The BOEM Call for Information and Nominations (Call) for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Massachusetts is available for public inspection as of  February 3, 2011 and can be found at: http://www.ofr.gov/inspection.aspx. The Call was published in the Federal Register on February 6, 2011 under Docket ID: BOEM-2011-0097.
 
A map of the Call area is available on the BOEM website at: http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/State-Activities/Massachusetts.aspx.
 
In addition, a Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for Commercial Wind Leasing and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic OCS Offshore Massachusetts is available for public inspection as of  February 3, 2011 and can be found at: http://www.ofr.gov/inspection.aspx.   The NOI was published in the Federal Register on February 6, 2011 under Docket ID: BOEM-2011-0116.
 
BOEM plans to conduct public information sessions in Massachusetts to explain the commercial leasing process and provide additional opportunities for public input on the scope of the EA.  The meetings will be held on Monday, February 13 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, 54 Spring Street, Vineyard Haven and on Tuesday, February 14 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, 2nd floor, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston.