Safety Zones; Fireworks Events in Captain of the Port New York Zone
Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)
Rules and Regulations
Pages 10498-10499
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2016-04472
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
Docket No. USCG-2016-0081
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 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, call or email Petty Officer First Class Ronald Sampert U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 718-354-4154, email ronald.j.sampert@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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1. Relevent Partners, LLC, Pier 54, Launch site: A barge
Hudson River Safety Zone, 33 CFR located in approximate
165.160(5.8). position 40deg44'31'' N.
074deg01'00'' W. (NAD 1983),
approximately 380 yards west
of Pier 54, Manhattan, New
York. This Safety Zone is a
360-yard radius from the
barge.
Date: February 19,
2016.
Time: 8:30 p.m.-10
p.m.
2. Novo Nordisk, Ellis Island Safety Launch site: A barge
Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.2). located between Federal
Anchorages 20-A and 20-B, in
approximate position
40deg41'45'' N.
074deg02'09'' W. (NAD 1983)
about 365 yards east of Ellis
Island. This Safety Zone is a
360-yard radius from the
barge.
Date: March 10, 2016.
Time: 8:45 p.m.-10
p.m.
3. American Portfolios Holding, Inc., Launch site: A barge
Ellis Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR located between Federal
165.160(2.2). Anchorages 20-A and 20-B, in
approximate position
40deg41'45'' N.
074deg02'09'' W. (NAD 1983)
about 365 yards east of Ellis
Island. This Safety Zone is a
360-yard radius from the
barge.
Date: May 14, 2016.
Time: 9:00 p.m.-10:10
p.m.
4. City of Poughkeepsie, Independence Launch site: A barge
Day Celebration, Poughkeepsie, NY, located in approximate
Hudson River Safety Zone, 33 CFR position 41deg42'24.50'' N.
165.160(5.13). 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: July 4, 2016.
Time: 8:30 p.m.-10:30
p.m.
5. City of Yonkers July 4th Fireworks, Launch site: A barge
Yonkers, NY, Hudson River Safety Zone, located in approximate
33 CFR 165.160(5.5). position 40deg56'14.5'' N.
073deg54'33'' W. (NAD 1983),
approximately 475 yards
northwest of the Yonkers
Municipal Pier, New York. This
Safety Zone is a 360-yard
radius from the barge.
Date: July 04, 2016.
Time: 08:45 p.m.-10:15
p.m.
6. Intrepid Museum Fireworks Display, Launch site: A barge
Pier 84 Hudson River Safety Zone, 33 located in approximate
CFR 165.160(5.9). position 40deg45'56.9'' N.
074deg00'25.4'' W. (NAD
1983), approximately 380 yards
west of Pier 84, Manhattan,
New York. This Safety Zone is
a 360-yard radius from the
barge.
Date: May 7, 2016.
Time: 8:20 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.
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This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.160(a) and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice 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 notice, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the safety zone.
Dated: February 9, 2016.
M.H. Day,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
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