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Cape Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

Photo of a wind farm offshore Sweden. The FEIS assesses the physical, biological and social/human impacts of the proposed project and all reasonable alternatives, including a no-action alternative (i.e., the project is not built), and proposed mitigation. The analysis is conducted in an objective fashion in order to determine if the proposal is environmentally sound. The FEIS is not a decisional document. After publication of the FEIS, as required by law, there is a minimum 30-day mandatory waiting period before the MMS may issue a Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD will state clearly whether the MMS intends to issue Cape Wind Associates a lease for construction, operation, and eventual decommissioning of the proposed wind facility. To obtain a single printed or DVD copy of the FEIS, e-mail capewind@mms.gov. Otherwise, please use the links provided below to download the FEIS in its entirety, or section by section.

Cape Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) (6099.29 KB PDF)

(NOTE: this link takes you to the complete FEIS online. This is a very large document which will take some time to load. Once open, use the Table of Contents to navigate through the document.)

As a convenience, the links below are to the individual sections and appendices contained within the FEIS. All FEIS files are in Adobe's Portable Document File (PDF) format.

	Executive Summary (518 KB PF File)
	Table of Contents and Acronyms (This contents of this file are NOT linked to documents—it's simply the Table of Contents and Acronyms.) (659 KB PDF)
	Section 1.0 Introduction (218 KB PDF)
	Section 2.0 Proposed Action (267 KB PDF)
	Section 3.0 Alternatives (328 KB PDF)
	Section 4.0 Affected Environment (1,208 KB PDF)
	Section 5.0 Environmental and Socioeconomic Consequences (1,826 KB PDF)
	Section 6.0 Cumulative Impacts (257 KB PDF)
	Section 7.0 Consultation and Coordination (152 KB PDF)
	Section 8.0 Commitment of Resources (121 KB PDF)
	Section 9.0 Monitoring and Mitigation (251 KB PDF)
	Section 10.0 Bibliography (409 KB PDF)
	Section 11.0 List of Preparers (121 KB PDF)
	Section 12.0 Glossary (231 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix A - List of Figures, Maps and Tables (2,158 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix B - Agency Correspondence and Consultation (17,671 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix C - Draft Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (7,527 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix D - Draft Oil Spill Response Plan (1,566 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix E - Material Safety Data Sheets (2,841 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix F - Economic Model (1,237 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix G - Biological Assessment (12,921 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix H - Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Assessment (1,720 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix I - Draft General Conformity Analysis (467 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix J - FWS and NOAA Biological Opinions (14,561 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix K - Final EIS Mailing List (100 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix L - Evaluation of Comments Received on DEIS (3,783 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix M - Advance Copy of U.S. Coast Guard RADAR Study Findings and Mitigation (5,211 KB PDF)
	FEIS Appendix N - Framework for the Avian and Bat Monitoring Plan (1,607 KB PDF)

Last Updated: 04/22/2009, 08:16 AM Central Time