; and (ii) the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ); (C) to prevent adverse impacts on the marine environment, including impacts to habitat, water chemistry, and wildlife; and (D) to avoid adverse impacts on navigation and safety to existing ocean users due to offshore aquaculture facilities, including requirements for operations, navigation, and transit associated with such facilities. (2) The ability of different technologies to provide reliable and timely data on offshore aquaculture facilities, including visual data and other relevant data types, on a regular basis to enable the Administrator to monitor— (A) the compliance of projects with the requirements under subsection (b)(4)(5); (B) impacts on the marine environment; and (C) interference with existing uses of the water body in which the project is located. (3) The relative risks, benefits, and cost of various types of offshore aquaculture, including different species of finfish in different geographies and under varying climactic and ecological conditions. (4) The development of performance standards for offshore aquaculture operations. (b) Selection of demonstration projects (1) Solicitation and acceptance of applications The Administrator shall solicit and accept applications for inclusion in the assessment program from owners and operators of offshore aquaculture demonstration projects, including commercial-scale demonstration projects, that— (A) would advance the objectives described in subsection (a) and involve objective analyses of data; and (B) are operating on the date on which the application is submitted, were operated in offshore waters of the United States or other countries at any time during the 15-year period preceding the date on which the application is submitted (including such projects that are ongoing as of such date), or are proposed to be operated. (2) Notice and public comment The Administrator shall— (A) publish in the Federal Register a notice summarizing each application received under this subsection