§ 165.T08-0108 - Safety Zone; Choctawhatchee Bay, FL.

§ 165.T08-0108 Safety Zone; Choctawhatchee Bay, FL.

(a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: All navigable waters of the Choctawhatchee Bay within a 900 yard radius of approximate position 30°25′52.57314″ N, 86°35′08.49867″ W, and a moving safety zone 900 yards around any vessel involved with relocating the unexploded ordnance upon leaving the area where the ordnance was discovered until it is safely positioned in the disposal location.

(b) Definitions. As used in this section, designated representative means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander, including a Coast Guard coxswain, petty officer, or other officer operating a Coast Guard vessel and a Federal, State, and local officer designated by or assisting the Sector Mobile Captain of the Port (COTP) in the enforcement of the safety zone.

(c) Regulations.

(1) Under the general safety zone regulations in subpart D of this part, you may not enter the safety zone described in paragraph (a) of this section unless authorized by the COTP or the COTP's designated representative. No person may anchor, dredge, or trawl in the safety zone unless authorized by the COTP or the COTP's designated representative.

(2) To seek permission to enter, contact the COTP or the COTP's designated representative on VHF–CH 16. Those in the safety zone must comply with all lawful orders or directions given to them by the COTP or the COTP's designated representative.

(d) Enforcement period. This section will be enforced from 1 p.m. on January 21, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on February 28, 2024. The enforcement period will be announced via marine broadcast, local notice to mariners, or by an on-scene oral notice as appropriate.

[USCG–2024–0108, 89 FR 4829, Jan. 25, 2024]

Effective Date Note

Effective Date Note:

By USCG–2024–0108, 89 FR 4829, Jan. 25, 2024, § 165.T08–0108 was added, effective Jan. 25, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2024.