Safety Zones; Fireworks Events in Captain of the Port New York Zone
Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 200 (Monday, October 17, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Number 200 (Monday, October 17, 2016)
Rules and Regulations
Pages 71381-71382
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2016-25048
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
Docket No. USCG-2016-0908
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 date and time. 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 zone 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 date and time listed in the table below.
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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3. Tzell Travel Group Liberty Launch site: A barge
Island Safety Zone 33 CFR located in approximate
165.160(2.1). position 40deg41'16.5'' N.,
074deg02'23'' W. (NAD 1983),
approximately 360 yards east
of Liberty Island. This Safety
Zone is a 240-yard radius from
the barge.
Date: October 27,
2016.
Time: 8:50 p.m.-10:30
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 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: September 29, 2016.
M.H. Day,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
FR Doc. 2016-25048 Filed 10-14-16; 8:45 am
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