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Additional time is required for the Section 106 Programmatic Agreement (PA) because more interested parties have been identified than originally anticipated. The PA process has identified more than 30 interested parties, and due to the logistical considerations of engaging with this large number of interested parties, more time is needed to fully inform them of the proposed PA and provide them with opportunities to participate.
Additional time is required to issue the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) because the Project Sponsor updated the proposed installation methodology for the fiber optic cable while the EA was being developed.
Agency Milestone Date of 02/23/2024 for EFH Consultation Request Submitted – EFH Assessment (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
Agency Milestone Date of 02/23/2024 for ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
Extension of 91 days needed beyond the ROD for EPA’s OCS air permit decision
The project sponsor provided BOEM notice on June 26, 2023 of plans to initiate onshore construction activities. The notice provided information on their planned work at the Onshore Converter Station and laydown yards (Phase 1A activities, scheduled to start around July 10), and installation of splice vaults and duct banks, and the expansion of an existing substation (Phase 1B activities, scheduled to commence around September).
The basis for USACE requests to extend the final completion date for the Section 408
Permit is that these actions are dependent upon the timing of BOEM’s issuance of a FEIS and ROD to conclude its NEPA review.
Agency Milestone Date of 01/31/2024 for Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
The project sponsor provided BOEM notice on June 26, 2023 of plans to initiate onshore construction activities. The notice provided information on their planned work at the Onshore Converter Station and laydown yards (Phase 1A activities, scheduled to start around July 10),
The project sponsor provided BOEM notice on June 26, 2023 of plans to initiate onshore construction activities. The notice provided information on their planned work at the Onshore Converter Station and laydown yards (Phase 1A activities, scheduled to start around July 10),