routes; the nature and amount of vessel traffic; and the effect of background lighting. [CGFR 58-17, 23 F.R. 3377, May 20, 1958, as amended by CGFR 61-40, 26 F.R. 10353, Nov. 3, 1961] § 67.50-10 Third Coast Guard District. (a) Description. See § 3.15-1 of this chapter. (b) Line of demarcation. There is no line of demarcation prescribed for this District. When required, it will be determined in accordance with § 67.01-20. The District Commander shall assign structures to classes as he deems appropriate at the time of application for a permit to establish and operate lights and fog signals. In so doing, he shall take into consideration matters concerning, but not necessarily limited to, the dimensions of the structure and the depth of water in which it is located; the proximity of the structure to vessel routes; the nature and amount of vessel traffic; and the effect of background lighting. [CGFR 58-17, 23 F.R. 3377, May 20, 1958, as amended by CGFR 61-40, 26 F.R. 10353, Nov. 3, 1961] § 67.50-15 Fifth Coast Guard District. (a) Description. See § 3.25-1 of this chapter. (b) Line of demarcation. There is no line of demarcation prescribed for this District. When required, it will be determined in accordance with § 67.01-20. The District Commander shall assign structures to classes as he deems appropriate at the time of application for a permit to establish and operate lights and fog signals. In so doing, he shall take into consideration matters concerning, but not necessarily limited to, the dimensions of the structure and the depth of water in which it is located; the proximity of the structure to vessel routes; the nature and amount of vessel traffic; and the effect of background lighting. [CGFR 58-17, 23 F.R. 3377, May 20, 1958, as amended by CGFR 61-40, 26 F.R. 10353, Nov. 3, 1961] § 67.50-20 Seventh Coast Guard District. (a) Description. See § 3.35-1 of this chapter. (b) Line of demarcation. There is no line of demarcation prescribed for this District. When required, it will be determined in accordance with § 67.01-20. The District Commander shall assign 99-180-69- -14 structures to classes as he deems appropriate at the time of application for a permit to establish and operate lights and fog signals. In so doing, he shall take into consideration matters concerning, but not necessarily limited to, the dimensions of the structure and the depth of water in which it is located; the proximity of the structure to vessel routes; the nature and the amount of vessel traffic; and the effect of background lighting. [CGFR 58-17, 23 F.R. 3377, May 20, 1958, as amended by CGFR 61-40, 26 F.R. 10353, Nov. 3, 1961] § 67.50-25 Eighth Coast Guard District. (a) Descripition. See § 3.40-1 of this chapter. (b) Lines of demarcation. The two lines of demarcation described in this section are for administrative purposes to distinguish between the areas in which structures shall be subject to Class “A”, "B" or "C" requirements. The primary line of demarcation delimits the areas to the seaward of which Class "A" requirements are imposed. The secondary line of demarcation delimits the areas to the shoreward of which Class "C" requirements are imposed. In those areas where no secondary line of demarcation is prescribed, the structures shoreward of the primary line of demarkation are considered to be Class "C" structures. Class "B" requirements are imposed on the structures in the areas between the two lines of demarcation. (1) The coordinates of the primary line of demarcation within the jurisdiction of the District Commander are as follows: (1) Commencing at a point at Lat. 30°11'.8 N., Long. 88°03′.0 W., thence to; (ii) A point at Lat. 30°11'.5 N., Long. 88°31'.7 W., thence to; (iii) A point at Lat. 30°12′.7 N., Long. 88°58'.0 W., thence to; (iv) A point due west of (iii) at Long. 89°00′ W., thence to; (v) A point at Lat. 30°08'.0 N., Long. 89°00' W., thence to; (vi) A point at Lat. 30°04′.7 N., Long. 88°53'.7 W., thence via a line two miles to seaward around Chandeleur Island to; (vii) A point at Lat. 29°34′:0 N., Long. 89°00' W., thence to; (viii) A point at Lat. 29°15':0 N., Long. 89°00' W., thence to; (ix) A point at Lat. 29°14'.0 N., Long. 88°57'.7 W., thence to; (x) A point at Lat. 29°10'0 N., Long. 88°57'.0 W., thence to; (xi) A point at Lat. 29°03'.6 N., Long. (xii) A point at latitude 28°58'.1 N., (xiii) A point at latitude 28°57′.8 N., (xiv) A point at latitude 28°57'.8 N., (xvi) A point at latitude 28°52'.6 N., (xvii) A point at latitude 29°00' N., (xviii) A point at latitude 29°00′ N., (xix) A