Corps of Engineers, Dept. of the Army, DoD § 334.620 lights as required by Federal laws and § 334.620 Straits of Florida and Florida Coast Guard regulations or, if no con- Bay in vicinity of Key West, Fla.; stant lights are required, then the ves- operational training area, aerial sel must display a bright white light gunnery range, and bombing and showing all around the horizon, strafing target areas, Naval Air Sta- tion, Key West, Fla. (i) The channel, approximately 75 yards in width, extending from the (a) The danger zones—(1) Operational northwest corner of Pier D–3 of training area. Waters of the Straits of Trumbo Point Annex, eastward be- Florida and Gulf of Mexico southwest, neath the Fleming Key bridge and west and northwest of Key West bound- along the north shore of Trumbo Point ed as follows: Beginning at latitude Annex (area #3). 25°45′00″, longitude 82°07′00″; thence ° ′ ″ (ii) A channel of 150 feet in width southeast to latitude 24 49 00 , lon- ° ′ ″ which extends easterly from the main gitude 81 55 00 ; thence southwest to ° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ ship channel into Key West Bight, the latitude 24 37 30 , longitude 82 00 30 ; ° ′ ″ northerly edge of which channel passes thence westerly to latitude 24 37 30 , ° ′ ″ 25 feet south of the Trumbo Point longitude 82 06 00 ; thence southerly to latitude 24°28′30″, longitude 82°06′00″; Annex piers on the north side of the ° ′ ″ Bight. While the legitimate access of thence southerly to latitude 24 25 00 , longitude 82°06′30″; thence easterly to privately owned vessels to facilities of ° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ Key West Bight is unimpeded, it is pro- latitude 24 25 00 , longitude 81 57 00 ; hibited to moor, anchor, or fish within thence southwesterly to latitude 23°30′00″, longitude 82°19′00″; thence 50 feet of any U.S. Government-owned ° ′ ″ pier or craft (area #3). westerly to latitude 23 30 00 , longitude 82°46′00″; thence northwesterly to lati- (iii) The dredged portion of Boca tude 23°52′30″, longitude 83°11′00″; thence Chica channel from its seaward end to northerly to latitude 24°25′00″, lon- a point due south of the east end of the gitude 83°11′00″; thence easterly to lati- Boca Chica Bridge (area #5). tude 24°25′00″, longitude 83°08′00″; thence (iv) All of the portion of Restricted clockwise along the arc of a circle with Area No. 2 that lies between the Tru- a radius of 92 miles centered at latitude man Annex Mole and the Key West 24°35′00″, longitude 81°41′15″ to latitude Harbor Range Channel. The transit 25°45′05″, longitude 82°23′30″; thence east zone extends to the northeasterly cor- to point of beginning. ner of the Truman Annex Mole, thence (2) Bombing and strafing target areas. to the northwesterly end of the break- (i) A circular area immediately west of water at Latitude 24°33′21.3″ N, Lon- ° ′ ″ Marquesas Keys with a radius of two gitude 81 48 32.7 W. nautical miles having its center at (3) Stopping or landing by any person latitude 24°33.4′ and longitude 82°10.9′, and/or any vessel, other than Govern- not to include land area and area with- ment-owned vessels and specifically in Marquesas Keys. The target located authorized private craft in any of the within this area, a grounded LSIL will restricted areas or danger zone de- be used for bombing and aircraft rocket scribed in paragraph (a) of this section exercises. is prohibited. (ii) A circular area located directly (4) Vessels using the restricted chan- west of Marquesas Keys with a radius nel areas described in paragraph (b)(2) of three statute miles having its center (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this section at latitude 24°35.6′ and longitude shall proceed at speeds commensurate 82°11.6′, not to include land area within with minimum wake. Marquesas Keys. The targets located (c) The regulations in this section within this area, pile-mounted plat- shall be enforced by the Commanding forms, will be used as high altitude Officer, Naval Air Station, Key West, horizontal bombing range utilizing live Florida, and such agencies as he/she ordnance up to and including 1,800 may designate. pounds of high explosives. In general, [54 FR 7033, Feb. 16, 1989, as amended at 59 these explosives will be of an air-burst FR 48802, Sept. 23, 1994; 62 FR 17554, Apr. 10, type, above 1,500 feet. 1997; 70 FR 67371, Nov. 7, 2005; 72 FR 44973, (iii) A circular area located west of Aug. 10, 2007] Marquesas Keys with a radius of two 567 VerDate Mar<15>2010 10:03 Sep 08, 2014 Jkt 232137 PO 00000 Frm 00577 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\232137.XXX 232137 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with CFR § 334.630 33 CFR Ch. II (7–1–14 Edition) nautical miles having its center at § 334.630 Tampa Bay south of MacDill latitude 24°34′30″ and longitude 82°14′00″. Air Force Base, Fla.; small-arms fir- (b) The regulations. (1) In advance of ing range and aircraft jettison, U.S. scheduled air or surface operations Air Force, MacDill Air Force Base. which, in the opinion of the enforcing (a) The danger zone. Shoreward of a agency, may be dangerous to line beginning at latitude 27°49′27.38″, watercraft, appropriate warnings will longitude 82°29′35.83″; thence to latitude be issued to navigation interests 27°49′20.14″, longitude 82°29′42.78″; thence through official government and civil- to latitude 27°48′44.82″, longitude ian channels or in such other manner 82°31′10.0″; thence to latitude as the District Engineer, Corps of Engi- 27°49′09.35″, longitude 82°32′24.56″; thence neers, Jacksonville, Florida, may di- to latitude 27°49′38.62″, longitude rect. Such warnings will specify the lo- 82°33′02.44″; and thence to a point on the cation, type, time, and duration of op- shore line of MacDill Air Force Base at erations, and give such other pertinent latitude 27°50′28.57″, longitude information as may be required in the 82°32′15.0″. The area will be marked by interests of safety. suitable boundary signs or buoys. (2) Watercraft shall not be prohibited (b) The regulations. (1) All persons, from passing through the operational vessels and other watercraft are pro- training area except when the oper- hibited from entering the danger zone ations being conducted are of such na- at all times. ture that the exclusion of watercraft is (2) Advance notice will be given of required in the interest of safety or for the date on which the first firing prac- accomplishment of the mission, or is tice shall begin. At intervals of not considered important to the national more than three months thereafter, no- security. tice will be sent out that firing prac- (3) When the warning to navigation tice is continuing. Such notices will interests states that bombing and appear in local newspapers and in ‘‘No- strafing operations will take place over tice to Mariners.’’ the designated target areas or that (3) The regulations in the section other operations hazardous to shall be enforced by the proper Air watercraft are proposed to be con- Force Authority at MacDill Air Force ducted in a specifically described por- Base. tion of the overall area, all watercraft will be excluded from the target area [13 FR 9559, Dec. 31, 1948. Redesignated at 14 FR 4904, Aug. 9, 1949, and amended at 30 FR or otherwise described zone of oper- 884, Jan. 28, 1965. Redesignated at 50 FR 42696, ations and no vessel shall enter or re- Oct. 22, 1985, as amended at 62 FR 17554, Apr. main therein during the period oper- 10, 1997] ations are in progress. (4) Aircraft and naval vessels con- § 334.635 Hillsborough Bay and waters ducting operations in any part of the contiguous to MacDill Air Force operational training area will exercise Base, Fla.; restricted area. caution in order not to endanger (a) The area. The restricted area shall watercraft. Operations which may be encompass all navigable waters of the dangerous to watercraft will not be United States, as defined at 33 CFR 329, conducted without first ascertaining within the following boundaries. Com- that the zone of operations is clear. mencing from the shoreline at the Any vessel in the zone of operations northeast portion of the base at lati- will be warned to leave and upon being tude 27°51′52.901″ N., longitude so warned the vessel shall leave imme- 82°29′18.329″ W., thence directly to lati- diately. tude 27°52′00.672″ N., longitude (5) The regulations in this section 82°28′51.196″ W., thence directly to lati- shall be enforced by the Commandant, tude 27°51′28.859″ N., longitude Sixth Naval District, Charleston, S.C., 82°28′10.412″ W., thence directly to lati- and such agencies as he may designate. tude 27°51′01.067″ N., longitude ° ′ ″ [26 FR 11197, Nov. 28, 1961, as amended at 27 82 27 45.355 W., thence directly to lati- FR 2508, Mar. 16, 1962; 31 FR 13129, Oct. 11, tude 27°50′43.248″ N., longitude 1966. Redesignated at 50 FR 42696, Oct. 22, 82°27′36.491″ W., thence directly to lati- 1985] tude 27°50′19.817″ N., longitude 568 VerDate Mar<15>2010 10:03 Sep 08, 2014 Jkt 232137 PO 00000 Frm 00578 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\232137.XXX 232137 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with CFR.