Atlantic Ocean off Wallops Island and Chincoteague Inlet, VA; Danger Zone
civil-works · US Army Corps of Engineers · Rule · Published 2012-10-11 · Effective 2012-10-12 · 77 FR 61721
Document
Document number
2012-24991
Federal Register citation
77 FR 61721
CFR reference
33 CFR 334
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
civil-works
Sub-agency
US Army Corps of Engineers
Publication date
2012-10-11
Effective date
2012-10-12
Abstract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is amending an existing permanent danger zone in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean off Wallops Island and Chincoteague Inlet, Virginia. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility flight range capabilities have been expanded to accommodate larger classes of orbital rockets. This amendment increases the permanent danger zone to a 30 nautical mile sector and is necessary to protect the public from hazards associated with rocket-launching operations.