[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5136-5145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01546]


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  Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 18 / Friday, January 26, 2024 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 147

[Docket Number USCG-2023-0985]
RIN 1625-AA00


Safety Zone; Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind--Commercial Wind Farm 
Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0483, Offshore 
Virginia, Atlantic Ocean

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish 179 temporary 500-meter 
safety zones around the construction of 176 wind turbine generators and 
three offshore substations in Federal waters on the Outer Continental 
Shelf, east-northeast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. This action would 
protect life, property, and the environment during construction of 
their foundations and their subsequent installation, from May 1, 2024, 
to May 1, 2027. When subject to enforcement, only attending vessels and 
those vessels specifically authorized by the Fifth Coast Guard District 
Commander, or a designated representative, are permitted to enter or 
remain in the temporary safety zones.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast 
Guard on or before February 26, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2023-0985 using the Federal Decision-Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for 
Comments'' portion of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This notice of 
proposed rulemaking with its plain-language, 100-word-or-less proposed 
rule summary will be available in this same docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
proposed rulemaking, call or email Mr. Matthew Creelman, Waterways 
Management, at Coast Guard Fifth District, telephone 757-398-6230, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

BOEM Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CVOWCWF Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind--Commercial Wind Farm
DMS Degrees Minutes Seconds
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
OCS Outer Continental Shelf
OSS Offshore Substation
WGS 84 World Geodetic System 84
NM Nautical Mile
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code
WTG Wind Turbine Generator

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal Basis

    On December 13, 2023, the Virginia Electric and Power Company, 
doing business as Dominion Energy, notified the Coast Guard that they 
plan to begin construction of facilities in the Coastal Virginia 
Offshore Wind-Commercial Wind Farm (CVOWCWF) project area within 
Federal waters on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), specifically in 
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Renewable Energy Lease 
Area OCS-A 0483, approximately 23 nautical miles (NM) east-northeast of 
Virginia Beach, Virginia.
    The construction of these OCS facilities, which is inherently 
complex because of their location offshore, presents many unusually 
hazardous conditions, including those presented by hydraulic pile 
driving hammer operations, heavy lift operations, overhead cutting 
operations, the risk that debris will fall, increased vessel traffic in 
support of construction, and the presence of stationary barges in close 
proximity to the facilities and each other.
    The Fifth Coast Guard District Commander has determined that the 
establishment of temporary safety zones during construction of WTGs and 
substation, is warranted to ensure the safety of life, property, and 
the environment. Each temporary safety zone will have a 500-meter 
radius around an individual construction site and be enforced only 
during construction.
    The Coast Guard is proposing this rule under the authorities 
provided in 14 U.S.C. 544, 43 U.S.C. 1333, and Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS) Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3. Pursuant to 
those authorities, 33 CFR 147.10 provides for the establishment of 
safety zones for non-mineral energy resource, permanent or temporary 
structures located on the OCS for the purpose of protecting life and 
property on the facilities, its appurtenances and attending vessels, or 
on the adjacent waters within the safety zone. A safety zone 
established under 33 CFR part 147 may include provisions to restrict, 
prevent, or control certain activities (including access by vessels or 
persons) to maintain safety of life, and to protect property and the 
environment.

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The District Commander is proposing to establish 179 temporary 500-
meter safety zones around the construction sites of 176 WTGs and three 
OSSs on the OCS from May 1, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on May 1, 2027. 
Construction will take place in the CVOWCWF project area, more 
specifically, in the BOEM Renewable Energy Lease Area OCS-A-0483 
approximately 23 NM east-northeast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, within 
Federal waters on the OCS.
    The construction of these facilities is expected to take place in 
mixed phases alternating between the installation of several monopile 
type foundations followed by the installation of the upper structures 
then repeating this process throughout the project area until all 179 
facilities have been completed. Each of the 179 temporary safety zones 
would be subject to enforcement individually, at different times, as 
construction progresses from one structure location to the next. The 
entire process of constructing an individual structure is expected to 
last approximately 48 hours. The Coast Guard would provide notice of 
each enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and issue a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners via marine channel 16 (VHF-FM) as soon as 
practicable in response to notification of the beginning of 
construction at an individual site. The Coast Guard is proposing this 
rulemaking be effective

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through May 1, 2027, in case there are any construction delays due to 
weather or other unforeseen circumstances. If the project is completed 
before May 1, 2027, however, enforcement of the safety zones would be 
suspended, and notice of such would be given via Local Notice to 
Mariners.
    The positions of each individual safety zone proposed by this 
rulemaking are referred to using a unique alpha-numeric naming 
convention.
    Consistent with size limitations on OCS safety zones in 33 CFR 
147.15, the proposed safety zones would include the area within 500 
meters around the center points of the positions provided in the table 
below while each structure is under active construction. The positions 
are expressed in Degree Minutes Second (DMS) based on World Geodetic 
System 84 (WGS 84).

