NMFS has received a request from Empire Offshore Wind, LLC (Empire Wind), a 50/50 joint venture between Equinor and BP p.l.c., for Incidental Take Regulations (ITR) and an associated Letter of Authorization (LOA). Proposed rule proposed letter of authorization request for comments. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. Subpart CC-Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Empire Wind Project, Offshore New York.PART 217-REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS.Request for Additional Information and Public Comments.Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis and Determination.Preliminary Negligible Impact Determination.Phocids (Harbor Seals, Gray Seals, and Harp Seals).Dolphins and Small Whales (Including Delphinids, Pilot Whales, and Harbor Porpoises).Mitigation To Reduce Impacts on All Species.Auditory Masking or Communication Impairment.Negligible Impact Analysis and Determination.Cable Landfall and Onshore Substation C Marina Activities.Monopile and OSS Foundation Installation.Protected Species Observer Requirements.Gear-Specific Best Management Practices (BMPs).Monopile Foundation and OSS Foundation Installation.Protected Species Observers and PAM Operator Training.North Atlantic Right Whale Awareness Monitoring.Total Proposed Take Across All Activities.Potential Effects to Marine Mammal Habitat.Potential Effects of Disturbance on Marine Mammal Fitness.Potential Effects of Underwater Sound on Marine Mammals.Potential Effects to Marine Mammals and Their Habitat.Description of Marine Mammals in the Area of Specified Activities.Barnums Channel Cable Bridge Activities.
Detailed Description of Specific Activity.Activities Not Considered in Empire Wind's Request for Authorization.Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST–41).
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