Exclusive Economic Zone and Maritime Boundaries; Notice of Limits

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of State [Public Notice 12243] RIN 1400-AF74 SUMMARY: This notice provides updated information pertaining to the outer limits of the U.S. exclusive economic zone. DATES: These limits are in effect as of December 21, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Williams, Maritime Geographer, Department of State, williamsac3@state.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By Presidential Proclamation No. 5030 made on March 10, 1983, the United States established an exclusive economic zone, within which the United States may exercise its sovereign rights and jurisdiction as permitted under international law. The outer limit of the exclusive economic zone extends to a maximum distance of 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. The Department of State on behalf of the Government of the United States hereby announces updated information pertaining to the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone of the United States of America. The Government of ( printed page 88478) the United States has been, is, and will be engaged in consultations and negotiations with governments of neighboring countries concerning the delimitation of areas subject to the respective jurisdiction of the United States and of these countries. The outer limits of the exclusive economic zone of the United States as set forth in this notice are without prejudice to any negotiations with these countries or to any positions that may have been or may be adopt…