Commerce international · 27/06/20241 min de lecture
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the SouthCoast Wind Project Offshore Massachusetts
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Résumé
NMFS received a request from SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC (SouthCoast) (formerly Mayflower Wind Energy LLC), for Incidental Take Regulations (ITR) and an associated Letter of Authorization (LOA) pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The requested regulations would govern the authorization of take, by Level A harassment and Level B harassment, of small numbers of marine mammals over the course of five years (2027-2032) incidental to construction of the SouthCoast Wind Project (SouthCoast Project) offshore of Massachusetts within the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lease Area OCS-A 0521 (Lease Area) and associated Export Cable Corridors (ECCs). Specified activities expected to result in incidental take are pile driving (impact and vibratory), unexploded ordnance or munitions and explosives of concern (UXO/MEC) detonation, and site assessment surveys using high-resolution geophysical (HRG) equipment. NMFS requests comments on this proposed rule. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the promulgation of the requested ITR and