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Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Sunrise Wind Offshore Wind Farm Project Offshore New York

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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed 4 comments on this docket between Feb 10, 2023 and Mar 14, 2023. 4 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 1233d ago.

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Mar 14, 2023· Comment from Natural Resources Defense Council· NOAA-NMFS-2023-0012-0582

See attached files. The Natural Resources Defense Council, All Our Energy, Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Connecticut Audubon Society, Conservation Law Foundation, Mass Audubon, Nassau Hiking & Outdoor Club, New Jersey Audubon, North Shore Audubon Society, NY4WHALES, Save the Sound, South Shore Audubon Society, Surfrider Foundation, are pleased to submit the attached comments on the proposed rule for the Sunrise Wind 5-year Incidental Take Regulation and associated Letter of Authorization. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions or for further information (contact: fkershaw@nrdc.org).

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Mar 14, 2023· Comment from Natural Resources Defense Council· NOAA-NMFS-2023-0012-0583

Please find attached an updated comment letter from the Natural Resources Defense Council, et al., which includes two additional signatories: Sweetbriar Nature Center and Transition Town Port Washington.

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Mar 14, 2023· Comment from Natural Resources Defense Council· NOAA-NMFS-2023-0012-0584

Please find attached an updated letter submitted by the Natural Resources Defense Council, et al., which includes an additional signatory: Turtle Rescue of the Hamptons, Inc.

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Feb 10, 2023· Comment from Natural Resources Defense Council· NOAA-NMFS-2023-0012-0002

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Abstract

NMFS has received a request from Sunrise Wind, LLC (Sunrise Wind), a 50/50 joint venture between Ørsted North America, Inc. (Ørsted) and Eversource Investment, 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/or Level B harassment, of small numbers of marine mammals over the course of 5 years (2023-2028) incidental to construction of the Sunrise Wind Offshore Wind Farm Project offshore of New York in a designated lease area on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS-A-0487). Project activities likely to result in incidental take include pile driving (impact and vibratory), potential unexploded ordnance or munitions and explosives of concern (UXO/MEC) detonation, and vessel-based 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 issuance of the LOA; agency responses to public comments will be summarized in the final rule, if issued. The proposed regulations would be effective November 20, 2023 - November 19, 2028.

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