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Milestone Extension: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Section 305 Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Consulta

Submitted by craig.litteken… on

The EFH milestones are dependent on BOEM’s EIS action milestones. A shift of BOEM’s EIS action milestones by 417 days results in a commensurate shift to the EFH action milestones.  Therefore, an extension of the EFH milestones is requested based upon the extension of BOEM’s COP and EIS milestones.

Action
Project Name:
Skipjack Wind Farm
Responsible Agency:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Status: Cooperating under FAST-41
Cooperating under NEPA
Status:
Planned
POC Name:
Sue Tuxbury
POC Title:
Offshore Wind Program Coordinator, Greater Atlantic Region, Habitat and Ecosystems Services Division (HESD)
POC Email:
susan.tuxbury@noaa.gov

Milestones:

EFH Consultation Request Submitted – EFH Assessment (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
NOAA determines EFH Assessment is Complete (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
NOAA Issues any EFH Conservation Recommendations (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:


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Milestone
NOAA Issues any EFH Conservation Recommendations (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Project

PROJECT WEBSITE: Skipjack Wind

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

0 out of 0

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

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Description:

Skipjack Offshore Energy, LLC (SJOE) intends to develop, build, operate, and own (through one or more affiliated special purpose entities) an offshore wind farm located approximately 15 miles off the coast of Delaware within Lease Areas OCS A0519 and OCS A0482. The purpose of the Project is to construct and operate a new offshore wind farm designed to help one or more states within the mid-Atlantic region meet their clean energy goals. The Project would consist of up to 72 wind turbine generators (“WTG”), associated inter-array cabling, new onshore and offshore substations, transmission cables and onshore works for connection to the wholesale electric grid administered by PJM Interconnection L.L.C.

 

The Executive Director granted a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management request to extend completion dates for all actions on March 24, 2025. The Executive Director determination is posted here.

field_status
Rejected
System Comments
Furthest out
Original Target Date: 01/18/2027
Milestone: NOAA Issues any EFH Conservation Recommendations (Agency Action)

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

NOAA Issues any EFH Conservation Recommendations (Agency Action) extended by 693
From: 10/19/2027
To: 12/11/2028
Approver Comments
BOEM submitted an Executive Director Determination Request to update the project schedule, but since that time, the project sponsor has withdrawn the project from FAST-41. Therefore, the milestone extension request is not needed and is rejected.
Missed Date Process
No
Missed Date Triggered by Extension
No
Original Milestone
NOAA Issues any EFH Conservation Recommendations (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Furthest Original Target Date Milestone
NOAA Issues any EFH Conservation Recommendations (Agency Action)
Current Target Date: