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Taking and Importing Marine
Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to the Ocean Wind 1
Offshore Wind Energy Project Offshore
of New Jersey; Extension of Public
Comment Period
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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Notice; extension of public
comment period.
ACTION:
On October 26, 2022, NMFS
published a proposed rule, with a 30day public comment period ending
November 25, 2022, in response to a
request by Ocean Wind, LLC (Ocean
Wind) for regulations and associated
Letter of Authorization (LOA), pursuant
to the Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), that would authorize the take
of marine mammals, by Level A
harassment and Level B harassment,
incidental to the Ocean Wind Offshore
Wind Energy Project (Ocean Wind 1),
offshore of New Jersey. In response to a
request, NMFS is announcing an
extension of the public comment period
by an additional 15 days ending on
December 10, 2022.
DATES: The deadline for receipt of
comments on the proposed rule
published on October 26, 2022 (87 FR
64868), is extended from November 25,
2022, to December 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking
Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov and
enter NOAA–NMFS–2022–0109 in the
Search box. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’
icon, complete the required fields, and
enter or attach your comments.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous). Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelsey Potlock, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
On October 26, 2022, NMFS
published a proposed rulemaking in
response to a request from Ocean Wind
that NMFS authorize the taking, by
Level A harassment and Level B
harassment, of marine mammals
incidental to the construction of Ocean
Wind 1, located off of New Jersey in and
around lease area OCS–A–0498. When
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published, the proposed rule (87 FR
64868; October 26, 2022) allowed for a
30-day public comment period, ending
on November 25, 2022. On November
10, 2022, we received a request from the
Natural Resource Defense Council
(NRDC) for a 15-day extension of the
public comment period. NMFS
considered the request and the targeted
timelines for this project and, in this
case, is extending the comment period
on the proposed rule for an additional
15 days to provide further opportunity
for public comment. This extension
provides a total of 45 days for public
input on the proposed rule.
All comments and information
submitted previously regarding the
proposed rule for Ocean Wind 1 will be
fully considered during the
development of the final rule and LOA,
if determined to be promulgated and
issued, and do not need to be
resubmitted.
Information Solicited
Interested persons may submit
information, suggestions, and comments
concerning the proposed rulemaking for
the Ocean Wind 1 project (see
ADDRESSES). NMFS will consider all
information, suggestions, and comments
from both the initial and extended
public comment periods related to the
request during the development of final
regulations governing the incidental
taking of marine mammals by Ocean
Wind, if appropriate.
Dated: November 18, 2022.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 221020-0223]
RIN 0648-BL36
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to the Ocean Wind 1 Offshore Wind Energy Project Offshore of
New Jersey; Extension of Public Comment Period
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On October 26, 2022, NMFS published a proposed rule, with a
30-day public comment period ending November 25, 2022, in response to a
request by Ocean Wind, LLC (Ocean Wind) for regulations and associated
Letter of Authorization (LOA), pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA), that would authorize the take of marine mammals, by Level A
harassment and Level B harassment, incidental to the Ocean Wind
Offshore Wind Energy Project (Ocean Wind 1), offshore of New Jersey. In
response to a request, NMFS is announcing an extension of the public
comment period by an additional 15 days ending on December 10, 2022.
DATES: The deadline for receipt of comments on the proposed rule
published on October 26, 2022 (87 FR 64868), is extended from November
25, 2022, to December 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA-NMFS-2022-
0109 in the Search box. Click on the ``Comment'' icon, complete the
required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address), confidential business information,
or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender
will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter
``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous).
Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word,
Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsey Potlock, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 26, 2022, NMFS published a proposed rulemaking in
response to a request from Ocean Wind that NMFS authorize the taking,
by Level A harassment and Level B harassment, of marine mammals
incidental to the construction of Ocean Wind 1, located off of New
Jersey in and around lease area OCS-A-0498. When published, the
proposed rule (87 FR 64868; October 26, 2022) allowed for a 30-day
public comment period, ending on November 25, 2022. On November 10,
2022, we received a request from the Natural Resource Defense Council
(NRDC) for a 15-day extension of the public comment period. NMFS
considered the request and the targeted timelines for this project and,
in this case, is extending the comment period on the proposed rule for
an additional 15 days to provide further opportunity for public
comment. This extension provides a total of 45 days for public input on
the proposed rule.
All comments and information submitted previously regarding the
proposed rule for Ocean Wind 1 will be fully considered during the
development of the final rule and LOA, if determined to be promulgated
and issued, and do not need to be resubmitted.
Information Solicited
Interested persons may submit information, suggestions, and
comments concerning the proposed rulemaking for the Ocean Wind 1
project (see ADDRESSES). NMFS will consider all information,
suggestions, and comments from both the initial and extended public
comment periods related to the request during the development of final
regulations governing the incidental taking of marine mammals by Ocean
Wind, if appropriate.
Dated: November 18, 2022.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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