Empire Wind Final EIS

Empire Offshore Wind FEIS Commercial Wind Lease OCS-A 0512 

On September 15, 2023, BOEM is publishing the Notice of Availability of the Empire Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).  The FEIS can be accessed using the links below. 

Volume 1: Chapters 1-3 
Volume 2:  Appendices A-G 

• Appendix A:  Required Environmental Permits and Consultations 
• Appendix B:  References Cited  
• Appendix C:  List of Preparers and Reviewers, & Glossary  
• Appendix D:  Analysis of Incomplete or Unavailable Information 
• Appendix E:  Project Design Envelope and Maximum-Case Scenario 
• Appendix F:  Planned Activities Scenario 
• Appendix G:  Assessment of Resources with Minor (or Lower) Impacts 

Volume 3:  Appendices H-M 

• Appendix H:  Mitigation and Monitoring 
• Appendix I:  Supplemental Information 
• Appendix J:  Noise Modeling Report 
• Appendix K:  List of Agencies, Organizations, and Persons to Whom Copies of the Statement Are Sent 
• Appendix L:  Other Impacts 
• Appendix M:  Seascape, Landscape, and Visual Impact Assessment  

Volume 4:  Appendix N  

• Appendix N:  Finding of Adverse Effect for the Empire Wind Construction and Operations Plan 

Volume 5:  Appendices O & P  

• Appendix O: Alternatives Analysis for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Joint Permit Applications (EW 1 and EW 2) 
• Appendix P:  Responses to Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

Volume 6 

• Appendix Q/Part A:  Environmental Analysis of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Port Infrastructure Project 
  • Part B:  SBMT EA Appendix A: USACE South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Port Infrastructure Upgrades Letter, March 21, 2022; SBMT EA Appendix B: Photographs of Historic Resources; SBMT EA Appendix C: Full Benthic Macroinvertebrate Data 
  • Part C:  SBMT EA Appendix D: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment 
  • Part D:  SBMT EA Appendix E: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Update; SBMT EA Appendix F: Supplemental Site Investigation Report; SBMT EA Appendix G: Groundwater Sampling Report to Support NYSDEC SPDES Permit for Construction Activity 
  • Part E:  SBMT EA Appendix H: Final Soil Characterization Findings Report 
  • Part F:  SBMT EA Appendix I: Phase II Limited Site Investigation Results Report 
  • Part G:  SBMT EA Appendix J: SBMT Phase II Environmental Site Assessment   
  • Part H:  SBMT EA Appendix K: Existing Conditions Report 
  • Part I:  SBMT EA Appendix L: Asbestos and Lead Contained Materials Report; SBMT EA Appendix M: Construction Equipment Activity Resource Inputs for Air and Noise Modeling; SBMT EA Appendix N: Letter with Responses to NYSDEC Technical Comments; SBMT EA Appendix O: New York State Environmental Quality Review Act Full Environmental Assessment Form, Part 1, Part 2, and Addendum; SBMT EA Appendix P: Supplemental Air Quality and Climate Change Analysis; SBMT EA Appendix Q: Data Supporting the Transportation Analyses for Operations and Construction; SBMT EA Appendix R: Atlantic Sturgeon Monitoring and Impact Avoidance Plan