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When available, listings will provide links for Federal Register announcements and agency websites with more information, the date range for public comments, and map data available on the Portal or external sites. Items are arranged in order of the date of their announcement and will be removed on or around the time of the public comment period’s expiration.
To suggest an item for inclusion, please email portal@midatlanticocean.org. Users may also visit our News from Our Partners page for more agency announcements on ocean planning matters.
For further information on the status of offshore wind-related planning in the region, select your area of interest on the BOEM State Activities page or view the table on the Northeast Ocean Data Portal’s Offshore Wind Projects page.
USCG: D1 Coastal Buoy Modernization Initiative
Comment Period Ends: 6/13/25
Online Resources:
BOEM: Draft Finding of No Historic Properties Affected for Passive Acoustic Monitoring Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf
Comment Period Ends: 4/26/25
Online Resources:
- Document: Draft Finding of No Historic Properties Affected for Passive Acoustic Monitoring Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf
- BOEM note to stakeholders
- View PAM deployments and offshore wind lease areas on RWSC Research Planning Map
FCC: Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks
Comment Period Ends: 4/14/25
Online Resources:
USCG: Virginia Beach Cable Laying Corridor Safety Zone
Comment Period Ends: 1/29/25
Online Resources:
USCG: Empire Wind 1 Wind Farm Project Area Safety Zones
Comment Period Ends: 11/21/24
Online Resources:
- Regulations.gov notice
- Coast Guard press release
- View map of Empire Wind lease area and proposed turbine locations on the Portal
BOEM: Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development - Central Atlantic 2 Call for Information and Nominations
Comment Period Ends: 10/21/24
Online Resources:
- Federal Register notice
- BOEM Central Atlantic informational page
- Press Release
- View map of area on the Portal
ASMFC and MAFMC: Summer Flounder Commercial Mesh Size Exemptions Framework Addendum
Comment Period Ends: 9/28/24
Online Resources:
- Draft Addendum document with full details and public comment instructions
- MAFMC Summer Flounder Commercial Mesh Size Exemptions Framework/Addendum page
- ASMFC press release
- View map on Portal
NOAA: Notice of Availability of Draft Guidance on Designation of New Regional Ocean Partnerships
Comment Period Ends: 7/11/24
Online Resources:
NOAA: Proposed Protective Regulations for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Comment Period Ends: 7/15/24
Online Resources:
BOEM: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Atlantic Shores North Project
Comment Period End: 5/2/24
Online Resources
- Federal Register Notice
- BOEM press release
- BOEM Atlantic Shores North informational page
- View the Atlantic Shores North (OCS-A 0549) project area on the Portal
USCG: Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast
Commend Period End: 5/17/24
Online Resources:
- Federal Register Notice
- View the Proposed Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast 01/2024 map layer on the Portal
BOEM: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment of Offshore Wind Gulf of Maine WEA
Comment Period Ends: 4/17/24
Online Resources:
- Federal Register Notice
- BOEM press release
- View the Gulf of Maine Final Wind Energy Area on the Portal
BOEM: Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment for Additional Site Assessment Activities on Beacon Wind LLC Lease OCS-A 0520
Comment Period End: 3/4/24
Online Resources
- Federal Register Notice
- Press release
- BOEM Beacon Wind project page
- View map of Beacon Wind project envelope on the Portal