The project sponsor provided BOEM notice on June 26, 2023 of plans to initiate onshore construction activities. The notice provided information on their planned work at the Onshore Converter Station and laydown yards (Phase 1A activities, scheduled to start around July 10), and installation of splice vaults and duct banks, and the expansion of an existing substation (Phase 1B activities, scheduled to commence around September). BOEM notified Tribal Nations, cooperating agencies, Section 106 consulting parties, and the project sponsor that BOEM did not have authority over these activities and that onshore construction would be moving forward. While BOEM does not have authority over these onshore activities, BOEM has a responsibility to analyze impacts from all the proposed onshore activities included within the scope of a project as connected actions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). A Construction and Operations Plan (COP) update was required to move forward with these analyses because the prior COP dated August 18, 2022, did not include enough detailed information regarding the onshore activities. The project sponsor submitted an updated COP to BOEM on September 29, 2023. The updated information was necessary for determining the timeline for concluding the Section 106 process and Record of Decision. Movement of the ROD is therefore causing movement of this dependent action.
Milestones:
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.
Update:
The Executive Director granted a BOEM request to extend the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) completion date on November 16, 2021. The Executive Director determination is posted here.
The Executive Director granted a BOEM request to extend the NEPA, COP, Section 106, MMPA (NOAANMFS), Sections 10/404/408 (USACE), NPS Permit (NPS), Clean Water Act Section 402 (EPA), and OCS Air Permit (EPA) completion dates on June 6, 2023. The Executive Director determination is posted here.
Original Target Date: 08/20/2023
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 306
From: 03/04/2024
To: 06/21/2024