point at latitude 28°46'.3 N., (xx) A point at latitude 29°11'.5 N., (xxi) A point at latitude 29°29'.0 N., (xxii) A point at latitude 29°41'.2 N., (xxiii) A point at latitude 29°38'.7 N., (xxiv) A point on the 5 fathom curve (xxv) A point at latitude 29°26'.7 N., (xxvi) A point at latitude 28°55'.3 N., (xxvii) A point at latitude 28°54'.9 N., (xxviii) A point at latitude 28°19'.3 N., (xxix) A point at latitude 27°49'.5 N., (xxx) A point on the 10 fathom curve (xxxii) A point at latitude 26°04'.1 N., (2) The coordinates of the secondary (i) Commencing at a point in Breton (ii) A point at Lat. 29°30'.0 N., Long. (iii) A point at Lat. 29°20'.9 N., Long. (iv) A point at Lat. 29°15'.3 N., Long. (v) A point at Lat. 29°14'.1 N., Long. (vi) A point at Lat. 29°08'.6 N., Long. (vii) A point at Lat. 29°02'.1 N., Long. (viii) A point at Lat. 28°58'.1 N., Long. (ix) A point at Lat. 29°01'.1 N., Long. (x) A point at Lat. 28°53'.7 N., Long. (xi) A point at Lat. 28°54'.3 N., Long. (xii) A point at Lat. 29°02′.2 N., Long. (xiii) A point at Lat. 29°11'.8 N., Long. (xiv) A point at Lat. 29°17′.9 N., Long. (xv) A point at Lat. 29°17'.1 N., Long. (xvi) A point at Lat. 29°14'.5 N., Long. (xvii) A point at Lat. 29°10′.9 N., Long. (xviii) A point at Lat. 29°05'.5 N., Long. (xix) A point at Lat. 29°04'.5 N., Long. (xx) A point at Lat. 29°02′.0 N., Long., (xxi) A point at Lat. 29°01′.9 N., Long. (xxii) A point at Lat. 29°03′.6 N., Long. (xxiii) A point at Lat. 29°01′.9 N., Long. (xxiv) A point at Lat. 29°00′.8 N., Long. (xxv) A point at Lat. 29°02'.4 N., Long. (xxvi) A point at Lat. 29°28′.5 N., Long. (xxvii) A point at Lat. 29°31'.1 N., Long. (xxviii) A point at Lat. 29°34′.1 N., Long. (xxix) A point at Lat. 29°41′.1 N., Long. (xxx) A point at Lat. 29°44′.6 N., Long. (xxxi) A point at Lat. 29°45′.6 N., Long. (xxxii) A point at Lat. 29°45′.6 N., Long. (xxxiii) A point at Lat. 29°44'.3 N., Long. (xxxiv) A point at Lat. 29°45'.3 N., Long. (xxxv) A point at Lat. 29°43′.3 N., Long. (xxxvi) A point at Lat. 29°41′.0 N., Long. (xxxvii) A point at Lat. 29°38'.8 N., Long. (xxxviii) A point at Lat. 29°40'.0 N., Long. (xxxix) A point at Lat. 29°39'.3 N., Long. (x1) A point at Lat. 29°27'.0 N., Long. (xli) A point at Lat. 29°23′.1 N., Long. (xlii) A point at Lat. 29°20'.4 N., Long. (xliii) A point at Lat. 29°06′.6 N., Long. 95°04'.4 W., thence to; (xliv) A point at Lat. 29°04'.6 N., Long. 95°05'.7 W., thence to; (xlv) A point at Lat. 29°02'.0 N., Long. 95°10'.0 W., thence to: (xlvi) A point at Lat. 28°57′.3 N., Long. 95°16'.2 W., thence to; (xlvii) A point at Lat. 28°55'.3 N., Long. 95°17'.9 W., thence to; (xlviii) A point at Lat. 28°39'.5 N., Long. 95°48'.4 W., thence to; (xlix) A point at Lat. 28°32'.1 N., Long. 96°06'.9 W., thence to; (1) A point at Lat. 28°26′.4 N., Long. 96°17'.8 W., thence to; (11) A point at Lat. 28°23'.6 N., Long. 96°21'.5 W., thence to; (lii) A point at Lat. 28°19'.7 N., Long. 96°23'.3 W., thence to; (liii) A point at Lat. 28°19'.3 N., Long. 96°25'.2 W., thence to; (liv) A point at Lat. 28°14'.8 N., Long. 96°35'.0 W., thence to; (lv) A point at Lat. 28°09'.1 N., Long. 96°43'.8 W., thence to; (lvi) A point at Lat. 28°02'.4 N., Long. 96°52'.2 W., thence to; (lvii) A point at Lat. 27°56'.2 N., Long. 96°58'.3 W., thence to; (lviii) A point at Lat. 27°52'.8 N., Long. 97°01'.1 W., thence to; (lix) A point at Lat. 27°49'.3 N., Long. 97°03'.0 W., thence to; (1x) A point at Lat. 27°46'.4 N., Long. 97°05'.6 W., thence to; (lxi) A point at Lat. 27°38'.9 N., Long. 97°10'.6 W., thence to; (lxii) A point at Lat. 27°28'.3 N., Long. 97°16'.2 W., thence to; (lxiii) A point at Lat. 27°21′.9 N., Long. 97°18'.9 W., thence to; (lxiv) A point at Lat. 27°13'.7 N., Long. 97°21′.2 W., thence to; (lxv) A point at Lat. 27°05'.4 N., Long. 97°22'.3 W., thence to; (lxvi) A point at Lat. 26°57'.1 N., Long. 97°22'.2 W., thence to; (lxvii) A point at Lat. 26°48'.9 N., Long. 97°20'.9 W., thence to; (lxviii) A point at Lat. 26°39'.1 N., Long. 97°18'.1 W., thence to; (lxix) A point at Lat. 26°28'.8 N., Long. 97°14'.3 W., thence to; (lxx) A point at Lat. 26°18'.3 N., Long. 97°11'.3 W., thence to: (lxxi) A point at Lat. 26°11'.7 N., Long. 97°10'.2 W., thence to; (lxxii) A point at Lat. 26°04'.8 N., Long. 97°09'.3 W., thence to; (lxxiii) A point at Lat. 26°04'.2 N., Long. 97°08'.8 W., thence to; (lxxiv) A point at Lat. 25°58'.3 N., Long. 97°08'.3 W. (c) Seismographic and surveying operations. (1) All stakes and casings (pipes), except bamboo poles and wooden stakes less than 2 inches in diameter, placed in the water during