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

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  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 issuance of the proposed ITA as well as delays to the development of complete Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation documents, the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and all other subsequent dependent milestones. BOEM developed an updated permitting timetable reflecting the 90-day shift to the DEIS, FEIS, and Record of Decision (ROD) milestone dates. The NEPA Action is impacted by the milestone shifts for the ESA Action as a result of the shifts for the MMPA Action; the NEPA timeline is changing accordingly.   Finally, the completion dates for USACE’s Section 10/404 permit are all dependent on the final completion date for the NEPA action.

Action
Project Name:
Beacon Wind
Responsible Agency:
US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory
Agency Status: Cooperating under FAST-41
Cooperating under NEPA
Status:
Planned
POC Name:
Christopher Minck
POC Title:
NY Regulatory Project Mgr
POC Email:
christopher.w.minck@usace.army.mil

Description:

Department of Army authorization from the US Army Corps of Engineers New York 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 or gravity base structures (GBS) foundations embedded in the ocean floor. Installation of export cable(s) and associated cable protection. 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)
Current Target Date:
Complete Pre-Construction Notification (PCN)/Application Received (Applicant Action)
Current Target Date:
Publication of Public Notice (Agency Action)
Current Target 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

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

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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: 10/29/2025
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 90
From: 10/29/2025
To: 01/27/2026
Approver Comments
EDD signed 3/15/2024
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: