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The Delay to the DEIS due to the sponsor not providing sufficient documents , and revisions to the project design envelope as late as 3/13/2023 that requires the COP end date to move as the ROD (Under the EIS milestone) must be issued before the COP agency decision can be made.
Agency Milestone Date of 05/15/2023 for Determination to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
Because BOEM is meeting its Section 106 consultation obligations through the Section 106 NEPA substitution process, the Section 106 consultation will conclude simultaneously with issuance of the ROD for NEPA.
BOEM requests an extension of the final completion date for the OCS air permit based on a one-year statutory deadline provided by the Clean Air Act for EPA to reach an OCS air permitting decision, following their determination that a project sponsor has submitted a complete application.
Update: the milestone has been adjusted in accordance with BOEM's revised schedule.
After the NOI to prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register, the project sponsor provided BOEM with new and updated project information regarding cable routing for Phase 2 of the project that warranted rescoping of the project. BOEM coordinated with cooperating agencies and the project sponsor on this date change.
BOEM requests an extension of completion dates for its NEPA action based on the following: (1) the Project Sponsor made an early design change that required re-scoping; (2) alternatives discussions between the lead and cooperating agencies; and (3) delays related to ESA and EFH consultations, which is relevant because BOEM includes information from those consultations in the final EIS.
After the NOI to prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register, the project sponsor provided BOEM with new and updated project information regarding cable routing for Phase 2 of the project that warranted rescoping of the project. BOEM coordinated with cooperating agencies and the project sponsor on this date change.
Agency Milestone Date of 04/30/2023 for Initial application received (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
Triggered missed date from extending NOAA determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) within 30 days of its current target date which was 05/05/2023 and extended to 06/05/2023