1. FEDERAL OFFSHORE WIND “The Role of Planning in Federal Land Management” Shapiro Conference GW Law School, Univ. of Houston, and ELI March 14, 2014 Ned Farquhar Deputy Assistant Secretary Land and Minerals Management U.S. Department of the Interior

2. THE ENERGY CHALLENGE Conventional and renewable energy, energy efficiency, new technology American jobs and energy security Domestic oil production > imports “The all-of-the-above energy strategy I announced a few years ago is working, and today, America is closer to energy independence than we’ve been in decades.” - President Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, 1/28/14 2

3. THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals oversees Offshore bureaus (BOEM, BSEE) Onshore: Public lands (BLM) Surface mining and reclamation (OSMRE) -National parks, wildlife refuges -Public lands and the Outer Continental Shelf -Tribal government, education -Territories and insular areas -Hydro, water, science 3

4. OFFSHORE RENEWABLES OCSLA – Interior to manage oil and gas (and sand and gravel) on OCS beyond state waters (usu. 3 miles) EPAct – Interior to manage OCS renewable energy, including wind (previously Corps of Engineers, now BOEM) -Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act -Energy Policy Act of 2005 4

5. EXAMPLE: ATLANTIC WIND - NEW USE, OLD NEIGHBORHOOD National defense, all branches Commercial: Shipping, fishing Fish, wildlife, endangered species Tourism, recreation, viewshed Archaeological, cultural, historic -The Atlantic wind resource: Vast potential -Coastal uses and values 5

6. THE PLANNING FRAMEWORK Involve users and stakeholders Develop and use science and data Federal agency cooperation -President’s National Ocean Policy Executive Order, including marine spatial planning -Multipurpose Marine Cadastre 6

7. FEATURES OF OCS RENEWABLES “SMART FROM THE START” Intergovernmental task forces: State and Federal agencies, local government, tribes Multiple public comment periods After leasing, developer submits construction plan for thorough NEPA (usu. EIS) -Leasing based on Environmental Assessment and FONSI -Focus on high-resource, low-conflict areas 7

8. FROM CAPE WIND TO SMART FROM THE START Identify “Wind Energy Areas” (WEAs) Identify issues and possible solutions Conduct lease sales Allow significant changes and conditions resulting from project EIS -Unplanned: Cape Wind (proposed late ‘90s) -Planned: Smart from the Start 8 Mid-Atlantic WEAs:

9. RESULTS Cape Wind lease issued, 10/2010 Delaware commercial lease issued, 11/2012 Competitive lease sales: RI/MA 7/2013, VA 9/2013 Advanced lease sale planning: Maryland (published proposed sale notice 12/2013), Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina Other states: Task forces active on wind and/or MHK (marine hydrokinetic) in HI, OR Inactive or pending: FL, GA, SC, ME 9

10. DECISIONS TODAY, ENERGY TOMORROW Ned Farquhar ned_farquhar@ios.doi.gov (202) 208-6734