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Permitting Action Modification History

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) 08-12-2026 08-12-2026 10-14-2026 No
Scoping (Agency Action) 09-11-2026 09-11-2026 11-13-2026 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) 03-08-2027 03-08-2027 --- No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 04-09-2027 04-09-2027 --- No
Planned
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) missed the August 12, 2026, milestone to publish the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Notice of Intent for the Tonopah Flats Lithium Project has required enhanced coordination and administrative review at the Department of Interior (DOI) Headquarters and will be published once this is completed.Per 42 U.S.C.§ 4370m-2(c)(2)(F), BLM is providing October 14, 2026, as an alternative completion date and changes the scoping date to November 12, 2026.", basic_html
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) 08-12-2026 08-12-2026 10-14-2026 No
Scoping (Agency Action) 09-11-2026 09-11-2026 11-12-2026 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) 03-08-2027 03-08-2027 --- No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 04-09-2027 04-09-2027 --- 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) 08-12-2026 08-12-2026 --- No
Scoping (Agency Action) 09-11-2026 09-11-2026 --- 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) 03-08-2027 03-08-2027 --- No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 04-09-2027 04-09-2027 --- No