Document ID: USCG-2022-0805-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones in Reentry Sites; Jacksonville, Daytona, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Posted Date: 2022-10-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 62029-62030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22279]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0805]

Safety Zones in Reentry Sites; Jacksonville, Daytona, Cape 
Canaveral, Florida

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is activating three safety zones for the 
SpaceX Commercial Crew-4 mission, reentry vehicle splashdown, and 
recovery operations. These operations will occur in the U.S. Exclusive 
Economic Zone (EEZ). Our regulation for safety zones in reentry sites 
within the Seventh Coast Guard District identifies the regulated areas 
for this event. No U.S.-flagged

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vessel may enter the safety zones unless authorized by the Captain of 
the Port Jacksonville or a designated representative. Foreign-flagged 
vessels are encouraged to remain outside the safety zones.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.T07-0289 will be enforced for the 
safety zones identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below 
for the dates and times specified.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call or email MST2 Shawn Keeman, Waterways Management Division, U.S. 
Coast Guard; telephone 904-714-7661, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this document, the Coast Guard Captain 
of the Port (COTP) Jacksonville is activating three safety zones as 
listed in 33 CFR 165.T07-0289(a)(1) through (3), on October 13, 2022, 
through October 17, 2022, for the SpaceX Commercial Crew-4 mission 
(Crew-4), reentry vehicle splashdown, and the associated recovery 
operations in the U.S. EEZ. These three safety zones are located within 
the COTP Jacksonville Area of Responsibility (AOR) offshore of 
Jacksonville, Daytona, and Cape Canaveral, Florida. The COTP 
Jacksonville is activating these safety zones in order to protect 
vessels and waterway users from the potential hazards created by 
reentry vehicle splashdowns and recovery operations. In accordance with 
the general regulations in 33 CFR part 165, subpart C, no U.S.-flagged 
vessel may enter the safety zones unless authorized by the COTP 
Jacksonville or a designated representative except as provided in Sec.  
165.T07-0289(d)(3). All foreign-flagged vessels are encouraged to 
remain outside the safety zones.
    There are two other safety zones listed in Sec.  165.T07-0289(a)(4) 
through (5), which are located within the COTP St. Petersburg AOR, that 
are being simultaneously activated through a separate notification of 
enforcement of the regulation document issued under Docket Number USCG-
2022-0807.\1\
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    \1\ This notification of enforcement of the regulation can be 
found at: https://regulations.gov by searching for docket number 
USCG-2022-0807.
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    Twenty-four hours prior to the Crew-4 recovery operations scheduled 
on October 13, 2022, the COTP Jacksonville or COTP St. Petersburg, or 
designated representative will inform the public whether any of the 
five safety zones described in Sec.  165.T07-0289(a) will remain 
activated (subject to enforcement). If one of the safety zones 
described in Sec.  165.T07-0289(a) remains activated, it will be 
enforced for four hours prior to the Crew-4 splashdown and remain 
activated until announced by Broadcast Notice to Mariners on VHF-FM 
channel 16, and/or Marine Safety Information Bulletin (as appropriate) 
that the safety zone is no longer subject to enforcement. After the 
Crew-4 reentry vehicle splashdown, the COTP or a designated 
representative will grant general permission to come no closer than 3 
nautical miles of any reentry vehicle or space support vessel engaged 
in the recovery operations, within the activated safety zone described 
in Sec.  165.T07-0289(a). Once the reentry vehicle, and any personnel 
involved in reentry service, are removed from the water and secured 
onboard a space support vessel, the COTP or designated representative 
will issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners on VHF-FM channel 16 
announcing the activated safety zone is no longer subject to 
enforcement. The recovery operations are expected to last approximately 
one hour.
    The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local 
law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.

    Dated: October 7, 2022.
Janet D. Espino-Young,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Jacksonville.
[FR Doc. 2022-22279 Filed 10-12-22; 8:45 am]
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