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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 11/24/2023 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:
New England Wind
Responsible Agency:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Status:
In Progress
POC Name:
Christine Crumpton
POC Title:
Environmental Protection Specialist
POC Email:
christine.crumpton@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 March 2024:
    BOEM met the FEIS milestone of March 1 and is on track to publish the ROD on April 1.  
  • Monthly Status Report for February 2024:
    BOEM will meet the March 1, 2024 milestone to publish the NOA in the Federal Register. For the subsequent milestone, BOEM is currently coordinating with cooperating agencies to finalize the Record of Decision and is on track to meet the ROD milestone of April 1, 2024.
  • Monthly Status Report for January 2024:
    BOEM anticipates publishing the NOA for the FEIS on March 1, 2024. This aligns with the updated permitting timetable provided to the Permitting Council as part of an Executive Director Determination (EDD) request in December of 2023. While this milestone did not need an EDD to be updated, it was included in the revised permitting timetable in the EDD request. BOEM received the EDD on Jan 12, 2024.
  • Non-conformance Explanation:
    BOEM completed a review of the permitting timetable for this project with the cooperating agencies and in consultation with the project sponsor. The review encompassed all agency actions and milestone dates for the project, including this action. BOEM provided the Permitting Council with an updated permitting timetable on Dec 15, 2023 for all actions, including this milestone.
Current Target Date:
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:

Additional Milestones:

Additional Milestones
Additional Scoping
Completed Date:
Additional Milestone Details

BOEM is undertaking additional scoping for two new variations of the offshore export cable corridor submitted by the project sponsor. The submission was received after the initial scoping period ended.

Federal Register Notice link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/11/22/2021-25320/notice-of-additional-public-scoping-and-name-change-for-the-vineyard-wind-south-project-offshore.


View Action's Modification History

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 March 2024:
    BOEM met the FEIS milestone of March 1 and is on track to publish the ROD on April 1.  
  • Monthly Status Report for February 2024:
    BOEM will meet the March 1, 2024 milestone to publish the NOA in the Federal Register. For the subsequent milestone, BOEM is currently coordinating with cooperating agencies to finalize the Record of Decision and is on track to meet the ROD milestone of April 1, 2024.
  • Monthly Status Report for January 2024:
    BOEM anticipates publishing the NOA for the FEIS on March 1, 2024. This aligns with the updated permitting timetable provided to the Permitting Council as part of an Executive Director Determination (EDD) request in December of 2023. While this milestone did not need an EDD to be updated, it was included in the revised permitting timetable in the EDD request. BOEM received the EDD on Jan 12, 2024.
  • Non-conformance Explanation:
    BOEM completed a review of the permitting timetable for this project with the cooperating agencies and in consultation with the project sponsor. The review encompassed all agency actions and milestone dates for the project, including this action. BOEM provided the Permitting Council with an updated permitting timetable on Dec 15, 2023 for all actions, including this milestone.
Current Target Date:
Project

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
07/22/2024

9 out of 9

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

View FAST-41 Postings by Agencies

Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:

Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Department of the Army

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

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Description:

Update: In October 2021, the project name changed from Vineyard Wind South to New England Wind to reflect restructuring of the project’s parent companies (for more information, see Vineyard Wind’s September 21, 2021 press release).

New England Wind is the proposal to develop offshore renewable wind energy facilities in BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0534 along with associated offshore and onshore cabling, onshore substations, and onshore operations and maintenance (O&M) facilities. Park City Wind LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avangrid Renewables, LLC, is the Proponent and would be responsible for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of New England Wind. New England Wind will be developed in two Phases. If approved, Phase 1, also known as the Park City Wind project, will be developed in the northeastern portion of Lease Area OCS-A 0534.  Phase 2, also known as Commonwealth Wind, will be located southwest of Phase 1.

FAST-41 provides increased transparency and predictability by requiring Federal agencies to publish comprehensive permitting timetables for all "covered" projects, and provides clear procedures for modifying permitting timetables to address the unpredictability inherent in the environmental review and permitting process for significant infrastructure projects. For more information, see "The FAST-41 Process" at  https://www.permits.performance.gov/fpisc-content/fast-41-process. 

The Executive Director granted a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) request to extend the NEPA, COP, Section 106, Sections 10/404, and OCS air permit actions completion date on May 10, 2023. The Executive Director determination is posted here.

The Executive Director granted a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) request to extend the Section 106 actions completion date on Nov 22, 2023. The Executive Director determination is posted here.

 

field_status
Rejected
System Comments
Agency Milestone Date of 11/24/2023 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 met the FEIS milestone of March 1 and is on track to publish the ROD on April 1.<br />
&nbsp;</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 March 2024:
    BOEM met the FEIS milestone of March 1 and is on track to publish the ROD on April 1.  
  • Monthly Status Report for February 2024:
    BOEM will meet the March 1, 2024 milestone to publish the NOA in the Federal Register. For the subsequent milestone, BOEM is currently coordinating with cooperating agencies to finalize the Record of Decision and is on track to meet the ROD milestone of April 1, 2024.
  • Monthly Status Report for January 2024:
    BOEM anticipates publishing the NOA for the FEIS on March 1, 2024. This aligns with the updated permitting timetable provided to the Permitting Council as part of an Executive Director Determination (EDD) request in December of 2023. While this milestone did not need an EDD to be updated, it was included in the revised permitting timetable in the EDD request. BOEM received the EDD on Jan 12, 2024.
  • Non-conformance Explanation:
    BOEM completed a review of the permitting timetable for this project with the cooperating agencies and in consultation with the project sponsor. The review encompassed all agency actions and milestone dates for the project, including this action. BOEM provided the Permitting Council with an updated permitting timetable on Dec 15, 2023 for all actions, including this milestone.
Current Target Date:
Response Date
Reporting Agency
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management