C.F.R. » Title 33 » CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION › PART 156—OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSFER OPERATIONS › Subpart C—Lightering Zones and Operational Requirements for the Gulf of America

33 C.F.R. § 156.310

Prohibited areas

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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]