{"abstract":"In conjunction with the release of `JJ' the gray whale by Sea World of California, the Coast Guard is establishing a temporary, moving safety zone around the USCGC CONIFER from 1:00 p.m. (PST) on March 23, 1998 until 6:00 p.m. (PST) on March 30, 1998. The safety zone will encompass all navigable waters within 250 yards of the USCGC CONIFER while it transits from Naval Station 32nd Street to lighted buoys 5 and 6. The safety zone will expand to 500 yards at lighted buoys 5 and 6, and the safety zone will remain at 500 yards while the USCGC CONIFER transits any/all navigable waters located within the territorial sea of the United States. This temporary regulation is established to serve three purposes: to protect and facilitate the continued development of the gray whale being released by Sea World of California on behalf of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (pursuant to a grant of authority signed by NMFS on November 17, 1995, authorizing Sea World of California to rescue and rehabilitate marine mammals as a member of the California Mammal Stranding Network) to ensure the safety of the vessels and personnel involved in the release, including the USCGC CONIFER and its crew; and, to ensure the safety of any spectator vessels and persons. Entry into, transit through, or anchoring within this moving safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port. In order to ensure maximum safety and environmental protection, to the extent that the USCGC CONIFER navigates to any point located beyond 3 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured to release `JJ' the gray whale during the dates and times that this temporary safety zone is in effect, the Coast Guard is also establishing a temporary, nonobligatory moving exclusionary area encompassing all waters within 500 yards of the USCGC CONIFER. Entry into this nonobligatory exclusionary area by any mariner constitutes a risk to navigational safety and a risk to the marine mammal being released, and it may prevent the release of `JJ' the gray whale. It may also constitute a factor to be considered in determining whether a person has operated a vessel in a negligent manner in violation of 46 USC Sec. 2302, or has engaged in activities in violation of the MMPA and its implementing regulations.","action":"Temporary final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Coast Guard","name":"Coast Guard","id":53,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/coast-guard","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/53","parent_id":227,"slug":"coast-guard"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/1998/03/26/98-7911.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":165,"title":33}],"citation":"63 FR 14621","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This regulation becomes effective at 1:00 p.m. (PST) on March 23, 1998, and continues until 6:00 p.m. (PST) on March 30, 1998.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["COTP San Diego","98-007"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"98-7911","effective_on":"1998-03-23","end_page":14623,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":null,"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/03/26/98-7911/safety-zone-san-diego-bay-and-adjacent-waters-san-diego-ca","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/98-7911?publication_date=1998-03-26","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-1998-03-26/98-7911/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":3,"last_updated":"2026-04-07 10:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-03-26/pdf/98-7911.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"1998-03-26","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/1998/03/26/98-7911.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2115-AA97":{"issue":"200204","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2115-AA97/safety-security-zone-regulations","title":"Safety/Security Zone Regulations","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200204&RIN=2115-AA97&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Routine and Frequent"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["2115-AA97"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-09-21T02:29:12Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":14621,"subtype":null,"title":"Safety Zone; San Diego Bay and Adjacent Waters, San Diego, CA","toc_doc":null,"toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Rule","volume":63}