### Atlantic Permit Application E14 - 008 The following document is a Geological and Geophysical (G&G) permit application from ARKeX Limited to conduct an offshore airborne gravity survey on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf of the United States . Magnetic data will also be collected. This survey will be conducted offshore of South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. ARKeX Limited will use a light aircraft to conduct this survey. Gravity and magnetic surveys are “passive” surveys . They use on board instrumentation to measure changes in the Earth’s gravity and magnetic field s . The changes reflect variations in the structure and materials located in the Earth’s subsurface
. The survey grid size flown by the aircraft depends on the several factors , but principally the resolution of the data needed . In the past , a grid size of 3 km or more was typical; however , surveys needing higher resolution may use a grid size of 1 km or less. This Atlantic G&G permit application will be available for public rev iew and comment on the Regulations.gov web site for a period of 10 calendar days starting on March 30, 2015. The application is placed on Regulations.gov after BOEM has received all of the pertinent application information from the permit applicant and be fore the completion of BOEM’s environmental review process. As part of BOEM’s environmental review process for G&G permit applications, BOEM will consider potential impacts to local and regional resources. This environmental review process will tier from the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) prepared for G&G activities on the Mid
- Atlantic and South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. The G&G PEIS described and evaluated the potential environmental impacts associated with reasonably foreseea ble G&G survey activities in Federal waters overlying the Mid
- Atlantic and South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), including potential effects on many resources such as marine mammals (e.g. north Atlantic right whales), sea turtles, and commercial an d recreational fishing. The G&G PEIS also evaluated mitigation measures to reduce potential impacts of G&G activities on marine resources, such as marine mammal exclusion zones near airgun operations, and time
- area closures. BOEM will require permit applic ants to comply with applicable mitigation measures based on the results of the site
- specific environmental analysis conducted for each Atlantic G&G permit application. BOEM will review the comments received during the public comment period for this permit applications and will take them into consideration during the environmental review process. Please note that the G&G activities proposed under these Atlantic G&G permit applications will also be subject to additional public review and comments as part of the review processes undertaken by both State and Federal agencies. One of the Federal agencies that will review t he proposed activities will be the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS ). The review is required as part of NMFS’ statutory and regulatory obligations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Its statutes, regulations and guidelines govern NMFS’ authorization processes and public comment review periods. Additionally, States also have an opportunity to review the activities proposed under these permit applications as part of their federally
- approved Coastal Zone Management Programs (CZMP) if it has been determined that the activity to be authorized under BOEM’s G&G permit may have an impact on their coastal resources. Please note that each State has its own process for public review and comment under its approved CZMP.UNITE D STATE S DEPARTMEN T O F TH E INTERIO R BUREA U O F OCEA N ENERG Y MANAGEMEN T
Gul f o f Mexic o (Inser t Appropriat e Regiona l Office ) Attachmen tI

APPLICATIO N FO R PERMI T T O CONDUC T GEOLOGICA L O R GEOPHYSICA L EXPLORATIO N FO R MINERA L RESOURCE S O R SCIENTIFI C RESEARC H

O N TH E OUTE R CONTINENTA L SHEL F (Sectio n 11 , Oute

r Continenta

l ShelfLand s Ac t

o f Augus t 7 , 1953 , a

s amende d o n Septembe

r 18 , 1978 , b y Publi c Law 95-372 , 9 2 Statut e 629 , 43 U.S.C
. 1340 ; an d 3 0 CF RPart s 25 1 an d 551 )
ARKe X Limite d

Nam e o f Applican t c/ o 1149 0 Westheimer , Suit e 85 0

Numbe r an d Stree t Houston
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X 7707 7 City , State

, an d Zip Cod

e Applicatio n is mad

e fo r th e followin g activity : (chec k one ) Geologica

l exploratio n fo r

minera l resource s Geological scientifi c researc h X Geophysica

l exploratio n fo r

minera l resource s Geophysica

l scientifi c researc

h
Submit : Origina l plu s three copies , totalin g fou r copies , whic h include on e digita l copy , an

d on e publi c informatio n copy .

Permi tNumber T o b e complete

d b y BOE M
Date :

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### A . Genera l Infonnatio n 1
. Th e activit y wil l b

e conducted by : ARKe X Limite d Servic e Compan

y Nam e d o 1149 0 Westheimer

, Suit e 850 Addres s Houston, T

X 7707 7 City , State , Zi p 71 3 425 635 1 Telephone/FAX Numbers ian.lambert@arkex,co

m E-Mai l Addres s 2
. The purpos e o f

th e activity is : p o r ARKe X Limite d Purchaser(s ) o f

th e Dat a c/ o 1149 0 Westheimer

, Suit e 850 Addres s Houston
. T

X 7707 7 City , State , Zi p 71 3 425 635 1 Telephone/FAX Numbers ia n lambert@arke

x co m E-Mai l Addres s Minera l exploratio n Scientifi c researc

h 3
. Describ e your

propose d surve

y activitie s (i.e. , vesse

l use , benthi c impacts , acousti c sources , etc ) an d describ e th

e environmenta

l effect s o f

th e proposed activity , includin g potential advers e effect s o n marin e life Describ e wha t step s ar e planne d t o minimiz e thes e advers e effect s (mitigatio n measures)
. For

example : 1 ) Potentia

l Effect ; Excessiv e sound leve l Mitigation ; Sof t Start , MMOs , mamma

l exclusio n zon

e or 2 ) Potentia

l Effect ; Botto mdisturbance ; Mitigation ; RO V deployment/retrieva

l o f botto mnodes ) (us e continuatio n sheet s a s necessar

y o r provid e aseparat

e attachment) : Airborn e Gravit y Gradien t an d Magneti c Survey
. Passiv e measurement s onl y Aircraf t wil l fl y a gri d patter n a t a n altitud e o f approximatel y 400ft , wit h line s space d approximatei y 1- 2 k m apar

t
4
. The expected commencemen t dat e is : Augus

t 201 4 The expected completio n dat e is : Augus

t 201 5 5
. The nam

e ofth e individual(s ) i n charge o f th e fiel doperatio n is : la n Lamber t May b e contacte d at : ARKe X Limited , Cambridge , U K Telephon e (Local ) +4

4 122 3 42740 0 (Marine ) Emai l Address : ian.lambert@arkex.co mRadi o cal l sig n

For m BOEM-032 7 (Januar y 201 2 - Supersede s al l previou s version s o f thi s for m whic h ma y no t be used. ) Pag e 6 O f 1 36
. Th e vessel(s ) t o b e use d i n the operatio n i s (are) : Nam e (s ) Registr y Number(s ) Registere d owners ) DHC6-20 0 N181C S Rampar t Aviation , LL C DHC6-30 0 N162D E Rampar t Aviation . LL C DHC6-30 0 N344C S Rampar t Aviation , LL C 7
. Th e por

t fromwhic h th

e vessel(s ) wil l operat

e is : Nort h Raleigh Airport
. Franklington
. N C 8
. Briefl y describ e th

e navigatio n syste

m(vesse l navigatio n only) : Aircraf t equippe d wit

h dua l IF R certifie d GP

S navigatio n unit

s i n additio n t

o bein g equippe

d wit h DME , ADF

, VO R an d Rada rAltimeter
. B . Complet e fo r Geologica l Exploratio n fo r Minera l Resource s o r Geologica l Scientifi c Researc h 1
. The typ e o f

operation(s ) t

o b e employe d is : (chec

k one ) (a)
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p stratigraphi c test , o

r (b ) Shallo w stratigraphi c tes t wit h proposed total dept h o f , o

r (c ) Othe

r 2
. Attac h apage-siz

e pla t showing : I ) Th

e generalize d propose

d locatio n fo r

eac h test , wher

e appropriate , apolygo n enclosin g th e tes t site s ma y b e used , 2 ) BOE M protractio n areas ; coastline ; point

o f reference ; 3 ) Distanc e an d directio n fro mapoin

t o f referenc e t o are

ao f activity
.
C . Complet e fo r Geophysica l Exploratio n fo r Minera l Resource s o r Geophysica l Scientifi c Researc h 1
. Th e type(s ) o f

operation(s ) t

o b e employe d i s (are) : a) Acquisitio n metho d (OBN , OBC , Streamer) : Airborne , fixe dwin g aircraf t b ) Typ e o f

acquisilion : (Hig h Resolutio n Seismic , 2D Seismic , 3 D Seismic , gravity , magnetic , CSEM , etc. ) Gravity , magneti c
2
. Attac h apage-size pla t showing : a) The generalize d proposed locatio n o f th e activity wit h arepresentativ e polygon , b ) BOE M protractio n areas ; coastline ; point o f reference , c ) Distanc e an

d directio n fro mapoin t o f referenc e t

o are ao f activity
. 3
. Lis t al l energ y sourc e type s t o b

e use d i n the operation(s) : (Ai r gun , air gu n array(s) , sub-botto m profiler , sparker , towe d dipole , sid e sca n sonar, etc.)
.
For m BOEM-032 7 (January 201 2 - Supersede s al l previou s version s o f thi s for m whic h ma y not be use d ) Pag e 7 o f 1 3N o energ y source s wil l b e used , surve y I s a passiv e measuremen t onl y


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e 9 fo r a"geological " permi t

applicatio n or

th e for mon pag

e 1 1 fo r a "geophysical " permi t

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submit aseparat e For mBOEM-032 7 t o apply fo r eac h geologica l or geophysica

l permit
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For m BOEM-032 7 (Januar y 201 2 - Supersede s al l previou s version s of thi s for m whic h ma y no t b e use d ) Pag e 8 o f 1 3