[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 114 (Monday, June 16, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 25149-25155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11020]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 147
[Docket Number USCG-2025-0056]
RIN 1625-AA00
Safety Zone; Sunrise Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental
Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0487, Offshore Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode
Island, Atlantic Ocean
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Temporary interim rule and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing 85 temporary safety zones
around the construction of individual wind energy facilities during the
development of the Sunrise Wind Farm project area. The project area
lies within Federal waters on the Outer Continental Shelf, specifically
in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Renewable Energy Lease Area
OCS-A 0487, approximately 16 nautical miles south of Martha's Vineyard,
MA. This action protects life, property, and the environment during
construction of each facility. When a safety zone is being enforced,
only attending vessels and vessels with authorization are permitted to
enter or remain in the safety zone.
DATES:
Effective date: This rule will be effective without actual notice
from June 16, 2025 through 11:59 p.m. on May 31, 2028. However
individual safety zones will only be enforced during active
construction, or in other instances where a hazard to navigation may
exist, as determined by the First Coast Guard District Commander. For
the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from June 1,
2025, until June 16, 2025.
Comments due date: Comments and related material must be received
by the Coast Guard on or before September 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Although this regulation is published as an interim rule
without prior notice, public comment is nevertheless desirable
following the effective date to ensure that the regulation is both
workable and reasonable while the rule remains in effect. If the Coast
Guard determines on the basis of comments submitted that changes to the
temporary interim rule are necessary, we will publish a temporary final
rule, or other document, as appropriate. You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG-2025-0056 using the Federal Decision-
Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public
Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments. To
view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-2025-0056 in the
search box and click ``Search.'' Next, in the Document Type column,
select ``Supporting & Related Material.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
rulemaking, call or email Mr. Craig Lapiejko, Waterways Management at
Coast Guard First District, telephone 571-607-6314, email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
BOEM Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
COP Construction and Operations Plan
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DD Decimal Degrees
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
LNM Local Notice to Mariners
MA Massachusetts
MSIB Marine Safety Information Bulletin
NY New York
NAD83 North American Datum of 1983
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NM Nautical Mile
OCS-DC Offshore Converter Station--DC
OCS Outer Continental Shelf
OSS Offshore Substation
RI Rhode Island
Sec. Section
SW Sunrise Wind
TIR Temporary Interim Rule
U.S.C. United States Code
VHF Very High Frequency
WTG Wind Turbine Generator
II. Background Information and Regulatory History
The Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-58, amended the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., by adding a new
subsection 8(p) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue
leases, easements, and rights-of-way in the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) for renewable energy development, including wind energy projects.
The Secretary of the Interior has delegated to the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management (BOEM) the authority to decide whether to approve
Construction and Operations Plans (COPs) for such projects.\1\
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\1\ See p. 9 (the 12th of 240 pages) of the Record of Decision
for the Sunrise Wind Project Construction and Operations Plan (March
25, 2024). It is available at: https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/renewable-energy/state-activities/05579_Record%20of%20Decision_Sunrise%20Wind_OCS-A%200487.pdf.
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Sunrise Wind LLC, an offshore wind farm developer, proposed to
develop an offshore wind energy facility, known as Sunrise Wind,
offshore New York (NY), Massachusetts (MA), and Rhode Island (RI). On
March 25, 2024, BOEM announced its approval of Sunrise Wind's COP,
which authorizes the offshore construction and operation of the wind
energy project. That was the project's final approval from BOEM,
following the agency's Record of Decision (ROD) approving the
project.\2\
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\2\ BOEM announced the availability of the ROD on December 15,
2023, at 89 FR 86927.
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Sunrise Wind notified the Coast Guard that they plan to begin
construction of the facilities in the Sunrise Wind Farm project area,
which lies within Federal waters on the OCS and partially in the BOEM
Renewable Energy Lease Area OCS-A 0487, as early as June 2025. That
lease area lies approximately 16 nautical miles (nm) south of Martha's
Vineyard, MA, approximately 26 nm east of Montauk, NY, and
approximately 14 nm from Block Island, RI.
