CX-006846: Categorical Exclusion Determination

National Marine Renewable Energy CenterCX(s) Applied: A9Date: 10/18/2011Location(s): OregonOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

October 18, 2011
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National Marine Renewable Energy Center
CX(s) Applied: A9
Date: 10/18/2011
Location(s): Oregon
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office

Oregon State University (OSU) has rescoped several sub-tasks of their project and is proposing a completely rescoped design for its mobile ocean test berth (MOTS). OSU will now develop a mid-scale buoy MOTS rather than a full-scale barge MOTS. This National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review is being done for tasks 4.1 (a-d) and 10.1 which have been rescoped. The remaining tasks have been determined to qualify for a Department of Energy categorical exclusion in previous NEPA reviews.