33 CFR § 147.861 - Interim Big Foot TLP Construction Site safety zone.

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title: "33 CFR § 147.861 - Interim Big Foot TLP Construction Site safety zone."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "147.861"
section_name: "Interim Big Foot TLP Construction Site safety zone."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES"
part_number: "147"
part_name: "SAFETY ZONES"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "14 U.S.C. 544; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 33 CFR 1.05-1; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
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# 147.861 Interim Big Foot TLP Construction Site safety zone.

(a) *Description.* The Big Foot Tension Leg Platform (TLP) construction site is in the deepwater area of the Gulf of America at Walker Ridge 29. The Big Foot TLP construction site outermost points are located at:

NW Corner 26-56-18.85 N, 090-31-26.44 W

NE Corner 26-56-18.85 N, 090-30-53.06 W

SE Corner 26-55-46.76 N, 090-30-53.06 W

SW Corner 26-55-46.76 N, 090-31-26.44 W,

and the area within 500 meters of the construction site's outermost points, is a safety zone.

(b) *Regulation.* No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone except the following:

(1) An attending vessel;

(2) A vessel authorized by the Commander, USCG Heartland District or a designated representative.

[80 FR 42388, July 17, 2015]