North Carolina Virtual Meeting Room

On December 8, BOEM released a Notice to Stakeholders asking for comments on a draft supplemental environmental assessment (SEA) for the Wilmington East Wind Energy Area, located offshore North Carolina in the Long Bay Area. Two public meetings were held on December 14-15. The following documents are available for your viewing and information:

• Public Meeting Agenda
• North Carolina Draft SEA Presentation

Comments can be submitted in any of the following ways:

• Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to Regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2021-0090. Click on the blue “Comment” button in the upper left-hand corner of the page.  Enter your information and comment, then click “Submit Comment.”
• During any of the virtual public meetings, you may provide oral testimony. BOEM will limit such testimony to five minutes per speaker. Any speaker who wishes to provide more information than the five minutes allowed is encouraged to do so as a written comment.  
• In written form, delivered by hand or by mail, enclosed in an envelope labeled, "Comments on the NC SEA” and addressed to Program Manager, Office of Renewable Energy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166.

BOEM does not consider anonymous comments. Please include your name and address as part of your submittal. All comments submitted will be made part of the public record and will be posted publicly without change. Comments must be sent by or postmarked no later than 11:59 PM on January 7, 2022.