Safety Zones; Fireworks Events in Captain of the Port New York Zone
Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 91 (Monday, May 12, 2014)
Federal Register Volume 79, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 2014)
Rules and Regulations
Pages 26851-26853
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2014-10759
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
Docket No. USCG-2014-0256
Safety Zones; Fireworks Events in Captain of the Port New York Zone
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones within the Captain of the Port New York Zone on the specified dates and times. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels
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and spectators from hazards associated with fireworks displays. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zones without permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP).
DATES: The regulation for the safety zones described in 33 CFR 165.160 will be enforced on the dates and times listed in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Kristopher Kesting, Coast Guard; telephone 718-354-4154, email Kristopher.R.Kesting@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones listed in 33 CFR 165.160 on the specified dates and times as indicated in Table 1 below. This regulation was published in the Federal Register on November 9, 2011 (76 FR 69614).
Table 1
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N.E.C.O Awards Fireworks, Liberty Launch site: A barge
Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR launch located in approximate
165.160(2.1). position 40deg41'16.5'' N,
074deg02'23'' W (NAD 1983),
located in Federal Anchorage
20-C, about 360 yards east of
Liberty Island. This Safety
Zone is a 360-yard radius from
the barge.
Date: May 10, 2014.
Time: 11:00 p.m.-12:10
a.m.
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Town of N. Hempstead Summer Kick Off Launch site: A barge
Fireworks, Bar Beach, Hempstead Harbor launch located in approximate
Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(3.9). position 40deg49'50'' N,
073deg39'12'' W (NAD 1983),
approximately 190 yards north
of Bar Beach, Hempstead
Harbor, New York. This Safety
Zone is a 180-yard radius from
the barge.
Date: May 24, 2014.
Time: 8:30 p.m.-9:50
p.m.
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Dominick Neri Wedding Fireworks, Launch site: A barge
Glen Island, Western Long Island Sound launch located in approximate
Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(3.5). position 40deg53'12'' N,
073deg46'33'' W (NAD 1983),
approximately 350 yards east
of the northeast corner of
Glen Island, New York. This
Safety Zone is a 240-yard
radius from the barge.
Date: June 12, 2014.
Time: 8:30 p.m.-9:50
p.m.
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Heritage of Pride Fireworks, Pier D, Launch site: A barge
Hudson River Safety Zone, 33 CFR launch located in approximate
165.160(5.7). position 40deg42'57.5'' N,
074deg0134'' W (NAD 1983),
approximately 375 yards
southeast of Pier D, Jersey
City, New Jersey. This Safety
Zone is a 360-yard radius from
the barge.
Date: June 29, 2014.
Time: 9:15 p.m.-10:30
p.m.
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Larchmont Yacht Club Fireworks, Launch site: A barge
Larchmont Harbor North Western Long launch located in approximate
Island Sound Safety Zone, 33 CFR position 40deg55'21.8'' N,
165.160(3.10). 073deg44'21.7'' W (NAD
1983), approximately 560 yards
north of Umbrella Rock. This
Safety Zone is a 240-yard
radius from the barge.
Date: July 4, 2014.
Time: 9:00 p.m.-10:22
p.m.
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Glen Cove Independence Day Launch site: A barge
Fireworks, Glen Cove, Hempstead Harbor launch located in approximate
Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(3.8). position 40deg51'58'' N,
073deg39'34'' W (NAD 1983),
approximately 500 yards
northeast of Glen Cove
Breakwater Light 5 (LLNR
27065). This Safety Zone is a
360-yard radius from the
barge.
Date: July 4, 2014.
Time: 8:45 p.m.-10:00
p.m.
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City of New Rochelle Fireworks, Echo Launch site: A shore
Bay, Western Long Island Sound Safety launch located in approximate
Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(3.14). position 40deg54'34.41'' N,
073deg45'56.61'' W (NAD
1983), southeast portion of
Harrison Island, New York.
This Safety Zone is a 180-yard
radius from the barge.
Date: July 4, 2014.
Time: 9:30 p.m.-10:30
p.m.
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City of Newburgh Fireworks, Launch site: A barge
Newburgh, NY Safety Zone, 33 CFR launch located in approximate
165.160(5.12). position 41deg30'01.2'' N,
073deg59'42.5'' W (NAD
1983), approximately 930 yards
east of Newburgh, New York.
This Safety Zone is a 360-yard
radius from the barge.
Date: July 4, 2014.
Time: 9:00 p.m.-10:30
p.m.
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Edleman Fireworks, Pier 60, Hudson Launch site: A barge
River Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(5.1). launch located in approximate
position 40deg44'49'' N,
074deg01'02'' W (NAD 1983),
approximately 500 yards west
of Pier 60, Manhattan, New
York. This Safety Zone is a
360-yard radius from the
barge.
Date: July 8, 2014.
Time: 8:14 p.m.-9:30
p.m.
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Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.160, vessels may not enter the safety zones unless given permission from the COTP or a designated representative. Spectator vessels may transit outside the safety zones but may not anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the transit of other vessels. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.160(a) and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this
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document in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide mariners with advanced notification of enforcement periods via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine information broadcasts. If the COTP determines that a safety zone need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this document, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the safety zone.
Dated: April 17, 2014.
G. Loebl,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
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