The extremely complex offshore construction of these OCS facilities
presents many unusually hazardous conditions, including hydraulic pile
driving hammer operations, heavy lift operations, overhead cutting
operations, potential falling debris, increased vessel traffic, and
stationary vessels and barges in close proximity to the facilities and
to each other. Additional information about the construction process of
Sunrise Wind can be found at https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/sunrise-wind.
Based on the hazardous conditions created by this construction, the
First Coast Guard District Commander has determined that establishment
of 85 temporary safety zones through rulemaking is warranted to ensure
the safety of life, property, and the environment within a 500-meter
radius of each of the 85 facilities during their construction.
The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary rule under authority in 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B). This statutory provision authorizes an agency to
issue a rule without prior notice and opportunity to comment when, for
good cause, the agency finds that those procedures are ``impracticable,
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unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.'' The Coast Guard
finds that good cause exists to issue the rule prior to providing
notice and taking comments because it would be impracticable to delay
promulgating a rule to take comments before doing so. Construction of
the Sunrise Wind project could begin as soon as June 1, 2025, leaving
insufficient time to consider the received comments, and issue a rule
by this anticipated date of construction.
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard also finds that good
cause exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register considering the anticipated start
of construction could begin as soon as June 1, 2025. Delaying the
effective date of this rule would be contrary to public interest
because immediate action is needed to respond to the potential safety
risks associated with the extremely complex and unusually hazardous
construction of these OCS facilities.
III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule
The Coast Guard is issuing 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. Our regulations in 33
CFR part 147, which implement these authorities, permit the
establishment of safety zones for non-mineral energy resource,
permanent or temporary structures located on the OCS. As explained in
33 CFR 147.1, safety zones under part 147 may be established around OCS
facilities being constructed, maintained, or operated on the OCS.
Such safety zones may be established to promote the safety of life
and property on the facilities, their appurtenances, and attending
vessels, and on the adjacent waters within the safety zones. As
construction of the wind farm facilities includes hydraulic pile
driving hammer operations, heavy lift operations, overhead cutting
operations, potential falling debris, increased vessel traffic, and
stationary barges in close proximity to the facilities and each other,
the COTP has determined the safety zones are necessary.
IV. Discussion of the Temporary Interim Rule
This rule establishes 85 temporary, 500-meter safety zones around
the construction of 84 wind turbine generators (WTGs) and one offshore
converter station (OCS-DC) on the OCS from June 1, 2025, through 11:59
p.m. on May 31, 2028. Each of the safety zones would only be subject to
enforcement, however, during active construction or other instances
which may cause a hazard to navigation as determined by the First Coast
Guard District Commander.
The construction of these facilities is expected to begin with the
installation of the foundations, followed by the installation of the
upper structures for each of the 85 facilities. Major construction
activity could take place for a period lasting approximately 96 hours
or more at several locations, sometimes simultaneously, in the lease
area for these 85 facilities. The Coast Guard will make 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 an emergency or hazardous condition. The
Coast Guard is publishing this rulemaking to be effective through May
31, 2028, to encompass any construction delays due to weather or other
unforeseen circumstances. If, as currently scheduled, the project is
completed before May 31, 2028, enforcement of the safety zones would be
suspended, and notice given via Local Notice to Mariners.
Additional information about the construction process of Sunrise
Wind can be found at https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/sunrise-wind.
The 85 temporary 500-meter safety zones around the construction of
84 WTGs and one OCS-DC are in the Sunrise Wind project area,
specifically in a portion of the BOEM Renewable Energy Lease Area OCS-A
0487, approximately 16 nm south of Martha's Vineyard, MA, approximately
26 nm east of Montauk, NY, and approximately 14 nm from Block Island,
RI. The positions of each individual safety zone described by this
rulemaking will be referred to using a unique alpha-numeric naming
convention outlined in the ``Rhode Island and Massachusetts Structure
Labeling Plot (West)'' \3\ as shown in table 1 to paragraph (a) of the
rule, which is provided below.