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                 Name                          Facility type                         Latitude                                  Longitude
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G1K11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'10.43097128'' N                  075[deg]20'50.55112518'' W
G1M03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'17.85976540'' N                  075[deg]28'04.02927152'' W
G1K12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'10.59092864'' N                  075[deg]19'54.56958689'' W
G1M04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'18.07627889'' N                  075[deg]27'08.07134847'' W
G1K13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'10.74355846'' N                  075[deg]18'58.58792867'' W
G1M05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'18.28547996'' N                  075[deg]26'12.11326220'' W
G1K14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'10.88886719'' N                  075[deg]18'02.60615617'' W
G1M06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'18.48736529'' N                  075[deg]25'16.15501832'' W
G1K15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'11.02685154'' N                  075[deg]17'06.62427499'' W
G1M07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'18.68193157'' N                  075[deg]24'20.19662240'' W
G1K16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'11.15750822'' N                  075[deg]16'10.64229074'' W
G1M08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'18.86918522'' N                  075[deg]23'24.23808009'' W
G1K17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'11.28084368'' N                  075[deg]15'14.66020907'' W
G1M09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.04912296'' N                  075[deg]22'28.27939699'' W
G1K18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'11.39685463'' N                  075[deg]14'18.67803558'' W
G1M10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.22174146'' N                  075[deg]21'32.32057869'' W
G1K19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'11.50553780'' N                  075[deg]13'22.69577588'' W
G1M11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.38704718'' N                  075[deg]20'36.36163083'' W
G1L03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'13.39015630'' N                  075[deg]28'11.19226080'' W
G1M12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.54503681'' N                  075[deg]19'40.40255901'' W
G1L04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'13.60768637'' N                  075[deg]27'15.22311182'' W
G1M13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.69570706'' N                  075[deg]18'44.44336883'' W
G1L05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'13.81789345'' N                  075[deg]26'19.25379877'' W
G1M14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.83906437'' N                  075[deg]17'48.48406591'' W
G1L06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'14.02078396'' N                  075[deg]25'23.28432730'' W
G1M15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.97510546'' N                  075[deg]16'52.52465182'' W
G1L07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'14.21635459'' N                  075[deg]24'27.31470302'' W
G1M16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'20.10382703'' N                  075[deg]15'56.56514024'' W
G1L08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'14.40460203'' N                  075[deg]23'31.34493152'' W
G1M17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'20.22523552'' N                  075[deg]15'00.60553275'' W
G1L09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'14.58553272'' N                  075[deg]22'35.37501844'' W
G1M18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'20.33932767'' N                  075[deg]14'04.64583497'' W
G1L10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'14.75914336'' N                  075[deg]21'39.40496939'' W
G1M19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'20.44610343'' N                  075[deg]13'08.68605250'' W
G1L12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.08440100'' N                  075[deg]19'47.46448580'' W
G1N03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'22.32924535'' N                  075[deg]27'56.82891331'' W
G1L13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.23605115'' N                  075[deg]18'51.49406251'' W
G1N04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'22.54474453'' N                  075[deg]27'00.88220767'' W
G1L14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.38038104'' N                  075[deg]17'55.52352570'' W
G1N05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'22.75293211'' N                  075[deg]26'04.93533961'' W
G1L15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.51738738'' N                  075[deg]16'59.55288098'' W
G1N06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'22.95380477'' N                  075[deg]25'08.98831473'' W
G1L16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.64707661'' N                  075[deg]16'03.58213399'' W
G1N07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'23.14736895'' N                  075[deg]24'13.04113865'' W
G1L17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.76944545'' N                  075[deg]15'07.61129032'' W
G1N08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'23.33362134'' N                  075[deg]23'17.09381697'' W
G1L18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.88449062'' N                  075[deg]14'11.64035558'' W
G1N09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'23.51255863'' N                  075[deg]22'21.14635529'' W
G1L19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.99221858'' N                  075[deg]13'15.66933541'' W
G1N10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'23.68418726'' N                  075[deg]21'25.19875519'' W
G1N11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'23.84850393'' N                  075[deg]20'29.25103034'' W
G2F06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'51.61831765'' N                  075[deg]25'59.09646230'' W
G1N12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.00550534'' N                  075[deg]19'33.30318231'' W
G2F07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'51.81892515'' N                  075[deg]25'03.07058271'' W
G1N13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.15519793'' N                  075[deg]18'37.35521671'' W
G2F08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'52.01218908'' N                  075[deg]24'07.04455187'' W
G1N14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.29757841'' N                  075[deg]17'41.40713915'' W
G2F09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'52.19811586'' N                  075[deg]23'11.01837544'' W
G1N15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.43264349'' N                  075[deg]16'45.45895522'' W
G2F10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'52.37670219'' N                  075[deg]22'14.99205905'' W
G1N16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.56039962'' N                  075[deg]15'49.51067054'' W
G2F11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'52.54794477'' N                  075[deg]21'18.96560832'' W
G1N17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.68084352'' N                  075[deg]14'53.56229072'' W
G2G03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'55.47610540'' N                  075[deg]28'39.95488075'' W

