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Milestone Extension: Section 408 Permit

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. 

Milestone Extension: Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Incidental Take Authorization (DOC – NOAA/NMFS)

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.