OCS Alternative Energy Programmatic EIS Documents

Documents related to the OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for downloading or online browsing.

The following documents are in PDF format, which requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Record of Decision

	Record of Decision: Establishment of an OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Program. (979 KB)
	Federal Register Notice of Availability of Record of Decision: Establishment of an OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Program. (79 KB)

Final Programmatic EIS Documents

The OCS Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Final Programmatic EIS is available for online browsing/downloading. If you wish to obtain a CD-ROM version of the Final Programmatic EIS, use the Final Programmatic EIS Order Form.

Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). (345 KB)

Comments on Final Programmatic EIS

	Comments of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (318 KB)
	Comments of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (502 KB)
	Comments of the Commonwealth of Virginia (249 KB)

Draft Programmatic EIS Documents

Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Public Hearings. (60 KB)

Draft EIS Public Hearing Transcripts

The following documents are transcripts from OCS Alternative Energy Programmatic EIS Draft EIS public hearings conducted in April and May 2007.

	Washington, D.C. April 16, 2007 Draft EIS Public Hearing Transcript (75 KB)
	West Long Branch, New Jersey April 24, 2007 Draft EIS Public Hearing Transcript (96 KB)
	New York (Long Island) April 25, 2007 Draft EIS Public Hearing Transcript (114 KB)
	Boston, Massachusetts April 26, 2007 Draft EIS Public Hearing Transcript (110 KB)
	Houston, Texas May 1, 2007 Draft EIS Public Hearing Transcript (44 KB)
	San Francisco, California May 1, 2007 Draft EIS Public Hearing Transcript (58 KB)
	Portland, Oregon May 2, 2007 Draft EIS Public Hearing Transcript (52 KB)
	Miami Springs, Florida May 2, 2007 Draft EIS Public Hearing Transcript (36 KB)
	Charleston, South Carolina May 3, 2007 Draft EIS Public Hearing Transcript (111 KB)

Scoping Documents

Scoping Summary Report

Summary of Public Scoping Comments Received During the Scoping Period for the Outer Continental Shelf Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (604 KB)

Scoping Meeting Transcripts

The following documents are transcripts from OCS Alternative Energy Programmatic EIS scoping meetings conducted in May and June 2006.

	Herndon VA May 18, 2006 Scoping Meeting Transcript (139 KB)
	Trenton NJ May 23, 2006 Scoping Meeting Transcript (165 KB)
	Austin TX May 23, 2006 Scoping Meeting Transcript (63 KB)
	Melville NY May 24, 2006 Scoping Meeting Transcript (216 KB)
	Dedham MA May 25, 2006 Scoping Meeting Transcript (255 KB)
	Long Beach CA May 25, 2006 Scoping Meeting Transcript (59 KB)
	Atlanta GA June 6, 2006 Scoping Meeting Transcript (37 KB)
	Portland OR June 6, 2006 Scoping Meeting Transcript (30 KB)
	Orlando FL June 8, 2006 Scoping Meeting Transcript (27 KB)
	San Francisco CA June 8, 2006 Scoping Meeting Transcript (29 KB)

Other Scoping Documents

	MMS Scoping Meeting Introductory Presentation (1.0 MB) This introductory presentation was shown at scoping meetings for the OCS Alternative Energy Programmatic EIS.
	NREL Scoping Meeting Presentation: Renewable Energy Technologies for Use on the Outer Continental Shelf (3 MB) This ocean renewable energy technology presentation was shown at scoping meetings currently for the OCS Alternative Energy Programmatic EIS.
	Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Scoping Meetings. (60 KB)

Technology White Papers

The following papers provide information on the prospective alternative technologies examined in the Programmatic EIS to support assessments of the potential environmental impacts of the technologies and of the viable impact mitigation strategies.

	Technology White Paper on Wind Energy Potential on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. (255 KB)
	Technology White Paper on Wave Energy Potential on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. (450 KB)
	Technology White Paper on Ocean Current Energy Potential on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. (423 KB)
	Technology White Paper on Solar Energy Potential on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. (474 KB)
	Technology White Paper on Generation of Hydrogen and Transportation and Transmission of Energy Generated on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf to Onshore. (73 KB)

Maps

NOTE: The following high-resolution maps are suitable for online browsing with Adobe Acrobat or printing at poster size.

	Regional Planning Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (2.9 MB)
	North Atlantic OCS Planning Area (2.6 MB)
	Mid-Atlantic OCS Planning Area (3.2 MB)
	South Atlantic OCS Planning Area (2.2 MB)
	Straits of Florida OCS Planning Area (854 KB)
	Eastern Gulf of Mexico OCS Planning Area (1.8 MB)
	Central Gulf of Mexico OCS Planning Area (2.0 MB)
	Western Gulf of Mexico OCS Planning Area (1.6 MB)
	Southern California OCS Planning Area (3.2 MB)
	Central California OCS Planning Area (2.5 MB)
	Northern California OCS Planning Area (2.5 MB)
	Oregon Washington OCS Planning Area (2.8 MB)

Laws and Regulations

	Excerpt from H.R. 6 Energy Policy Act of 2005: SEC. 388. Alternate Energy-Related Uses on the Outer Continental Shelf. (25 KB)
	Full Text of H.R. 6 Energy Policy Act of 2005 (2.47 MB)

Other Documents

	MMS and facilitator presentation used at Draft Programmatic EIS public hearings (859 KB)
	Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Electricity Generation Using Alternative Energy Resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (1 MB)
	Summary Plan Materials for Cape Wind Project (8.8 MB) Information related to a proposed wind energy project in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for which a site-specific EIS separate from this Programmatic EIS is currently being prepared.
	Renewable Energy and Alternate Uses of Federal OCS Lands (28 KB)
	OCS Renewable Energy and Alternate Use Programmatic EIS Project Fact Sheet (56 KB)
	Potential Alternative Energy Technologies on the Outer Continental Shelf (1.1 MB)