Alternative Alternative Energy on the Energy on the Outer Outer Continental Continental Shelf Shelf Robert P. LaBelle Robert P. LaBelle Deputy Associate Director Deputy Associate Director Offshore Energy and Minerals Offshore Energy and Minerals Management Management Minerals Management Service Minerals Management Service Marine Renewable Energy Center Ocean Energy for New England Conference October 6, 2008
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Alternative Alternative Energy on the Energy on the
Outer Outer Continental Continental
ShelfShelfRobert P. LaBelleRobert P. LaBelleDeputy Associate DirectorDeputy Associate Director
Offshore Energy and Minerals Offshore Energy and Minerals ManagementManagement
Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
Marine Renewable Energy Center
Ocean Energy for New England Conference
October 6, 2008
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OverviewOverview Minerals Management ServiceMinerals Management Service
To manage the ocean To manage the ocean energy and mineral energy and mineral resources on the Outer resources on the Outer Continental Shelf and Continental Shelf and Federal and Indian Federal and Indian mineral revenues to mineral revenues to enhance public and enhance public and trust benefits, promote trust benefits, promote responsible use, and responsible use, and realize fair value.realize fair value.
Published Notice of Availability of Draft Published Notice of Availability of Draft EIS on January 18, 2008 (60-day EIS on January 18, 2008 (60-day comment period)comment period)
Held public hearings March 10-13, 2008Held public hearings March 10-13, 2008 Closed comment period on April 21, 2008Closed comment period on April 21, 2008
Over 40,000 comments receivedOver 40,000 comments received
Next Steps:Next Steps: Publish Final EIS Publish Final EIS Issue Record of DecisionIssue Record of Decision
Comparative Study of Offshore Wind Turbine Comparative Study of Offshore Wind Turbine Generators Standards Generators Standards
Determining Night Time Distribution of Determining Night Time Distribution of Long-Tailed Long-Tailed DucksDucks Using Radio Telemetry Using Radio Telemetry
Effects of Effects of Pile DrivingPile Driving Sounds on Auditory and Non- Sounds on Auditory and Non-Auditory Tissues of FishAuditory Tissues of Fish
Compendium of Compendium of Avian InformationAvian Information and Comprehensive and Comprehensive GIS GeodatabaseGIS Geodatabase
Energy Market and Infrastructure InformationEnergy Market and Infrastructure Information for for Evaluating Alternative Energy Projects for OCS Atlantic Evaluating Alternative Energy Projects for OCS Atlantic and Pacific Regionsand Pacific Regions
Evaluation of Visual Impacts on Evaluation of Visual Impacts on Historic PropertiesHistoric Properties Meteorological and Wave MeasurementsMeteorological and Wave Measurements for Improving for Improving
Meteorological and Air Quality ModelingMeteorological and Air Quality Modeling Potential for Potential for Interactions between Endangered and Interactions between Endangered and
Candidate Bird Species with Wind Facility OperationsCandidate Bird Species with Wind Facility Operations on the Atlantic OCSon the Atlantic OCS
Northeast Regional Ocean Council Northeast Regional Ocean Council ((NROCNROC))
NROC Governors’ Action Plan for 2008-NROC Governors’ Action Plan for 2008-2009 identifies “Ocean Energy Planning 2009 identifies “Ocean Energy Planning and Management” as a major regional and Management” as a major regional ocean management issue for the ocean management issue for the northeast U.S. northeast U.S. Committee on Ocean Energy Planning and Committee on Ocean Energy Planning and
Management (Management (COEPMCOEPM) formed to address ) formed to address these issuesthese issues
Ongoing consultation with Federal, Ongoing consultation with Federal, State, and Local stakeholdersState, and Local stakeholders
Section 388 amended Section 8 of Section 388 amended Section 8 of OCSLAOCSLA
MMS was granted the authority to MMS was granted the authority to regulate a broad spectrum of activities regulate a broad spectrum of activities on the OCS:on the OCS:
Alternative energyAlternative energy (wind, ocean (wind, ocean wave, ocean current, solar, hydrogen wave, ocean current, solar, hydrogen production)production) Alternate useAlternate use ofof existing facilitiesexisting facilities (research and offshore support (research and offshore support stations, recreation opportunities)stations, recreation opportunities)
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Key Regulatory Mandates Key Regulatory Mandates
Coordinate with affected State & local Coordinate with affected State & local governments and Federal agenciesgovernments and Federal agencies
