Safety Zone; Empire Wind 1 Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, Lease OCS-A 0512, Offshore New York and New Jersey, Atlantic Ocean

The Coast Guard is establishing 55 temporary safety zones around the construction of individual wind energy facilities during the development of the Empire Wind 1 Wind Farm project area. The area lies 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. When being enforced, only attending vessels and vessels with ( print page 15402) authorization are permitted to enter or remain in the temporary safety zones.

This rule is effective without actual notice from April 11, 2025 through 11:59 p.m. on February 29, 2028. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from 12:01 a.m. on March 10, 2025, until April 11, 2025.

To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-2024-0704 in the search box and click “Search.” Next, in the Document Type column, select “Supporting & Related Material.”