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

Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 111 (Friday, June 8, 2012)

Federal Register Volume 77, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2012)

Rules and Regulations

Pages 33970-33971

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

FR Doc No: 2012-13889

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

Docket No. USCG-2012-0466

Safety Zones; Recurring 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 in the Sector New York area of responsibility on various 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 zone without permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP).

DATES: The regulations for the safety zones described in 33 CFR 165.160 will

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be enforced on the dates and times listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, call or email Ensign Kimberly Farnsworth, Coast Guard; telephone 718-

354-4163, email Kimberly.A.Farnsworth@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.160 on the specified dates and times as indicated in Table 1 below. If the event is delayed by inclement weather, the regulation will be enforced on the rain date indicated in Table 1 below. These regulations were published in the Federal Register on November 9, 2011 (76 FR 69614).

Table 1

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1. Bronx Salutes America Fireworks, Launch site: All

   Orchard Beach Safety Zone, 33 CFR waters of Long Island Sound in

   165.160(3.11). an area bound by the following

   points: 40deg51'43.5'' N,

   073deg47'36.3'' W; thence to

   40deg52'12.2'' N,

   073deg47'13.6'' W; thence to

   40deg52'02.5'' N,

   073deg46'47.8'' W; thence to

   40deg51'32.3'' N,

   073deg47'09.9'' W (NAD

   1983), thence to the point of

   origin.

   Date: June 29, 2012.

   Time: 8:50 p.m.-10:12

   p.m.

2. City of Newburgh Fireworks, Newburgh Launch site: A barge

   Hudson River Safety Zone, 33 CFR located in approximate

   165.160(5.12). position 41deg30'01.2'' N,

   073deg59'42.5'' W (NAD

   1983), approximately 930 yards

   east of Newburgh, New York.

   Date: July 4, 2012.

   Time: 9 p.m.-10:30

   p.m.

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   Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.160, a vessel may not enter the regulated area unless given express permission from the COTP or the designated representative. Spectator vessels may transit outside the regulated area 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 the regulated area 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 regulated area.

   Dated: May 21, 2012.

   G.P. Hitchen,

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

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