{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-217.312","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 217.312","heading":"Permissible methods of taking.","body":"Under a LOA issued pursuant to §§ 216.106 and 217.316, Sunrise Wind and those persons it authorizes or funds to conduct activities on its behalf, may incidentally, but not intentionally, take marine mammals within the specified geographic area in the following ways, provided Sunrise Wind is in compliance with all terms, conditions, and requirements of the regulations in this subpart and the appropriate LOA.\n(a) By Level B harassment associated with the acoustic disturbance of marine mammals by impact pile driving WTG and OCS-DC foundations; pneumatic hammering of casing pipes; vibratory pile driving of goal posts and sheet piles; UXOs/MEC detonations, and HRG site characterization surveys.\n(b) By Level A harassment associated with impact pile driving WTG and OCS-DC foundations and UXO/MEC detonations.\n(c) The incidental take of marine mammals by the activities listed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section is limited to the following species and stocks:\nTable 1 to Paragraph (c)\nMarine mammal species Scientific name Stock\nBlue whale Balaenoptera musculus Western North Atlantic.\nFin whale Balaenoptera physalus Western North Atlantic.\nSei whale Balaenoptera borealis Nova Scotia.\nMinke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata Canadian East Stock.\nNorth Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis Western North Atlantic.\nHumpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae Gulf of Maine.\nSperm whale Physeter macrocephalus North Atlantic.\nAtlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis Western North Atlantic.\nAtlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus Western North Atlantic.\nBottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus Western North Atlantic Offshore.\nCommon dolphin Delphinus delphis Western North Atlantic.\nHarbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy.\nLong-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas Western North Atlantic.\nRisso's dolphin Grampus griseus Western North Atlantic.\nGray seal Halichoerus grypus Western North Atlantic.\nHarbor seal Phoca vitulina Western North Atlantic.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER C—MARINE MAMMALS","PART 217—REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKE OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES","Subpart FF—Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Sunrise Wind Offshore Wind Farm Project Offshore New York"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"f18fed13701436331cded34f27ee711776ab52bec73318f04afb5c11e280afce","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-217.311","next":"us/50-cfr-217.313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}