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FAST-41 Missed Date:Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): Official Notice of Availability of a Final EIS published in the FR beginning both the public review period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action)

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Agency Milestone Date of 10/20/2023 for Official Notice of Availability of a Final EIS published in the FR beginning both the public review period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days

Action
Project Name:
Sunrise Wind Farm
Responsible Agency:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Status:
In Progress
POC Name:
Paige Foley
POC Title:
Environmental Coordiantor/NEPA Planner
POC Email:
paige.foley@boem.gov

Milestones:

Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
Scoping (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
Official Notice of Availability of a Draft EIS published in the Federal Register (FR) beginning both the public comment period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
Official Notice of Availability of a Final EIS published in the FR beginning both the public review period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action)
  • Monthly Status Report for February 2024:
    BOEM is currently finalizing the Record of Decision document and is on track to meet the milestone date of March 22, 2024.
  • Monthly Status Report for January 2024:
    The FEIS published on Dec 15, 2023. For the subsequent milestone (the Record of Decision, ROD), BOEM anticipates issuing the ROD on March 22, 2024 which is in alignment with the updated permitting timetable provided to the Permitting Council as part of an Executive Director Determination request in January of 2024.
  • Monthly Status Report for December 2023:
    The FEIS published on Dec 15, 2023. For the subsequent milestone (the Record of Decision), BOEM is undertaking a review of the permitting timetable for this project with the cooperating agencies and in consultation with the project sponsor. The review encompasses all agency actions and milestone dates for the project, including this action. BOEM anticipates providing by the end of December to the Permitting Council an updated time table for all actions, including this milestone.
  • Monthly Status Report for November 2023:
    FEIS experiencing delay due to issues relating to Section 106. BOEM is addressing challenges related to sensitivities associated with onshore activities.
  • Non-conformance Explanation:
    FEIS experiencing delay due to issues relating to Section 106. BOEM is addressing challenges related to sensitivities associated with onshore activities.
Current Target Date:
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:


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Milestone
Official Notice of Availability of a Final EIS published in the FR beginning both the public review period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action)
  • Monthly Status Report for February 2024:
    BOEM is currently finalizing the Record of Decision document and is on track to meet the milestone date of March 22, 2024.
  • Monthly Status Report for January 2024:
    The FEIS published on Dec 15, 2023. For the subsequent milestone (the Record of Decision, ROD), BOEM anticipates issuing the ROD on March 22, 2024 which is in alignment with the updated permitting timetable provided to the Permitting Council as part of an Executive Director Determination request in January of 2024.
  • Monthly Status Report for December 2023:
    The FEIS published on Dec 15, 2023. For the subsequent milestone (the Record of Decision), BOEM is undertaking a review of the permitting timetable for this project with the cooperating agencies and in consultation with the project sponsor. The review encompasses all agency actions and milestone dates for the project, including this action. BOEM anticipates providing by the end of December to the Permitting Council an updated time table for all actions, including this milestone.
  • Monthly Status Report for November 2023:
    FEIS experiencing delay due to issues relating to Section 106. BOEM is addressing challenges related to sensitivities associated with onshore activities.
  • Non-conformance Explanation:
    FEIS experiencing delay due to issues relating to Section 106. BOEM is addressing challenges related to sensitivities associated with onshore activities.
Current Target Date:
Project

PROJECT WEBSITE: https://www.boem.gov/Sunrise-Wind

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

In Progress

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS

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ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
06/21/2024

12 out of 12

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

Renewable Energy Production

SECTOR
Renewable Energy Production

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category FAST-41 Covered Projects

Department of the Interior

LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

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Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:

Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Department of the Army

Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, National Park Service

Department of the Army

Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works

Description:

Sunrise Wind LLC (Sunrise Wind) proposes to construct, operate and maintain an offshore wind farm to be located approximately 18.5 statute miles (mi) (16.1 nautical miles [nm], 29.8 kilometers [km]) south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, and approximately 30 mi (26.1 nm, 48.2 km) east of Montauk, New York (NY). The majority of the Project would be located in federal waters in the designated Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Renewable Energy Lease Area OCS-A 0487 (Lease Area), which is located in OCS blocks that were previously designated as Lease OCS-A 0487 in the Rhode Island/Massachusetts Wind Energy Area (RI-MA WEA) and Lease OCS-A 0500 in the Massachusetts Wind Energy Area (MA WEA). The Lease Area is approximately 30 statute miles (mi) east off the coast of Montauk, New York. Other components of the Project would be located in state waters of New York and onshore in Brookhaven, Long Island, New York. The proposed interconnection location for the Project is either the existing Holbrook Substation or the Holbrook and West Bus Substations, which are owned and operated by the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).

Update:

The Executive Director granted a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management request to extend the Construction and Operations Plan completion date because the previous completion date was entered in error. The Executive Director determination is posted here.

The Executive Director granted a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management request to extend the NEPA (BOEM), COP (BOEM), Section 106 (BOEM), MMPA (NOAANMFS), Sections 10/404/408 (USACE), NPS Permit (NPS), Clean Water Act Section 402 (EPA), OCS Air Permit (EPA) completion dates. The Executive Director determination is posted here.

field_status
Rejected
System Comments
Agency Milestone Date of 10/20/2023 for Official Notice of Availability of a Final EIS published in the FR beginning both the public review period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
Approver Comments
<p>BOEM is currently finalizing the Record of Decision document and is on track to meet the milestone date of March 22, 2024.</p>
Previous Action Status
In Progress
New Action Status
In Progress
Missed Date Process
Yes
Missed Date Triggered by Extension
No
New Milestone
Official Notice of Availability of a Final EIS published in the FR beginning both the public review period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action)
  • Monthly Status Report for February 2024:
    BOEM is currently finalizing the Record of Decision document and is on track to meet the milestone date of March 22, 2024.
  • Monthly Status Report for January 2024:
    The FEIS published on Dec 15, 2023. For the subsequent milestone (the Record of Decision, ROD), BOEM anticipates issuing the ROD on March 22, 2024 which is in alignment with the updated permitting timetable provided to the Permitting Council as part of an Executive Director Determination request in January of 2024.
  • Monthly Status Report for December 2023:
    The FEIS published on Dec 15, 2023. For the subsequent milestone (the Record of Decision), BOEM is undertaking a review of the permitting timetable for this project with the cooperating agencies and in consultation with the project sponsor. The review encompasses all agency actions and milestone dates for the project, including this action. BOEM anticipates providing by the end of December to the Permitting Council an updated time table for all actions, including this milestone.
  • Monthly Status Report for November 2023:
    FEIS experiencing delay due to issues relating to Section 106. BOEM is addressing challenges related to sensitivities associated with onshore activities.
  • Non-conformance Explanation:
    FEIS experiencing delay due to issues relating to Section 106. BOEM is addressing challenges related to sensitivities associated with onshore activities.
Current Target Date:
Response Date
Reporting Agency
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management