§ 334.205 Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay, in vicinity of Naval Support Activity Annapolis, United States Naval Academy firing range danger zones.
(a)The danger zones—
(1)Danger Zone 1. Designated by waters of Carr Creek located north of the line drawn southeasterly from latitude 38°59′3″, longitude 76°27′35″ to latitude 38°58′53″ longitude 76°27′15″ across the mouth of Carr Creek, located near Annapolis, MD.
(2)Danger Zone 2. Designated by the rectangular area enclosed by a line beginning at latitude 38°58′53″, longitude 76°26′57″, thence to latitude 38°58′37″, longitude 76°26′10″, thence to latitude 38°58′16″, longitude 76°26′28″, thence to latitude 38°58′45″, longitude 76°27′4″, thence along the shoreline to the point of beginning.
(3)Danger Zone 3. Designated by the rectangular area
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§ 334.205 Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay, in vicinity of Naval Support Activity Annapolis, United States Naval Academy firing range danger zones.
(a) The danger zones—(1) Danger Zone 1. Designated by waters of Carr Creek located north of the line drawn southeasterly from latitude 38°59′3″, longitude 76°27′35″ to latitude 38°58′53″ longitude 76°27′15″ across the mouth of Carr Creek, located near Annapolis, MD.
(2) Danger Zone 2. Designated by the rectangular area enclosed by a line beginning at latitude 38°58′53″, longitude 76°26′57″, thence to latitude 38°58′37″, longitude 76°26′10″, thence to latitude 38°58′16″, longitude 76°26′28″, thence to latitude 38°58′45″, longitude 76°27′4″, thence along the shoreline to the point of beginning.
(3) Danger Zone 3. Designated by the rectangular area enclosed by a line beginning at latitude 38°58′28″, longitude 76°26′17″, thence to latitude 38°58′14″, longitude 76°25′53″, thence to latitude 38°58′0″, longitude 76°26′9″, thence to latitude 38°58′16″, longitude 76°26′28″, thence to the point of beginning.
(4) Coordinates. All coordinates reference 1983 North American Datum (NAD 83). All danger zones have been charted on NOAA nautical charts.
(b) The regulations. (1) All persons, boats, vessels, or other craft are prohibited from entering, transiting, or remaining within the danger zones described in paragraphs (a)(1) through (3) of this section during range operations.
(2) Before and during range operations, range spotters will be on duty to watch for vessels nearing the danger zone(s), and warning lights will be activated on the shoreline. If necessary, the enforcing agency will coordinate with local patrol craft to alert persons or boats of the active danger zone. Prior to and following firing exercises, the Coast Guard Sector Maryland-NCR Command Center must be notified on VHF channel 16 or at 410-576-2525 to deconflict any active search and rescue cases.
(3) In addition to the above precautions, closure of the danger zone will be indicated by the weekly Fifth Coast Guard District's Local Notice to Mariners. The enforcing agency must submit a Local Notice to Mariners article to Sector Maryland-NCR Waterways Management Division at least one week prior to firing exercises. Sector Maryland's Waterways Division may be reached at MDNCRWaterways@uscg.mil. The enforcing agency will also post the danger zone closure schedule on its official Navy website, https://ndw.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/NSA-Annapolis/, and Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/NSAAnnapolis/.
(4) Consistent with paragraph (b)(2) of this section, the enforcing agency is authorized to prohibit access into the danger zone by anyone, and all willful violations of the enforcing agency's prohibitions are punishable under 33 U.S.C. 3.
(5) Closures of Danger Zones 2 and 3 will be limited to 10 times per calendar year.
(c) The enforcing agency. The regulations in this section shall be enforced by the Superintendent, United States Naval Academy, or the Commanding Officer of Naval Support Activity Annapolis, and such agencies as they may designate.
[91 FR 35412, June 11, 2026]