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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 143 / Thursday, July 29, 2021 / Notices basis unless the Secretary determines after public notice of a proposed lease, easement, or right-of-way that there is no competitive interest. Accordingly, BOEM must first determine whether competitive interest exists in the Call Area Extensions for the purpose of offshore wind energy development. At the conclusion of the comment period for the 2018 Call, BOEM reviewed the 14 nominations received and determined competitive interest existed in the Morro Bay Call Area. BOEM may proceed with competitive leasing as described in section 3.2, Competitive Leasing Process.
BOEM will not issue any leases until it has completed the necessary consultations and environmental analysis and given the public an opportunity to comment. BOEM
reserves the right to determine which, if any, of the nominated areas within the Morro Bay Call Area and Call Area Extensions will be leased and to modify such areas from their original, proposed description before offering them for lease.
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Competitive Leasing Process
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If, BOEM proceeds with the competitive leasing process for certain areas after receiving nominations and responses to this Call, BOEM will follow the steps required by 30 CFR 585.211
through 585.225.
1 Area Identification: After reviewing the information submitted in response to this Call, BOEM may combine all or portions of the Call Area Extensions with all or portions of areas identified in response to the 2018 Call into one or more WEA, subject to environmental analysis in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, Tribes, States, local governments, and other interested parties.
2 Proposed Sale Notice PSN: If BOEM decides to proceed with a competitive lease sale within a WEA
after its environmental analysis, BOEM
will publish a PSN in the Federal Register with a comment period of 60
days. The PSN will describe each lease area BOEM intends to offer, the proposed conditions of a lease auction, the proposed lease auction format, and the lease document, including lease addenda. Additionally, the PSN will describe the criteria and process for evaluating bids in the lease sale.

3 Final Sale Notice FSN: After considering the comments on the PSN, if BOEM decides to proceed with a competitive lease sale, BOEM will publish the FSN in the Federal Register at least 30 days before the date of the lease sale.
4 Bid Submission and Evaluation:
Following publication of the FSN, BOEM will offer each lease area through a competitive sale process, using procedures specified in the FSN. BOEM
will ensure that bidders have complied with all applicable regulations. BOEM
reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to withdraw an offer to lease an area, even after bids have been submitted.
5 Issuance of a Lease: Following BOEMs selection of the winning bid on a lease area, BOEM will notify the successful bidder and provide that bidder with a set of official lease documents for signature. The successful bidder will be required to sign and return the lease documents, pay the remainder of the bid, if applicable, and file the required financial assurance within 10-business days of receiving the lease documents. Upon receipt of the required payments, financial assurance, and properly signed lease documents, BOEM may execute a lease with the successful bidder.
4 Development of the Call Area Extensions In coordination with the State of California, BOEM held multiple stakeholder outreach meetings in central California to obtain input into the development of additional areas in and around the Morro Bay Call Area identified in 2018 and to gather data and information to use in BOEMs decision-making process. BOEM, the State of California, State elected officials, ONMS, and DoD conducted additional outreach and engagement to determine if any additional areas in and around the Morro Bay Call Area should be considered for potential leasing.
More information on these meetings and outreach can be viewed at: https
www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/stateactivities/public-information-meetingsand-outreach-efforts. The DoD
expressed concerns regarding military activities and compatibility with offshore wind energy development during these meetings and outreach.
The DoD conducts offshore testing, training, and operations on the OCS

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offshore the central coast of California.
Because the DoD testing, training, and operations off the coast of California are essential to national security, DoD
played a critical role in identifying these new areas for offshore wind development. The Department of the Interior, in close coordination with the DoD, identified the Call Area Extensions to advance the planning for wind energy development offshore Morro Bay https www.doi.gov/pressreleases/
biden-harris-administration-advancesoffshore-wind-pacific. Through this Call, BOEM requests information and nominations regarding the Call Area Extensions so that potential use conflicts can be analyzed and considered in the Area ID stage of the leasing process.
BOEMs subsequent analysis during Area ID will evaluate the Call Area Extensions and the Morro Bay Call Area for appropriateness for offshore wind energy development, balanced against potential ocean user conflicts. After conducting environmental reviews and associated consultations, analyzing public comments, and coordinating with other government agencies through the Task Force, BOEM anticipates developing and incorporating terms and conditionsincluding any measures necessary to mitigate impactsat the leasing and site assessment and characterization phases. This Call allows additional stakeholders to provide input on the Call Area Extensions prior to further modification during the Area ID process.
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Description of the Area
The Call Area Extensions are described geographically in this section.
A map of the Call Area Extensions, the Morro Bay Call Area, and associated GIS
files, which are located in UTM Zone 10N, NAD 83 Datum, can be found at the following URL: https
www.boem.gov/California/.
Morro Bay Call Area East Extension The boundary of Morro Bay Call Area East Extension begins 21 mi offshore Cambria, California. The area is about 7
mi in length from north to south and about 3 mi in width from east to west.
The entire area is approximately 23
square mi 14,589 acres and is described in the table below:

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Sub-block G, H, K, L, P.
E, F, I, J, M, N, O.

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