§ 165.T07-0736 - Safety Zone; Port Canaveral Barge Canal, Banna River and Atlantic Ocean, Sector Jacksonville.

§ 165.T07-0736 Safety Zone; Port Canaveral Barge Canal, Banna River and Atlantic Ocean, Sector Jacksonville.

(a) Location. The following area is a moving safety zone: All navigable waters within a 100-yard radius from the NASA barge PEGASUS towing configuration as it transits through the Sector Jacksonville Captain of the Port Zone, to encompass parts of the Atlantic Ocean near Port Canaveral, FL, and Banana River until it reaches the Kennedy Space Center dock.

(b) Definitions. As used in this section, designated representative is a commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard assigned to units under the operational control of the Captain of the Port (COTP) Jacksonville.

(c) Regulations.

(1) No person or vessel will be permitted to enter, transit, anchor, or remain within the moving safety zone unless authorized by the COTP Jacksonville or a designated representative. If authorization is granted, persons and/or vessels receiving such authorization must comply with the instructions of the COTP Jacksonville or designated representative.

(2) Persons who must notify or request authorization from the COTP Jacksonville may do so by Marine Band Radio VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz).

(d) Enforcement period. This section will be enforced from 12:01 a.m. on July 20, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on August 30, 2024. The moving safety zone will be enforced while the NASA PEGASUS barge is being towed and until it is moored at the Kennedy Space Center. Should enforcement times be delayed by weather or other unforeseen circumstances, the Coast Guard will inform mariners of the change in enforcement period via a Marine Safety Information Bulletin, Local Notice to Mariners, or Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

[Doc. No. USCG-2024-0644, 89 FR 60305, July 25, 2024]