2017 Quarterly Listings; Safety Zones, Security Zones, Special Local Regulations, Drawbridge Operation Regulations and Regulated Navigation Areas

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Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018)

Federal Register Volume 83, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018)

Rules and Regulations

Pages 4840-4842

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2018-02094

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 100, 117, 147, and 165

USCG-2018-0047

2017 Quarterly Listings; Safety Zones, Security Zones, Special Local Regulations, Drawbridge Operation Regulations and Regulated Navigation Areas

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of expired temporary rules issued.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notification of substantive rules issued by the Coast Guard that were made temporarily effective but expired before they could be published in the Federal Register. This document lists temporary safety zones, security zones, special local regulations, drawbridge operation regulations and regulated navigation areas, all of limited duration and for which timely publication in the Federal Register was not possible.

DATES: This document lists temporary Coast Guard rules that became effective, primarily between January 2017 to March 2017, unless otherwise indicated, and were terminated before they could be published in the Federal Register.

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ADDRESSES: Temporary rules listed in this document may be viewed online, under their respective docket numbers, using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this document contact Yeoman First Class David Hager, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, telephone (202) 372-3862.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Coast Guard District Commanders and Captains of the Port (COTP) must be immediately responsive to the safety and security needs within their jurisdiction; therefore, District Commanders and COTPs have been delegated the authority to issue certain local regulations. Safety zones may be established for safety or environmental purposes. A safety zone may be stationary and described by fixed limits or it may be described as a zone around a vessel in motion. Security zones limit access to prevent injury or damage to vessels, ports, or waterfront facilities. Special local regulations are issued to enhance the safety of participants and spectators at regattas and other marine events. Drawbridge operation regulations authorize changes to drawbridge schedules to accommodate bridge repairs, seasonal vessel traffic, and local public events. Regulated Navigation Areas are water areas within a defined boundary for which regulations for vessels navigating within the area have been established by the regional Coast Guard District Commander.

Timely publication of these rules in the Federal Register may be precluded when a rule responds to an emergency, or when an event occurs without sufficient advance notice. The affected public is, however, often informed of these rules through Local Notices to Mariners, press releases, and other means. Moreover, actual notification is provided by Coast Guard patrol vessels enforcing the restrictions imposed by the rule. Because Federal Register publication was not possible before the end of the effective period, mariners were personally notified of the contents of these safety zones, security zones, special local regulations, regulated navigation areas or drawbridge operation regulations by Coast Guard officials on-scene prior to any enforcement action. However, the Coast Guard, by law, must publish in the Federal Register notice of substantive rules adopted. To meet this obligation without imposing undue expense on the public, the Coast Guard periodically publishes a list of these temporary safety zones, security zones, special local regulations, regulated navigation areas and drawbridge operation regulations. Permanent rules are not included in this list because they are published in their entirety in the Federal Register. Temporary rules are also published in their entirety if sufficient time is available to do so before they are placed in effect or terminated.

The following unpublished rules were placed in effect temporarily during the period between January 2017 to March 2017unless otherwise indicated. To view copies of these rules, visit www.regulations.gov and search by the docket number indicated in the following table.

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Docket No. Type Location date

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USCG-2016-0491...................... Safety Zones................ Bay Swim, IX................ 6/18/2016

USCG-2016-0316...................... Security Zones.............. Tampa, FL................... 6/26/2016

USCG-2016-0569...................... Safety Zones................ Lorain, OH.................. 6/26/2016

USCG-2016-0615...................... Safety Zones................ Dunkirk, NY................. 7/2/2016

USCG-2016-0480...................... Safety Zones................ LaPointe, WI................ 7/4/2016

USCG-2016-0622...................... Safety Zones................ Port Buffalo Zone........... 7/4/2016

USCG-2016-0566...................... Safety Zones................ Port Buffalo Zone........... 7/4/2016

USCG-2016-0511...................... Safety Zones................ Augusta, GA................. 7/14/2016

USCG-2016-0515...................... Safety Zones................ Lorain, OH.................. 7/25/2016

USCG-2016-0827...................... Safety Zones................ Menasha, WI................. 9/10/2016

