FAST-41 Missed Date:Section 408 Permit: Completeness Determination (Agency Action)
Agency Milestone Date of 10/26/2026 for Completeness Determination (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
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Milestone Extension: Uranium Recovery License
NRC’s review of the uranium recovery license application depends on a thorough characterization of baseline hydrologic conditions at the Project site, which includes groundwater testing. NMED requires the Project Sponsor to hold a discharge permit to conduct that testing which is necessary to collect the data needed to submit a complete NRC uranium recovery license application.
Milestone Extension: Section 106 Review
NRC’s review of the uranium recovery license application depends on a thorough characterization of baseline hydrologic conditions at the Project site, which includes groundwater testing. NMED requires the Project Sponsor to hold a discharge permit to conduct that testing which is necessary to collect the data needed to submit a complete NRC uranium recovery license application.
Milestone Extension: Endangered Species Act Consultation (DOI-FWS)
NRC’s review of the uranium recovery license application depends on a thorough characterization of baseline hydrologic conditions at the Project site, which includes groundwater testing. NMED requires the Project Sponsor to hold a discharge permit to conduct that testing which is necessary to collect the data needed to submit a complete NRC uranium recovery license application.
Milestone Extension: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
NRC’s review of the uranium recovery license application depends on a thorough characterization of baseline hydrologic conditions at the Project site, which includes groundwater testing. NMED requires the Project Sponsor to hold a discharge permit to conduct that testing which is necessary to collect the data needed to submit a complete NRC uranium recovery license application.
Milestone Extension: Environmental Assessment (EA)
USACE requests extending the Section 10/404 Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered, Issuance of a Final EA, and EA Process Concluded milestones from November 20, 2026, to May 3, 2027, to accommodate delays in the project sponsor securing the Section 401 Clean Water Act Water Quality Certification (WQC). This schedule revision stems from the project sponsor’s delayed submission of a complete application to the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) and a recent state court ruling that found deficiencies
Milestone Extension: Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 Clean Water Act
USACE requests extending the Section 10/404 Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered, Issuance of a Final EA, and EA Process Concluded milestones from November 20, 2026, to May 3, 2027, to accommodate delays in the project sponsor securing the Section 401 Clean Water Act Water Quality Certification (WQC). This schedule revision stems from the project sponsor’s delayed submission of a complete application to the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) and a recent state court ruling that found deficiencies
Milestone Extension: Section 106 Review
Section 106 compliance under the National Historic Preservation Act currently serves as the principal schedule constraint for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). SWCA Environmental Consultants, the third-party contractor leading technical studies for the EIS, completed the initial Visual, Auditory, and Atmospheric (VAA) analysis in spring 2026, enabling the BLM to transmit its Finding of Effect in early July.
Milestone Extension: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Due to issues identified in the Section 106 Review, the FEIS and ROD need to be moved to allow for further Section 106 consultation.
Milestone Extension: Right-of-Way Authorization (DOI-BLM)
Due to issues identified in the Section 106 Review, the FEIS and ROD need to be moved to allow for further Section 106 consultation, which in turn also moves out the BLM Right-of-way final authorization date.