Safety Zones; Fireworks and Swim Events in Captain of the Port New York Zone
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)
Rules and Regulations
Pages 22592-22593
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2018-10447
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
Docket No. USCG-2018-0250
Safety Zones; Fireworks and Swim 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, spectators and participants from hazards associated with fireworks. 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 below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions regarding this document, 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 zones listed in 33 CFR 165.160 on the specified dates and times as indicated in Tables 1 and 2 below. This regulation was published in the Federal Register on November 9, 2011 (76 FR 69614).
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Table 1
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1. 2018 Ellis Island Medals of Honor Launch site: A barge
(N.E.C.O.), Liberty Island Safety located in approximate
Zone, 33 CFR 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 12, 2018.
Time: 11:30 p.m.-12:30
a.m.
2. Carnival Horizon Ship Christening, Launch site: A barge
Pier 90 Hudson River Safety Zone, 33 located in approximate
CFR 165.160(5.4). position 40deg46'11.8''N,
074deg00'14.8''W (NAD 1983)
about 375 yards west of Pier
90. This Safety Zone is a 360-
yard radius from the barge.
Date: May 23, 2018.
Time: 10:00 p.m.-10:30
p.m.
3. Marist College O.A.C.A.C., Launch site: A barge
Poughkeepsie, NY, Hudson River Safety located in approximate
Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(5.13). position 41deg42'24.50'' N,
073deg56'44.16'' W (NAD
1983), approximately 420 yards
north of the Mid Hudson
Bridge. This Safety Zone is a
300-yard radius from the
barge.
Date: June 7, 2018.
Time: 8:30 p.m.-9:30
p.m.
4. Boston Consulting Group, Ellis Launch site: A barge
Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR located between Federal
165.160(2.2). Anchorages 20-A and 20-B, in
approximate position
40deg41'45'' N,
074deg03'42'' W (NAD 1983),
about 260 yards south of Ellis
Island. This Safety Zone is a
240-yard radius from the
barge.
Date: June 8, 2018.
Time: 10:00 p.m.-10:30
p.m.
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Table 2
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5. Newburgh Beacon Swim, Safety Zone, Location: Participants
33 CFR 165.160(1.2). will cross the Hudson River
between Newburgh, to Beacon,
New York approximately 1300
yards south of the Newburgh-
Beacon bridges. This Safety
Zone includes all waters
within a 100-yard radius of
each participating swimmer.
Date: July 28, 2018.
Time: 09:00 a.m.-11:30
a.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 the publication of this 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 notification, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the safety zone.
Dated: April 27, 2018.
M.H. Day,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
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