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G1N18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.79397189'' N                  075[deg]13'57.61382134'' W
G2G04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'55.69770649'' N                  075[deg]27'43.94075021'' W
G1N19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.89979121'' N                  075[deg]13'01.66526804'' W
G2G05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'55.91197477'' N                  075[deg]26'47.92645237'' W
G2B06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'33.71078023'' N                  075[deg]26'27.78408472'' W
G2G06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'56.11890692'' N                  075[deg]25'51.91199284'' W
G2B07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'33.91543395'' N                  075[deg]25'31.71304424'' W
G2G08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'56.51075936'' N                  075[deg]23'59.88261121'' W
G2C05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'38.57467997'' N                  075[deg]27'20.62031850'' W
G2G09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'56.69568276'' N                  075[deg]23'03.86770040'' W
G2C06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'38.21250366'' N                  075[deg]26'20.58758650'' W
G2G10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'56.87326655'' N                  075[deg]22'07.85265041'' W
G2C07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'38.41606238'' N                  075[deg]25'24.55006971'' W
G2H03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'59.94685093'' N                  075[deg]28'32.77985639'' W
G2D04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'42.25404052'' N                  075[deg]28'05.53076883'' W
G2H04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'00.16743776'' N                  075[deg]27'36.77698565'' W
G2D05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'42.47136588'' N                  075[deg]27'09.48264513'' W
G2H05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'00.38069261'' N                  075[deg]26'40.77394842'' W
G2D06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'42.68134287'' N                  075[deg]26'13.43435729'' W
G2H06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'00.58661217'' N                  075[deg]25'44.77075028'' W
G2D07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'42.88396818'' N                  075[deg]25'17.38591093'' W
G2H07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'00.78520287'' N                  075[deg]24'48.76739692'' W
G2D08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'43.07924823'' N                  075[deg]24'21.33731172'' W
G2H08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'00.97646139'' N                  075[deg]23'52.76389394'' W
G2D09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'43.26717972'' N                  075[deg]23'25.28856531'' W
G2H09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'01.16038445'' N                  075[deg]22'56.76024694'' W
G2D10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'43.44775934'' N                  075[deg]22'29.23967731'' W
G2J03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'04.41747586'' N                  075[deg]28'25.56744405'' W
G2D11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'43.62099353'' N                  075[deg]21'33.19065340'' W
G2J04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'04.63703769'' N                  075[deg]27'29.57582449'' W
G2E03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'46.50113710'' N                  075[deg]28'54.35420276'' W
G2J05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'04.84927487'' N                  075[deg]26'33.58403927'' W
G2E04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'46.72478481'' N                  075[deg]27'58.31753397'' W
G2J06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'05.05418408'' N                  075[deg]25'37.59209399'' W
G2E05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'46.94108831'' N                  075[deg]27'02.28069620'' W
G2J07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'05.25176202'' N                  075[deg]24'41.59999425'' W
G2E06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'47.15004427'' N                  075[deg]26'06.24369509'' W
G2J09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'05.62494006'' N                  075[deg]22'49.61534996'' W
G2E07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'47.35165913'' N                  075[deg]25'10.20653631'' W
G2K03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'08.88765106'' N                  075[deg]28'18.39844436'' W
G2E08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'47.54592958'' N                  075[deg]24'14.16922549'' W
G2K04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'09.10620073'' N                  075[deg]27'22.41806364'' W
G2E09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'47.73285231'' N                  075[deg]23'18.13176420'' W
G2K05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'09.31742657'' N                  075[deg]26'26.43752208'' W
G2E10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'47.91243374'' N                  075[deg]22'22.09416621'' W
G2K06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'09.52132527'' N                  075[deg]25'30.45682126'' W
G2E11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'48.08467058'' N                  075[deg]21'26.05643310'' W
G2K07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'09.71790326'' N                  075[deg]24'34.47596683'' W
G2F03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'50.97245702'' N                  075[deg]28'47.17314135'' W
G2K08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'09.90715725'' N                  075[deg]23'38.49496439'' W
G2F04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'51.19508514'' N                  075[deg]27'51.14774524'' W
G2K09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'10.08908391'' N                  075[deg]22'42.51381954'' W
G2F05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'51.41036987'' N                  075[deg]26'55.12218502'' W
G3F14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'53.01763543'' N                  075[deg]18'30.88550656'' W
G3B12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'34.82834796'' N                  075[deg]20'51.35563765'' W
G3F15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'53.15951871'' N                  075[deg]17'34.85857490'' W
G3B13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'34.98885750'' N                  075[deg]19'55.28375508'' W
G3F16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'53.29406124'' N                  075[deg]16'38.83153710'' W
G3B14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'35.14201327'' N                  075[deg]18'59.21175196'' W
G3F19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'53.65364064'' N                  075[deg]13'50.74984322'' W
G3B15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'35.28781198'' N                  075[deg]18'03.13963394'' W
G3G11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'57.04351716'' N                  075[deg]21'11.83746691'' W
G3B16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'35.42625034'' N                  075[deg]17'07.06740666'' W
G3G12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'57.20643128'' N                  075[deg]20'15.82215551'' W
G3B17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'35.55733479'' N                  075[deg]16'10.99507580'' W
G3G13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'57.36200563'' N                  075[deg]19'19.80672183'' W
G3B18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'35.68106205'' N                  075[deg]15'14.92264701'' W
G3G14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'57.51024665'' N                  075[deg]18'23.79117153'' W
G3C12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'39.32403511'' N                  075[deg]20'44.22693929'' W
G3G16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'57.78471551'' N                  075[deg]16'31.75974356'' W
G3C13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'39.48355669'' N                  075[deg]19'48.16635951'' W
G3G17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'57.91094652'' N                  075[deg]15'35.74387716'' W
G3C14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'39.63572535'' N                  075[deg]18'52.10565996'' W
G3G18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'58.02984078'' N                  075[deg]14'39.72791666'' W

