Safety Zone; Vineyard Wind 1 Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0501, Offshore Massachusetts, Atlantic Ocean

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 147 [Docket Number USCG-2023-0277] RIN 1625-AA00 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Temporary interim rule and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending the effective period for the 63 temporary 500-meter safety zones around the construction of each facility during the development of the Vineyard Wind 1 Wind Farm project area within federal waters on the Outer Continental Shelf, approximately 12 nautical miles offshore of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. This rule extends the effective period of the existing safety zones for an additional two years. The safety zones will now end on May 31, 2026. When enforced, only attending vessels and vessels with authorization are permitted to enter or remain in the safety zones. DATES: This temporary interim rule is effective from June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2026. Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before July 31, 2024. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-2023-0277 using the Federal eRulemaking 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-2023-0277 in the search box and click “Search.” Next, in the Docum…