Ensure safe operationsEnsure safe operations Protect the environmentProtect the environment Issue leases competitivelyIssue leases competitively Ensure fair return for use of OCS Ensure fair return for use of OCS
landslands Share revenue with affected StatesShare revenue with affected States
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MMS Alternative Energy MMS Alternative Energy Program DevelopmentProgram Development
The Rule/Regulations (The Rule/Regulations (proposed July proposed July
20082008))
Record of Decision (Record of Decision (Jan. 2008Jan. 2008)) Adoption of Adoption of 52 best 52 best
management practicesmanagement practices
Programmatic EIS (Programmatic EIS (Nov. 2007Nov. 2007)) Interim Policy for Leasing (Interim Policy for Leasing (Nov. 2007Nov. 2007))
Over 40 nominations receivedOver 40 nominations received Lease Form & Information CollectionLease Form & Information Collection Stakeholder meetingsStakeholder meetings with State with State
agencies agencies
AE Study Program (AE Study Program (OngoingOngoing))
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The Rule:The Rule: CommentsComments
280280 comments estimated in total in comments estimated in total in response to Notice of Proposed response to Notice of Proposed RulemakingRulemaking
Most Common TopicsMost Common Topics: Aquaculture, : Aquaculture, State and Local Consultation, State and Local Consultation, Bonding, Confidentiality, Alternate Bonding, Confidentiality, Alternate Use Liability Transference, Use Liability Transference, Jurisdiction, Revenue Sharing, and Jurisdiction, Revenue Sharing, and Environmental Review ProcessesEnvironmental Review Processes
Plans Plans ((Subpart FSubpart F)) Site Assessment & Construction & OperationsSite Assessment & Construction & Operations General ActivitiesGeneral Activities
Conduct of Approved Plan Conduct of Approved Plan ActivitiesActivities
PlansPlans Site Assessment Plan Site Assessment Plan (SAP) – describes (SAP) – describes
assessment and survey activities needed to assessment and survey activities needed to characterize the site (characterize the site (applies to commercial leasesapplies to commercial leases))
Construction & Operations PlanConstruction & Operations Plan (COP) – (COP) – describes all activities and facilities to be installed describes all activities and facilities to be installed and used to gather, transport, transmit, generate, and used to gather, transport, transmit, generate, or distribute energy from the lease (or distribute energy from the lease (applies to applies to commercial leasescommercial leases))
General Activities Plan General Activities Plan (GAP) – describes all (GAP) – describes all activities and operations related to technology activities and operations related to technology testing, including any facility siting and project testing, including any facility siting and project easement (easement (applies to limited leases, ROWs, and applies to limited leases, ROWs, and RUEsRUEs))
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Interim PolicyInterim Policy Interim policyInterim policy currently in effect for currently in effect for
limited leasing before final limited leasing before final regulationsregulations
Covers resource data collection and Covers resource data collection and technology testing activitiestechnology testing activities
Will authorize 5-year termWill authorize 5-year term Will Will notnot give priority right for give priority right for
subsequent commercial developmentsubsequent commercial development Initially received over 40 site Initially received over 40 site
nominationsnominations Currently considering 15 lease areasCurrently considering 15 lease areas Anticipate issuing a number of Anticipate issuing a number of
limited leases over the next yearlimited leases over the next year
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Interim Policy:Interim Policy: Lease Areas Under Lease Areas Under
ConsiderationConsideration
New Jersey
Delaware
Georgia
*All wind met towers*
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Interim Policy: Interim Policy:
Lease Areas Under Lease Areas Under ConsiderationConsideration
Florida California
*Ocean current and wave*
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On the HorizonOn the Horizon
Completing the rulemakingCompleting the rulemaking Continuing to collaborate Continuing to collaborate
with stakeholderswith stakeholders Initiating environmental Initiating environmental
studies under the MMS studies under the MMS Studies ProgramStudies Program
Issuing Interim Policy Issuing Interim Policy leases and reviewing lease leases and reviewing lease plansplans