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Due to continued interagency coordination, the Draft EA/Public Participation 2 milestone is being moved from 1/10/2022 to 1/21/2022. This change requires the alternative completion date for the Issuance of Final EA and EA Process Concluded to shift from 1/28/2022 to 2/11/2022.
RUS has been in coordination with the cooperating agencies and project sponsor to develop the alternatives and draft language for the EA.
Final Required Milestone Date of 12/22/2021 for Conclusion of ESA Consultation has passed by 5 business days
Triggered missed date from extending Issuance of decision for permit/approval within 30 days of its current target date which was 12/26/2021 and extended to 12/26/2023
The only remaining Federal action for this project is BSEE "authorization and certification," which cannot occur until the project sponsor submits, and
11/30/2021: RUS in coordination with the project sponsor has identified new alternative completion dates for the "Issuance of Draft EA / Release for Public Review 2," "Issuance of a Final EA," and "EA Process Concluded" actions for this project. The "Issuance of Draft EA / Release for Public Review 2" date is changing from 10/29/2021 to 12/17/2021 and the "Issuance of a Final EA" and "EA Process Concluded" action dates are changing from 11/26/2021 to 01/28/2022.
Due to issues regarding on-going litigation and the revocation of the FWS "Right-of-way authorization", the RUS is re-issuing a draft EA for public comment pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The agency currently estimates an alternative completion date for the "Issuance of a Final EA" action of November 26th.
Date identified was not correct. The ROD is anticipated for 8/17/2023 so the date for this milestone should reflect up to 3 months following ROD.
NOAA intends to adopt BOEM's FEIS and co-sign the ROD to fulfill its NEPA obligations. Therefore, the MMPA IHA decision rendered milestone must be scheduled after the ROD issuance date. This dependency is noted on the Permitting Dashboard.
Consultations under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act are ongoing. Consulting parties requested additional time to review the Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The Record of Decision cannot be issued until the completion of the Section 106 process (i.e., execution of the MOA).
Consultations under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act are ongoing. Consulting parties requested additional time to review the Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The Record of Decision cannot be issued until the completion of the Section 106 process (i.e., execution of the MOA).