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Permitting Action Modification History

Planned
N/A
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) 01-22-2025 03-07-2025 06-05-2025 No
NOAA determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) 09-05-2025 01-30-2026 04-30-2026 No
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) 02-03-2026 06-29-2026 09-28-2026 No
Planned
The interim milestone, “ESA Consultation Package Submitted” is aligned with the date BOEM submits the draft DEIS for cooperating agency review and is dependent on NMFS receiving a consultation request from BOEM (as lead Federal agency), consisting of a draft Biological Assessment, that considers effects of all proposed Federal actions. The interim milestone, “NOAA Determines ESA Package is Complete,” is dependent upon NMFS receiving sufficient information from BOEM and the other Federal action agencies to deem the package complete and initiate the ESA consultation. This includes receipt of: a complete final Biological Assessment responding to any previous information requests, the final draft or published proposed MMPA Incidental Take Authorization from NMFS OPR, and the public availability of the DEIS.  This milestone is aligned with the MMPA milestone for publication of the proposed ITA, as the publication date of the proposed ITA is when we anticipate that all of the information necessary to initiate the ESA consultation would be available. This is consistent with the nominal timeline for OSW. The final Milestone, “ESA Consultation Concludes,” must be at least 150 days after determining the ESA package complete (135 day regulatory timeline plus 15 days to allow for BOEM review of the draft Opinion).  Note that the Milestone date for publication of the Final EIS date must allow for adequate time for incorporation of the findings of the ESA consultation into the Final EIS.
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) 01-22-2025 03-07-2025 --- No
NOAA determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) 09-05-2025 01-30-2026 --- No
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) 02-03-2026 06-29-2026 --- No
Planned
N/A
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) 01-22-2025 01-22-2025 --- No
NOAA determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) 09-05-2025 09-05-2025 --- No
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) 02-03-2026 02-03-2026 --- No
Planned
N/A
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) --- --- --- No
NOAA determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) --- --- --- No
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) --- --- --- No