# 2025-00733: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Project on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New York 2025-00733, Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Project on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New York, is a Federal Register notice from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-15, effective Public comments due by March 3, 2025; BOEM expects to publish the draft EIS NOA in June 2026 and the final EIS in April 2027. (as of 2026-06-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00733 - As of: 2026-06-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-00733 - Title: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Project on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New York - Type: Notice - Agencies: unknown - Citation: unknown - Published: 2025-01-15 - Effective: Public comments due by March 3, 2025; BOEM expects to publish the draft EIS NOA in June 2026 and the final EIS in April 2027. - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: no - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-08 ## Summary The government is getting ready to study the environmental effects of a big offshore wind farm planned about 24 miles off Fire Island, New York. Vineyard Mid-Atlantic wants to build and run this clean energy project on a huge ocean area, which could bring new jobs and green power but also needs careful review. People have until March 3, 2025, to share their thoughts, and there will be free online meetings in February to learn more and join the conversation. ## Abstract The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) (Unique Identification Number DOI-BOEM-OREP-2025-0001-EIS) for a construction and operations plan (COP) of an offshore wind energy facility submitted by Vineyard Mid-Atlantic, LLC (hereinafter referred to as Vineyard Mid- Atlantic or Proponent). This notice of intent (NOI) initiates the public scoping and comment process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and under section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Vineyard Mid-Atlantic proposes to construct and operate the facility in Renewable Energy Lease Area OCS-A 0544 (Lease Area), which is approximately 43,056 acres and located approximately 24 statute miles (mi) offshore, south of Fire Island, New York, and approximately 60 statute mi offshore New Jersey. Vineyard Mid-Atlantic proposes to develop the entire Lease Area. ## Effects PRIA read - Supplies ~2 GW of Clean Power to New York: benefit, medium. Vineyard Mid-Atlantic proposes to deliver about 2 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power from a lease area 24 miles south of Fire Island to help New York meet its renewable goals. The Project would connect offshore export cables to onshore substations in Nassau and/or Suffolk County and to points of… - May Increase Local Job Opportunities: benefit, medium. BOEM and the notice say the Project is expected to increase job opportunities and support economic activity related to offshore wind construction and operations. The public can weigh in during scoping before BOEM’s draft EIS (NOA expected June 2026). - Could Harm Commercial Fisheries and Tourism: cost, medium. The notice says commercial fisheries and for-hire recreational fishing could be impacted by construction, new structures, and changes to benthic and fish habitat, and that visual impacts could affect recreation and tourism. BOEM will analyze these potential adverse effects in the EIS. - Onshore Landfall and Infrastructure Effects in New York: mixed, medium. The Project would land export cables at up to three possible sites (Rockaway Beach, Atlantic Beach, Jones Beach) and connect to new onshore substations in Nassau and/or Suffolk County, which could affect local land use, coastal infrastructure, and nearby communities. 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