News and Notices

Area Maritime Security Committees 2023 Annual Report

The Office of Port and Facility Compliance (CG-FAC) is pleased to announce the publication of a consolidated report on the status and work completed in 2023 by Area Maritime Security Committees.

Area Maritime Security Committees (AMSCs) provide a valuable forum to discuss and address maritime security issues at the port level. The committees are comprised of subject matter experts from all levels of government as well as public and private port stakeholders to ensure the safety, security, and resiliency of our nation’s critical Marine Transportation System (MTS). 

First Coast Guard District Offshore Wind Energy/Ongoing Work

This guidance is for Private Aids to Navigation applicants requesting Coast Guard approval to provide navigational markings on offshore wind energy area structures in First District-area waters. Read the guidance here.

Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) 2023 GPS Public Interface Control Working Group Notes

Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) has released minutes and documents from the 2023 meeting of the GPS Public Interface Control Working Group (PICWG). Minutes and file can be found here.

Coast Guard seeks public comment regarding temporary safety zones for wind farm project offshore of New York and New Jersey

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard seeks public comment for proposed temporary safety zones during construction of facilities within the development of the Empire Wind 1 Wind Farm project area approximately 13 miles south of Long Island.

This proposal is to establish 55 temporary safety zones around the construction of each facility during the development of the Empire Wind 1 Wind Farm project area. 

This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life, property and the environment during the planned construction of each facility’s foundation and subsequent installation of the wind turbine generators and offshore substations from March 1, 2025, through Feb. 29, 2028. When enforced, only attending vessels and those vessels specifically authorized by the First Coast Guard District commander, or a designated representative, are permitted to enter or remain in the temporary safety zones.

The complete Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is available under Federal Register docket number USCG-2024-0704 and can be accessed through the federal portal at https://www.regulations.gov/document/USCG-2024-0704-0001.

 All comments are due by Nov. 21, 2024. To submit a comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov, and insert “USCG-2024-0704” in the “search box”. Click “Search” and then click “Comment.”

Questions regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking can be directed to Mr. Craig Lapiejko in the First Coast Guard District’s Waterways Management division at 617-603-8592 or via email at Craig.D.Lapiejko@uscg.mil. 

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GPS Block IIF Satellite Antenna Patterns

The Space Systems Center (SSC) of U.S. Space Force has released the Boeing Global Positioning System (GPS) Block II Follow-on (IIF) satellite antenna patterns for world-wide public use. The culmination of a multi-year, interagency effort, the NAVCEN's website is now complete with antenna patterns for all GPS satellites. You may view the antenna patterns on the GPS Technical References page here under GPS-IIF Satellites: Antenna Patterns for L1, L2 and L5.

Reducing Vessel Strikes of Atlantic Right Whales

Click on the hyperlinks to view the 2005 and 2007 PARS Reports for Reducing Vessel Strikes of Atlantic Right Whales.

Visit the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center Facebook page.

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U.S. Space Force Roadmap

The U.S. Space Force has released a roadmap of the GPS enterprise running through the end of FY-28.