1. Regulations
  2. title 33
  3. chapter I-i1
  4. part 156
  5. subpart C
  6. § 156.310

View all text of Subpart C [§ 156.300 - § 156.330]

§ 156.310 - Prohibited areas.

Lightering operations and STS Operations are prohibited within the following areas in the Gulf of America:

(a) Claypile—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N.Longitude W.28°15′00″,94°35′00″, thence to 27°40′00″,94°35′00″, thence to 27°40′00″,94°00′00″, thence to 28°33′00″,94°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83)

(b) Flower Garden—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N.Longitude W.27°40′00″,94°00′00″, thence to 28°18′00″,94°00′00″, thence to 28°18′00″,92°38′00″, thence to 28°30′00″,92°38′00″, thence to 28°15′00″,91°30′00″, thence to 27°40′00″,91°30′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83)

(c) Ewing—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N.Longitude W.27°53′00″,91°30′00″, thence to 28°15′00″,91°30′00″, thence to 28°15′00″,90°10′00″, thence to 27°53′00″,90°10′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83) [CGD 93-081, 60 FR 45017, Aug. 29, 1995, as amended by USCG-2010-0194, 80 FR 5935, Feb. 4, 2015]

AUTHORITY: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j); 46 U.S.C. 3703, 3703a, 3715, 70011, 70034; E.O. 11735, 3 CFR 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

CITE AS: 33 CFR 156.310