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

Submitted by craig.litteken… on

BOEM needed to revise the schedule for the ROD. As the Final ITA regulations cannot be published until after the ROD, the milestone date was adjusted according to the nominal OSW timeline to be 60 days after the new ROD date. The final MMPA milestone (issuance of the ITA decision) was adjusted to be 30 days after publication of the final ITA regulations, as required. 

Action
Project Name:
Maryland Offshore Wind Project
Responsible Agency:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Status: Cooperating under FAST-41
Cooperating under NEPA
Status:
In Progress
POC Name:
Jaclyn Daly
POC Title:
Fishery Biologist, Office of Protected Resources
POC Email:
jaclyn.daly@noaa.gov

Milestones:

ITA Application Submitted (Applicant Action)
Completed Date:
NOAA Determines ITA Application is Complete (Applicant Action)
Completed Date:
Publish Notice of Receipt in Federal Register (LOA Only) (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
Publish Proposed ITA in Federal Register (Agency Action)
Completed 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: http://www.uswindinc.com

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
01/03/2025

9 out of 9

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 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 Commerce

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Description:

 

US Wind is proposing the development and eventual decommissioning of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project, an offshore wind energy project (including an Operations and Maintenance Facility) of up to approximately 2 gigawatts of nameplate capacity within OCS-A 0490 (the Lease). The Lease area covers 79,707 acres with the western edge located approximately 18.5 km (11.5 miles) off the coast of Maryland on the Outer Continental Shelf.

Update:

The Executive Director granted a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) request to extend the COP, Section 106, MMPA, Section 10/404, and Section 408 actions completion date on August 17, 2023. The Executive Director determination is posted here.

field_status
Approved
System Comments
Furthest out
Original Target Date: 08/26/2024
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 100
From: 10/31/2024
To: 12/04/2024
Approver Comments
The Executive Director Determination approving the milestone date change was signed on 7/1/24.
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: