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Lakewood Park Woman's Club Pavilion
14532 Lake Ave
Lakewood, Ohio 44107

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) are requesting public input on the scope of an Environmental Assessment for “Project Icebreaker”.

Interested persons are invited to attend an informational meeting (open house) from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on September 28, 2016, at the Lakewood Park Woman’s Club Pavilion, 14532 Lake Ave, Lakewood, Ohio 44107. 

DOE is proposing to authorize the expenditure of federal funding by the Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) to design, permit, construct, and decommission a wind energy demonstration project called Project Icebreaker.  Project Icebreaker would consist of 6 wind turbines in Lake Erie approximately 8 miles off Cleveland, Ohio.  USACE anticipates receiving an application pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act for Project Icebreaker. USCG is responsible for reviewing impacts related to navigation and the USCG mission.

An Environmental Assessment will be prepared by the Federal agencies pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The public is invited to submit written comments on the scope of issues and resources and alternatives to be analyzed in the Environmental Assessment.  Additional information is available at the Project Icebreaker information page.

Please direct any written questions or comments by October 21, 2016 to: U.S. DOE, Golden Field Office, NEPA Division, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, or by email to ProjectIcebreaker@ee.doe.gov