§ 165.911. Security Zones; Captain of the Port Eastern Great Lakes Zone.
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(a)Location. The following are security zones:
(1)Nine Mile Point and Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plants. The navigable waters of Lake Ontario bounded by the following coordinates: commencing at 43°30.8′ N, 076°25.7′ W; then north to 43°31.2′ N, 076°25.7′ W; then east-northeast to 43°31.6′ N, 076°24.9′ W; then east to 43°31.8′ N, 076°23.2′ W; then south to 43°31.5′ N, 076°23.2′ W; and then following the shoreline back to the point of origin (NAD 83).
(2)Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. The waters of Lake Ontario bounded by the following area, starting at 43°16.9′ N, 077°18.9′ W; then north to 43°17.3′ N, 077°18.9′ W; then east to 43°17.3′ N, 077°18.3′ W; then south to 43°16.7′ N, 077°18.3′ W; then following the shoreline back to starting point (NAD 83).
(3)Moses-Saunders Power Dam. The waters of the St. Lawrence River bounded by the following area, starting at 45°00.73′ N, 074°47.85′ W; southeast following the international border to 45°00.25′ N, 074°47.56′ W; then southwest to 45°00.16′ N, 074°47.76′ W; then east to the shoreline at 45°00.16′ N, 074°47.93′ W; then northwest to 45°00.36′ N, 074°48.16′ W; then northeast back to the starting point (NAD 83).
(4)Long Sault Spillway Dam. The waters of the St. Lawrence River bounded by the following area, starting at 44°59.5′ N, 074°52.0′ W; north to 45°00.0′ N, 074°52.0′ W; east to 45°00.0′ N, 074°51.6′ W, then south to 44°59.5′ N, 074°51.6′ W; then west back to the starting point (NAD 83).
(b)Regulations.
(1)In accordance with § 165.33, entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port Eastern Great Lakes.
(2)Persons or vessels desiring to transit the area of Ginna Nuclear Power Plant security zones must contact the Captain of Port Eastern Great Lakes at telephone number
(716)843-9570, or on VHF/FM channel 16 to seek permission to transit the area. Persons desiring to transit the area of the Nine Mile Point and Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plants, or the Moses-Saunders Power Dam or Long Sault Spillway Dam security zones must contact the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Unit Thousand Islands at telephone number
(315)774-8724 or on VHF/FM channel 16 to seek permission to transit the area. If permission is granted, all persons and vessels must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the Port or his or her designated representative.
(c)Authority. In addition to 46 U.S.C. 70034 and 46 U.S.C. 70051, the authority for this section includes 46 U.S.C. 70116. \[CGD09-02-005, 67 FR 53500, Aug. 16, 2002, as amended by USCG-2010-0821, 75 FR 61100, Oct. 4, 2010; 88 FR 87930, Dec. 20, 2023; USCG-2024-1103, 90 FR 52879, Nov. 24, 2025\]
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