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Permitting Action Modification History

Complete
N/A
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) 08-01-2022 09-21-2022 --- Yes
NOAA determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) 09-30-2022 03-20-2023 04-04-2023 Yes
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) 03-14-2023 09-01-2023 09-15-2023 Yes
In Progress
An additional two weeks is needed for completion of the Biological Opinion, as resolution of issues related to vessel strike of protected species, including issues with anticipated effects in the Biological Assessment and known occurrences, took more time than anticipated. Therefore, the final milestone date was revised from 9/1/23 to 9/15/23.  NMFS is committed to ensuring that the Biological Opinion is completed by the alternative milestone completion date.
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) 08-01-2022 09-21-2022 --- Yes
NOAA determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) 09-30-2022 03-20-2023 04-04-2023 Yes
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) 03-14-2023 09-01-2023 09-15-2023 No
In Progress
BOEM undertook a comprehensive review of the permitting timetable for this project with the cooperating agencies and project sponsor. The review encompassed all NEPA and associated agency actions and milestone dates for the project, including this action. The review culminated in a request from BOEM for an Executive Director Determination to update interim and final completion dates for multiple actions, including this action. The Executive Director made a determination on March 30, 2023 to adjust the permitting timetable as requested, with the exception of this action. Because the Executive Director did not receive BOEM's request with enough time to make a decision more than 30 days in advance of the completion date of this action, as required under the FAST-Act (42 U.S.C. § 4370m-2(c)(2)(D)(ii)), this action was not modified through the Determination and will instead follow the non-conformance protocol to make the requested schedule modification. As background for BOEM's requested milestone changes, on June 29, 2022, FPISC published BOEM's requested date shift for the NEPA DEIS from August 2022 to December 2022. The associated NMFS consultation date change requests have been shifted accordingly. The previous consultation dates were associated with the previous NEPA schedule and therefore are out of sync with the current schedule and consultation timelines.
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) 08-01-2022 09-21-2022 --- Yes
NOAA determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) 09-30-2022 03-20-2023 04-04-2023 Yes
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) 03-14-2023 09-01-2023 09-01-2023 No
Planned
The CVOW project NEPA schedule was delayed by four months resulting in a December 16, 2022 DEIS release date from the original August 2022 date. The associated USFWS consultation dates have been shifted accordingly.  The previous consultation dates were  associated with the previous NEPA schedule and therefore out of sync with current schedule.
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) 08-01-2022 09-21-2022 --- Yes
NOAA determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) 09-30-2022 03-20-2023 --- No
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) 03-14-2023 08-17-2023 --- No
Planned
Draft NMFS Consultation date met on 8/31, official document delivery to occur 9/14 with PDEIS for initiation of consultation.
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) 08-01-2022 08-31-2022 --- Yes
NOAA determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) 09-30-2022 03-20-2023 --- No
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) 03-14-2023 08-17-2023 --- No
Planned
Aligning the NMFS consultation BA/EFH deliverables with the Preliminary Draft EIS review by Cooperating Agencies.  Consulting agencies (NMFS) want the deliverables to be concurrent vs early, submittal would not be reviewed until PDEIS delivered.
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) 08-01-2022 09-15-2022 --- No
NOAA determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) 09-30-2022 03-20-2023 --- No
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) 03-14-2023 08-17-2023 --- No
Planned
N/A
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Alternative Completion Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) --- 08-31-2022 --- No
NOAA determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) --- 03-20-2023 --- No
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) --- 08-17-2023 --- No