274 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6275 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6276 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6277 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6278 A. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6317 D, H, K, L, O, P. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6318 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6319 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6320 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6321 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6322 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6323 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6324 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6325 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6326 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6327 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, 

K, M, N, O. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6367 B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, 

O, P. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6368 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6369 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6370 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6371 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6372 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6373 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6374 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6375 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6376 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6377 A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, M, 

N. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6417 B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, 

N, O, P. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6418 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6419 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6420 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6421 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6422 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6423 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6424 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6425 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6426 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6427 A, B, E, F, I, M. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6467 B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6468 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6469 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6470 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6471 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6472 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6473 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6474 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6475 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6476 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6477 A, E. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6516 H, L, P. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6517 C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, 

M, N, O, P. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6518 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6519 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6520 All. 


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Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6521 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6522 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6523 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6524 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6525 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6526 A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J, M. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6567 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6568 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6569 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6570 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6571 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6572 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6573 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6574 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6575 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, M, 

N. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6617 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, 

L, N, O, P. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6618 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6619 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6620 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6621 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6622 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6623 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6624 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6625 A, E. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6667 O, P. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6668 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6669 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6670 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6671 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6672 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6673 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6674 A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, M, 

N, O. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6717 B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, 

L, M, N, O, P. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6718 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6719 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6720 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6721 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6722 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6723 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6724 A, B, E, F, I, J, M, N. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6767 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6768 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, 

L. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6769 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, 

K, L. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6770 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, 

K, L. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6771 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6772 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6773 All. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6774 A, B, E, F, I, J, M, N. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6823 D. 

Coos Bay ............................................................ NK10–01 ............................................................ 6824 A, B, C. 

Newport Valley ................................................... NL10–10 ............................................................ 7167 M, N, O, P. 

Newport Valley ................................................... NL10–10 ............................................................ 7168 M, N, O, P. 

Newport Valley ................................................... NL10–10 ............................................................ 7169 M, N, O, P. 

Newport Valley ................................................... NL10–10 ............................................................ 7170 M, N, O, P. 

Newport Valley ................................................... NL10–10 ............................................................ 7171 M, N, O, P. 

Newport Valley ................................................... NL10–10 ............................................................ 7172 M, N, O, P. 

Newport Valley ................................................... NL10–10 ............................................................ 7173 M, N, O, P. 

Newport Valley ................................................... NL10–10 ............................................................ 7174 M, N, O, P. 

Newport Valley ................................................... NL10–10 ............................................................ 7175 M, N, O, P. 

Newport Valley ................................................... NL10–10 ............................................................ 7176 M, N, O, P. 

Newport Valley ................................................... NL10–10 ............................................................ 7177 M, N, O, P. 


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b. Brookings Call Area 

The boundary of the Brookings Call 

area begins 13.8 miles offshore Gold 

Beach and Brookings, Oregon, and 

extends to about 46 miles offshore. The 

eastern boundary water depth ranges 

from about 410 to 1,115 feet (125 to 340 

meters). The area is about 46 miles in 

length from north to south and about 22 

miles in width from east to west. The 

entire area is approximately 286,444 

acres (448 square miles) and is 

described in the table below. The 

offshore wind energy capacity of the 

Brookings Call Area is about 3.5 

gigawatts. 

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Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6522 P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6523 M, N, O. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6572 C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, 

P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6573 A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, M, 

N, O. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6622 D, H, K, L, O, P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6623 A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, M, 

N, O. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6672 B, C, D, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, 

M, N, O, P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6673 A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, M, 

N, O. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6721 D, G, H, K, L, N, O, P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6722 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6723 A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, M, 

N, O. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6768 P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6769 G, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6770 E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, 

O, P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6771 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6772 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6773 A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, M, 

N, O. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6818 D, G, H, K, L, O, P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6819 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6820 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6821 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6822 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6823 A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, 

L, M, N, O, P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6868 C, D, G, H, K, L, P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6869 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6870 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6871 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6872 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6873 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6874 M. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6918 D. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6919 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6920 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6921 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6922 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6923 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6924 A, E, F, I, J, M, N, O. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6969 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6970 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6971 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6972 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6973 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 6974 A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, M, 

N, O, P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7017 P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7018 D, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, 

P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7019 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7020 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7021 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7022 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7023 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7024 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7067 D, G, H, K, L, N, O, P. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7068 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7069 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7070 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7071 All. 


