The Delay to the DEIS due to the sponsor not providing sufficient documents requires the COP end date to move as the ROD must be issued before the COP agency decision can be made.
Milestones:
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
12/16/2024
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 the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works
Description:
The purpose of the Atlantic Shores South (which includes Project 1 and Project 2 or, collectively, the Projects) is to develop two offshore wind energy generation facilities in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Lease Area OCSA 0499 to provide clean, renewable energy to the Northeastern U.S. by the mid-to-late 2020s.
Original Target Date: 12/22/2023
Milestone: Final decision/agency action (Agency Action)
Requested extensions greater than 30 days for this Action are shown below:
Final decision/agency action (Agency Action) extended by 159
From: 12/22/2023
To: 05/29/2024