seismographic or surveying operations shall be marked with flags during the daylight hours. Those casings remaining in place during the hours of darkness shall be marked by a red light as prescribed in Subpart 67.30 of this part. (2) All buoys used during seismographic operations shall be painted with international orange and white horizontal bands. The buoys shall be of light construction in order that they will not present a hazard to marine commerce. (d) Spoil marking. (1) All submerged spoil resulting from the dredging of channels, laying of pipelines, or any other operation, which constitutes an obstruction to navigation, shall be properly marked. The spoil banks should be examined at frequent intervals in order that the changing conditions may be kept under control. As markers are no longer required due to settling of banks, the Coast Guard will authorize their removal upon application. (2) All openings in such submerged spoil shall be marked by daybeacons on each side of the openings. When spoil is located on each side of a channel or pipe line, each bank will be considered separately. The daybeacons shall be equipped with arrows designating the safe water through the opening. These daybeacons may also be used as channel markers for the dredged channels providing they are also equipped with arrows designating the spoil bank openings. (3) When spoil banks constituting an obstruction to navigation abut an established traveled waterway, the outboard spoil bank markers shall be equipped with quick flashing lights described in Subpart 67.30 of this part, except that the color shall be in accordance with the provisions of Subpart 62.25 of Fart 62 of this subchapter. (e) Applications. All private aids to navigation applications and all correspondence dealing with private aids to navigation and obstruction lighting shall be addressed to Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, 328 Custom House Building, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130 marked for the attention of the Chief, Aids to Navigation Section. (f) Enclosures. Applicants shall append on a separate sheet with each application, the description, including manufacturer, of obstruction lights and fog signals. (g) Corps of Engineers correspondence. A copy of all correspondence directed to the District Engineer, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, in accordance with condition (i) of the Department of the Army permit, shall be forwarded to the District Commander for those operations conducted under permits authorizing the erection of structures in areas in which Class "A", Class "B", or Class "C" requirements must be met. [CGFR 58-17, 23 F.R. 3377, May 20, 1958, as amended by CGFR 61-40, 26 F.R. 10353, Nov. 3, 1961; CGFR 65-34, 30 F.R. 9485, July 29, 1965; CGFR 68-95, 33 F.R. 15285, Oct. 15, 1968] § 67.50-30 Ninth Coast Guard District. (a) Description. See § 3.45-1 of this chapter. (b) Line of demarcation. There is no line of demarcation prescribed for this District. When required, it will be determined in accordance with § 67.01-20. The District Commander shall assign structures to classes as he deems appropriate at the time of application for a permit to establish and operate lights and fog signals. In so doing, he shall take into consideration matters concerning, but not necessarily limited to, the dimensions of the structure and the depth of water in which it is located; the proximity of the structure to vessel routes; the nature and amount of vessel traffic; and the effect of background lighting. [CGFR 58-17, 23 F.R. 3377, May 20, 1958, as amended by CGFR 61-40, 26 F.R. 10353, Nov. 3, 1961] (a) Description. See § 3.55-1 of this chapter. (b) Line of demarcation. There is no line of demarcation prescribed for this District. When required, it will be determined in accordance with § 67.01-20. The District Commander shall assign structures to classes as he deems appropriate at the time of application for a permit to establish and operate lights and fog signals. In so doing, he shall take into consideration matters concerning, but not necessarily limited to, the dimensions of the structure and the depth of water in which it is located; the proximity of the structure to vessel routes; the nature and amount of vessel traffic; and the effect of background lighting. [CGFR 58-17, 23 F.R. 3377, May 20, 1958, as amended by CGFR 61-40, 26 F.R. 10353, Nov. 8, 1961] § 67.50-40 Twelfth Coast Guard District. (a) Description. See § 3.60-1 of this chapter. (b) Line of demarcation. There is no