Notice to Navigators: Chesapeake Bay, VA

Safety Zones for Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel; Chesapeake Bay, VA

 

Notice Number: 2022-07540

Date: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before May 23, 2022

Coast Guard, Homeland Security (DHS). 

Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

The Coast Guard is proposing to establish temporary safety zones for certain waters of the Chesapeake Bay. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT), linking Southeastern Virginia to the Eastern Shore, during an already ongoing construction project on the CBBT. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from operating within 500 feet of the construction area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector Virginia or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking. 

Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before May 23, 2022. 

You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-2021-0915 using the Federal Decision Making 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. 

If you have questions about this proposed rulemaking, call or email LCDR Ashley Holm, Sector Virginia, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard, Telephone: (757) 668-5581; Email: virginiawaterways@uscg.mil.