Triggered missed date from extending Publication of Public Notice (Agency Action) within 30 days of its current target date which was 10/20/2022 and extended to 12/20/2022
Cooperating under NEPA
Description:
Department of Army authorization from the US Army Corps of Engineers New York District is required pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Activities that require authorization include: Installation of turbine structures on monopile foundations or gravity base structures (GBS) foundations embedded in the ocean floor. Installation of export cable(s) and associated cable protection. Installation of inter-array cables between turbine structures and offshore substations. Monopile or jacket pile supported offshore substation(s). Horizontal directional drilling or open cut trenching along the shoreline for the export
cable to begin its path to a substation/grid connection.
Milestones:
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Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
:
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action)
- Completed Date: 12/04/2023 -
Endangered Species Act Consultation (NOAA-NMFS)
:
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action)
- Completed Date: 07/17/2023 -
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Section 305 Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Consultation
:
NOAA Issues any EFH Conservation Recommendations (Agency Action)
- Completed Date: 05/17/2023 -
Section 106 Review
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Section 106 consultation concluded (Agency Action)
- Completed Date: 12/04/2023 -
Endangered Species Act Consultation (DOI-FWS)
:
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action)
- Completed Date: 06/02/2023
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.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
06/21/2024
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED
SECTOR
Renewable Energy Production
CATEGORY
Project Category
FAST-41 Covered Projects
LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory
Department of the Interior, National Park Service
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.