line of demarcation prescribed for this District. When required, it will be determined in accordance with § 67.01-20. The District Commander shall assign structures to classes as he deems appropriate at the time of application for a permit to establish and operate lights and fog signals. In so doing, he shall take into consideration matters concerning, but not necessarily limited to, the dimensions of the structure and the depth of water in which it is located; the proximity of the structure to vessel routes; the nature and amount of vessel traffic; and the effect of background lighting. [CGFR 58-17, 23 F.R. 3377, May 20, 1958, as amended by CGFR 61-40, 26 F.R. 10353, Nov. 3, 1961] (a) Description. See § 3.65-1 of this chapter. (b) Line of demarcation. There is no line of demarcation prescribed for this District. When required, it will be determined in accordance with § 67.01-20. The District Commander shall assign structures to classes as he deems appropriate at the time of application for a permit to establish and operate lights and fog signals. In so doing, he shall take into consideration matters concerning, but not necessarily limited to, the dimensions of the structure and the depth of water in which it is located; the proximity of the structure to vessel routes; the nature and amount of vessel traffic; and the effect of background lighting. [CGFR 58-17, 23 F.R. 3377, May 20, 1958, as amended by CGFR 62-25, 27 F.R. 8733, Aug. 31, 1962] § 67.50-50 Seventeenth Coast Guard District. (a) Description. See § 3.85-1 of this chapter. (b) Line of demarcation. There is no line of demarcation prescribed for this District. When required it will be determined in accordance with § 67.01–20. The District Commander shall assign structures to classes as he deems appropriate at the time of application for a permit to establish and operate lights and fog signals. In so doing, he shall take into consideration matters concerning, but 68.20-5 68.20-10 Bridges crossing channel ob liquely. Lights on sheer booms. Modification of requirements. 68.20-15 Bridges infrequently used and unusual cases. AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 68 issued under sec. 4, 34 Stat. 85, as amended, secs. 84, 85, 92, 633, 63 Stat. 500, 501, 503, 545; 33 U.S.C. 494, 14 U.S.C. 84, 85, 92, 633. SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 68 contained in CGFR 52-15, 18 F.R. 9, Jan. 1, 1953, unless otherwise noted. Subpart 68.01-Basic Provisions § 68.01-1 General requirements. All persons owning, occupying or operating bridges over the navigable waters of the United States shall maintain at their own expense such lights and other signals required for safety of maritime navigation as may be prescribed by the Commandant, and on any international bridge constructed after March 23, 1906, such additional signals as may be prescribed by the Commandant. [CGFR 58-50, 24 F.R. 5607, July 11, 1959] § 68.01-5 Penalty for failure to maintain. Any person required to maintain lights and other signals upon any bridge or abutment over or in the navigable waters of the United States who fails or refuses to maintain such lights and other signals, or to obey any of the lawful rules and regulations relating to the same is subject to a penalty as provided in 14 U.S.C. 85. [CGFR 58-50, 24 F.R. 5607, July 11, 1959] § 68.01-10 Interference or obstruction prohibited. No person shall obstruct or interfere with any lights or signals maintained in accordance with the regulations prescribed in this part. § 68.01-15 Penalty for interference or obstruction. Any person violating the provisions of § 68.01-10 of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each offense. Each day during which such violation shall continue shall be considered a new offense. Subpart 68.05-Procedure § 68.05-1 Obtaining information. Persons desiring information concerning the marking of bridges shall address their inquiry to the District Commander having jurisdiction over the area concerned, or to the Commandant. [CGFR 58-50, 24 F.R. 5607, July 11, 1959] § 68.05-5 Application procedure. Approval of lights and other signals required shall be obtained, prior to construction, from the District Commander of the area in which the structure will be situated. Application shall be by letter accompanied by duplicate sets of drawings showing (a) plan and elevation of the structure showing lights and signals proposed, and (b) small scale vicinity chart showing proposed bridge and all other bridges within 1,000 feet above or below the proposed bridge. |