[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: 33CFR165.9]

[Page 640-641]
 
                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 A_General
 
Sec. 165.9  Geographic application of limited and controlled access areas and 

regulated navigation areas.

    (a) General. The geographic application of the limited and 
controlled access areas and regulated navigation areas in this part are 
determined based on the statutory authority under which each is created.
    (b) Safety zones and regulated navigation areas. These zones and 
areas are created under the authority of the Ports and Waterways Safety 
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1221-1232. Safety zones established under 33 U.S.C. 1226 
and regulated navigation areas may be established in waters subject to 
the jurisdiction of the United States as defined in Sec. 2.38 of this 
chapter, including the territorial sea to a seaward limit of 12 nautical 
miles from the baseline.
    (c) Security zones. These zones have two sources of authority--the 
Ports and Waterways Safety Act, 33 U.S.C. 1221-1232, and the Act of June 
15, 1917, as amended by both the Magnuson Act of August 9, 1950 
(``Magnuson Act''), 50 U.S.C. 191-195, and sec. 104 the Maritime 
Transportation Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064). 
Security zones established under either 33 U.S.C. 1226 or 50 U.S.C. 191 
may be established in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States as defined in Sec. 2.38 of this chapter, including the 
territorial sea to a seaward limit of 12 nautical miles from the 
baseline.

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    (d) Naval vessel protection zones. These zones are issued under the 
authority of 14 U.S.C. 91 and 633 and may be established in waters 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States as defined in Sec. 
2.38 of this chapter, including the territorial sea to a seaward limit 
of 12 nautical miles from the baseline.

[USCG-2001-9044, 68 FR 42602, July 18, 2003, as amended by USCG-2006-
25411, 71 FR 54421, Sept. 15, 2006]