USCG-2016-0942...................... Security Zones.............. Cleveland, OH............... 10/13/2016

USCG-2016-0919...................... Safety Zones................ Harsens Island, MI.......... 10/22/2016

USCG-2016-0271...................... Safety Zones................ Jacksonville Beach, FL...... 11/2/2016

USCG-2016-1007...................... Drawbridges................. Chesapeake, VA.............. 12/3/2016

USCG-2016-0741...................... Notices..................... Charleston, SC.............. 12/10/2016

USCG-2016-0923...................... Safety Zones................ Baton Rouge, LA............. 12/31/2016

USCG-2017-0049...................... Drawbridges................. Isleton, CA................. 1/7/2017

USCG-2017-0014...................... Security Zones.............. Detroit, MI................. 1/9/2017

USCG-2017-0024...................... Security Zones.............. Detroit, MI................. 1/10/2017

USCG-2017-0038...................... Safety Zones................ Virginia Beach, VA.......... 1/13/2017

USCG-2017-0046...................... Safety Zones................ Vero Beach, FL.............. 1/18/2017

USCG-2017-0052...................... Security Zones.............. New York City, NY........... 1/19/2017

USCG-2016-0905...................... Safety Zones................ Daytona Beach, FL........... 1/19/2017

USCG-2017-0065...................... Safety Zones................ Newburyport, MA............. 1/25/2017

USCG-2016-1055...................... Safety Zones................ New Orleans, LA............. 1/26/2017

USCG-2017-0006...................... Safety Zones................ Manhattan, NY............... 1/26/2017

USCG-2016-0993...................... Special Local Regulations... Tampa, FL................... 1/28/2017

USCG-2017-0072...................... Security Zones.............. Palm Beach, FL.............. 2/3/2017

USCG-2017-0036...................... Special Local Regulations... Bradenton, FL............... 2/4/2017

USCG-2017-0078...................... Security Zones.............. Philadelphia, PA............ 2/4/2017

USCG-2017-0088...................... Security Zones.............. Palm Beach, FL.............. 2/10/2017

USCG-2017-0093...................... Safety Zones................ Canton, KY.................. 2/14/2017

USCG-2017-0107...................... Security Zones.............. Palm Beach, FL.............. 2/17/2017

USCG-2016-0345...................... Safety Zones................ Chicago, IL................. 2/17/2017

USCG-2017-0115...................... Safety Zones................ Harrison, Twp, MI........... 2/25/2017

USCG-2017-0157...................... Security Zones.............. Newport News, VA............ 3/2/2017

USCG-2017-0145...................... Security Zones.............. Palm Beach, FL.............. 3/3/2017

USCG-2017-0160...................... Security Zones.............. Palm Beach, FL.............. 3/3/2017

USCG-2017-0119...................... Safety Zones................ St. Petersburg, Florida..... 3/9/2017

USCG-2017-0187...................... Safety Zones................ Cameron, LA................. 3/9/2017

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USCG-2017-0141...................... Drawbridges................. Rio Vista, CA............... 3/10/2017

USCG-2017-0080...................... Drawbridges................. Sacramento, CA.............. 3/11/2017

USCG-2017-0051...................... Safety Zones................ Newport News, VA............ 3/12/2017

USCG-2017-0165...................... Drawbridges................. Little Prairie Ridge, 3/13/2017

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USCG-2017-0182...................... Safety Zones................ Brooklyn, NY................ 3/17/2017

USCG-2017-0190...................... Safety Zones................ San Juan, PR................ 3/22/2017

USCG-2016-1019...................... Safety Zones................ Apra Harbor, Guam........... 3/23/2017

USCG-2017-0254...................... Safety Zones................ Virgin Islands.............. 3/31/2017

USCG-2016-0491...................... Safety Zones................ Bay Swim, IX................ 6/18/2016

USCG-2016-0316...................... Security Zones.............. Tampa, FL................... 6/26/2016

USCG-2016-0569...................... Safety Zones................ Lorain, OH.................. 6/26/2016

USCG-2016-0615...................... Safety Zones................ Dunkirk, NY................. 7/2/2016

USCG-2016-0453...................... Safety Zones................ Wolcott, NY................. 7/3/2016