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Expertise”) to oversee the development of wind farms in U.S. waters
by the end of calendar year 2011.
3. BOEMRE should approve CVAs on a project-specific basis as opposed
to maintaining an approved list of qualified CVAs.
4. BOEMRE should actively manage the CVA process for offshore wind
facilities by disseminating lessons learned from the CVA process to
promote good practices to the industry.
5. BOEMRE should consider creating an expert panel to provide feed-
back and guidance for the initial offshore wind development projects
as a means to fill the experience gap for both industry and regulators.
6. BOEMRE should actively participate in the IEC Wind Turbines Cer-
tification Bodies Advisory Committee as a means of staying informed
on issues relating to wind turbine certification and the accreditation
of CVAs.