Safety Zone; Cable Laying Corridor, Atlantic Ocean, Virginia Beach, Virginia

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary, moving safety zone to surround nearshore operations conducted by a cable laying barge. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Virginia Beach, Virginia. Cable lay and burial operations will create navigational hazards moving along a corridor from shore extending seaward 12 NM. This rulemaking will prohibit persons and vessels from entering the safety zone unless authorized by the ( printed page 16640) Captain of the Port, Sector Virginia or a designated representative.

This rule is effective without actual notice from April 21, 2025 through March 1, 2026. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from March 2, 2025, until April 21, 2025.

To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-2024-1093 in the search box and click “Search.” Next, in the Document Type column, select “Supporting & Related Material.”