<searchTitle>Safety Zone; Empire Wind 1 Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0512, Offshore New York and New Jersey, Atlantic Ocean; Federal Register Vol. 89, Issue </searchTitle>
<granuleClass>PRORULE</granuleClass>
<accessId>2024-24393</accessId>
<agency order="1">DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY</agency>
<agency order="2">Coast Guard</agency>
<commentDate>2024-11-21</commentDate>
<departmentDoc>Docket Number USCG-2024-0704</departmentDoc>
<rin number="1625-AA00"/>
<billingCode>9110-04-P</billingCode>
<frDocNumber>2024-24393</frDocNumber>
<action>Notice of proposed rulemaking.</action>
<summary>The Coast Guard proposes to establish 55 temporary safety zones around the construction of each facility during the development of the Empire Wind 1 Wind Farm project area within federal waters on the Outer Continental Shelf, specifically in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Renewable Energy Lease Area OCS-A 0512, approximately 12 nautical miles south of Long Island, NY. This action protects life, property, and the environment during construction of each facility from March 1, 2025, to February 29, 2028. When enforced, only attending vessels and vessels with authorization are permitted to enter or remain in the temporary safety zones.</summary>
<dates>Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before November 21, 2024.</dates>
<contact>If you have questions about this proposed rulemaking, call or email Mr. Craig Lapiejko, Waterways Management, at Coast Guard First District, telephone 617-603-8592, email craig.d.lapiejko@uscg.mil.</contact>
<cfr title="33">
<part number="147"/>
<subject>Continental Shelf</subject>
<subject>Marine Safety</subject>
<subject>Navigation (Waters)</subject>
...</cfr>
<tocSubject1>Safety Zone</tocSubject1>
<tocDoc>Empire Wind 1 Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCSA 0512, Offshore New York and New Jersey, Atlantic Ocean, </tocDoc>
<emailRef>craig.d.lapiejko@uscg.mil</emailRef>
<urlRef>http://www.navcen.uscg.gov</urlRef>
<urlRef>https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/empire-wind</urlRef>
<urlRef>https://www.regulations.gov</urlRef>