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\3\ The Rhode Island and Massachusetts Structure Labeling Plot
(West) is an attachment to the Conditions of Construction and
Operations Plan Approval Lease Number OCS-A 0517 (boem.gov) and can
be found at https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/renewable-energy/state-activities/SFWF-COP-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf.
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Aligning with authorities under 33 CFR 147.15, the safety zones
will include the area within 500-meters of the center point of the
positions provided in the table below expressed in Degrees ([deg])
Minutes (') Seconds ('') (DMS) based on North American Datum 1983 (NAD
83).
The positions of the 85 temporary safety zones are shown on the
chartlets in figures 1-3 below. For scaling purposes, there is
approximately one NM spacing between each position in the figure 1-3.
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
Figure 1--Small Scale Chartlet Showing the Positions of the Temporary
Safety Zones
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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR16JN25.005
Figure 2--Large Scale Chartlet Showing the Positions of the Temporary
Safety Zones With a 500-Meter Safety Zone
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR16JN25.006
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Figure 3--Chartlet Showing Locations Using Alpha-Numeric Naming
Convention
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR16JN25.007
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Navigation in the vicinity of the temporary 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 will
be permitted to enter the safety zone without obtaining permission from
the First Coast Guard District Commander or a designated
representative. Requests for entry into the safety zone will be
considered and reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Persons or vessels
seeking to enter the safety zone must request authorization from the
First Coast Guard District Commander or designated representative via
VHF-FM channel 16 or by phone at 866-842-1560 (First Coast Guard
District Command Center). If permission is granted, all persons and
vessels shall comply with the instructions of the First Coast Guard
District Commander or designated representative.
The regulatory text appears at the end of this document.
V. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
Executive Orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on a number of these statutes and Executive orders.
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 approaches that maximize
net benefits. This rule 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 will
extend to a maximum distance of 500-meters around each OCS facility,
measured from its center point. Vessel traffic will be able to safely
transit around the temporary safety zones, which would impact a small,
designated area in the Atlantic Ocean, without significant impediment
to their voyage. These temporary safety zones will provide for the
safety of life, property, and 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 rule
would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
This rule may affect owners or operators of vessels intending to
transit through, or anchor in, the Sunrise Wind farm project area. Some
of these owners or operators might be small entities. However, these
safety zones would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of these entities because they are only subject to
enforcement for short periods, allow for deviation requests, and would
not impact vessel transit significantly. Regarding the enforcement
period, although these safety zones will be in effect from June 1,
2025, through May 31, 2028, vessels will only be prohibited from being
in the regulated areas during periods of actual major construction
activity in a particular safety zone. We expect the enforcement period
at each location to only last for a short period.
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Additionally, vessel traffic could pass safely around each safety zone
using an alternate route. Use of an alternate route likely will cause
minimal delay for the vessel in reaching their destination depending on
other traffic in the area and vessel speed. Vessels can also request
deviation from this rule to transit through a safety zone. Such
requests will be considered on a case by-case basis and may be
authorized by the First 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 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 rule. If the 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 rule or any policy or action of the
Coast Guard.
Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.
C. Collection of Information
This temporary rule will 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 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 temporary 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 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 rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the potential effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.
F. Environment
We have analyzed this 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 determined 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 rule involves the
establishment of a safety zone around an OCS facility to protect life,
property, and the marine environment. It is categorically excluded from
further review under paragraph L60(a) of appendix A, table 1 of DHS
Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01, Rev. 1. A 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 rule.
VI. Public Participation and Request for Comments
Although we are promulgating this as a temporary interim rule for
lack of time to take comments prior to issuing the rule, we view public
participation as essential to effective rulemaking and will consider
all comments and material received during the comment period. 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-2025-0056 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 rule for alternate instructions.
Viewing material in docket. To view documents mentioned in this
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.
Also, if you click on the Dockets tab and then the rule, you should see
a ``Subscribe'' option for email alerts. The option will notify you
when comments are posted, or a final rule is published.
We review all comments received, but we will only post comments
that address the topic of the 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
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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 amends
33 CFR part 147 as follows:
PART 147--SAFETY ZONES
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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.
01.4.
