Rules Development
The documents below are related to BOEM’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Renewable Energy Program.
- Final Rule: Renewable Energy and Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf (4/29/09)
- Proposed Rule on Timing Requirements for Submitting a Site Assessment Plan/General Activities Plan (02/25/13)
- Renewable Energy Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf–Acquire a Lease Noncompetitively Direct Final Rule (11/26/2010)
- Proposed Rule: Renewable Energy and Alternate Use of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf (07/09/08)
- Draft Environmental Assessment Corresponding to the Proposed Rule (07/09/08)
- Notice of Intent to Prepare Environmental Assessment (EA) (02/26/08)
- Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (12/30/05)
Interim Policy
An interim policy was announced November 2007 before the issuance of BOEM’s renewable energy regulations in April 2009. The interim policy allowed for limited leasing and was designed for resource data collection and technology testing activities. The interim policy leases have a five year term and provide no subsequent commercial rights. In June 2009, BOEM offered a total of five leases, four in New Jersey and one in Delaware. Four of the offered leases were executed on November 1, 2009. All executed Interim Policy Leases to date can be found below:
- OCS-A 0472 – Deepwater Wind LLC (Expired on November 1, 2014; Decommissioned on October 17, 2015)
- OCS-A 0473 – Fishermen's Energy of New Jersey LLC (Expired on November 1, 2014; Decommissioned on October 25, 2015)
- OCS-A 0474 – Bluewater Wind Delaware LLC (Relinquished Effective October 31, 2012)
- OCS-A 0475 – Bluewater Wind New Jersey Energy LLC (Relinquished Effective October 12, 2012)
For additional information related on the Interim Policy, click on the links below.
- Federal Register Notice announcing the interim policy
- Technical Correction to Notice of Nominations Received and Proposed Limited Renewable Energy Leases (April 2008)
- Notice of Nominations Received and Proposed Limited Renewable Energy Leases on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and Initiation of Coordination and Consultation (April 18, 2008 )
- Request for Information and Nominations Notice (November 6, 2007)
- Notice of Intent: BOEM to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for Marine Hydrokinetic Technology Testing Offshore Florida
- Decision Memorandum on Issuance of OCS Limited Leases Under the Interim Policy Offshore Delaware and New Jersey
- Environmental Assessment for Issuance of Leases for Wind Resource Data Collection on the OCS Offshore Delaware and New Jersey