BOEM Meetings Postponed Due to Partial Government Shutdown
Jan 15-17: Cape and Islands BOEM Meetings Postponed Due to Partial Government Shutdown
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will postpone public meetings on its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Vineyard Wind project originally scheduled for January 15-17 in Hyannis, Nantucket, and Martha’s Vineyard. In a December 26 notice, BOEM stated the following:
“If the federal government shutdown continues into the morning of January 14, the meetings scheduled for January 15-17 will be rescheduled.”
Vineyard Wind encourages the public to submit comments online for both the BOEM Draft Environmental Impact Statement as well as the Final Environmental Impact Report submitted to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office. Instructions to submit comment can be found here. BOEM continues to accept online comments during the shutdown.
We will continue to keep you posted. Please send us any questions at info@vineyardwind.com.
BOEM Meetings Postponed Due to Partial Government Shutdown
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will be postponing public meetings on its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Vineyard Wind project. In a December 26 notice, BOEM stated the following:
“If the federal government shutdown ends by the morning of January 7, 2019, the meetings scheduled for January 8, 9, and 15-17 will occur as scheduled. If the federal government shutdown continues into the morning of January 7, the meetings scheduled for January 8 and 9 will be rescheduled. If the federal government shutdown continues into the morning of January 14, the meetings scheduled for January 15-17 will be rescheduled.”
Vineyard Wind encourages the public to submit comments online for both the BOEM Draft Environmental Impact Statement as well as the Final Environmental Impact Report submitted to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office. Instructions to submit comment can be found here. BOEM continues to accept online comments during the shutdown.
We will continue to keep you posted. Please send us any questions at info@vineyardwind.com.