Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan for Commercial Lease OCS (OCS-A 0499)

On May 1, 2024 Atlantic Shores South submitted an updated Construction and Operations Plan (COP).  This version of the COP informs the basis for the Final Environmental Impacts Statement (EIS) that will be published on May 31, 2024.

Volume I – Project Information

• Volume I:  Project Information

Volume II:  Affected Environment

• Volume II:  Affected Environment

Appendices (Volume I and Volume II)

• Appendix I-A:  Preliminary Area of Potential Effects (PAPE) Memorandum
• Appendix I-B: Engagement with Agencies, Tribes, Municipalities, and Other Stakeholders
• Appendix I-C: Coastal Zone Management Consistency Statement 
• Appendix I-D: Draft Oil Spill Response Plan 
• Appendix I-E: Draft HSSE Safety Management System
• Appendix I-F:  Certified Verification Agent Nomination
  • Appendix I-F1: Project 1 CVA Verification Plan
  • Appendix I-F2: Project 1 CVA Statement of Qualifications
  • Appendix I-F3: Project 2 CVA Verification Plan
  • Appendix I-F4: Project 2 CVA Statement of Qualifications 
• Appendix I-G:  Submarine Export and Onshore Interconnection Cable Route Determination Summary for Lease Area OCS- A 0499 (Redacted)
• Appendix II-A: Geology, Hazard, and G&G Reports
  • Appendix II-A1: Geophysical and Geohazard Report (Confidential)
  • Appendix II-A2: Geophysical Survey Factual Reports (Confidential)
  • Appendix II II-A4: Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC Reports) (Confidential)
  • Appendix II II-A5: Cable Burial Risk Assessment (CBRA) Reports (Confidential)
  • Appendix II II-A6: Geoscience-focused Desktop Study Report for the Wind Turbine Area (Confidential)
  • Appendix II II-A7: Natural Resource Conservation Service Mapped Soil Reports
    • Appendix II-A7a: Natural Resources Conservation Service Mapped Soils Report – Cardiff Onshore Cable Route
    • Appendix II-A7b: Natural Resources Conservation Service Mapped Soils Report – Larrabee Onshore Cable Route
• Appendix II-B: Metocean Reports 
  • Appendix II-B1: Metocean Analysis Report (Confidential)
  • Appendix II-B2: Metocean Design Basis (Redacted for Confidential Information)
• Appendix II-C: Air Emissions Calculation Methodology
• Appendix II-D: Wetlands and Waters Report
  • Appendix II-D1: Wetland and Stream Delineation Report – Cardiff 
  • Appendix II-D2: Wetland and Stream Delineation Report - Larrabee 
• Appendix II-E: Coastal and Terrestrial Habitat and Fauna Report
  • Appendix II-E1: Habitat Suitability Assessment Report - Cardiff 
  • Appendix II-E2: Habitat Suitability Assessment Report - Larrabee 
• Appendix II-F: Avian and Bat Reports 
  • Appendix II-F1:  Avian and Bat Survey Plan (Confidential) 
  • Appendix II-F2:  Avian Appendix
  • Appendix II-F3:  Red Knot Satellite Telemetry Study
  • Appendix II-F4:  Bat Survey
• Appendix II-G: Benthic Reports
  • Appendix II-G1: 2019 Benthic Assessment Report - Buoy Installation Areas and Sites of Interest 
  • Appendix II-G2: 2020 and 2022 Benthic Assessment Report 
  • Appendix II-G3:  2021 Benthic Assessment Towed Video Report 
  • Appendix II-G4:  Sediment Profile and Plan View Imaging Survey
• Appendix II-H: Benthic Monitoring Plan
• Appendix II-I: EMF Report
• Appendix II-J: Preliminary Essential Fish Habitat Assessment
  • Appendix II-J1:  Preliminary Essential Fish Habitat Assessment
  • Appendix II-J2:  Revised Essential Fish Habitat Assessment
  • Appendix II-J3:  Sediment Dispersion Modeling Report
• Appendix II-K: Fisheries Monitoring Plan 
• Appendix II-L: Hydroacoustic Modeling Report 
  • Appendix II-L1:  Hydroacoustic Modeling Report
  • Appendix II-L2:  Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Presence in Atlantic Shore Lease Area OCS-A 0499
• Appendix II-M: Visual Impact Assessment Reports
  • Appendix II-M1: Visual Impact Assessment – Wind Turbine Area (Updated May 2024)
    • Attachment E of Appendix II-M1: – Photo Simulations 
      • Attachment E
      • Attachment E2
• Appendix II-M2: Visual Resources Assessment – Onshore Facilities - Cardiff 
• Appendix II-M3: Visual Resources Assessment – Onshore Facilities - Larrabee 
• Appendix II-M4: Aircraft Detection Lighting System (ADLS) Efficacy Analysis 
• Appendix II-M5 Resources Assessment – O&M Facility 
• Appendix II-N: Onshore Historic Resources Visual Effects Assessment
  • Appendix II-N1: Historic Resources Effects Assessment Onshore Interconnection Facilities
  • Appendix II-N2: Historic Resources Visual Effects Assessment O&M Facility
  • Appendix II-N3: Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation (AMM) Plan (Redacted)
• Appendix II-O: Offshore Historic Resources Visual Effects Assessment
• Appendix II-P: Phase IA Terrestrial Archaeology Surveys  
  • Appendix II-P1: Phase IA Archaeological Survey - Onshore Interconnection Facilities 
  • Appendix II-P2: Phase IA Archaeological Survey – O&M Facility
• Appendix II-Q: Marine Archaeological Reports (Confidential)
  • Appendix II-Q1: Marine Archaeological Resources Assessment (MARA)
• Appendix II-R: Fisheries Communication Plan 
• Appendix II-S: Navigation Safety Risk Assessment 
• Appendix II-T: Aviation and Radar Reports
  • Appendix II-T1: Obstruction Evaluation & Airspace Analysis (OE/AA) 
  • Appendix II-T2: Navigational and Radar Screening Study (RLOS) 
  • Appendix II-T3: Traffic Flow Analysis Report 
  • Appendix II-T4:  Search and Rescue Risk (SAR) Assessment Workshop Summary Report 
• Appendix II-U: Onshore Noise Report 
• Appendix II-V:  Environmental Justice 
  • Appendix II-V1:  Definitions – Environmental Justice and Disadvantaged Communities
  • Appendix II-V2:  Mapped Environmental Justice Areas and Disadvantaged Communities
• Appendix II-W:  Intensive-Level Architectural Survey Report Part 1
• Appendix II-W: Intensive-Level Architectural Survey Report Part 2 & 3