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Part V





Department of Defense





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Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers



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33 CFR Part 334



United States Navy Restricted Area, Naval Base Ventura County, Point 
Mugu and Port Hueneme, California; Proposed Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

33 CFR Part 334


United States Navy Restricted Area, Naval Base Ventura County, 
Point Mugu, CA

AGENCY: United States Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to amend its 
regulations to establish a restricted area in waters adjacent to Naval 
Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California. This amendment would 
prohibit vessels from entering a six-mile-long by one-quarter-mile-wide 
section of the Pacific Ocean along the shoreline between the up-coast 
limit and the down-coast limit of Point Mugu without first obtaining 
permission from the Commanding Officer of Naval Base Ventura County. 
This amendment is necessary to safeguard U.S. Navy vessels and United 
States Government facilities from sabotage and other subversive acts, 
accidents, or incidents of similar nature.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 12, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CECW-
OR, 441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314-1000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Frank Torbett, Headquarters 
Regulatory Branch, Washington, DC at (202) 761-4618, or Mr. Mark D. 
Cohen, Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Regulatory Branch, at 
(213) 452-3413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to its authorities in section 7 of 
the Rivers and Harbor Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 266; 33 U.S.C. 1) and 
chapter XIX, of the Army Appropriations Act of 1919 (40 Stat. 892; 33 
U.S.C. 3) the Corps is proposing to amend the restricted area 
regulations in 33 CFR part 334 by establishing a restricted area at 
334.1126. The proposed restricted area would permanently establish 
formal advanced notification procedures for all vessels seeking to 
enter a six-mile-long by one-quarter-mile-wide section of the Pacific 
Ocean along the shoreline between the up-coast limit and the down-coast 
limit of Point Mugu.

Procedural Requirements

a. Review Under Executive Order 12866

    This proposed rule is issued with respect to a military function of 
the Defense Department and the provisions of executive order 12866 do 
not apply.

b. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This proposed rule has been reviewed under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354) which requires the preparation of a 
regulatory flexibility analysis for any regulation that will have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
(i.e., small business and small governments). The Corps of Engineers 
expects that the economic impact of this modified restricted area would 
have practically no impact on the public, no anticipated navigational 
hazard or interference with existing waterway traffic and accordingly, 
certifies that this proposal would have no significant economic impact 
on small entities.

c. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act

    The Los Angeles District is in the process of preparing an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for this action. Although not expected at 
this time, based on the minor nature of the proposed additional 
restricted area regulations, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
would be prepared if determined appropriate. When the NEPA 
documentation is completed, it will be available for review at the Los 
Angeles District office listed at the end of the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT paragraph, above.

d. Unfunded Mandates Act

    This rule does not impose an enforceable duty among the private 
sector and, therefore, is not a Federal private sector mandate and is 
not subject to the requirements of section 202 or 205 of the Unfunded 
Mandates Act. We have also found under section 203 of the Act, that 
small Governments would not be significantly and uniquely affected by 
this rulemaking.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 334

    Danger zones, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Restricted areas, 
Waterways.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Corps proposes to 
amend 33 CFR part 334 as follows:

PART 334--DANGER ZONE AND RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS

    1. The authority citation for part 334 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 40 Stat. 266 (33 U.S.C. 1) and 40 Stat. 892 (33 
U.S.C. 3).

    2. Section 334.1126 is added to read as follows:


Sec.  334.1126  Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California; 
restricted area.

    (a) The area. The restricted area at Naval Base Ventura County 
Point Mugu incorporates its shoreline and connects the following 
points: latitude 34[deg]7[min]9.9[sec], longitude 
119[deg]9[min]35.6[sec] (up-coast shoreline point); latitude 
34[deg]7[min]0.0[sec], longitude 119[deg]9[min]46.7[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]6[min]44.9[sec], longitude 119[deg]9[min]22.5[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]6[min]30.2[sec], longitude 119[deg]8[min]59.0[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]6[min]20.5[sec], longitude 119[deg]8[min]46.7[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]6[min]8.4[sec], longitude 119[deg]8[min]25.2[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]53.7[min]; longitude 119[deg]7[min]59.5[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]45.9[sec], longitude 119[deg]7[min]41.5[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]40.1[sec], longitude 119[deg]7[min]21.0[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]33.6[sec], longitude 119[deg]6[min]58.1[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]31.2[sec], longitude 119[deg]6[min]37.9[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]31.0[sec], longitude 119[deg]6[min]22.2[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]32.9[sec], longitude 119[deg]6[min]14.4[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]44.7[sec], longitude 119[deg]5[min]54.0[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]45.2[sec], longitude 119[deg]5[min]43.5[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]41.0[sec], longitude 119[deg]5[min]21.2[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]42.2[sec], longitude 119[deg]5[min]13.3[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]27.8[sec], longitude 119[deg]4[min]49.5[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]17.9[sec], longitude 119[deg]4[min]27.9[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]5.7[sec], longitude 119[deg]3[min]59.90[sec]; latitude 
34[deg]5[min]17.9[sec], longitude 119[deg]3[min]55.4[sec] (down-coast 
shoreline point).
    (b) The regulation. No vessels may enter the restricted area unless 
permission is obtained in advance from the Commanding Officer of Naval 
Base Ventura County.
    (c) Enforcement. The regulation in this section, promulgated by the 
United States Army Corps of Engineers, shall be enforced by the 
Commanding Officer of the U.S. Naval Base Ventura County, and such 
agencies or persons as he/she may designate.

    Dated: December 31, 2002.
Lawrence A. Lang,
Acting Chief, Operations Division, Directorate of Civil Works.
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