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Milestone Extension: Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Incidental Take Authorization (DOC – NOAA/NMFS)

Submitted by cori.carraway@… on

The project sponsor’s delayed submission of information needed for a complete Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Incidental Take Authorization (ITA) application has resulted in delays to the schedule for NMFS’s MMPA.

Action
Project Name:
Beacon Wind
Responsible Agency:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Status: Cooperating under FAST-41
Cooperating under NEPA
Status:
Planned
POC Name:
Jaclyn Daly
POC Title:
Fisheries Biologist
POC Email:
jaclyn.daly@noaa.gov

Milestones:

ITA Application Submitted (Applicant Action)
Completed Date:
NOAA Determines ITA Application is Complete (Applicant Action)
Current Target Date:
Publish Notice of Receipt in Federal Register (LOA Only) (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Publish Proposed ITA in Federal Register (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Publish Final ITA Regulations in Federal Register (LOA Only) (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
ITA decision rendered (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:


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Milestone
ITA decision rendered (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Project

PROJECT WEBSITE: Beacon 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
01/27/2026

0 out of 11

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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Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:

Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Description:

Beacon Wind proposes to construct and operate an offshore wind farm to be located approximately 20 statute miles (mi) (17 nautical miles [nm], 32 kilometers [km]) south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and 60 mi (52 nm, 97 km) east of Montauk, New York. Offshore components of the Project will consist of up to 155 wind turbines and up to two offshore substation facilities for a total of up to 157 foundations.

Update:

The Executive Director granted a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management request to extend the NEPA, COP, Section 106, ESA-FWS, ESA-NMFS, EFH, MMPA, Section 10/404, Section 408, OCS air permit and NPDES permit completion dates on March 15, 2024. The Executive Director determination is posted here.

field_status
Approved
System Comments
Furthest out
Original Target Date: 10/01/2025
Milestone: ITA decision rendered (Agency Action)

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

ITA decision rendered (Agency Action) extended by 64
From: 10/01/2025
To: 12/04/2025
Approver Comments
EDD signed 3/15/2024
Missed Date Process
No
Missed Date Triggered by Extension
No
Original Milestone
ITA decision rendered (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Furthest Original Target Date Milestone
ITA decision rendered (Agency Action)
Current Target Date: