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Permitting Action Modification History

Planned
In the permitting timetable updated on November 20, 2023, Commission staff included a project sponsor dependency stating that the Commission’s “milestone target dates . . . are dependent on the project sponsor resolving all application deficiencies, additional information needs, and required studies by January 31, 2025.”  After the permitting timetable was updated, the project sponsor requested an extension of time to complete its hydrogeologic study with a final study report to be filed by January 31, 2026.  Commission staff issued a letter approving the extension of time on February 27, 2025.  To account for the additional time needed for the project sponsor to complete the study and file the study report, the Commission issued a notice of revised schedule for the project on March 3, 2025.  The Commission’s milestone target dates are being modified accordingly.
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action) 03-05-2024 06-29-2026 --- No
Scoping (Agency Action) 03-05-2024 06-29-2026 --- No
Official Notice of Availability of a Draft EIS published in the Federal Register (FR) beginning both the public comment period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action) 09-05-2024 01-08-2027 --- No
Official Notice of Availability of a Final EIS published in the FR beginning both the public review period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action) 03-20-2025 07-23-2027 --- No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 06-19-2025 10-21-2027 --- No
Planned
In the initial permitting timetable, Commission staff included a project sponsor dependency stating that the Commission’s “milestone target dates . . . are dependent on the project sponsor resolving all application deficiencies, additional information needs, and required studies by November 1, 2023.”  However, after the permitting timetable was published, the project sponsor indicated that the results of its hydrogeologic study (to provide data on local aquifer stratigraphy, groundwater elevation, and water quality needed to support the design of the project’s water supply wellfield) would be filed by “November 2024.”  On October 26, 2023, Commission staff issued a letter requiring the project sponsor to file the corresponding study results with the Bureau of Land Management before filing them with the Commission by January 31, 2025.  The Commission’s milestone target dates are being modified to account for the additional time needed for the project sponsor to complete the study and file the study results.
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action) 03-05-2024 06-27-2025 --- No
Scoping (Agency Action) 03-05-2024 06-27-2025 --- No
Official Notice of Availability of a Draft EIS published in the Federal Register (FR) beginning both the public comment period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action) 09-05-2024 01-09-2026 --- No
Official Notice of Availability of a Final EIS published in the FR beginning both the public review period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action) 03-20-2025 07-24-2026 --- No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 06-19-2025 11-19-2026 --- No
Planned
N/A
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action) 03-05-2024 03-05-2024 --- No
Scoping (Agency Action) 03-05-2024 03-05-2024 --- No
Official Notice of Availability of a Draft EIS published in the Federal Register (FR) beginning both the public comment period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action) 09-05-2024 09-05-2024 --- No
Official Notice of Availability of a Final EIS published in the FR beginning both the public review period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action) 03-20-2025 03-20-2025 --- No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 06-19-2025 06-19-2025 --- No