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G3C16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'39.91800046'' N                  075[deg]16'59.98392414'' W
G3G19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'58.14139499'' N                  075[deg]13'43.71186768'' W
G3C17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'40.04811007'' N                  075[deg]16'03.92289920'' W
G3H12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'01.66816614'' N                  075[deg]20'08.74849831'' W
G3C18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'40.17086334'' N                  075[deg]15'07.86177303'' W
G3H13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'01.82276296'' N                  075[deg]19'12.74433164'' W
G3C19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'40.28626670'' N                  075[deg]14'11.80055940'' W
G3H14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'01.97002729'' N                  075[deg]18'16.74004507'' W
G3C20.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'40.39431689'' N                  075[deg]13'15.73925991'' W
G3H16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'02.24255501'' N                  075[deg]16'24.73115496'' W
G3D12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'43.78687899'' N                  075[deg]20'37.14149923'' W
G3H17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'02.36782157'' N                  075[deg]15'28.72655864'' W
G3D13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'43.94541242'' N                  075[deg]19'41.09222040'' W
G3H19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'02.59635341'' N                  075[deg]13'36.71709160'' W
G3D14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'44.09660027'' N                  075[deg]18'45.04281857'' W
G3J12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'06.12974216'' N                  075[deg]20'01.63737188'' W
G3D16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'44.37692600'' N                  075[deg]16'52.94368860'' W
G3J13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'06.28335394'' N                  075[deg]19'05.64446363'' W
G3D17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'44.50606705'' N                  075[deg]15'56.89396774'' W
G3J15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'06.56858897'' N                  075[deg]17'13.65830753'' W
G3D18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'44.62785910'' N                  075[deg]15'00.84415047'' W
G3J16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'06.70021537'' N                  075[deg]16'17.66507094'' W
G3D19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'44.74230209'' N                  075[deg]14'04.79424245'' W
G3J17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'06.82450998'' N                  075[deg]15'21.67173614'' W
G3D20.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'44.84939275'' N                  075[deg]13'08.74424932'' W
G3J18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'06.94147924'' N                  075[deg]14'25.67830877'' W
G3E13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'48.40710702'' N                  075[deg]19'33.98058407'' W
G3J19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'07.05111989'' N                  075[deg]13'29.68479445'' W
G3E14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'48.55730976'' N                  075[deg]18'37.94247944'' W
T1L11.................................  OSS                         36[deg]51'14.92543064'' N                  075[deg]20'43.43478996'' W
G3E15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'48.70016447'' N                  075[deg]17'41.90426225'' W
T2G07.................................  OSS                         36[deg]54'56.31849964'' N                  075[deg]24'55.89737723'' W
G3E16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'48.83567758'' N                  075[deg]16'45.86593816'' W
T3G15.................................  OSS                         36[deg]54'57.65115104'' N                  075[deg]17'27.77551023'' W
G3E17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'48.96384581'' N                  075[deg]15'49.82751279'' W
G3E18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'49.08466587'' N                  075[deg]14'53.78899178'' W
G3F12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'52.71185004'' N                  075[deg]20'22.93902891'' W
G3F13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'52.86841469'' N                  075[deg]19'26.91232645'' W
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    The positions of the 179 proposed safety zones are shown on the 
chartlets below. For scaling purposes, the grid spacing is 0.95 x 0.8 
NM.
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P

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BILLING CODE 9110-04-C
    Navigation in the vicinity of the proposed safety zones consists of 
large commercial shipping vessels, fishing vessels, cruise ships, tugs 
with tows, and recreational vessels.
    When subject to enforcement, no unauthorized vessel or person would 
be permitted to enter a safety zone without obtaining permission from 
the Fifth Coast Guard District Commander or a designated 
representative. Requests for entry into the safety zone would be 
considered and reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Persons or vessels 
seeking to enter the safety zone must request authorization from the 
Fifth Coast Guard District Commander or designated representative via 
VHF-FM channel 16 or by phone at 757-398-6391 (Fifth Coast Guard 
District Command Center). If permission is granted, all persons and 
vessels shall comply with the instructions of the Fifth Coast Guard 
District Commander or designated representative.
    The proposed regulatory text appears at the end of this document.

IV. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes 
and Executive orders related to rulemaking. A summary of our analyses 
based on these statutes and Executive orders follows.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the 
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if 
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory

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approaches that maximize net benefits. This NPRM has not been 
designated a ``significant regulatory action,'' under Executive Order 
12866. Accordingly, the NPRM has not been reviewed by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB).
    Aligning with 33 CFR 147.15, the safety zones established would 
extend to a maximum distance of 500-meters around the OCS facility 
measured from its center point. Vessel traffic would be able to safely 
transit around each of the proposed safety zones, which would occupy a 
small, designated area in the Atlantic Ocean, without significant 
impediment to their voyage. These safety zones would provide for the 
safety of life, and the protection of property, and of the environment 
during the construction of each structure, in accordance with Coast 
Guard maritime safety missions.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as 
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of 
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small 
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations 
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their 
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this 
proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities.
    This proposed rule may affect owners or operators of vessels 
intending to transit or anchor in the CVOWCWF, some of which might be 
small entities. However, these safety zones would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of these entities 
because they would be subject to enforcement only for short, temporary 
periods, they would allow for deviation requests, and would not be 
expected to impact vessel transit significantly. Regarding the 
enforcement period, although these safety zones would be in effect from 
May 1, 2024, through May 1, 2027, vessels would only be prohibited from 
entering or remaining in the regulated zone during periods of actual 
construction activity corresponding to the period of enforcement. We 
expect the enforcement period at each location to last approximately 48 
hours as construction progresses from one structure location to the 
next throughout the mixed phases. Additionally, vessel traffic could 
pass safely around each safety zone using an alternate route. Use of an 
alternate route likely would cause minimal delay for the vessel in 
reaching their destination depending on other traffic in the area and 
vessel speed. Vessels would also be able to request deviation from this 
rule to transit through a safety zone. Such requests would be 
considered on a case by-case basis and may be authorized by the Fifth 
Coast Guard District Commander or a designated representative. For 
these reasons, the Coast Guard expects any impact of this rulemaking 
establishing a temporary safety zone around these OCS facilities to be 
minimal and have no significant economic impact on small entities.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental 
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this proposed rule 
would have a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment 
(see ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to 
what degree this rule would economically affect it.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small 
entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the proposed rule 
would affect your small business, organization, or governmental 
jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or 
options for compliance, please call or email the person listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The Coast Guard will not 
retaliate against small entities that question or complain about this 
proposed rule or any policy or action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would not call for a new collection of 
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132 
(Federalism), if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on 
the relationship between the National Government and the States, or on 
the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels 
of government. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that order and 
have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism 
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order 
13132.
    Also, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications under 
Executive Order 13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal 
Governments) because it would not have a substantial direct effect on 
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal 
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. If 
you believe this proposed rule has implications for federalism or 
Indian tribes, please call or email the person listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538) 
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary 
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may 
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or Tribal Government, in 
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for 
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would not 
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the potential effects of 
this proposed rule elsewhere in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland 
Security Directive 023-01, Rev. 1, associated implementing 
instructions, and Environmental Planning COMDTINST 5090.1 (series), 
which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have made 
a preliminary determination that this action is one of a category of 
actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant 
effect on the human environment. This proposed rule involves the 
establishment of a safety zone around an OCS facility to protect life, 
property, and the marine environment. Normally such actions are 
categorically excluded from further review under paragraph L60 of 
Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01, Rev. 1. A 
preliminary Record of Environmental Consideration supporting this 
determination is available in the docket. For instructions on locating 
the docket, see the ADDRESSES section of this preamble. We seek any 
comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant 
environmental impact from this proposed rule.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters. 
Protesters are asked to call or email the person listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so 
that your message can be received without

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jeopardizing the safety or security of people, places, or vessels.

V. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking 
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment 
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If 
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which 
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or 
recommendation.
    Submitting comments. We encourage you to submit comments through 
the Federal Decision-Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. To 
do so, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-2023-0985 in the 
search box and click ``Search.'' Next, look for this document in the 
Search Results column, and click on it. Then click on the Comment 
option. If you cannot submit your material by using https://www.regulations.gov, call or email the person in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this proposed rule for alternate 
instructions.
    Viewing material in docket. To view documents mentioned in this 
proposed rule as being available in the docket, find the docket as 
described in the previous paragraph, and then select ``Supporting & 
Related Material'' in the Document Type column. Public comments will 
also be placed in our online docket and can be viewed by following 
instructions on the https://www.regulations.gov Frequently Asked 
Questions web page. We review all comments received, but we will only 
post comments that address the topic of the proposed rule. We may 
choose not to post off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate comments that 
we receive.
    Personal information. We accept anonymous comments. Comments we 
post to https://www.regulations.gov will include any personal 
information you have provided. For more about privacy and submissions 
to the docket in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking 
System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 147

    Continental shelf, Marine safety, Navigation (waters).

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard is 
proposing to amend 33 CFR part 147 as follows:

PART 147--SAFETY ZONES

0
1. The authority citation for part 147 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 14 U.S.C. 544; 43 U.S.C 1333; 33 CFR 1.05-1; 
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 
01.3.

0
2. Add Sec.  147.T01-0985 to read as follows:


Sec.  147.T01-0985   Safety Zones; Coastal Virginial Offshore Wind--
Commercial Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 
0483, Offshore Virginia, Atlantic Ocean.