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Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7072 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7073 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7074 All. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7075 E, I, M, N. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7117 A, B, C, D. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7118 A, B, C, D. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7119 A, B, C, D. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7120 A, B, C, D. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7121 A, B, C, D. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7122 A, B, C, D. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7123 A, B, C, D, F, G, H. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7124 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H. 

Cape Blanco ....................................................... NK10–04 ............................................................ 7125 A, B, E, F, G. 

A map of the Call Areas and 

associated GIS files are available at 

https://www.boem.gov/Oregon. 

5. Requested Information From 

Interested or Affected Parties 

As mentioned previously, your 

feedback is essential to help BOEM 

identify areas that may be suitable for 

potential offshore wind development. 

BOEM requests specific and detailed 

comments from the public and 

interested or affected parties regarding 

the following features, activities, or 

concerns in or around the Call Areas. 

Where applicable, spatial information 

should be submitted in a format 

compatible with ArcGIS in a coordinate 

system based on NAD 83 or WGS 84 

datums. 

a. Geological, geophysical, and 

biological conditions (including bottom 

and shallow hazards and live bottom). 

b. Known archaeological and/or 

cultural resource sites on the seabed. 

Please note that BOEM is required to 

protect from disclosure certain 

information related to archaeological 

and cultural resources. See section 7(c) 

below with further information about 

section 304 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA). 

c. Historic properties potentially 

affected by site characterization (e.g., 

surveys), site assessment (e.g., buoy 

installation), or commercial wind 

development. This information will 

inform BOEM’s review of future 

undertakings under section 106 of the 

NHPA and under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

d. Other uses of the OCS in or near 

the Call Areas, particularly with regard 

to vessel navigation. Additional 

information regarding recreational and 

commercial fisheries including, but not 

limited to, the use of the areas, the 

fishing gear types used, seasonal use, 

and recommendations for reducing use 

conflicts. 

e. Available and pertinent data and 

information concerning renewable 

energy resources and environmental 

conditions. 

f. Information relating to visual 

resources and aesthetics, the potential 

impacts of wind turbines to those 

resources, and potential strategies to 

help mitigate or minimize any visual 

effects. 

g. Other relevant socioeconomic, 

cultural, biological, and environmental 

information. 

h. Environmental justice information. 

i. Offshore wind energy industry 

feedback on the considerations for 

offshore energy development in deep 

waters, including greater than 1,300 

meters water depths, and in areas where 

the seafloor slope is greater than 10 

degrees with respect to mooring 

configurations and subsea transmission 

cables. Feedback on other development 

considerations in deep waters, such as 

available floating technology, 

transmission distance, water depth, 

seafloor conditions, and operations and 

maintenance feasibility and costs. 

j. Information on coastal or onshore 

activities needed to support offshore 

wind development, such as port and 

transmission infrastructure, and 

associated potential impacts to 

recreation, scenic, cultural, historic, and 

natural resources, relating to those 

activities. 

k. Any other relevant information 

BOEM should consider during its 

planning and decision-making process 

for the purpose of identifying areas to 

lease in the Call Areas. 

6. Required Nomination Information 

If you wish to nominate one or more 

areas within the Call Areas for a 

commercial wind energy lease, you 

must provide the following information 

for each nomination. BOEM will 

consider it along with any information 

received in response to this notice. 

a. The BOEM leasing map name and 

number, or official protraction diagram 

number, and the specific whole or 

partial OCS blocks within the Call Areas 

that you are interested in leasing. For 

context, BOEM would consider the 

nomination of an area comprising 

approximately 82,370 acres 

(approximately 129 square miles) 

reasonable, as it would likely be able to 

support a 1-gigawatt wind facility, 

assuming a power density of 

approximately 0.012 megawatts per 

acre. Nominations that considerably 

exceed approximately 82,370 acres may 

be deemed unreasonable and not 

accepted by BOEM. This information 

should be submitted as a spatial file 

compatible with ArcGIS in a coordinate 

system based on NAD 83 or WGS 84 

datums in addition to your hard copy 

submittal. If your nomination includes 

one or more partial blocks, please 

describe those partial blocks in terms of 

sixteenths (i.e., sub-block) of an OCS 

block. 

b. A description of your objectives 

and the facilities that you would use to 

achieve those objectives. 

c. A preliminary schedule of proposed 

activities, including those leading to 

commercial operations. 

