United States Navy Restricted Area, Kennebec River, Maine

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is amending its regulations to establish a restricted area in waters adjacent to the Bath Iron Works Shipyard in Bath, Maine. This amendment will close off an open area all along the shipyard's piers down the west bank of the Kennebec River from the railroad bridge to the south end of the shipyard. The regulations are necessary to safeguard Navy vessels and United States Government facilities from sabotage and other subversive acts, accidents, or incidents of similar nature. These regulations are also necessary to protect the public from potentially hazardous conditions which may exist as a result of Navy use of the area.