§ 217.270 - Specified activity and specified geographical region.

§ 217.270 Specified activity and specified geographical region.

(a) Regulations in this subpart apply to activities associated with the Revolution Wind project (hereafter referred to as the “Project”) by Revolution Wind, LLC (hereafter referred to as “Letter of Authorization (LOA) Holder”) and those persons it authorizes or funds to conduct activities on its behalf in the specified geographical region outlined in paragraph (b) of this section. Requirements imposed on LOA Holder must be implemented by those persons it authorizes or funds to conduct activities on its behalf.

(b) The specified geographical region is the Mid-Atlantic Bight, which includes, but is not limited to, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Lease Area Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)–A 0486 Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy Development, two export cable routes, and two sea-to-shore transition points located at Quonset Point in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

(c) The specified activities are impact pile driving of wind turbine generator (WTGs) and offshore substation (OSSs) foundations; vibratory pile driving (install and subsequently remove) of cofferdams and goal posts; pneumatic hammering (install and subsequently remove) of casing pipes; high-resolution geophysical (HRG) site characterization surveys; detonation of unexploded ordnances or munitions and explosives of concern (UXOs/MECs); vessel transit within the specified geographical region to transport crew, supplies, and materials; WTG operation; fishery and ecological monitoring surveys; placement of scour protection; and trenching, laying, and burial activities associated with the installation of the export cable routes from OSSs to shore-based converter stations and inter-array cables between turbines.