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The US federal government maintains jurisdiction over offshore wind resources on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), which begins 3 nautical miles from shore. Federal agencies play multiple roles in siting, leasing, and permitting; technology research and development; and, financing and infrastructure development.

Federal Resources

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Title	Source/Sponsor	Date
FAA determination of No Hazard Upheld	Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP	Jan 29 2014
Fishing, Diving, and Ecotourism Stakeholder Uses and Habitat Information for North Carolina Wind Energy Call Areas	U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	Dec 11 2013
Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Leasing Areas for the BOEM Massachusetts Wind Energy Area	National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Dec 1 2013
Statoil Patent Waiver	US Department of Energy	Nov 25 2013
Offshore Wind Market and Economic Analysis	US Department of Energy	Oct 17 2013
U.S. OFFSHORE WIND PORT READINESS	US Department of Energy	Oct 16 2013
Assessment of New Jersey Offshore Wind Leasing Areas	National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Oct 1 2013
Assessment of Vessel Requirements for the U.S. Offshore Wind Sector	US Department of Energy	Sep 24 2013
Maine Aqua Ventus Proposal	Aqua Ventus	Aug 30 2013
Cape Wind Fact Sheet	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	Aug 1 2013
Cape Wind Fact Sheet	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	Aug 1 2013
Lease Auction Results	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	Jul 31 2013
Response to Comments and Explanation of Changes to Sale Notice	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	Jul 25 2013
Federal Register of Claim to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	BOEM	Jul 20 2013
Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Strategies to Reduce the Cost of Offshore Wind Energy	National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Jul 1 2013
Incentivizing Offshore Wind with the Renewable Integration	SEA GRANT LAW AND POLICY JOURNAL	Jun 20 2013
Final Sale Notice of Wind Energy Area Leases	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	Jun 1 2013
Integrative Statistical Modeling and Predictive Mapping of Seabird Distribution and Abundance on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf	U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	May 1 2013
Analysis of Offshore Wind Energy Leasing Areas for the Rhode Island/Massachusetts Wind Energy Areas	National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Apr 1 2013
Final NRDC Comment on NYPA Unsolicited Lease Request	National Resources Defense Council	Mar 5 2013
Governor's Letter to BOEM Concerning Rhode Island's Involvement in Auction	State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation	Jan 31 2013
Notice of NYPA Request for Offshore Wind Power Lease	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	Jan 4 2013
Cape Wind Final EIS	U.S. Department of Energy	Dec 1 2012
Rhode Island and Massachusetts Leasing Area Proposed Sale Notice	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	Dec 1 2012
BOEM Commercial Wind Energy Lease with Bluewater Wind Delaware	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	Nov 16 2012
Strategy for Renewable Energy	US Department of Navy (DON)	Oct 25 2012
Regional Energy, National Solutions- A Real Energy Vision for America	Center for American Progress (CAP); Center for the Next Generation	Oct 18 2012
Offshore Wind Projects Fiscal Years 2006-2012	US Department of Energy (DOE)	Oct 3 2012
Block Island Wind Farm and Block Island Transmission System Environmental Report (ER)/Construction and Operations Plan (COP)- Appendix E-4 BIWF Marine Geophysical Landfall Survey	Deepwater Wind	Sep 27 2012
Block Island Wind Farm and Block Island Transmission System Environmental Report (ER)/Construction and Operations Plan (COP)- Appendix S-2 BITS Visual Impact Assessment	Deepwater Wind	Sep 27 2012

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