[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR334.130]

[Page 499]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 
PART 334--DANGER ZONE AND RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 334.130  Atlantic Ocean off Wallops Island and Chincoteague Inlet, Va.; danger zone.

    (a) The area. An area immediately offshore from Wallops Island 
defined by lines drawn as follows: Beginning at latitude 37 deg.51'30" 
N., longitude 75 deg.27'30" W.; thence to latitude 37 deg.51'30" N., 
longitude 75 deg.17'12" W.; thence to latitude 37 deg.43'18" N., 
longitude 75 deg.29'42" W.; and thence to latitude 37 deg.49'18" N., 
longitude 75 deg.29'42" W.
    (b) The regulations. (1) Persons and vessels may enter and operate 
in the danger zone at all times when warning signals are not displayed.
    (2) When warning signals are displayed, all persons and vessels in 
the danger zone, except vessels entering or departing Chincoteague 
Inlet, shall leave the zone promptly by the shortest possible route and 
shall remain outside the zone until allowed by a patrol boat to enter or 
the dangers signal has been discontinued. Vessels entering or departing 
Chincoteague Inlet shall take the shortest passage possible through the 
danger zone upon display of the danger signal.
    (3) The intent to conduct rocket-launching operations involving the 
area shall be indicated by a signal consisting of a large orange-
colored, ``blimp-shaped'' balloon by day and a signal rotating 
alternately red and white beacon by night. The balloon shall be flown at 
latitude 37 deg.50'38", longitude 75 deg.28'47" and the beacon shall be 
displayed about 200 feet above mean high water at latitude 
37 deg.50'16", longitude 75 deg.29'07". The appropriate one of these 
signals shall be displayed 30 minutes prior to rocket-launching time and 
shall remain displayed until danger no longer exists.
    (4) The regulations in this section shall be enforced by the 
Director, Wallops Station, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Wallops Island, Va., or such agencies as he may 
designate.

[31 FR 13445, Oct. 18, 1966. Redesignated at 50 FR 42696, Oct. 22, 1985, 
as amended at 62 FR 17552, Apr. 10, 1997]