NMFS Requests Renewal of Incidental Marine Mammal Authorization for Renewable Energy Surveys

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is seeking public comment on a request from Orsted Wind Power North America LLC to renew their 2022 incidental harassment authorization for marine site characterization surveys in the waters off New York to Massachusetts, which are part of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lease Areas OCS-A 0486, 0487, and 0500.