Abstract
Revolution Wind, LLC (Revolution Wind) (formerly Deep-Water Wind [DWW] Rev I, LLC), a 50/50 joint venture between Orsted North America Inc. and Eversource Investment, LLC, proposed to construct and operate the Revolution Wind Farm (RWF) Project (hereinafter referred to as the Project). Revolution Wind has developed this Pile Driving Monitoring Plan (PDMP or Plan) for impact pile driving of the foundation monopiles (MPs) at the RWF, for review and concurrence by the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) prior to commencing installation activities. This Plan is submitted pursuant to Condition 5.4.8 and 5.4.9 of the Approval of the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the Project, the Revolution Wind Incidental Take Rule [88 FR 72562] issued by the NMFS Office of Protected Resources (OPR) on 20 October 2023, as well as the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion (BiOp) issued by NMFS-Greater Atlantic Fisheries Office (NMFS-GARFO) on 21 July 2023. Additional details on these conditions are included in Table 1.This Plan provides protocols and guidelines for mitigation and monitoring activities to minimize potential impacts on marine mammals and sea turtles.