{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-156.310","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 156.310","heading":"Prohibited areas.","body":"Lightering operations and STS Operations are prohibited within the following areas in the Gulf of America:\n(a) Claypile—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:\nLatitude N. Longitude W.\n28°15′00″, 94°35′00″, thence to\n27°40′00″, 94°35′00″, thence to\n27°40′00″, 94°00′00″, thence to\n28°33′00″, 94°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.\n(NAD 83)\n(b) Flower Garden—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:\nLatitude N. Longitude W.\n27°40′00″, 94°00′00″, thence to\n28°18′00″, 94°00′00″, thence to\n28°18′00″, 92°38′00″, thence to\n28°30′00″, 92°38′00″, thence to\n28°15′00″, 91°30′00″, thence to\n27°40′00″, 91°30′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.\n(NAD 83)\n(c) Ewing—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:\nLatitude N. Longitude W.\n27°53′00″, 91°30′00″, thence to\n28°15′00″, 91°30′00″, thence to\n28°15′00″, 90°10′00″, thence to\n27°53′00″, 90°10′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.\n(NAD 83)","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION","PART 156—OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSFER OPERATIONS","Subpart C—Lightering Zones and Operational Requirements for the Gulf of America"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"edded7c6d8ad21f059ae715268f996b9ecd5ec3f2515d8e24a08fdcd4cd45b70","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-156.300","next":"us/33-cfr-156.320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}