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2. Add Sec. 147.T01-0056 to read as follows:
Sec. 147.T01-0056 Safety Zone; Sunrise Wind Farm Project Area, Outer
Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0487, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode
Island, Atlantic Ocean.
(a) Description. Each of the areas within 500-meters of the center
point of the positions provided in the table below, expressed in
Degrees ([deg]) Minutes (') Seconds ('') (DMS) based on North American
Datum 1983 (NAD 83), constitutes a safety zone.
Table 1 to Paragraph (a)
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Name Facility type Latitude Longitude
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AR16....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]02'47.4'' 70[deg]56'48.1''
N W
AS01....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'25.3'' 71[deg]16'34.3''
N W
AS02....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'26.4'' 71[deg]15'16.2''
N W
AS03....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'28.6'' 71[deg]13'55.2''
N W
AS04....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'29.3'' 71[deg]12'36.4''
N W
AS05....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'28.2'' 71[deg]11'18.6''
N W
AS06....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'29.6'' 71[deg]09'58.7''
N W
AS07....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'34.3'' 71[deg]08'39.5''
N W
AS08....................................... OSS.......................... 41[deg]01'36.1'' 71[deg]07'20.6''
N W
AS09....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'33.6'' 71[deg]06'00.7''
N W
AS10....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'39.0'' 71[deg]04'41.5''
N W
AS11....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'40.1'' 71[deg]03'18.7''
N W
AS12....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'41.9'' 71[deg]02'03.1''
N W
AS13....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'43.3'' 71[deg]00'43.9''
N W
AS14....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'44.4'' 70[deg]59'24.7''
N W
AS15....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'45.8'' 70[deg]58'05.5''
N W
AS16....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'48.7'' 70[deg]56'46.7''
N W
AS17....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'48.7'' 70[deg]55'26.8''
N W
AS18....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'48.0'' 70[deg]54'09.4''
N W
AS19....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'51.2'' 70[deg]52'49.1''
N W
AS20....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]01'52.7'' 70[deg]51'26.3''
N W
AT01....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'25.6'' 71[deg]16'32.5''
N W
AT02....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'27.0'' 71[deg]15'14.0''
N W
AT04....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'30.2'' 71[deg]12'35.3''
N W
AT05....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'31.7'' 71[deg]11'16.1''
N W
AT06....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'33.1'' 71[deg]09'56.9''
N W
AT07....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'34.6'' 71[deg]08'37.7''
N W
AT08....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'36.0'' 71[deg]07'18.5''
N W
AT09....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'38.9'' 71[deg]06'00.4''
N W
AT10....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'38.9'' 71[deg]04'39.7''
N W
AT11....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'36.7'' 71[deg]03'20.5''
N W
AT12....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'41.8'' 71[deg]02'01.3''
N W
AT13....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'43.2'' 71[deg]00'42.1''
N W
AT14....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'43.9'' 70[deg]59'22.6''
N W
AT15....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'45.7'' 70[deg]58'03.7''
N W
AT16....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'47.2'' 70[deg]56'44.5''
N W
AT17....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'49.0'' 70[deg]55'25.7''
N W
AT18....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'49.7'' 70[deg]54'05.8''
N W
AT19....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'51.1'' 70[deg]52'46.6''
N W
AT20....................................... WTG.......................... 41[deg]00'52.6'' 70[deg]51'31.3''
N W
AU01....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'25.1'' 71[deg]16'30.7''
N W
AU02....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'26.9'' 71[deg]15'11.2''
N W
AU04....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'30.1'' 71[deg]12'33.1''
N W
AU05....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'31.6'' 71[deg]11'13.9''
N W
AU06....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'33.0'' 71[deg]09'54.7''
N W
AU07....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'34.4'' 71[deg]08'35.5''
N W
AU09....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'37.3'' 71[deg]05'57.1''
N W
AU10....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'38.8'' 71[deg]04'37.6''
N W
AU11....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'41.3'' 71[deg]03'15.5''
N W
AU12....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'42.4'' 71[deg]01'59.2''
N W
AU13....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'43.1'' 71[deg]00'40.3''
N W
AU14....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'44.5'' 70[deg]59'21.1''
N W
AU15....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'44.2'' 70[deg]58'00.1''
N W
AU16....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'47.0'' 70[deg]56'42.7''
N W
AU17....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'48.5'' 70[deg]55'23.5''
N W
AU18....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'49.9'' 70[deg]54'04.3''
N W
AU19....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'52.8'' 70[deg]52'45.1''
N W
AU21....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'53.5'' 70[deg]50'09.6''
N W
AV01....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'25.7'' 71[deg]16'28.9''
N W
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AV02....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'27.1'' 71[deg]15'09.7''
N W
AV03....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'28.6'' 71[deg]13'50.5''
N W
AV04....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'30.0'' 71[deg]12'31.3''
N W
AV05....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'31.4'' 71[deg]11'12.1''
N W
AV06....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'32.9'' 71[deg]09'52.9''
N W
AV07....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'34.7'' 71[deg]08'33.7''
N W
AV08....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'36.1'' 71[deg]07'14.5''
N W
AV09....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'37.6'' 71[deg]05'55.3''
N W
AV10....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'39.0'' 71[deg]04'36.1''
N W
AV11....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'40.4'' 71[deg]03'17.3''
N W
AV12....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'41.2'' 71[deg]01'57.7''
N W
AV13....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'43.0'' 71[deg]00'38.5''
N W
AV17....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]58'48.4'' 70[deg]55'21.7''
N W
AW01....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]57'25.6'' 71[deg]16'26.8''
N W
AW02....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]57'27.0'' 71[deg]15'07.6''
N W
AW03....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]57'28.4'' 71[deg]13'48.4''
N W
AW05....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]57'31.7'' 71[deg]11'10.0''
N W
AW06....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]57'31.7'' 71[deg]09'50.8''
N W
AW07....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]57'34.6'' 71[deg]08'31.6''
N W
AW08....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]57'33.8'' 71[deg]07'12.4''
N W
AW09....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]57'37.4'' 71[deg]05'53.5''
N W
AW10....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]57'38.9'' 71[deg]04'34.3''
N W
AW11....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]57'40.3'' 71[deg]03'15.1''
N W
AW12....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]57'38.9'' 71[deg]01'55.9''
N W
AU03....................................... WTG.......................... 40[deg]59'28.3'' 71[deg]13'57.4''
N W
AU08....................................... OCS-DC....................... 40[deg]59'36.2'' 71[deg]07'17.0''
N 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 First Coast Guard District Commander in
the enforcement of the safety zones.
Local officer means any officer, agent, or employee of a unit of
local government authorized by law or by a local government agency to
engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or
prosecution of any violation of criminal law.
(c) Regulations. No vessel may enter or remain in the safety zone
described in paragraph (a) of this section except for the following:
(1) An attending vessel as defined in 33 CFR 147.20;
(2) A vessel authorized by the First 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 First Coast Guard
District Commander or a designated representative. If permission is
granted, all persons and vessels must comply with lawful instructions
of the First Coast Guard District Commander or designated
representative via VHF-FM channel 16 or by phone at 866-842-1560 (First
Coast Guard District Command Center).
(e) Effective and enforcement periods. This rule will be effective
from 12:01 a.m. June 1, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. on May 31, 2028. But
individual safety zones will only be enforced during active
construction or other instances which may cause a hazard to navigation
as determined by the First Coast Guard District Commander. The First
Coast Guard District Commander will make notification of the exact
dates and times in advance of each enforcement period for the safety
zones in paragraph (a) of this section to the local maritime community
through the Local Notice to Mariners and will issue a Broadcast Notice
to Mariners via marine channel 16 (VHF-FM) as soon as practicable in
response to an emergency. If the project is completed before May 31,
2028, enforcement of the safety zones will be suspended, and notice
given via Local Notice to Mariners. The First Coast Guard District
Local Notice to Mariners can be found at: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov.
(f) Processing of violations. Violations of this section may be
processed in accordance with 33 CFR 140.40 on civil and criminal
penalty proceedings.
M.E. Platt,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2025-11020 Filed 6-13-25; 8:45 am]
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