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Milestone Extension: Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 Clean Water Act

Submitted by cori.carraway@… on

The Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 Clean Water Act final
verification/permit decision rendered milestone date is dependent upon BOEM’s EIS action ROD
issuance date. USACE requires 90-days between issuance of the ROD and issuance of USACE’s
Section 10/404 decision. Therefore, an extension of the Section 10/404 final completion date is
requested based upon the extension of the ROD issuance date.

Action
Project Name:
New England Wind
Responsible Agency:
US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory
Agency Status: Cooperating under FAST-41
Cooperating under NEPA
Status:
In Progress
POC Name:
Christine Jacek
POC Title:
Project Manager
POC Email:
Christine.M.Jacek@usace.army.mil

Description:

Department of Army authorization from the US Army Corps of Engineers New England District is required pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.  Activities that require authorization include: Installation of turbine structures on monopile foundations embedded in the ocean floor. Installation of export cable(s) and associated cable protection including dredging. Installation of inter-array cables between turbine structures and offshore substations. Monopile or jacket pile supported offshore substation(s). Horizontal directional drilling or open cut trenching along the shoreline for the export cable to begin its path to a substation/grid connection. 

Milestones:

Pre-construction Notification (PCN)/Form ENG 4345/Joint Application Form Received (Applicant Action)
  • Section 106 Review : Section 106 consultation concluded (Agency Action)
    - Completed Date: 03/01/2024
Completed Date:
Complete Pre-Construction Notification (PCN)/Application Received (Applicant Action)
Completed Date:
Publication of Public Notice (Agency Action)
Completed Date:
Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:


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Milestone
Final Verification/Permit 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
07/22/2024

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

View FAST-41 Postings by Agencies

Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:

Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Department of the Army

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

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Description:

Update: In October 2021, the project name changed from Vineyard Wind South to New England Wind to reflect restructuring of the project’s parent companies (for more information, see Vineyard Wind’s September 21, 2021 press release).

New England Wind is the proposal to develop offshore renewable wind energy facilities in BOEM Lease Area OCS-A 0534 along with associated offshore and onshore cabling, onshore substations, and onshore operations and maintenance (O&M) facilities. Park City Wind LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avangrid Renewables, LLC, is the Proponent and would be responsible for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of New England Wind. New England Wind will be developed in two Phases. If approved, Phase 1, also known as the Park City Wind project, will be developed in the northeastern portion of Lease Area OCS-A 0534.  Phase 2, also known as Commonwealth Wind, will be located southwest of Phase 1.

FAST-41 provides increased transparency and predictability by requiring Federal agencies to publish comprehensive permitting timetables for all "covered" projects, and provides clear procedures for modifying permitting timetables to address the unpredictability inherent in the environmental review and permitting process for significant infrastructure projects. For more information, see "The FAST-41 Process" at  https://www.permits.performance.gov/fpisc-content/fast-41-process. 

The Executive Director granted a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) request to extend the NEPA, COP, Section 106, Sections 10/404, and OCS air permit actions completion date on May 10, 2023. The Executive Director determination is posted here.

The Executive Director granted a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) request to extend the Section 106 actions completion date on Nov 22, 2023. The Executive Director determination is posted here.

 

field_status
Approved
System Comments
Furthest out
Original Target Date: 10/01/2023
Milestone: Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered (Agency Action)

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

Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered (Agency Action) extended by 274
From: 03/25/2024
To: 07/01/2024
Missed Date Process
No
Missed Date Triggered by Extension
No
Original Milestone
Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Furthest Original Target Date Milestone
Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered (Agency Action)
Current Target Date: