Atlantic Permit Application E14 - 0 10 The following document is a Geological and Geophysical (G&G) permit application from TDI - Brooks International, Inc. to conduct an offshore marine High Resolution G eophysical (HRG) survey on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf of the United States . This survey will be conducted offshore Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina . TDI - Brooks will use two survey vessels to conduct th e survey. This m arine HRG survey will use two active non - airgun sound source s when acquiring data (multi
- beam bathymetry and sub
- bottom profiler) . M ulti
- beam bathymetry data is typically used to map the topography of the seafloor . The equipment operates similar to a common depth recorder (single beam). The sub
- bottom profiler uses sound energy generated by an electromechanical device (transducer) . The sound waves emitted by the transducer penetrate the very shallow sub
- bottom and a re reflected off the different sediment layers back up to the receiver (transducer) . This is similar to a depth recorder except the energy penetrates a shallow portion of the sub
- bottom . The survey data will be acquired using a data acquisition line spacin g that, for this kind of survey, is typically several kilometers. The survey line spacing sailed by the survey vessel depends on several factors, but principally the data resolution required. The outline on the public information map shows the extent of th e survey with some exaggeration of the actual size and location to help protect survey confidentiality. This Atlantic G&G permit application will be available for public review 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 before 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 foreseeable 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 and re creational 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 applicants 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 appl ications 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 obli gations 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 per mit 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.Attachmen t1 UNITE D STATE S DEPARTMEN T O F TH E INTERIO R BUREA U O F OCEA N ENERG Y MANAGEMEN T

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