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165.165.T01-0176—Regulated Navigation Area; Lake Champlain Bridge Construction, Crown Point, New York and Chimney Point, Vermont.

(a) Description of the regulated navigation area (RNA). All navigable waters on Lake Champlain 300 yards to the north and south of the Lake Champlain Bridge construction zone at Crown Point, New York and Chimney Point, Vermont. The area is bounded by coordinates 44°01′59″ N, 073°25′31″ W and 44°02′04″ N, 073°25′28″ W to the north, and 44°01′56″ N, 073°25′08″ W and 44°01′53″ N, 073°25′14″ W to the south. The area will be marked with four white and orange-striped “NO WAKE” buoys to define the start and end of the regulated area.

(b) Regulations. In addition to 33 CFR 165.10, 165.11, and 165.13, the following restrictions or conditions apply within this RNA:

(1) No vessel may operate at a speed in excess of five knots.

(2) All vessels must proceed through the area with caution and operate in such a manner as to produce no wake.

(3) Vessels must comply with all directions given to them by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector Northern New England or his on-scene representative. The “on-scene representative” of the COTP is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer who has been designated by the COTP to act on the COTP's behalf. The on-scene representative may be on a Coast Guard vessel, New York State Police, New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Vermont State Police, and Vermont Fish and Game or other designated craft, or may be on shore and will communicate with vessels via VHF-FM radio or loudhailer. Members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary may be present to inform vessel operators of this regulation.

(4) During certain construction activities including installation of the bridge lift span and as deemed necessary by the COTP, all vessel movement into or within the regulated area may be prohibited.

(5) For purposes of navigational safety, the COTP or on-scene representative may authorize a deviation from this regulation.

(2) The COTP may temporarily suspend all vessel traffic through the RNA, temporarily suspend enforcement of the RNA, or suspend enforcement of the RNA at the conclusion of bridge construction. In any of these events, the COTP will give notice by all appropriate means to ensure the widest publicity among the affected segments of the public. Such means of notification may include, but are not limited to, Broadcast Notice to Mariners and Local Notice to Mariners. Notification will include the beginning and end dates and times when the traffic suspension or enforcement suspension is effective.

(3) Violations of this RNA should be reported to the COTP at (207) 767-0303 or on VHF-Channel 16. Persons in violation of this RNA may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.

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Effective Date Note: By USCG-2010-0176, 75 FR 22231, Apr. 28, 2010, temporary § 165.T01-0176 was added, effective Apr. 23, 2010 through Dec. 31, 2011.

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