Milestone Extension: Section 408 Permit
Due to updates to BOEM's schedule, all 408 milestone dates were adjusted to line up with the new dates
Due to updates to BOEM's schedule, all 408 milestone dates were adjusted to line up with the new dates
Triggered missed date from extending Completeness Determination (Agency Action) within 30 days of its current target date which was 03/24/2023 and extended to 04/26/2024
The Target Completion date is being changed as per overall changes in BOEM's schedule. The Corps' milestone is dependent on the BOEM ROD date, which also changed
Triggered missed date from extending Publication of Public Notice (Agency Action) within 30 days of its current target date which was 03/24/2023 and extended to 04/26/2024
Agency Milestone Date of 03/01/2023 for NOAA Issues any EFH Conservation Recommendations (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
The milestone was changed in accordance with BOEM's updated schedule.
A shift to the Section 408 decision date is required due to delays to the Section 106 consultation and Record of Decision (ROD) dates. The timeframe for this 408 decision is 90 days after BOEM releases the ROD.
Applicant delays caused delay in EPA’s application completeness determination, which shifted final decision milestone date forward according to the one-year statutory deadline under CAA § 165.
BOEM notified NOAA Fisheries that their FEIS and ROD dates would be extended. BOEM's proposed new ROD date is 7/7/23. The MMPA milestone for publication of the final ITA regulations in the FR cannot be completed until after the ROD. Therefore, NOAA Fisheries extended the final two MMPA milestones according to the notional timetable to allow time after the the ROD to publish the final ITA regs, and to allow for the required 30-day cooling off period between publication of the final ITA regulations and rendering the ITA decision.
Agency Milestone Date of 02/17/2023 for 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) has passed by 1 business days