CX-110004: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

February 17, 2012
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LIDAR Buoy Deployment, Mid-Atlantic Outer Countinental Shelf Near Coos Bay, Oregon

CX(s) Applied: B5.25
Date: 10/16/2014 
Location(s): Washington, Oregon
Office(s): Pacific Northwest Site Office

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) plans to deploy a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) wind resource assessment buoy on the outer continental shelf west of Coos Bay, Oregon. The deployment is scheduled for November or December 2014, and will last approximately 11 months. Upon completion of the deployment, the buoy and moorings will be removed from the water and stored at the Marine Sciences Laboratory (MSL) near Sequim, Washington or another suitable location to await redeployment elsewhere in the United States.

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