Current through October 31, 2024
Section 165.T08-0391 - [Effective until 12/31/2024] Safety Zone; Choctawhatchee Bay, FL(a)Location. The following area is a safety zone: All navigable waters of the Choctawhatchee Bay within a 5,000 foot radius of approximate position 30°25'38.1" N, 86°33'32.5" W, and a moving safety zone 600 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 C of this part, you may not enter the safety zones 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 zones 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 zones 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 subject to enforcement from 1 p.m. on October 22, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2024. The enforcement period will be announced via on-scene actual notice via VHF-FM marine channel 16.Doc. No. USCG-2024-0391, 89 FR 85433 , Oct. 28, 2024 Doc. No. USCG-2024-0391, 89 FR 85433 , 10/28/2024 through 12/31/2024