Offshore Windmill Meeting

[finchaser]

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Sent: Mon, Oct 19, 2015 4:07 pm
Subject: Offshore Windmill Meeting-BOEM Invitation

The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife encourages all NJ commercial and
recreational fishermen to attend the wind energy meeting in Point Pleasant, NJ
on Wednesday, November 4 at 6 PM. The US Dept. of the Interior's Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced that 343,833 acres off the coast of
New Jersey and New York will be offered for commercial wind energy development
in a competitive lease sale on November 9, 2015.

New Jersey fishermen can
view the invitation
here:
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/images/marine/boemnj11-15.jpg

For
background information please visit the following
page:
http://www.boem.gov/New-Jersey/

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-auction-344000-acres-offshore-new-jersey-wind-energy-development


Meetings are also being held in New York; NY fishermen can view their
invitation here:
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/images/marine/boemny11-15.jpg


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[captnemo]

I would rather have windmills than the LNG platforms they proposed. Is there any downside to these windmills? I scanned over some of those links and could not find any. thanks for posting.

[captnemo]

I checked this link you posted and it seems they are just looking for fishermen input.
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/images/marine/boemnj11-15.jpg

[finchaser]

yes that is why I posted it

[robmedina]

could they be to us like the off shore oil rigs are to Louisiana and Texas? i.e. structure?

[voyager35]

My thoughts as well. It could be great for seabass and tog.

[njdiver]

Interesting that another hearing is scheduled the same day:

IMPORTANT: LNG Final Public Hearing Dates!

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"DATES: There will be a total of four public hearings held in connection with the application and the FEIS; two public hearings will be held in Long Beach, New York on November 2, 2015 and November 3, 2015, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.; and two public hearings will be held in Eatontown, New Jersey on November 4, 2015 and November 5, 2015, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Each public hearing will be preceded by an open house from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The public hearing may end later than the stated time, depending on the number of persons wishing to speak. Additionally, materials submitted in response to the request for comments must reach the Docket Management Facility as detailed below, by close of business Monday, November, 30, 2015, or 45 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register whichever is later."

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"Also, within 45 days following the final hearing, on or prior to December 21, 2015, the Governor of New York and the Governor of New Jersey (ACS Governors) may approve, disapprove, or notify MARAD of inconsistencies with State programs relating to environmental protection, land and water use, and coastal zone management for which MARAD may ensure consistency by placing conditions on the license."

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"ADDRESSES: The open houses and public hearings in Long Beach, New York will be held at the Long Beach Hotel, 405 East Broadway, Long Beach, New York, 11561; phone 516-544-4444 (tel:516-544-4444). Free street parking is available, and the parking lot at the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) Long Beach Train Station, near Park Place and Park Avenue is available from 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. The City of Long Beach operates local bus public transportation services between the LIRR Long Beach Train Station and the Long Beach Hotel. The open houses and public hearings in Eatontown, New Jersey will be held at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel, 6 Industrial Way East, Eatontown, NJ 07724; phone 732-542-6500 (tel:732-542-6500). Free parking is available on site at the hotel."

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2015-25727.pdf