The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Office of Renewable Energy Programs has finalized information requirements guideline for renewable energy Site Assessment Plan (SAP).
A developer is required to submit a SAP one year after receiving an offshore renewable energy lease from BOEM which requires the SAP to describe the initial activities necessary to characterize a lease site, resource assessment surveys, or technology testing activities that involve the installation of bottom-founded facilities.
BOEM’s SAP information requirement guideline document is intended to be used as guidance to the regulated community and is not intended to set information or data standards or prescribe additional requirement, BOEM informed.
The purpose of the document is to further explain the applicable provisions of BOEM’s renewable energy regulations, found at 30 CFR 585, and provide examples of documentation that should be submitted to help BOEM evaluate whether the requirements found in the regulations have been met.
BOEM promotes economic development, energy independence, and environmental protection through responsible, science-based management of offshore conventional and renewable energy resources.