Safety Zone; Swim Event in Captain of the Port New York Zone

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)

Federal Register Volume 83, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)

Rules and Regulations

Pages 34046-34047

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

FR Doc No: 2018-15441

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

Docket No. USCG-2018-0524

Safety Zone; Swim Event 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 a safety zone within the Captain of the Port New York Zone on the specified date and times provided below. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels, spectators and participants from hazards associated with a swim event. 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 zone described in 33 CFR 165.160 will be enforced on the date and times listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer First Class Ronald Sampert U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 718-354-4197, email email protected.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone listed in Table 2 of 33 CFR 165.160 on the specified date and time as indicated in the table below.

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Swim Across America Safety Zone 33 CFR Location: Participants

165.160 (3.1). will swim between Glenn Cove

and Larchmont, New York and an

area of Hempstead Harbor

between Glen Cove and the

vicinity of Umbrella Point.

This Safety Zone includes all

waters within a 100-yard

radius of each participating

swimmer.

Date: July 28, 2018.

Time: 5:30 a.m.-12:00

p.m.

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Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.160, vessels may not enter the safety zone 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 notice of enforcement 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: June 28, 2018.

J.P. Tama,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.

FR Doc. 2018-15441 Filed 7-18-18; 8:45 am

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