FEIS NOA published on May 31 and BOEM is on track to meet the ROD milestone of July 1.

FEIS NOA on track to publish in the Federal Register on May 31. The FEIS was posted to the BOEM website a week prior to the milestone. BOEM is drafting the ROD in order to meet the July 1 ROD milestone.

BOEM circulated the redline response to agency comment on the preliminary FEIS back to agencies on April 8. BOEM is on track to meet the May 31 milestone.    

BOEM environmental review is on track to meet the May 31 milestone for the DEIS. BOEM is currently addressing agency comment on the preliminary FEIS and will circulate the redline and response to agency comments back to agencies in early April.  

The DEIS milestone was recently shifted to May 31, 2024 and BOEM is on track to meet the milestone. BOEM is currently addressing agency comments on the preliminary FEIS and will circulate the redline and response to agency comments back to agencies in early April, as efforts progress towards towards finalizing the environmental analysis.

BOEM developed a revised timetable for this project after reviewing the project schedule with the cooperating agencies and in consultation with the project sponsor. The revised timetable encompasses all remaining milestones, including milestones for this nonconformant action. While an Executive Director Determination (EDD) is not needed to update this milestone, BOEM intends to adopt the revised timetable, which was provided to the Permitting Council in an EDD request on Jan 26, 2024 and which includes this milestone; upon receipt of the EDD.

BOEM is undertaking a review of the permitting timetable for this project with the cooperating agencies and in consultation with the project sponsor. The review encompasses all agency actions and milestone dates for the project, including this action. The review will result in an updated permitting timetable for all actions, including this milestone.

Milestone completed on July 19, 2023, potential delay for subsequent milestone of FEIS due to Coastal Zone Management Act. BOEM is working with the Sponsor and NJ Department of Environmental Protection to ascertain impact.

Milestone completed on July 19, 2023, potential delay for subsequent milestone of FEIS due to Coastal Zone Management Act. BOEM is working with the Sponsor and NJ Department of Environmental Protection to ascertain impact.

Milestone Completed on July 19, 2023

Milestone is complete.

Milestone is complete. The draft EIS published in the Federal Register on May 19, 2023.

The availability of the draft EIS published in the Federal Register on May 19, 2023.

BOEM is undertaking a comprehensive review of the permitting timetable for this project with the cooperating agencies and project sponsor. The review encompasses all NEPA and associated agency actions and milestone dates for the project, including this action. The review is expected to be completed in early May 2023, which will result in coordination with the FPISC Executive Director.