[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR165.103]

[Page 644-645]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 165_REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS--Table of 
 
 Subpart F_Specific Regulated Navigation Areas and Limited Access Areas
 
Sec. 165.103  Safety and Security Zones; LPG Vessel Transits in Portland, 

Maine, Captain of the Port Zone, Portsmouth Harbor, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

    (a) Location. The following areas are safety and security zones: (1) 
Except as provided in paragraph (a) (2) of this section, all navigable 
waters of the Portland, Maine, Captain of the Port zone, as defined in 
33 CFR 3.05-15, one mile ahead, one half mile astern, and 1000-yards on 
either side of any Liquefied Petroleum Gas vessel.
    (2) All waters of the Piscataqua River within a 500-yard radius of 
any Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel while

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it is moored at the LPG receiving facility on the Piscataqua River, 
Newington, New Hampshire.
    (b) Definitions. For purposes of this section, navigable waters of 
the United States includes all waters of the territorial sea as 
described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988. 
Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988 declared that 
the territorial sea of the United States extends to 12 nautical miles 
from the baseline of the United States.
    (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in 
Sec. Sec. 165.23 and 165.33 of this part, entry into or movement within 
these zones is prohibited unless previously authorized by the Captain of 
the Port (COTP), Portland, Maine.
    (2) All persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of 
the COTP or the designated on-scene U.S. Coast Guard patrol personnel. 
On-scene Coast Guard patrol personnel include commissioned, warrant, and 
petty officers of the Coast Guard on board Coast Guard, Coast Guard 
Auxiliary, and local, state, and federal law enforcement vessels. 
Emergency response vessels are authorized to move within the zone, but 
must abide by restrictions imposed by the Captain of the Port.
    (3) No person may swim upon or below the surface of the water within 
the boundaries of the safety and security zones unless previously 
authorized by the Captain of the Port, Portland, Maine or his authorized 
patrol representative.
    (d) The Captain of the Port will notify the maritime community and 
local agencies of periods during which these safety and security zones 
will be in effect by providing notice of arrivals and departures of LPG 
vessels via the telephone and/or Marine Safety Information Radio 
Broadcasts.

[CGD01-02-045, 67 FR 56487, Sept. 4, 2002]