Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Construction and Operations Plan for Commercial Lease OCS (OCS-A 0499)

As a result of the June 30, 2021 New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJ BPU) Offshore Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) award, ASOW updated Volume I (Project Information) of the COP in August 2021 to include two Projects.  COP Volume II (Affected Environment) and applicable Appendices do not currently include this update and will be updated to reflect Projects 1 and 2 as part of a December 2021 COP revision.

Volume I – Project Information

• Volume I:  Project Information
• Volume I with Associated Appendices

Volume II:  Affected Environment

• Volume II:  Affected Environment
• Volume II with Associated Appendices

Appendices (Volume I and Volume II)

• Appendix I-B: Engagement with Agencies, Tribes, Municipalities, and Other Stakeholders
• Appendix I-C: Coastal Zone Management Consistency Statement 
• Appendix I-D: Draft Oil Spill Response Plan 
• Appendix I-E: Draft HSSE Safety Management System
• Appendix II-A: Geology, Hazard, and G&G Reports
  • Appendix II-A1: Geophysical and Geohazard Report (Confidential)
  • Appendix II-A2: Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Farm Geoscience-focused Desktop Study (Confidential)
  • Appendix II-A3: (Confidential)
    • Appendix II-A3a: Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) Hazard Assessment (Confidential)
    • Appendix II-A3b: Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) Risk Assessment with Risk Mitigation Strategy (Confidential)
  • Appendix II II-A4:
    • Appendix II-A4a: Natural Resources Conservation Service Mapped Soils Report – Cardiff Onshore Cable Route
    • Appendix II-A4b: Natural Resources Conservation Service Mapped Soils Report – Larrabee Onshore Cable Route
• Appendix II-B: Metocean Reports 
  • Appendix II-B1: Metocean Analysis Report (Confidential)
  • Appendix II-B2: Metocean Design Basis (Redacted for Confidential Information)
• Appendix II-C: Air Emissions Calculation Methodology
• Appendix II-D: Wetlands and Waters Report
  • Appendix II-D1: Wetland and Stream Delineation Report – Cardiff 
  • Appendix II-D2: Wetland and Stream Delineation Report - Larrabee 
• Appendix II-E: Coastal and Terrestrial Habitat and Fauna Report
  • Appendix II-E1: Habitat Suitability Assessment Report - Cardiff 
  • Appendix II-E2: Habitat Suitability Assessment Report - Larrabee 
• Appendix II-F: Avian Appendix (Expected December 2021 pursuant to the supplemental filing schedule) 
• Appendix II-G: Benthic Reports
  • Appendix II-G1: 2019 Benthic Assessment Report - Buoy Installation Areas and Sites of Interest 
  • Appendix II-G2: 2020 Benthic Assessment Report 
• Appendix II-H: Benthic Monitoring Plan (Expected December 2021 pursuant to the supplemental filing schedule) 
• Appendix II-I: EMF Report
• Appendix II-J: Preliminary Essential Fish Habitat Assessment
• Appendix II-K: Fisheries Monitoring Plan (Expected December 2021 pursuant to the supplemental filling schedule) 
• Appendix II-L: Hydroacoustic Modeling Report 
• Appendix II-M: Visual Impact Assessment Reports
  • Appendix II-M1: Visual Impact Assessment – Wind Turbine Area (Updated March 2022)
    • Attachment E of Appendix II-M1: – Visual Simulations 
      • Photo Simulations – Seaside Park Beach
      • Photo Simulations  – Edwin B. Forsythe NWR at the Woodmansee Estate
      • Photo Simulations – Beach at Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts and Sciences
      • Photo Simulations  – Bass River State Forest
      • Photo Simulations  – Beach Haven Historic District
      • Photo Simulations  – Great Bay Boulevard WMA/Rutgers Field Station
      • Photo Simulations  – North Brigantine Natural Area
      • Photo Simulations  – Ocean Casino Resort – Sky Garden
      • Photo Simulations  – Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City Convention Center NHL)
      • Photo Simulations  – Lucy the Margate Elephant National Historic Landmark
      • Photo Simulations  – Gillian’s Wonderland Pier
      • Photo Simulations  – Townsend’s Inlet Bridge
      • Photo Simulations  – Cape May Point State Park
  • Appendix II-M2: Visual Resources Assessment – Onshore Facilities - Cardiff 
  • Appendix II-M3: Visual Resources Assessment – Onshore Facilities - Larrabee 
  • Appendix II-M4: Aircraft Detection Lighting System (ADLS) Efficacy Analysis 
• Appendix II-N: Onshore Historic Resources Visual Effects Assessment
  • Appendix II-N1: Onshore Historic Resources Visual Effects Assessment Cardiff Preferred
  • Appendix II-N2: Onshore Historic Resources Visual Effects Assessment Cardiff Alternative
  • Appendix II-N3: Onshore Historic Resources Visual Effects Assessment Larrabee Preferred
  • Appendix II-N4: Onshore Historic Resources Visual Effects Assessment Larrabee Alternative
• Appendix II-O: Offshore Historic Resources Visual Effects Assessment
• Appendix II-P: Phase IA Terrestrial Archaeology Surveys  
  • Appendix II-P1: Phase IA Archaeological Survey - Cardiff (Redacted for Confidential Information)
  • Appendix II-P2: Phase IA Archaeological Survey – Larrabee (Redacted for Confidential Information)
• Appendix II-Q: Marine Archaeological Reports (Confidential)
  • Appendix II-Q1: Marine Archaeological Resources Sensitivity Assessment (MARSA)  (Confidential – expected December 2021 pursuant to the supplemental filing schedule)
  • Appendix II-Q2: Marine Archaeological Resource Assessment (MARA) (Confidential – expected December 2021 pursuant to the supplemental filing schedule)
• Appendix II-R: Fisheries Communication Plan 
• Appendix II-S: Navigation Safety Risk Assessment 
• Appendix II-T: Aviation and Radar Reports
  • Appendix II-T1: Obstruction Evaluation & Airspace Analysis (OE/AA) 
  • Appendix II-T2: Navigational and Radar Screening Study (RLOS) 
  • Appendix II-T3: Traffic Flow Analysis Report 
• Appendix II-U: Onshore Noise Report 
• All Appendices Combined
• Supplemental Filing Schedule