Milestone Extension: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Section 305 Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Consulta
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