Nov. 8, 2024

Call for Experts – National Academies of Science Study – Impacts on Shipping and Commercial, Tribal, and Recreational Fisheries from Development of Renewable Energy on the West Coast

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is seeking suggestions for experts to participate in a new study to understand potential impacts of offshore renewable energy development on maritime traffic and fisheries (commercial, recreational, and Tribal) on the west coast in federal and state waters.

Aug. 9, 2024

Data availability in support of Navigation Safety Risk Assessments for Offshore Renewable Energy Installations.

The Coast Guard established a Geographic Information System (GIS) layer for OREI developers to access Coast Guard case data required to be analyzed under NVIC 02-23. This data is required to complete a Navigation Safety Risk Assessment as part of the Construction and Operations Plan for Offshore renewable Energy Installations, required by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

April 30, 2024

New National Security Memorandum on Critical Infrastructure

On April 30th, President Biden signed a National Security Memorandum (NSM) to secure and enhance the resilience of U.S. critical infrastructure. The NSM will replace a decade-old presidential policy document on critical infrastructure protection and launch a comprehensive effort to protect U.S. infrastructure against all threats and hazards, current and future.

April 22, 2024

Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 02-23 Change 1: Guidance on the Coast Guard’s Roles and Responsibilities for Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREI) on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Change 1

The Coast Guard has published Change 1 to Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 02-23: Guidance on the Coast Guard’s Roles and Responsibilities for Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREI) on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

April 5, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard, BSEE and BOEM Sign Agreement to Advance Safe and Environmentally Sustainable Energy Development

The U.S. Coast Guard recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with two Department of the Interior bureaus: the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to strengthen interagency cooperation in the advancement of safe and environmentally sustainable non-mineral (renewable) energy development, including offshore wind, on the Outer Continental Shelf.