Milestone Extension: Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Incidental Take Authorization (DOC – NOAA/NMFS)
Moved to from 1/26/28 to 1/28/28 per NMFS request to ensure the date is 60 days from ROD approval.
Approved
Milestone Extension: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Section 305 Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Consulta
The EFH milestones "NOAA Determines EFH Assessment is Complete" and “NOAA Issues any EFH Conservation Recommendations" are dependent on BOEM’s EIS action milestones. A shift of BOEM’s EIS action milestones by 180 days results in a commensurate shift to these EFH action milestones. Therefore, an extension of the EFH milestones is requested based upon the extension of BOEM’s EIS milestones. The requested milestone changes are shown in the table below.
Milestone Extension: Endangered Species Act Consultation (NOAA-NMFS)
The ESA milestones "NOAA Determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal" and "ESA Consultation Concludes" are dependent on BOEM’s EIS action milestones. A shift of BOEM’s EIS action milestones by 180 days results in a commensurate shift to these ESA action milestones. Therefore, an extension is requested based upon the extension of BOEM’s EIS milestones. The requested milestone changes are shown in the table below.
Milestone Extension: Construction and Operations Plan
The COP final decision/agency action milestone is dependent on the NEPA timeline and affected commensurately by delays; this 180-day shift is shown in the table below.
Milestone Extension: Section 106 Review
The implementation of the above-mentioned policies is essential to ensure that development of the EIS is consistent with current legal and policy frameworks, and requires additional time for intra-agency coordination, stakeholder engagement, and technical analysis. These contributing factors have resulted in a 180-day delay to the development of the EIS. Therefore, the NEPA milestone dates have shifted 180-days as detailed in the table below.
Milestone Extension: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
The implementation of the above-mentioned policies is essential to ensure that development of the EIS is consistent with current legal and policy frameworks, and requires additional time for intra-agency coordination, stakeholder engagement, and technical analysis. These contributing factors have resulted in a 180-day delay to the development of the EIS. Therefore, the NEPA milestone dates have shifted 180-days as detailed in the table below.
Milestone Extension: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Section 305 Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Consulta
The project sponsor requested the EFH milestones be revised to allow for additional time to conduct the EFH Assessment.
Milestone Extension: Right-of-Way Authorization (DOI-BIA)
BIA coordinated with the project sponsor (Santa Fe Indian School) and the lead agency (NTIA) to adjust the milestone deadlines. We propose bumping Zuni Agency ROW (where construction is intended to begin first) out 6 months and bumping Ramah Agency and Southern Pueblos Agency ROWs out 9 months. This will provide sufficient time for SFIS to submit complete ROW applications and for legal review of recently submitted waivers for definite location. For further justification, please see the attached.
Milestone Extension: Right-of-Way Authorization (DOI-BIA)
BIA coordinated with the project sponsor (Santa Fe Indian School) and the lead agency (NTIA) to adjust the milestone deadlines. We propose bumping Zuni Agency ROW (where construction is intended to begin first) out 6 months and bumping Ramah Agency and Southern Pueblos Agency ROWs out 9 months. This will provide sufficient time for SFIS to submit complete ROW applications and for legal review of recently submitted waivers for definite location. For further justification, please see the attached.
Milestone Extension: Right-of-Way Authorization (DOI-BIA)
BIA coordinated with the project sponsor (Santa Fe Indian School) and the lead agency (NTIA) to adjust the milestone deadlines. We propose bumping Zuni Agency ROW (where construction is intended to begin first) out 6 months and bumping Ramah Agency and Southern Pueblos Agency ROWs out 9 months. This will provide sufficient time for SFIS to submit complete ROW applications and for legal review of recently submitted waivers for definite location. For further justification, please see the attached.