Designation of Lightering Zones

The Coast Guard announces a public meeting on February 16, 1995, in the New Orleans, Louisiana, area to [[Page 3186]] provide the public an opportunity to comment on its proposal to establish three lightering zones in the Gulf of Mexico. The proposed zones are more than 60 miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea of the United States is measured and will allow single hull tankers using these zones to conduct lightering operations until the year 2015. The views presented at this meeting together with written comments on the proposal will be considered by the Coast Guard in formulating a final rule.