d. Available and pertinent data and 

information concerning renewable 

energy resources and environmental 

conditions in each area that you wish to 

lease, including energy and resource 

data and information used to evaluate 

the area. Where applicable, spatial 

information should be submitted in a 

format compatible with ArcGIS in a 

coordinate system based on NAD 83 or 

WGS 84 datums. 

e. Documentation demonstrating that 

you are legally, technically, and 

financially qualified to hold a lease in 

accordance with the requirements in 30 

CFR 585.106 and 585.107. Qualification 

materials should be developed in 

accordance with the guidelines 

available at https://www.boem.gov/ 

Renewable-Energy-QualificationGuidelines/. Legal, technical and 

financial qualification documents that 

you provide to BOEM may be made 

available for public review. If you wish 

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documentation be kept confidential, 

clearly identify what should be kept 

confidential, explain the basis on which 

we could do so in the event of a 

Freedom of Information Act request, 

and submit it under separate cover (see 

section 7 entitled ‘‘Protection of 

Privileged, Personal, or Confidential 

Information,’’ below). 

It is not required to submit a 

nomination in response to this Call in 

order to participate in a potential future 

competitive lease sale offshore Oregon, 

if BOEM determines that competitive 

interest exists. You will not be able to 

participate in such a competitive lease 

sale, however, unless you demonstrate 

prior to the sale that you are legally, 

technically, and financially qualified to 

hold a BOEM renewable energy lease. 

To ensure that BOEM has sufficient time 

to process your qualifications package, 

you should submit this package during 

the proposed sale notice 60-day public 

comment period (see section 9 entitled 

‘‘BOEM’s Planning and Leasing 

Process,’’ below). 

7. Protection of Privileged, Personal, or 

Confidential Information 

a. Freedom of Information Act 

BOEM will protect your privileged or 

confidential information in accordance 

with the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA). Exemption 4 of FOIA applies to 

trade secrets and commercial or 

financial information that is privileged 

or confidential. If you wish to protect 

the confidentiality of such information, 

clearly label it and request that BOEM 

treat it as confidential. BOEM will not 

disclose such information if BOEM 

determines under 30 CFR 585.113(b) 

that it qualifies for exemption from 

disclosure under FOIA. Please label 

privileged or confidential information 

with the words ‘‘Contains Confidential 

Information’’ and consider submitting 

such information as a separate 

attachment. 

BOEM will not treat as confidential 

any aggregate summaries of such 

information or comments not containing 

such privileged or confidential 

information. Additionally, BOEM will 

not treat as confidential (1) the legal title 

of the nominating entity (for example, 

the name of your company), or (2) the 

list of whole or partial blocks that you 

are nominating. Information that is not 

labeled as privileged or confidential 

may be regarded by BOEM as suitable 

for public release. 

b. Personally Identifiable Information 

BOEM does not consider anonymous 

comments; please include your name 

and address as part of your comment. 

You should be aware that your entire 

comment, including your name, 

address, and any personally identifiable 

information (PII) included in your 

comment may be made publicly 

available. All submissions from 

identified individuals, businesses, and 

organizations will be available for 

public viewing on regulations.gov. For 

BOEM to withhold your PII from 

disclosure, you must identify any 

information contained in your 

comments that, if released, would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of your personal privacy. You 

must also briefly describe any possible 

harmful consequences of the disclosure 

of information, such as embarrassment, 

injury, or other harm. BOEM is unable 

to guarantee that it will be able to 

withhold your information from public 

view under current law. 

c. Section 304 of NHPA (54 U.S.C. 

307103(a)) 

After consultation with the Secretary 

of the Interior, BOEM is required to 

withhold the location, character, or 

ownership of historic resources if it 

determines that disclosure may, among 

other things, risk harm to the historic 

resources or impede the use of a 

traditional religious site by 

practitioners. Tribal entities should 

designate in their submissions 

information they believe is entitled to 

protection from disclosure under 

section 304 of NHPA. 

8. BOEM’s Environmental Review 

Process 

Before deciding whether and where 

leases may be issued, BOEM will 

conduct the planning and leasing 

process described in section 9. After 

designating WEAs, BOEM will conduct 

an environmental analysis under NEPA 

and is committed to including public 

scoping periods and a public review and 

comment period for the analysis. 

