Pacific Wind Lease Sale 2 for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Oregon-Final Sale Notice

This final sale notice (FSN) contains information pertaining to the areas available for commercial wind power leasing during Pacific Wind Lease Sale 2 (PACW-2) on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Oregon. Specifically, this FSN details certain provisions and conditions of the leases, auction details, the lease form, criteria for evaluating competing bids, and procedures for award, appeal, and lease execution. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will offer two lease areas using an ascending clock auction with multiple-factor bidding: Lease OCS-P 0566 and Lease OCS-P 0567 (Lease Areas). Bidders will be subject to a `one-per-customer' rule, as explained below. The Lease Areas are in the previously identified wind energy areas (WEAs) Brookings and Coos Bay. The issuance of any lease resulting from this sale will not constitute approval of project-specific plans to develop offshore wind energy. If submitted by the lessee, such plans, will be subject to environmental, technical, and public reviews prior to a BOEM decision on whether the proposed activity should be authorized.