    (a) Description. The area within 500 meters of the center point of 
each of the positions provided in the table below is an individual 
safety zone:

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                 Name                          Facility type                         Latitude                                  Longitude
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G1K11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'10.43097128'' N                  075[deg]20'50.55112518'' W
G1M03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'17.85976540'' N                  075[deg]28'04.02927152'' W
G1K12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'10.59092864'' N                  075[deg]19'54.56958689'' W
G1M04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'18.07627889'' N                  075[deg]27'08.07134847'' W
G1K13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'10.74355846'' N                  075[deg]18'58.58792867'' W
G1M05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'18.28547996'' N                  075[deg]26'12.11326220'' W
G1K14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'10.88886719'' N                  075[deg]18'02.60615617'' W
G1M06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'18.48736529'' N                  075[deg]25'16.15501832'' W
G1K15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'11.02685154'' N                  075[deg]17'06.62427499'' W
G1M07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'18.68193157'' N                  075[deg]24'20.19662240'' W
G1K16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'11.15750822'' N                  075[deg]16'10.64229074'' W
G1M08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'18.86918522'' N                  075[deg]23'24.23808009'' W
G1K17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'11.28084368'' N                  075[deg]15'14.66020907'' W
G1M09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.04912296'' N                  075[deg]22'28.27939699'' W
G1K18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'11.39685463'' N                  075[deg]14'18.67803558'' W
G1M10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.22174146'' N                  075[deg]21'32.32057869'' W
G1K19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'11.50553780'' N                  075[deg]13'22.69577588'' W
G1M11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.38704718'' N                  075[deg]20'36.36163083'' W
G1L03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'13.39015630'' N                  075[deg]28'11.19226080'' W
G1M12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.54503681'' N                  075[deg]19'40.40255901'' W
G1L04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'13.60768637'' N                  075[deg]27'15.22311182'' W
G1M13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.69570706'' N                  075[deg]18'44.44336883'' W
G1L05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'13.81789345'' N                  075[deg]26'19.25379877'' W
G1M14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.83906437'' N                  075[deg]17'48.48406591'' W
G1L06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'14.02078396'' N                  075[deg]25'23.28432730'' W
G1M15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'19.97510546'' N                  075[deg]16'52.52465182'' W
G1L07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'14.21635459'' N                  075[deg]24'27.31470302'' W
G1M16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'20.10382703'' N                  075[deg]15'56.56514024'' W
G1L08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'14.40460203'' N                  075[deg]23'31.34493152'' W
G1M17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'20.22523552'' N                  075[deg]15'00.60553275'' W
G1L09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'14.58553272'' N                  075[deg]22'35.37501844'' W
G1M18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'20.33932767'' N                  075[deg]14'04.64583497'' W
G1L10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'14.75914336'' N                  075[deg]21'39.40496939'' W
G1M19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]50'20.44610343'' N                  075[deg]13'08.68605250'' W
G1L12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.08440100'' N                  075[deg]19'47.46448580'' W
G1N03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'22.32924535'' N                  075[deg]27'56.82891331'' W
G1L13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.23605115'' N                  075[deg]18'51.49406251'' W
G1N04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'22.54474453'' N                  075[deg]27'00.88220767'' W
G1L14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.38038104'' N                  075[deg]17'55.52352570'' W
G1N05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'22.75293211'' N                  075[deg]26'04.93533961'' W
G1L15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.51738738'' N                  075[deg]16'59.55288098'' W

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G1N06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'22.95380477'' N                  075[deg]25'08.98831473'' W
G1L16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.64707661'' N                  075[deg]16'03.58213399'' W
G1N07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'23.14736895'' N                  075[deg]24'13.04113865'' W
G1L17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.76944545'' N                  075[deg]15'07.61129032'' W
G1N08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'23.33362134'' N                  075[deg]23'17.09381697'' W
G1L18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.88449062'' N                  075[deg]14'11.64035558'' W
G1N09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'23.51255863'' N                  075[deg]22'21.14635529'' W
G1L19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]51'15.99221858'' N                  075[deg]13'15.66933541'' W
G1N10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'23.68418726'' N                  075[deg]21'25.19875519'' W
G1N11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'23.84850393'' N                  075[deg]20'29.25103034'' W
G2F06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'51.61831765'' N                  075[deg]25'59.09646230'' W
G1N12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.00550534'' N                  075[deg]19'33.30318231'' W
G2F07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'51.81892515'' N                  075[deg]25'03.07058271'' W
G1N13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.15519793'' N                  075[deg]18'37.35521671'' W
G2F08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'52.01218908'' N                  075[deg]24'07.04455187'' W
G1N14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.29757841'' N                  075[deg]17'41.40713915'' W
G2F09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'52.19811586'' N                  075[deg]23'11.01837544'' W
G1N15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.43264349'' N                  075[deg]16'45.45895522'' W
G2F10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'52.37670219'' N                  075[deg]22'14.99205905'' W
G1N16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.56039962'' N                  075[deg]15'49.51067054'' W
G2F11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'52.54794477'' N                  075[deg]21'18.96560832'' W
G1N17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.68084352'' N                  075[deg]14'53.56229072'' W
G2G03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'55.47610540'' N                  075[deg]28'39.95488075'' W
G1N18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.79397189'' N                  075[deg]13'57.61382134'' W
G2G04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'55.69770649'' N                  075[deg]27'43.94075021'' W
G1N19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]49'24.89979121'' N                  075[deg]13'01.66526804'' W
G2G05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'55.91197477'' N                  075[deg]26'47.92645237'' W
G2B06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'33.71078023'' N                  075[deg]26'27.78408472'' W
G2G06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'56.11890692'' N                  075[deg]25'51.91199284'' W
G2B07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'33.91543395'' N                  075[deg]25'31.71304424'' W
G2G08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'56.51075936'' N                  075[deg]23'59.88261121'' W
G2C05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'38.57467997'' N                  075[deg]27'20.62031850'' W
G2G09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'56.69568276'' N                  075[deg]23'03.86770040'' W
G2C06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'38.21250366'' N                  075[deg]26'20.58758650'' W
G2G10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'56.87326655'' N                  075[deg]22'07.85265041'' W
G2C07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'38.41606238'' N                  075[deg]25'24.55006971'' W
G2H03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'59.94685093'' N                  075[deg]28'32.77985639'' W
G2D04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'42.25404052'' N                  075[deg]28'05.53076883'' W
G2H04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'00.16743776'' N                  075[deg]27'36.77698565'' W
G2D05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'42.47136588'' N                  075[deg]27'09.48264513'' W
G2H05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'00.38069261'' N                  075[deg]26'40.77394842'' W
G2D06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'42.68134287'' N                  075[deg]26'13.43435729'' W
G2H06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'00.58661217'' N                  075[deg]25'44.77075028'' W
G2D07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'42.88396818'' N                  075[deg]25'17.38591093'' W
G2H07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'00.78520287'' N                  075[deg]24'48.76739692'' W
G2D08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'43.07924823'' N                  075[deg]24'21.33731172'' W
G2H08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'00.97646139'' N                  075[deg]23'52.76389394'' W
G2D09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'43.26717972'' N                  075[deg]23'25.28856531'' W
G2H09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'01.16038445'' N                  075[deg]22'56.76024694'' W
G2D10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'43.44775934'' N                  075[deg]22'29.23967731'' W
G2J03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'04.41747586'' N                  075[deg]28'25.56744405'' W
G2D11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'43.62099353'' N                  075[deg]21'33.19065340'' W
G2J04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'04.63703769'' N                  075[deg]27'29.57582449'' W
G2E03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'46.50113710'' N                  075[deg]28'54.35420276'' W
G2J05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'04.84927487'' N                  075[deg]26'33.58403927'' W
G2E04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'46.72478481'' N                  075[deg]27'58.31753397'' W
G2J06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'05.05418408'' N                  075[deg]25'37.59209399'' W
G2E05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'46.94108831'' N                  075[deg]27'02.28069620'' W
G2J07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'05.25176202'' N                  075[deg]24'41.59999425'' W
G2E06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'47.15004427'' N                  075[deg]26'06.24369509'' W
G2J09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'05.62494006'' N                  075[deg]22'49.61534996'' W
G2E07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'47.35165913'' N                  075[deg]25'10.20653631'' W
G2K03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'08.88765106'' N                  075[deg]28'18.39844436'' W
G2E08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'47.54592958'' N                  075[deg]24'14.16922549'' W
G2K04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'09.10620073'' N                  075[deg]27'22.41806364'' W
G2E09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'47.73285231'' N                  075[deg]23'18.13176420'' W
G2K05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'09.31742657'' N                  075[deg]26'26.43752208'' W
G2E10.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'47.91243374'' N                  075[deg]22'22.09416621'' W
G2K06.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'09.52132527'' N                  075[deg]25'30.45682126'' W
G2E11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'48.08467058'' N                  075[deg]21'26.05643310'' W
G2K07.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'09.71790326'' N                  075[deg]24'34.47596683'' W
G2F03.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'50.97245702'' N                  075[deg]28'47.17314135'' W
G2K08.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'09.90715725'' N                  075[deg]23'38.49496439'' W
G2F04.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'51.19508514'' N                  075[deg]27'51.14774524'' W

