Data / Federal rules / 2024-06409
Safety Zone; Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind-Commercial Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0483, Offshore Virginia, Atlantic Ocean
The Coast Guard published this final rule in the Federal Register on March 26, 2024. It took effect on May 1, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Coast Guard is establishing 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 is necessary to protect life, property, and the environment during construction of their foundations and their subsequent installation, from May 1, 2024, to May 1, 2027. When enforced, 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.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-06409
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Temporary final rule
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Published
- March 26, 2024
- Takes effect
- May 1, 2024
- Dates
- This rule is effective from May 1, 2024, through May 1, 2027.
- Docket
- Docket Number USCG-2023-0985
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1625-AA00
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 33 CFR 147
- Topics
- Continental shelf; Marine safety; Navigation (water)
- Pages
- 7
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