FAST-41 Missed Date:Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): Scoping (Agency Action)
Agency Milestone Date of 06/05/2023 for Scoping (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
Approved
FAST-41 Missed Date:Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action)
Agency Milestone Date of 06/05/2023 for Issuance of Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Agency Action) has passed by 1 business days
Milestone Extension: Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Air Permit
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.
Milestone Extension: NPS Permit
In addition to interagency delays in developing project alternatives in June 2022, the project sponsor presented new project information in February 2023, to BOEM, NOAA, and USACE. The change in design for feasible wind turbine generator (WTG) locations involved removing 22 WTGs for the project due to glauconite sands present within the Lease Area. This change required additional analysis by BOEM for a new constructible preferred alternative that needed to be added to FEIS.
Milestone Extension: Clean Water Act Section 402 Permit, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (EPA)
In addition to interagency delays in developing project alternatives in June 2022, the project sponsor presented new project information in February 2023, to BOEM, NOAA, and USACE. The change in design for feasible wind turbine generator (WTG) locations involved removing 22 WTGs for the project due to glauconite sands present within the Lease Area. This change required additional analysis by BOEM for a new constructible preferred alternative that needed to be added to FEIS.
Milestone Extension: Section 408 Permit
Issuance of Decision milestone change:
BOEM presented a 3rd revised schedule to the cooperating agencies on 4/20/23, which included delays to the DEIS and ROD due to feasibility issues with turbine generator foundations and subsequent updates to consultation and ROD milestones.
Milestone Extension: Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 Clean Water Act
The date has been changed as per BOEM's revised schedule. The date change was coordinated the lead agency, BOEM.
Milestone Extension: Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Incidental Take Authorization (DOC – NOAA/NMFS)
On Feb 8, 2023, NOAA filed the proposed rule for the Sunrise Wind Offshore Wind Project in the Federal Register for public comment. The Dashboard has been updated to mark this milestone "complete".
Milestone Extension: Section 106 Review
In addition to interagency delays in developing project alternatives in June 2022, the project sponsor presented new project information in February 2023, to BOEM, NOAA, and USACE. The change in design for feasible wind turbine generator (WTG) locations involved removing 22 WTGs for the project due to glauconite sands present within the Lease Area. This change required additional analysis by BOEM for a new constructible preferred alternative that needed to be added to FEIS.
Milestone Extension: Construction and Operations Plan
In addition to interagency delays in developing project alternatives in June 2022, the project sponsor presented new project information in February 2023, to BOEM, NOAA, and USACE. The change in design for feasible wind turbine generator (WTG) locations involved removing 22 WTGs for the project due to glauconite sands present within the Lease Area. This change required additional analysis by BOEM for a new constructible preferred alternative that needed to be added to FEIS.