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The Section 10/404 milestones are dependent on BOEM’s EIS action milestones. A shift of BOEM’s EIS action milestones by 180 days results in a commensurate shift to the Section 10/404 action milestones. Therefore, an extension of the Section 10/404 milestones is requested based upon the extension of BOEM’s EIS milestones.
The COP final decision/agency action milestone is dependent on the NEPA timeline and affected commensurately by delays; this 180-day shift is shown in the table below.
The “Section 106 consultation concluded” milestone is dependent on the timing of consultation meetings with consulting parties – critical milestones in the projects permitting table.
The Department’s issuance of new policies for offshore wind project reviews requires BOEM to integrate revised procedures into the NEPA process for the Vineyard Mid-Atlantic EIS. These new policies include, but are not limited to:
The schedule modification is needed to reconcile errors on the initial CPP schedule as well as delays in receiving a delivery of a final Plan of Development (POD) to the BLM on 4 April 2025. According to BLM Nevada policy under NV IM 2024-019, BLM specialists must be allowed 90 days to review the final POD. NV IM 2024-019 is a Nevada-specific policy for all program areas for projects requiring completion of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process.
The schedule modification is needed to reconcile errors on the initial CPP schedule as well as delays in receiving a delivery of a final Plan of Development (POD) to the BLM on 4 April 2025. According to BLM Nevada policy under NV IM 2024-019, BLM specialists must be allowed 90 days to review the final POD. NV IM 2024-019 is a Nevada-specific policy for all program areas for projects requiring completion of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process.
BOEM NEPA schedule was extended 119 days, so NMFS milestones adjusted accordingly.
The USACE (lead federal agency), in coordination with CPRA (Applicant/Requester), is requesting time extensions for all the planned and in-progress target milestone dates on the permitting dashboard for CPRA’s Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion project. Additional time is required to perform an adequate assessment of conformance with relevant laws and regulations and to conduct the environmental review (relevant factor).
USFS asked to change final issuance date of their special use permit to 11/19/24 to allow for 142 days after the issuance of the Bio Op to incorporate the statutory 142 day objection period for the Forest service permit.
The completion date for the OSC Air Permit follows BOEM’s ROD issuance. This enables EPA to ensure compliance with ESA and other federal statutes, while meeting substantive requirements of the Clean Air Act.