Comment from Chris Fried, Vineyard Power, MA citizen/resident

Maureen Bornholdt Program Manager Office of Offshore Alternative Energy Programs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Dear Ms. Bornholdt, I am a resident of Martha’s Vineyard and a member of the Vineyard Power Cooperative. I am writing this letter in response to the Call For Information for Rhode Island and Massachsuttes. I am pleased to see that BOEMRE has identified, and will consider using the multiple-factor auction format, as written in the published Call for Information. As an affected individual, I request that BOEMRE choose the multiple-factor approach as the auction format in the competitive leasing processes of both the AMI and eventually the Massachusetts RFI areas. As a member of a community (Martha's Vineyard) who will be SUBSTANTIALLY impacted by offshore wind development, I believe that the multi-factored approach will ensure the interests of our community. Thank you for your attention to this matter.