Anchorage Regulations; Passagassawakeag River, Belfast, ME; Corrections

• Citation: 85 FR 50784
• Record Number: 2020-17518
• Published date: 18 August 2020
• Section: Rules and Regulations
• Court: Coast Guard

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 160 (Tuesday, August 18, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 18, 2020)]
                [Rules and Regulations]
                [Page 50784]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-17518]
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                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
                Coast Guard
                33 CFR Part 110
                [Docket Number USCG-2016-0989]
                RIN 1625-AA01
                Anchorage Regulations; Passagassawakeag River, Belfast, ME;
                Corrections
                AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
                ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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                SUMMARY: On April 20, 2020, the Coast Guard published a correcting
                amendment that corrected errors in the coordinates describing the
                boundaries of the special anchorage areas in the Passagassawakeag River
                in the vicinity of Belfast, ME. Unfortunately, that correcting
                amendment also contained errors for two of the coordinates describing
                the boundaries of Special Anchorage Area A. This document corrects
                those errors.
                DATES: Effective August 18, 2020.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
                document, call or email Mr. Craig D. Lapiejko, Coast Guard First
                District Waterways Management Branch, telephone 617-223-8351, email
                [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 20, 2020, the Coast Guard published
                a correcting amendment titled ``Anchorage Regulations; Passagassawakeag
                River, Belfast, ME; Corrections'' (85 FR 21773). This amendment
                corrected the coordinates to Special Anchorage Area A and Special
                Anchorage Area B in the Passagassawakeag River, Belfast Bay, Belfast,
                Maine.
                 On April 23, 2020, the Coast Guard was made aware of a discrepancy
                with two of the coordinates describing the boundaries of Special
                Anchorage Area A by a cartographer from the National Oceanic and
                Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
                 In the notice of proposed rulemaking we published to start the
                process of designating these special anchorage areas, we made it clear
                that they are intended to reduce the risk of vessel collisions and to
                promote safe and efficient travel in the navigable channel of the
                Passagassawakeag River to the mouth of Belfast Bay (82 FR 46004,
                October 3, 2017). The potential of vessels anchoring in the navigable
                channel is contrary to waterway safety and coordinates identifying any
                portion of Special Anchorage Area A in the navigable channel are errors
                that must be corrected promptly to reduce the risk of vessel collisions
                in the navigable channel. As we stated in the final rule, we made no
                changes from the proposed rule (84 FR 32269, 32270, July 8, 2019). This
                document corrects two of the coordinates in 33 CFR 110.4(d)(1)
                describing the boundaries of Special Anchorage Area A in the
                Passagassawakeag River.
                 We find good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) to make this correction
                effective on its date of publication. Delaying its effective date would
                continue the risk of vessel collisions in the navigable channel based
                on errors in the coordinates describing the special anchorage areas.
                List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 110
                 Anchorage Regulations.
                 Accordingly, 33 CFR part 110 is corrected by making the following
                correcting amendments:
                PART 110--ANCHORAGE REGULATIONS
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                1. The authority citation for part 110 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 33 U.S.C. 471, 2071; 46 U.S.C. 70034; 33 CFR 1.05-1;
                Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1
                Sec. 110.4 [Amended]
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                2. In Sec. 110.4(d)(1), remove ``longitude 069[deg]58'54.0838'' W'',
                and add, in its place ``longitude 068[deg]58'54.0838'' W'', and remove
                ``longitude 069[deg]59'55.2686'' W'' and add, in its place ``longitude
                068[deg]59'55.2686'' W''.
                 Dated: August 5, 2020.
                T.G. Allan Jr.,
                Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
                [FR Doc. 2020-17518 Filed 8-17-20; 8:45 am]
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