FAST-41 Missed Date: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Final Required Milestone Date of 12/16/2016 for Issuance of Lead Agency Record of Decision has passed by 5 business days
Approved
FAST-41 Missed Date: Section 404 Clean Water Act
Final Required Milestone Date of 10/31/2017 for Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered has passed by 5 business days
FAST-41 Missed Date: Section 404 Clean Water Act
Final Required Milestone Date of 01/01/2018 for Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered has passed by 5 business days
FAST-41 Missed Date: Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
Final Required Milestone Date of 10/31/2017 for Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered has passed by 5 business days
FAST-41 Missed Date: Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 Clean Water Act
Final Required Milestone Date of 09/30/2019 for Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered has passed by 5 business days
FAST-41 Missed Date: Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 Clean Water Act
Final Required Milestone Date of 09/30/2019 for Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered has passed by 5 business days
FAST-41 Missed Date: Right-of-Way Authorization (DOI-BIA)
Final Required Milestone Date of 12/31/2019 for Issuance of decision for permit/approval has passed by 5 business days
Milestone Extension: Section 106 Review
BLM updated the milestone change for the Borderlands Wind Project section 106 target date from Feb 21, 2020 to a target date of April 6, 2020. It appears that the target date change was not made during the migration phase of the dashboard earlier this year. For the April milestone date, there was a face-to-face consultation scheduled on March 16, 2020 that could not occur due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The consultation is being rescheduled for completing the 106 process (signing the PA) by June 15, 2020.
Milestone Extension: Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Incidental Take Authorization (DOC – NOAA/NMFS)
After the public comment period on the proposed rule ended on July 29, 2019, NMFS reached out to AGDC on August 27, 2019 regarding additional information needed to address public comments. The request included clarification and changes related to: 1) the accuracy of the project description, and 2) their methodology for calculating expected beluga whale takes. This information was deemed critical for NMFS to adequately address public comments. AGDC did not respond to our August 27, 2019 request until the information was requested again on October 3, 2019.
Milestone Extension: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Review (DOI – FWS)
Reason for Delays: The Project Sponsor has faced some challenges with delivering information and modeling results needed to support the EIS by the due dates stated in the EIS schedule agreed to by the Project Sponsor, USACE, and cooperating agencies. The cumulative effect of these individual challenges has resulted in the need to extend the targeted dates identified for the major milestones on the permitting dashboard.