Final Sale Notice for the Wilmington East Wind Energy Area

This FSN contains information pertaining to the areas available for commercial

wind energy leasing on the OCS in the Carolina Long Bay Area. Specifically, this FSN details

certain provisions and conditions of the leases, auction details, the lease form, criteria for

evaluating competing bids, award procedures, appeal procedures, and lease execution. The

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will offer two leases: Lease OCS-A 0545 and

Lease OCS-A 0546. The issuance of any lease resulting from this sale would not constitute an

approval of project-specific plans to develop offshore wind energy. Such plans, if submitted by

the lessee, would be subject to subsequent environmental, technical, and public reviews prior to a

decision on whether the proposed development should be authorized.