Safety Zones; Fireworks Events in Captain of the Port New York Zone

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)

Federal Register Volume 81, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)

Rules and Regulations

Page 62010

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

FR Doc No: 2016-21503

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

Docket No. USCG-2016-0798

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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Rose Event, Pier D, Hudson River Safety Launch site: A barge located in

Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(5.7). approximate position

40deg42'57.5'' N.,

074deg01'34'' 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: September 10,

2016.

Time: 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

2. Pop Event Planning, Ellis Island Launch site: A barge

Safety 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: September 15,

2016.

Time: 8:45 p.m.-10

p.m.

3. Save the Date, 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: October 27,

2016.

Time: 8:30 p.m.-10

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 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: August 18, 2016.

M.H. Day,

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

FR Doc. 2016-21503 Filed 9-7-16; 8:45 am

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