{"abstract":"In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued a renewal incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to SouthCoast Wind Energy, LLC (SouthCoast Wind) to incidentally harass marine mammals incidental to activities associated with marine site characterization surveys off of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, specifically within the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf (Lease) Area OCS-A 0521 and associated export cable route (ECR).","action":"Notice; issuance of renewal incidental harassment authorization.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2024/10/25/2024-24889.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"89 FR 85156","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This renewal IHA is valid from the date of issuance through May 11, 2025.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["RTID 0648-XE322"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2024-24889","effective_on":null,"end_page":85165,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2024/10/25/2024-24889.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/25/2024-24889/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2024-24889?publication_date=2024-10-25","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2024-10-25/2024-24889/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":10,"page_views":{"count":117,"last_updated":"2026-10-23 04:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-25/pdf/2024-24889.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-24889.pdf?1729773938","publication_date":"2024-10-25","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2024/10/25/2024-24889.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2024-10-25T08:08:13Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":85156,"subtype":null,"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to SouthCoast Wind Energy Marine Site Characterization Surveys Off the Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island","toc_doc":"SouthCoast Wind Energy's Marine Site Characterization Surveys off Massachusetts and Rhode Island","toc_subject":"Taking or Importing of Marine Mammals","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":89}