Previously when deciding whether and 

where renewable energy leases may be 

issued, BOEM has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) to 

consider the reasonably foreseeable 

environmental consequences of 

activities that take place after leasing, 

such as site characterization activities 

(including geophysical, geotechnical, 

archaeological, and biological surveys) 

and site assessment activities (including 

installation of a meteorological tower or 

meteorological buoy). BOEM may also 

conduct consultations. These 

consultations may include, but are not 

limited to, those required by the Coastal 

Zone Management Act, the Endangered 

Species Act, the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, section 106 of NHPA, and 

Executive Order 13175—‘‘Consultation 

and Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments.’’ Through the NEPA and 

consultation process, BOEM may 

identify mitigation measures to 

minimize possible environmental 

impacts resulting from project activities, 

such as impacts to migratory birds, 

marine mammals, and sea turtles. 

Before BOEM allows a lessee to begin 

construction of a wind energy project on 

a lease issued within the Call Areas, 

BOEM will consider the potential 

environmental consequences of the 

construction and operation of any wind 

energy facility under a separate, projectspecific environmental review under 

NEPA. This review will include 

additional opportunities for public 

involvement and likely will result in the 

publication of an environmental impact 

statement. 

9. BOEM’s Planning and Leasing 

Process 

a. Determination of Competitive Interest 

Subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCSLA (43 

U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)) states that ‘‘the 

Secretary shall issue a lease, easement, 

or right-of-way . . . on a competitive 

basis unless the Secretary determines 

after public notice of a proposed lease, 

easement, or right-of-way that there is 

no competitive interest.’’ Accordingly, 

BOEM must first determine whether 

there is competitive interest in acquiring 

a lease to develop offshore wind energy 

within the Call Area. At the conclusion 

of the comment period for this Call, 

BOEM will review the Call nominations 

received and determine if competitive 

interest exists in any part area of the 

Call Areas. 

For areas with two or more valid 

nominations, BOEM may consider 

proceeding with competitive leasing as 

described in section 9.b below, 

‘‘Competitive Leasing Process.’’ For 

areas where BOEM determines that 

there is only one interested entity, 

BOEM may consider proceeding with 

noncompetitive leasing, as described in 

section 9c below, ‘‘Noncompetitive 

Leasing Process.’’ However, BOEM may 

also determine there is competitive 

interest in an area with only a single 

nomination based on input received in 

response to this notice, market 

conditions, and the amount of area 

available for leasing. 

If BOEM determines that competitive 

interest in certain areas exists and that 

those areas are appropriate to lease, 

BOEM may hold one or more 

competitive lease sales for those areas. 

In the event BOEM holds a lease sale, 

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that did not submit a nomination in 

response to this Call, will be eligible to 

participate in the lease sale. 

BOEM reserves the right to not lease 

nominated areas or to modify 

nominated areas before offering them for 

lease. 

b. Competitive Leasing Process 

BOEM will follow the steps required 

by 30 CFR 585.211 through 585.225 if it 

decides to proceed with the competitive 

leasing process after analyzing the 

responses to this Call. Those steps are: 

(1) Area Identification: Based on the 

information received in response to this 

Call, BOEM will determine the level of 

commercial interest and continue with 

Area Identification. Area Identification 

is the process in which BOEM 

establishes WEAs based on information 

received on this Call, Task Force input, 

Tribal input, ocean user input, and 

stakeholder input. BOEM considers all 

information received in response to the 

Call during area identification, 

including information pertaining to 

wildlife (including endangered species), 

Department of Defense, navigational 

safety, visual impacts, and fishing. 

BOEM may conduct visual simulations 

of hypothetical projects to inform the 

designation of WEAs. 

The Call Areas are of a sufficient size 

to allow for refinement. BOEM, in 

coordination with the State, is 

considering 3 gigawatts for near-team 

commercial development for the first 

leasing activities offshore Oregon, less 

than one-fourth of the estimated 14 

gigawatts of potential capacity within 

the Call Areas. The WEAs will be 

subject to environmental review as 

described in section 8 above, in 

consultation with appropriate Federal 

agencies, federally recognized Tribes, 

State and local governments, and other 

interested parties. 

(2) Proposed Sale Notice (PSN): If 

BOEM decides to proceed with a 

competitive lease sale within the WEA, 

BOEM will publish a PSN in the 

Federal Register with a comment period 

of 60 days. The PSN will describe the 

areas BOEM intends to offer for leasing 

and the proposed conditions of sale, 

auction format, and lease instrument, 

including lease addenda. Additionally, 

the PSN will describe the criteria and 

process for evaluating bids in the 

auction. 

