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Permitting Action Modification History

Planned
The FAST-41 covered Santa Fe Indian School (SFIS) Pueblo Education Network (PEN) Environmental Assessment (EA) has run into issues and needs to extend the Permitting Dashboard milestones. Due to SFIS staffing changes, it has taken time to establish training of new staff and further project execution. Since early summer 2024, consultant contracts and spending were put on hold and has resulted in a number of environmental review and permitting timeline delays. Foremost, Section 106 completion still needs to occur with the Pueblos of Zuni, Acoma, Isleta and Ramah Navajo Leadership and THPOs and NM SHPO on cultural surveys and sensitivity concerns. The permitting dashboard currently identifies Section 106 concluding on 1/15/25, but we now estimate up to six additional months of work that needs to be factored into the permitting dashboard date to reach Section 106 conclusion. This change will have cascading effects to the Final EA/FONSI dates and all other Cooperating Agency Federal Actions and milestone dates.
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
Initial application submitted (Applicant Action) 09-25-2023 09-25-2023 --- Yes
Application deemed complete (Agency Action) 04-30-2024 07-15-2025 --- No
Final decision/agency action (Agency Action) 10-30-2024 01-31-2026 --- No
Planned
The Project Sponsor has asked for an additional five months to complete its coordination with the Pueblos and Tribes, which the Project Sponsor is engaged in as part of the Section 106 process. The Project Sponsor is continuing to work with the Pueblos and Tribes on cultural surveys and sensitivity concerns and is making small refinements to the alignment of the proposed route to avoid certain cultural resources. The Section 106 consultation and route alignment affect timing of the Environmental Assessment, which then affects the cooperating agency dependent actions. Specifically, the completion dates for right-of-way from FWS.
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
Initial application submitted (Applicant Action) 09-25-2023 09-25-2023 --- Yes
Application deemed complete (Agency Action) 04-30-2024 01-15-2025 --- No
Final decision/agency action (Agency Action) 10-30-2024 07-30-2025 --- No
Planned
NTIA has determined more time is needed to prepare and finalize the document that will conclude the NEPA process and is therefore extending the final NEPA completion date. The NEPA date change impacts the timing of cooperating agency dependent actions, including the FWS right-of-way action.
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
Initial application submitted (Applicant Action) 09-25-2023 09-25-2023 --- Yes
Application deemed complete (Agency Action) 04-30-2024 08-15-2024 --- No
Final decision/agency action (Agency Action) 10-30-2024 02-28-2025 --- No
Planned
NTIA is requesting to modify the permitting timetable to allow the Project Sponsor to conduct additional surveys to support the Section 106 consultation, development of the ESA biological assessment, and more refined details regarding the proposed route alignment. Additional time is needed to conduct the surveys, some of which were not known at the time the original permitting timetable was established.  Additional time is also needed to conduct further coordination between the Project Sponsor and Tribes regarding alignment of the proposed route and protection of important resources.  The completion date for the FWS right-of-way actions is dependent on the timing of completion dates for NTIA’s NEPA action.
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
Initial application submitted (Applicant Action) 09-25-2023 09-25-2023 --- Yes
Application deemed complete (Agency Action) 04-30-2024 08-15-2024 --- No
Final decision/agency action (Agency Action) 10-30-2024 01-30-2025 --- No
Planned
N/A
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
Initial application submitted (Applicant Action) 09-25-2023 09-25-2023 --- Yes
Application deemed complete (Agency Action) 04-30-2024 04-30-2024 --- No
Final decision/agency action (Agency Action) 10-30-2024 10-30-2024 --- No