Common use of Agency Communication Plan (ACP) Clause in Contracts

Agency Communication Plan (ACP). The Lessee must develop a publicly available ACP that describes the strategies that the Lessee intends to use for communicating with federal, state and local agencies with authority related to the lease area and should outline specific methods for engaging with and disseminating information related to permits and trust resources to these agencies. The purpose of the ACP is to ensure early and active information sharing, focused discussion of potential issues, and collaborative identification of solutions in order to improve the quality and efficiency of various agency decision-making processes, and to promote the sustainable development of offshore wind energy projects. The ACP must include the contact information for an individual retained by the Lessee as its primary point of contact with agencies, (i.e., an Agency Liaison). The ACP should include detailed information and protocols for regular engagement with permitting and resource agencies including, but not limited to, the types of engagement activities (e.g., one-on-one meetings, interagency meetings, open information sharing meetings, etc.); the frequency of proposed engagements/meetings (e.g., monthly, quarterly, bi-annually, annually, etc.); meeting locations and/or virtual platforms; and contact information (e.g., telephone numbers, email addresses, etc.). The Lessee must make the ACP available to the Lessor and other agencies upon request. The Lessee must provide a draft ACP to BOEM and other permitting and resource agencies with authority related to the lease area for review and comment, and host a meeting with each interested agency, to discuss the ACP within 120 days of lease execution. Meetings may include multiple agencies. The Lessee must invite agencies with permitting roles and/or resource expertise to participate in the ACP. The Lessee should request that the agency designate a primary point of contact(s) for communicating with the Lessee. If an agency states in writing to the Lessee or Lessor that it does not wish to participate in the ACP, the Lessee need no longer include that agency in ACP communications and must document this change in the ACP. If an agency does not respond to outreach from the Lessee, the Lessee will continue to invite the agency to participate in ACP engagement opportunities until the agency provides a response. Note that a decision to not participate in the ACP in no way changes the agency regulatory authority or the need to communicate with that agency. The Lessee must update the ACP or provide other written summary of how the Lessee used information gained during agency engagement to inform project planning and development.‌

Agency Communication Plan (ACP). The Lessee must develop a publicly available ACP that describes the strategies that the Lessee intends to use for communicating with federal, state state, and local agencies with authority related to the lease area Lease Area and should outline specific methods for engaging with and disseminating information related to permits and trust resources to these agencies. The purpose of the ACP is to ensure early and active information sharing, focused discussion of potential issues, and collaborative identification of solutions in order to improve the quality and efficiency of various agency decision-making processes, processes and to promote the sustainable development of offshore wind energy projects. The ACP must include the contact information for an individual retained by the Lessee as its primary point of contact with agencies, (i.e., an Agency Liaison). The ACP should include detailed information and protocols for regular engagement with permitting and resource agencies including, but not limited to, the types of engagement activities (e.g., one-on-one meetings, interagency meetings, open information sharing meetings, etc.); the frequency of proposed engagements/meetings (e.g., monthly, quarterly, bi-annually, annually, etc.); meeting locations and/or virtual platforms; and contact information (e.g., telephone numbers, email addresses, etc.). The Lessee must make the ACP available to the Lessor and other agencies upon request. The Lessee must provide a draft ACP to BOEM and other permitting and resource agencies with authority related to the lease area Lease Area for review and comment, and host a meeting with each interested agency, to discuss the ACP within 120 180 days of lease executionthe Lease Effective Date. Meetings The Lessee may request the Lessor to extend the 180-day deadline and meetings may include multiple agencies. The Lessor may extend this deadline at its discretion. The Lessee must invite agencies with permitting roles and/or resource expertise to participate in the ACP. The Lessee should request that the agency designate a primary point of contact(s) for communicating with the Lessee. If an agency states in writing to the Lessee or Lessor that it does not wish to participate in the ACP, the Lessee need no longer include that agency in ACP communications and must document this change in the ACP. If an agency does not respond to outreach from the Lessee, the Lessee will must continue to invite the agency to participate in ACP engagement opportunities until the agency provides a written response. Note that a decision to not participate in the ACP in no way changes the agency regulatory authority or the need to communicate with that agency. The Lessee must update Any subsequent revisions to the ACP or provide other written summary of how resulting from engagement with participating agencies must be submitted to the Lessee used information gained during agency engagement to inform project planning and development.‌Lessor with supporting documentation.