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Permitting Action Modification History

Complete
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) 06-08-2022 06-08-2022 --- Yes
Scoping (Agency Action) 07-08-2022 07-08-2022 --- Yes
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) 08-04-2023 09-01-2023 10-06-2023 Yes
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) 04-12-2024 05-10-2024 08-02-2024 Yes
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 05-27-2024 06-26-2024 09-04-2024 Yes
In Progress
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) 06-08-2022 06-08-2022 --- Yes
Scoping (Agency Action) 07-08-2022 07-08-2022 --- Yes
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) 08-04-2023 09-01-2023 10-06-2023 Yes
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) 04-12-2024 05-10-2024 08-02-2024 Yes
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 05-27-2024 06-26-2024 09-04-2024 No
In Progress
Delays in finalizing the Visual Impact Assessment (VIA), in response to BOEM comment, impacted the FEIS schedule. As a result, BOEM is shifting the FEIS milestone by 2 weeks, from July 19 to Aug 2, 2024 Prior to this milestone shift, BOEM provided guidance and information to the Sponsor several times, to assist the Sponsor with developing the VIA. BOEM again provided feedback on the VIA submission from June 14 on elements that needed addressed, including issues identified previously. The prior FEIS milestone date did not anticipate the time needed for review of the next VIA submission and any subsequent review cycles that may be required, thus requiring an FEIS milestone shift. The ROD milestone is not changing. BOEM consulted the Sponsor on June 28 regarding the FEIS milestone change and they did not object.  
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) 06-08-2022 06-08-2022 --- Yes
Scoping (Agency Action) 07-08-2022 07-08-2022 --- Yes
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) 08-04-2023 09-01-2023 10-06-2023 Yes
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) 04-12-2024 05-10-2024 08-02-2024 No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 05-27-2024 06-26-2024 09-04-2024 No
In Progress
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) 06-08-2022 06-08-2022 --- Yes
Scoping (Agency Action) 07-08-2022 07-08-2022 --- Yes
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) 08-04-2023 09-01-2023 10-06-2023 Yes
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) 04-12-2024 05-10-2024 07-19-2024 No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 05-27-2024 06-26-2024 09-04-2024 No
In Progress
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) 06-08-2022 06-08-2022 --- Yes
Scoping (Agency Action) 07-08-2022 07-08-2022 --- Yes
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) 08-04-2023 09-01-2023 10-06-2023 Yes
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) 04-12-2024 05-10-2024 06-14-2024 No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 05-27-2024 06-26-2024 07-31-2024 No
In Progress
Additional information required of, and provided by, the Project Sponsor resulted in a delay of slightly more than one month in the development of the DEIS, and cascading delays in the FEIS and ROD. BOEM prepared a draft EIS based on the COP updates available in November 2022 and completed a cooperating agency review of the partial DEIS in June 2023. The Project Sponsor submitted a COP update in Nov 2022 and an additional COP update in July 2023. BOEM cannot complete the DEIS until all the Project Sponsor’s complete revisions to the PDE and associated reports have been provided, reviewed, and incorporated into the analysis in the DEIS. The PDE changes in the COP update include additional dredging, updated cable routes, and refinement of O&M facility details.  This additional information is required for the DEIS, which will shift the date for the ROD. 
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) 06-08-2022 06-08-2022 --- Yes
Scoping (Agency Action) 07-08-2022 07-08-2022 --- Yes
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) 08-04-2023 09-01-2023 10-06-2023 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) 04-12-2024 05-10-2024 06-14-2024 No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 05-27-2024 06-26-2024 07-31-2024 No
In Progress
NMFS has identified the need to extend MMPA, ESA, and EFH dashboard milestone dates to allow time to address inconsistencies and questions arising from US Wind’s 1/24/23 revised ITA submission. Due to the interconnected nature of the general EIS schedule with permit submissions, BOEM plans to extend EIS milestones by 30 days in order to ensure that information from the consultations remains consistent with and is used to inform the EIS analysis. This means that the ROD will also be delayed. No final milestone dates are being extended beyond 30 days from the original target date and we are not currently in a 30 day lockout period for any milestone, so ED approval is not needed at this time. These changes will result in shifts for permit milestone dates as well.
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) 06-08-2022 06-08-2022 --- Yes
Scoping (Agency Action) 07-08-2022 07-08-2022 --- Yes
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) 08-04-2023 09-01-2023 --- 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) 04-12-2024 05-10-2024 --- No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 05-27-2024 06-26-2024 --- No
In Progress
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) 06-08-2022 06-08-2022 --- Yes
Scoping (Agency Action) 07-08-2022 07-08-2022 --- Yes
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) 08-04-2023 08-04-2023 --- 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) 04-12-2024 04-12-2024 --- No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 05-27-2024 05-27-2024 --- No
In Progress
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) 06-08-2022 06-08-2022 --- Yes
Scoping (Agency Action) 07-08-2022 07-08-2022 --- 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) 08-04-2023 08-04-2023 --- 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) 04-12-2024 04-12-2024 --- No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) 05-27-2024 05-27-2024 --- 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) --- 06-08-2022 --- No
Scoping (Agency Action) --- 07-08-2022 --- 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) --- 08-04-2023 --- 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) --- 04-12-2024 --- No
Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision (Agency Action) --- 05-27-2024 --- No