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Safety Zone; Gulf of Mexico and South Bay, Boca Chica Beach, TX
The Coast Guard published this final rule in the Federal Register on November 22, 2024. It took effect on November 22, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Coast Guard is establishing two temporary safety zones to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by commercial spaceflight activities. One safety zone is in the navigable waters of South Bay, TX and the other is in the navigable waters of the Gulf of Mexico, within 12 nautical miles of the first. Entry of vessels or persons into these zones are prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or a designated representative.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-27454
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Temporary final rule
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Published
- November 22, 2024
- Takes effect
- November 22, 2024
- Dates
- This rule is effective without actual notice from November 22, 2024, through November 25, 2024. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from November 18, 2024, until November 22, 2024. It is subject to enforcement from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day from November 18, 2024, through November 22, 2024, and November 25, 2024, and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day from November 23, 2024, through November 24, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket Number USCG-2024-1021
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1625-AA00
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 33 CFR 165
- Topics
- Harbors; Marine safety; Navigation (water); Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Security measures; Waterways
- Pages
- 3
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