Feds Announce Schedule for EIS Scoping Sessions on Offshore Wind Project Uniondale, NY- June 19, 2006- The Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the federal Department of Interior announced today its intention to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed Long Island Offshore Wind Park, according to the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). MMS also announced that it will conduct two EIS scoping meetings under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The sessions are scheduled for: July 10, 2006 starting at 7pm at the West Babylon High School Performing Arts Center, 200 Great East Neck Road, West Babylon; and July 11, 2006, starting at 7pm, at Massapequa High School (auditorium) 2925 Merrick Road, Massapequa. Registration at each site will begin at 5:30 pm. "We're extremely pleased that the Minerals Management Service has announced its intention to conduct a full environmental review under NEPA," said LIPA Chairman Richard M. Kessel. "By moving the formal environmental review process along, the public will have the opportunity to register the environmental issues that need to be addressed, and those questions will be answered as part of the federal environmental review process." The MMS announcement was published today in the Federal Register. For more information on the MMS process contact: Mr. Doug Slitor, Project Manager, at (703) 787-1030 in MMS's Headquarters office for questions about this NOI. For questions about scoping for this EIS contact Dr. Thomas Bjerstedt at (504) 736-5743. LIPA, a non-profit electric utility, owns the retail electric system on Long Island and provides electric service to more than 1.1 million customers in Nassau and Suffolk counties, and the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens. LIPA does not own any electric generation assets on Long Island. ### LIPA Contact Information: LIPA News Center LIPA Offshore Wind Park Press Release 06/19/06 9:44 PM Eastern |
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