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Milestone Extension: Endangered Species Act Consultation (DOI-FWS)

Submitted by cori.carraway@… on

The ESA milestones "FWS Determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal" and "ESA Consultation Concludes" are dependent on BOEM’s EIS action milestones. A shift of BOEM’s EIS action milestones by 180 days results in a commensurate shift to these ESA action milestones. Therefore, an extension is requested based upon the extension of BOEM’s EIS milestones. The requested milestone changes are shown in the table below.

Action
Project Name:
Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Project
Responsible Agency:
Fish and Wildlife Service
Agency Status: Cooperating under FAST-41
Status:
Planned
POC Name:
Eric Schradling
POC Email:
eric_schradling@fws.gov

Milestones:

ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
FWS determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:


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Milestone
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action)
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
03/29/2028

0 out of 10

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 the Army

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

Department of the Army

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

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Description:

Vineyard Mid-Atlantic LLC (the “Project Sponsor”) proposes to develop, construct, and operate an offshore renewable wind energy facility in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Lease Area Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)-A 0544.  OCS-A 0544 is located approximately 38 kilometers (24 miles) offshore from Fire Island, New York. The Project would include a total of 118 wind turbine generators and offshore export cables routed to landfall sites in Long Island, New York to connect to onshore transmission systems in Nassau County, Suffolk County, and/or Queens County, New York. 

The Executive Director granted a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management request to extend completion dates for all actions on October 10, 2025.  The Executive Director Determination is posted here.

 

 

field_status
Approved
System Comments
Furthest out
Original Target Date: 11/24/2026
Milestone: ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action)

Requested extensions greater than 30 days for this Action are shown below:

ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) extended by 181
From: 11/24/2026
To: 05/24/2027
Approver Comments
The primary driver of the schedule shift for this Project is the additional time needed to comply with changing regulations and policies. All proposed date shifts were mutually agreed upon by all impacted agencies and the Project Sponsor after consultation. Given these circumstances, extending the completion dates addressed in this Executive Director Determination is warranted. EDD signed 10/10/2025
Missed Date Process
No
Missed Date Triggered by Extension
No
Original Milestone
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Furthest Original Target Date Milestone
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action)
Current Target Date: