Final Required Milestone Date of 05/30/2022 for Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered has passed by 5 business days
Responsible Agency:
Cooperating under NEPA
Description:
The Corps federal action includes a section 404 permit to temporarily discharge fill material associated with installation of the replacement pipelines (via trenching and backfill) at 123 separate WOUS crossings.
Milestones:
The applicant submitted an SIP application to replace the original NWP 12 PCN/application while the project was in paused status.
The SIP application has been deemed complete.
The applicant requested the PN be published concurrent with the Draft EIS NOA to reduce confusion for the public and agency reviewers [planned], and to address one set of public comments.
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Endangered Species Act Consultation (NOAA-NMFS)
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ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action)
- Completed Date: 03/29/2021
The SIP issuance is projected to occur 30 days after the USACE signs the ROD in accordance with EO 13807/OFD [planned]. The 2022 date is due to the project being on paused status for over a year.
This milestone is dependent on the applicant's submittal of a complete permit application by the target date for milestone 2, as well as the applicant's timely submittal of information of any information that may be necessary for a permit decision. This milestone is also dependent upon the completion of the Endangered Species Act and Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act consultations, the lead agency's issuance of the ROD, the completion of government-to-government consultation with Federally recognized Tribes, and the completion of a Sec. 401 water quality certification or waiver from the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
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Endangered Species Act Consultation (NOAA-NMFS)
:
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action)
- Completed Date: 03/29/2021
The SIP issuance is projected to occur 30 days after the USACE signs the ROD in accordance with EO 13807/OFD [planned]. The 2022 date is due to the project being on paused status for over a year.
This milestone is dependent on the applicant's submittal of a complete permit application by the target date for milestone 2, as well as the applicant's timely submittal of information of any information that may be necessary for a permit decision. This milestone is also dependent upon the completion of the Endangered Species Act and Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act consultations, the lead agency's issuance of the ROD, the completion of government-to-government consultation with Federally recognized Tribes, and the completion of a Sec. 401 water quality certification or waiver from the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
PROJECT WEBSITE: Replacement of Lines 901 and 903
All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
PAUSED
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED
SECTOR
Pipelines
CATEGORY
Project Category
FAST-41 Covered Projects
LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
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Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Description:
Plains Pipeline, L.P. filed a right-of-way application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bakersfield Office on January 9, 2018, for the replacement and abandonment of existing oil pipelines 901 and 903. The project spans multiple local, State and Federal jurisdictions. The proposed project consists of installation and operation of approximately 123.4 miles of replacement pipelines 901R and 903R, supporting access roads, valves, and pump stations.
The project was paused from November 1, 2019 to January 4, 2021. Plains Pipeline, L.P. submitted an updated project description and supporting documents during this time. A Standard Individual Permit (SIP) application was submitted to the United States Army Corps of Engineers on October 5, 2020 to replace the original Nation Wide Permit (NWP) 12 Per-Construction Notification(PCN) application while the project was in paused status.
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Endangered Species Act Consultation (NOAA-NMFS)
:
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action)
- Completed Date: 03/29/2021
The SIP issuance is projected to occur 30 days after the USACE signs the ROD in accordance with EO 13807/OFD [planned]. The 2022 date is due to the project being on paused status for over a year.
This milestone is dependent on the applicant's submittal of a complete permit application by the target date for milestone 2, as well as the applicant's timely submittal of information of any information that may be necessary for a permit decision. This milestone is also dependent upon the completion of the Endangered Species Act and Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act consultations, the lead agency's issuance of the ROD, the completion of government-to-government consultation with Federally recognized Tribes, and the completion of a Sec. 401 water quality certification or waiver from the Regional Water Quality Control Board.