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United States Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard. Offshore Renewable Energy Installations. LCDR Dean L. Firing GLWC Offshore Wind Workgroup Advancing Regional Collaboration Webinar September 24, 2009. Cooperating agency for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) purposes with the LPA

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United States Coast Guard

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  1. United States Coast Guard Offshore Renewable Energy Installations • LCDR Dean L. Firing • GLWC Offshore Wind Workgroup • Advancing Regional Collaboration Webinar • September 24, 2009

  2. Cooperating agency for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) purposes with the LPA Develop terms and conditions to provide for safety of navigation Minimize potential impacts on other CG missions (SAR, Marine Safety, Maritime Security, Maritime Mobility, Protection of Natural Resources, National Defense) WILL NOT APPROVE/DISAPPROVE PROJECT OR ISSUE PERMIT United States Coast Guard • Role of Agency in Offshore Wind

  3. United States Coast Guard • Current Agency Policies/Regulations/Laws • Ports and Waterways Safety Act (PWSA) (P.L. 95-474, 33 USC 1221) • Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (CG&MTA)(P.L. 109-241) • Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC 02-07), http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvic/pdf/2007/NVIC02-07.pdf • MOUs / MOAs (when developed)

  4. United States Coast Guard • Individuals or Divisions with Regulatory or Operational Authority • Commandant, (CG-54133), Navigation Standards Branch, formally CG-3PWN-4 • Area Commander, LANT 3P 1 • District Commander, D9(dpw), Waterways Management Branch • Sector Commanders • Buffalo • Detroit • Sault Ste. Marie • Lake Michigan

  5. United States Coast Guard • Intra or Inter-Agency Initiatives • MOU with Minerals Management Service (MMS) • Outer Continental Shelf • Cooperating Agency Agreement with MMS • Environmental Impact Statement

  6. United States Coast Guard • Regional Collaboration • Navigation Safety Risk Assessment • Site Location • Traffic Survey • Structure • Risk of collision • Clearances • Impact on SAR • Oil spill response • Security • Navigation • Weather • Communications • Radar • Mitigation Measures • Charting • Exclusion Zones • Shutdown Procedures

  7. United States Coast Guard • Other Issues or Observations? • N/A

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