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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
Agency Milestone Date of 02/15/2023 for Application deemed complete (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
Agency Milestone Date of 02/15/2023 for Application deemed complete (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
The applicant had initially requested a review schedule for their Kitty Hawk South project with an early NOI coming in October 2022 with the DEIS NOA occurring much later in 2024 - this timeframe has been extended, with an NOA date in Feb 2026 and a ROD date in Jan 2027. USACE milestones were adjusted accordingly.
On 1/13/23, BOEM notified NMFS that there would be an additional six-week delay in submitting an EFH Assessment that addressed comments submitted by NOAA Fisheries in October, 2022. The delay is due to the fact that the developer would not be able to provide the information to BOEM for two more weeks and an additional 30 days is needed for BOEM's contractor to revise the EFH Assessment. NOAA Fisheries' second EFH Milestone has been extended to allow
Triggered missed date from extending NOAA determines EFH Assessment is Complete (Agency Action) within 30 days of its current target date which was 02/16/2023 and extended to 04/17/2023
Triggered missed date from extending NOAA determines EFH Assessment is Complete (Agency Action) within 30 days of its current target date which was 02/16/2023 and extended to 04/17/2023
Triggered missed date from extending Official Notice of Availability of a Final EIS published in the FR beginning both the public review period and concurrent CAA Section 309 Review (Agency Action) within 30 days of its current target date which was 02/10/2023 and extended to 02/17/2023
This new schedule accommodates the applicant's request to pursue the OCS air permit closer to the proposed time of construction.
The USACE timetable is being updated to reflect BOEM's revisions to the EIS timetable.