SUBJECT: Roundtable to discuss BOEM’s Request for Comments on the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area Draft Environmental Assessment

The Office of Advocacy will host a roundtable to discuss the United States Department of the
Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) request for comments on the Morro
Bay Wind Energy Area Draft Environmental Assessment. On April 6, 2022 BOEM announced
the availability of a draft environmental assessment for the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area
located off the coast of San Luis Obispo County, California.

The roundtable will take place on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. (ET). Roundtable participation details will be
provided upon receipt of an RSVP. RSVPs should be sent to [email protected]. The
purpose of the roundtable will be to gather specific small entity input and presentations on the
request for comments. Parties interested in making oral presentations during the roundtable
should indicate this in their RSVP.

On April 6, 2022 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) published a draft environmental assessment that analyzes the potential impacts from
future offshore wind commercial leasing activities, and related activities within the Morro Bay
Wind Energy Area. This area is located 20 miles off the central coast of California, in San Luis
Obispo County. BOEM will also host two virtual public meetings to discuss the draft assessment.
The meetings are scheduled to occur on April 14, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. (PT) and April 19, 2022 at
9:00 a.m. (PT). Register for the public meetings here: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/BOEM-2021-0044-0128

Advocacy contact: Prianka Sharma ([email protected]) or at (202) 205-6938