14. A1205769 - Attachment To Titleholder Response Letter - Itemised Response

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NOPSEMA correspondence documenting CGG's itemised response to deficiencies identified in an Environment Plan (EP) acceptance criteria assessment. The regulator found the EP inadequate because activity scope and boundaries were unclearly defined, creating uncertainty about where seismic sound sources would operate and causing inconsistencies across multiple appendices regarding the Operational Area, Active Source Area, and Survey Acquisition Area. Specific concerns included contradictory statements about sound source power levels during line run-outs and positioning of boundaries relative to protected marine species. CGG's response revised the activity areas by reducing the active source area, introducing a mitigation source area, excising a northern source area to eliminate September impacts to southern right whales, and relocating run-outs within the Survey Acquisition Area while retaining ramp-ups in the Active Source Area.