United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2023_register executive 2023-07-24 article Notices D09002ee1c79b3b82 D09002ee1c79b3c0e United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS has received a request from Vineyard Northeast, LLC (Vineyard Northeast) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to marine site characterization surveys offshore from Massachusetts to New Jersey in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf Lease Areas OCS-A 0522 and OCS-A 0544 (Lease Areas) and associated offshore export cable corridor (OECC) routes. 88 FR 40212 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-06-21/2023-13118 2023-13118 fr21jn23-40 3510-22-P RTID 0648-XD032 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-06-21/2023-13118 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-21/html/2023-13118.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-21/pdf/2023-13118.pdf 9 p. 40212 40220 88 FR 40212 Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Site Characterization Surveys Offshore From Massachusetts to New Jersey for Vineyard Northeast, LLC; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue NOTICE 2023-13118 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2023-07-21 RTID 0648-XD032 3510-22-P 2023-13118 Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization (IHA); request for comments on proposed authorization and possible renewal.

NMFS has received a request from Vineyard Northeast, LLC (Vineyard Northeast) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to marine site characterization surveys offshore from Massachusetts to New Jersey in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf Lease Areas OCS-A 0522 and OCS-A 0544 (Lease Areas) and associated offshore export cable corridor (OECC) routes.

Comments and information must be received no later than July 21, 2023. Jessica Taylor, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401. Electronic copies of the original application and supporting documents (including NMFS Federal Register notices of the original proposed and final authorizations, and the previous IHA), as well as a list of the references cited in this document, may be obtained online at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ national/marine-mammal-protection/incidental-take-authorizations-other- energy-activities-renewable. In case of problems accessing these documents, please call the contact listed above. Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities: Site Characterization Surveys Offshore from Massachusetts to New Jersey for Vineyard Northeast, LLC, ITP.Taylor@noaa.gov https://seamap.env.duke.edu/models/Duke/EC/ https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/incidental-take-authorization-vineyard-northeast-llc-marine-site-characterization-surveys https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/incidental-take-authorizations-other-energy-activities-renewable https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-stock-assessments https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-unusual-mortality-events https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/consultations/section-7-take-reporting-programmatics-greater-atlantic#offshore-wind-site-assessment-and-site-characterization-activities-programmatic-consultation https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/incidental-take-authorizations-under-marine-mammal-protection-act Vol. 88, no. 118 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-06-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 689 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-06-21 P0b002ee1bf946aa8 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21jn23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-06-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-21/pdf/FR-2023-06-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-21/xml/FR-2023-06-21.xml fdlp 39995 40675 DGPO 2023-07-24 2024-05-29 FR-2023-06-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-06-21 88 118