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EXHIBIT C - MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM <br />June 2023 C-12 SF Bay Fiber Optic Cables Project <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 Monitoring/Reporting Action: Conduct a post-lay inspection survey at a <br />2 frequency to be determined. The burial survey report will be distributed to <br />3 responsible State agencies following each survey. <br />4 Effectiveness Criteria: Implementation of this MM will reduce the potential for <br />5 marine wildlife to be exposed to the cable and the potential for entanglement. <br />6 Responsible Party: Applicant and CSLC <br />7 Timing: After construction <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />9 MM BIO-9: Cable Entanglements and Gear Retrieval. If fishing gear snags on a <br />10 fiber optic cable and it is lost or cut, or if Bandwidth snags fishing gear, <br />11 Bandwidth shall use all feasible measures (for example, deploying divers), in <br />12 discussion with and guided by the local Fishing Association (San Francisco <br />13 Community Fishing Association), to retrieve the fishing gear or inanimate object. <br />14 Retrieval shall occur no later than 42 days after discovering or receiving notice <br />15 of the incident. If full removal of gear is not feasible, Bandwidth shall remove as <br />16 much gear as practicable to minimize harm to wildlife (e.g., fishes, birds, and <br />17 marine mammals). Within 14 days of completing the recovery operation, <br />18 Bandwidth shall submit to CSLC staff a report describing the following: <br /> <br />19  Nature and location of the entanglement (with a map and/or GPS <br />20 coordinates). <br />21  Method used for removing the entangled gear or object, or the method <br />22 used for minimizing harm to wildlife if gear retrieval proves infeasible. <br /> <br />23 Location: Marine Project area <br />24 Monitoring/Reporting Action: Retrieval of gear within 42 days of discovery. <br />25 Submit recovery report to CSLC within 14 days of completing the recovery <br />26 operation. <br />27 Effectiveness Criteria: Implementation of this MM will reduce the potential for <br />28 impacts on marine species potentially present. <br />29 Responsible Party: Applicant and CSLC <br />30 Timing: Before, during, and after construction <br /> <br />31 <br /> <br />32 MM BIO-10: Control of Marine Invasive Species. Bandwidth shall ensure that the <br />33 underwater surfaces of all Project vessels are clear of biofouling organisms <br />34 before arriving in state waters. The determination of underwater surface <br />Potential Impact: Biological Resources – Impacts on marine native species <br />Potential Impact: Biological Resources – Impacts on marine wildlife <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 8D8CF2E2-DF6D-4A11-B610-2B1544DD7C30