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

Submitted by cori.carraway@… on

Moved to from 1/26/28 to 1/28/28 per NMFS request to ensure the date is 60 days from ROD approval.

Action
Project Name:
Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Project
Responsible Agency:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Status: Cooperating under FAST-41
Cooperating under NEPA
Status:
Planned
POC Name:
Jaclyn Daly
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

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: 08/30/2027
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 182
From: 08/30/2027
To: 02/28/2028
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
ITA decision rendered (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Furthest Original Target Date Milestone
ITA decision rendered (Agency Action)
Current Target Date: