Us Code § 70034 - Regulations
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§ 70034. Regulations
(a)
(b)
(1) interested Federal departments and agencies;
(2) officials of State and local governments;
(3) representatives of the maritime community;
(4) representatives of port and harbor authorities or associations;
(5) representatives of environmental groups;
(6) any other interested persons who are knowledgeable or experienced in dealing with problems involving vessel safety, port and waterways safety, and protection of the marine environment; and
(7) advisory committees consisting of all interested segments of the public when the establishment of such committees is considered necessary because the issues involved are highly complex or controversial.
(Added Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, §401(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4261; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8507(a)(7), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4753.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "I through III" for "A through C" in subsecs. (a) and (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Safety of Special Activities
Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXIII [LXXXIII], §8343, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4710, provided that:
"(a)
"(1) establish safety zones to address special activities in the exclusive economic zone;
"(2) account for the number of safety zones established for special activities;
"(3) differentiate whether an applicant who requests a safety zone for such activities is—
"(A) an individual;
"(B) an organization; or
"(C) a government entity; and
"(4) account for Coast Guard resources utilized to enforce safety zones established for special activities, including—
"(A) the number of Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary vessels used; and
"(B) the number of Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary patrol hours required.
"(b)
"(1) the process required under subsection (a); and
"(2) whether the authority to establish safety zones to address special activities in the exclusive economic zone should be extended or made permanent in the interest of safety.
"(c)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) space activities, including launch and reentry, as such terms are defined in section 50902 of title 51, United States Code, carried out by United States citizens; and
"(B) offshore energy development activities, as described in section 8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)), on or near a fixed platform.
"(3)
"(4)
Safety Zones for Permitted Marine Events
Pub. L. 114–120, title III, §305, Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 54, provided that: "Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 8, 2016], the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish and implement a process to—
"(1) account for the number of safety zones established for permitted marine events;
"(2) differentiate whether the event sponsor who requested a permit for such an event is—
"(A) an individual;
"(B) an organization; or
"(C) a government entity; and
"(3) account for Coast Guard resources utilized to enforce safety zones established for permitted marine events, including for—
"(A) the number of Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary vessels used; and
"(B) the number of Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary patrol hours required."
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