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G2K09.................................  WTG                         36[deg]52'10.08908391'' N                  075[deg]22'42.51381954'' W
G2F05.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'51.41036987'' N                  075[deg]26'55.12218502'' W
G3F14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'53.01763543'' N                  075[deg]18'30.88550656'' W
G3B12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'34.82834796'' N                  075[deg]20'51.35563765'' W
G3F15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'53.15951871'' N                  075[deg]17'34.85857490'' W
G3B13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'34.98885750'' N                  075[deg]19'55.28375508'' W
G3F16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'53.29406124'' N                  075[deg]16'38.83153710'' W
G3B14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'35.14201327'' N                  075[deg]18'59.21175196'' W
G3F19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'53.65364064'' N                  075[deg]13'50.74984322'' W
G3B15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'35.28781198'' N                  075[deg]18'03.13963394'' W
G3G11.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'57.04351716'' N                  075[deg]21'11.83746691'' W
G3B16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'35.42625034'' N                  075[deg]17'07.06740666'' W
G3G12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'57.20643128'' N                  075[deg]20'15.82215551'' W
G3B17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'35.55733479'' N                  075[deg]16'10.99507580'' W
G3G13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'57.36200563'' N                  075[deg]19'19.80672183'' W
G3B18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]59'35.68106205'' N                  075[deg]15'14.92264701'' W
G3G14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'57.51024665'' N                  075[deg]18'23.79117153'' W
G3C12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'39.32403511'' N                  075[deg]20'44.22693929'' W
G3G16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'57.78471551'' N                  075[deg]16'31.75974356'' W
G3C13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'39.48355669'' N                  075[deg]19'48.16635951'' W
G3G17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'57.91094652'' N                  075[deg]15'35.74387716'' W
G3C14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'39.63572535'' N                  075[deg]18'52.10565996'' W
G3G18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'58.02984078'' N                  075[deg]14'39.72791666'' W
G3C16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'39.91800046'' N                  075[deg]16'59.98392414'' W
G3G19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'58.14139499'' N                  075[deg]13'43.71186768'' W
G3C17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'40.04811007'' N                  075[deg]16'03.92289920'' W
G3H12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'01.66816614'' N                  075[deg]20'08.74849831'' W
G3C18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'40.17086334'' N                  075[deg]15'07.86177303'' W
G3H13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'01.82276296'' N                  075[deg]19'12.74433164'' W
G3C19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'40.28626670'' N                  075[deg]14'11.80055940'' W
G3H14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'01.97002729'' N                  075[deg]18'16.74004507'' W
G3C20.................................  WTG                         36[deg]58'40.39431689'' N                  075[deg]13'15.73925991'' W
G3H16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'02.24255501'' N                  075[deg]16'24.73115496'' W
G3D12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'43.78687899'' N                  075[deg]20'37.14149923'' W
G3H17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'02.36782157'' N                  075[deg]15'28.72655864'' W
G3D13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'43.94541242'' N                  075[deg]19'41.09222040'' W
G3H19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]54'02.59635341'' N                  075[deg]13'36.71709160'' W
G3D14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'44.09660027'' N                  075[deg]18'45.04281857'' W
G3J12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'06.12974216'' N                  075[deg]20'01.63737188'' W
G3D16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'44.37692600'' N                  075[deg]16'52.94368860'' W
G3J13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'06.28335394'' N                  075[deg]19'05.64446363'' W
G3D17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'44.50606705'' N                  075[deg]15'56.89396774'' W
G3J15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'06.56858897'' N                  075[deg]17'13.65830753'' W
G3D18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'44.62785910'' N                  075[deg]15'00.84415047'' W
G3J16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'06.70021537'' N                  075[deg]16'17.66507094'' W
G3D19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'44.74230209'' N                  075[deg]14'04.79424245'' W
G3J17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'06.82450998'' N                  075[deg]15'21.67173614'' W
G3D20.................................  WTG                         36[deg]57'44.84939275'' N                  075[deg]13'08.74424932'' W
G3J18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'06.94147924'' N                  075[deg]14'25.67830877'' W
G3E13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'48.40710702'' N                  075[deg]19'33.98058407'' W
G3J19.................................  WTG                         36[deg]53'07.05111989'' N                  075[deg]13'29.68479445'' W
G3E14.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'48.55730976'' N                  075[deg]18'37.94247944'' W
T1L11.................................  OSS                         36[deg]51'14.92543064'' N                  075[deg]20'43.43478996'' W
G3E15.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'48.70016447'' N                  075[deg]17'41.90426225'' W
T2G07.................................  OSS                         36[deg]54'56.31849964'' N                  075[deg]24'55.89737723'' W
G3E16.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'48.83567758'' N                  075[deg]16'45.86593816'' W
T3G15.................................  OSS                         36[deg]54'57.65115104'' N                  075[deg]17'27.77551023'' W
G3E17.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'48.96384581'' N                  075[deg]15'49.82751279'' W
G3E18.................................  WTG                         36[deg]56'49.08466587'' N                  075[deg]14'53.78899178'' W
G3F12.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'52.71185004'' N                  075[deg]20'22.93902891'' W
G3F13.................................  WTG                         36[deg]55'52.86841469'' N                  075[deg]19'26.91232645'' W
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    (b) Definitions. As used in this section, designated representative 
means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander, including a Coast Guard coxswain, 
petty officer, or other officer operating a Coast Guard vessel and a 
Federal, State, and local officer designated by or assisting the Fifth 
Coast Guard District Commander in the enforcement of the safety zones.
    (c) Regulations. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone 
except for the following:
    (1) An attending vessel, as defined in 33 CFR 147.20;
    (2) A vessel authorized by the Fifth Coast Guard District Commander 
or a designated representative.
    (d) Request for Permission. Persons or vessels seeking to enter the 
safety zone must request authorization from the Fifth Coast Guard 
District Commander or a designated representative. If permission is 
granted, all persons and

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vessels must comply with lawful instructions of the Fifth Coast Guard 
District Commander or designated representative via VHF-FM channel 16 
or by phone at 757-398-6391 (Fifth Coast Guard District Command 
Center).
    (e) Effective and enforcement periods. This section will be in 
effect from May 1, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on May 1, 2027. Individual 
safety zones designated in the table in subparagraph (a) will only be 
subject to enforcement, however, during active construction or other 
circumstances which may create a hazard to navigation as determined by 
the Fifth Coast Guard District Commander. The Fifth Coast Guard 
District Commander will provide notification of the exact dates and 
times each safety zone is subject to enforcement in advance of each 
enforcement period for each of the locations listed above, in paragraph 
(a) of this section. Notifications will be made to the local maritime 
community through the Local Notice to Mariners and the Coast Guard will 
issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners via marine channel 16 (VHF-FM) as 
soon as practicable in response to an emergency. If the entire project 
is completed before May 1, 2027, enforcement of the safety zones will 
be suspended, and notice given via Local Notice to Mariners. The Fifth 
Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners can be found at: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov.

    Dated: January 22, 2024.
S.N. Gilreath,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2024-01546 Filed 1-25-24; 8:45 am]
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