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Permitting Action Modification History

Cancelled
BOEM anticipated receipt of Marine Site Investigation Report (MSIR) hard drives and the Marine Archeology Resource Assessment (MARA) for the Lewes Route as part of the updated application anticipated to be submitted by the project sponsor on October 27, 2025. BOEM was notified on June 18, 2025, that the project sponsor would not be able to submit the updated MSIR, data hard drive, Seascape, Landscape, and Visual Impacts Assessment (SLVIA), Sediment Transport Analysis or the MARA on this date. Instead, the project sponsor has stated it will be submitted on March 27, 2026. On September 4, 2025 the project sponsor informed BOEM that there would be a further delay and the data would not be ready until August 28, 2026. Due to the large amount of data that needs to be processed and reviewed from the MARA, SLVA, Sediment Transport Analysis, and MSIR hard drives, BOEM needs 120-days to complete the Agency Review of Updated Application for Consistency with NOI Checklist, once the data is submitted. BOEM requests to add an additional round of COP milestones to the dashboard to allow for this anticipated submittal and provide BOEM time to review it. The requested milestone changes are shown in the table below. BOEM has also been notified that the anticipated COP submission on October 27, 2025, will be a complete revision of many sections of the COP compared to the versions that have been seen. Due to this extensive update and the government shutdown, BOEM requests to shift completion of the 5th COP milestone (Agency Review of Updated Application for Consistency with NOI Checklist) from December 26, 2025, to February 6, 2026. 
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
Initial application submitted (Applicant Action) 06-03-2024 06-03-2024 --- Yes
Application deemed complete (Agency Action) 06-13-2024 06-13-2024 --- Yes
Final decision/agency action (Agency Action) 10-12-2027 10-12-2027 --- No
In Progress
BOEM is requesting these completion date modifications due to the timing of the Project Sponsor’s submission of a revised Construction and Operations Plan (COP) containing additional data and assessments that BOEM requires prior to issuing a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under NEPA. BOEM has requested that the revised COP contain certain survey data for one of the proposed cable routes as well as the following assessments: the Navigational Safety Risk Assessment; Historic Resources Visual Effects Assessment for certain facilities; Marine Archaeological Resource Assessment for a particular cable route; and the Terrestrial Archeological Resource Assessment for all routes and facilities in the onshore project design envelope. The Project Sponsor intends to submit the revised COP containing all the requested information on October 27, 2025.
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
Initial application submitted (Applicant Action) 06-03-2024 06-03-2024 --- Yes
Application deemed complete (Agency Action) 06-13-2024 06-13-2024 --- Yes
Final decision/agency action (Agency Action) 10-12-2027 07-12-2028 --- No
In Progress
N/A
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
Initial application submitted (Applicant Action) 06-03-2024 06-03-2024 --- Yes
Application deemed complete (Agency Action) 06-13-2024 06-13-2024 --- Yes
Final decision/agency action (Agency Action) 10-12-2027 10-12-2027 --- No