(3) Final Sale Notice (FSN): After 

considering the comments on the PSN 

and completion of its NEPA review, if 

BOEM decides to proceed with a 

competitive lease sale, it will publish a 

FSN in the Federal Register at least 30 

days before the date of the lease sale. 

(4) Bid Submission and Evaluation: 

Following publication of the FSN in the 

Federal Register, BOEM will offer the 

lease areas through a competitive sale 

process, using procedures specified in 

the FSN. BOEM will review the sale, 

including bids and bid deposits, for 

technical and legal adequacy. BOEM 

will ensure that bidders have complied 

with the FSN and all applicable 

regulations. BOEM reserves the right to 

reject any or all bids and to withdraw 

its offer to lease an area, even after bids 

have been submitted. 

(5) Issuance of a Lease: Following 

identification of the winning bid on a 

lease area, BOEM will notify the 

successful bidder and will provide lease 

documents for signature. BOEM requires 

a successful bidder to sign and return 

the lease documents, pay the remainder 

of the bid, if applicable, and file the 

required financial assurance within 10- 

business days of receiving the lease 

documents. Upon receipt of the required 

payments, financial assurance, and 

properly signed lease documents, BOEM 

may execute a lease with the successful 

bidder. 

c. Noncompetitive Leasing Process 

BOEM’s noncompetitive leasing 

process includes the following steps 

under 30 CFR 585.231 and 585.232: 

(1) Determination of No Competitive 

Interest: If, after evaluating all relevant 

responses to this Call, BOEM 

determines competitive interest does 

not exist in all or a portion of the Call 

Areas, it may proceed with 

noncompetitive leasing. BOEM will seek 

to determine if the sole respondent who 

nominated a particular area intends to 

proceed with acquiring the lease. If so, 

the respondent must submit an 

acquisition fee. After the acquisition fee 

is paid, BOEM will publish a 

determination of no competitive interest 

in the Federal Register. 

(2) Review of Lease Request: BOEM 

will complete a NEPA review and 

required consultations as discussed in 

section 8 entitled ‘‘BOEM’s 

Environmental Review Process’’ before 

issuing a lease noncompetitively. 

Specifically, BOEM will coordinate and 

consult, as appropriate, with relevant 

Federal agencies, federally recognized 

Tribes, affected State and local 

governments, and other affected or 

interested parties in formulating lease 

terms, conditions, and stipulations. 

(3) Lease Issuance: After completing 

its review of the lease request, BOEM 

may offer a noncompetitive lease. 

Within 10-business days of receiving the 

lease documents, the respondent must 

sign them and provide a $100,000 bond 

to guarantee compliance with all terms 

and conditions of the lease. Within 45 

days of receiving the lease documents, 

the respondent must pay the first 12 

months’ rent. 

Amanda Lefton, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09000 Filed 4–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2022–0023] 

Call for Information and Nominations— 

Commercial Leasing for Wind Power 

Development on the Central Atlantic 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Call for information and 

nominations; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This call for information and 

nominations (Call or notice) invites 

public comment on and assesses interest 

in possible commercial wind energy 

leasing on the OCS offshore the U.S. 

central Atlantic coast. BOEM will 

consider information received in 

response to this Call to determine 

whether to schedule a competitive lease 

sale or to issue a noncompetitive lease 

for any portion of the area described in 

this Call (Call Area). Those interested in 

providing comments and information 

regarding site conditions, resources, and 

multiple uses in close proximity to or 

within the Call Areas should provide 

the information requested in section 7, 

‘‘Requested Information from Interested 

or Affected Parties,’’ under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Those 

interested in leasing within the Call 

Area for a commercial wind energy 

project should provide the information 

described in section 8, ‘‘Required 

Nomination Information,’’ under the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION heading of 

this Call. BOEM may or may not offer 

a lease for a commercial offshore wind 

energy project within the Call Area after 

further government consultations, 

public participation, and environmental 

analyses. 

DATES: Submit your interest in or 

comments on commercial leasing within 

the Call Area no later than June 28, 

2022. Late submissions may not be 

considered. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit nomination 

information for commercial leasing as 

discussed in section 8 entitled 

‘‘Required Nomination Information’’ via 

U.S. Postal Service, Fedex, UPS, or 


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