Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard
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.
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-2025-0056] RIN 1625-AA00 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Temporary interim rule and request for comments. 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 co…
Citation: 90 FR 25149
