Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Northern New England
Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 2014)
Federal Register Volume 79, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 2014)
Rules and Regulations
Pages 38459-38462
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2014-15932
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Parts 100 and 165
Docket No. USCG-2013-0904
Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Northern New England
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the events throughout the Sector Northern New England Captain of the Port (COTP) Zone. This action is necessary to protect marine traffic and spectators from the hazards associated with powerboat races, regattas, boat parades, rowing and paddling boat races, swim events, and fireworks displays. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the Special Local Regulation area or Safety Zone without permission of the COTP.
DATES: The marine events listed in 33 CFR 100.120 and 33 CFR 165.171 will take place from July 30, 2014 through September 26, 2014, during the times and dates specified in Tables 1 and 2 below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Elizabeth Gunn, U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Northern New England, Waterways Management Division, via telephone at 207-347-5014 or email at Elizabeth.V.Gunn@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones listed in 33 CFR 100.120 and 33 CFR 165.171. These regulations will be enforced for the duration of each event, on or about the dates indicated in Tables 1 and 2. This is the second Notice of Enforcement published for events occurring in 2014. For the enforcement details of events other than the events listed here, refer to the Notice of Enforcement published in the Federal Register on May 20, 2014 (79 FR 28834) under the same docket number.
Table 1
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July
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Tall Ships Visiting Portsmouth......... Event Type: Regatta
and Boat Parade.
Sponsor: Portsmouth
Maritime Commission, Inc.
Date: July 30, 2014.
Time: 9:00 am to 8:00
pm.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Portsmouth Harbor,
New Hampshire in the vicinity
of Castle Island within the
following points (NAD 83):
43deg03'11'' N,
070deg42'26'' W.
43deg03'18'' N,
070deg41'51'' W.
43deg04'42'' N,
070deg42'11'' W.
43deg04'28'' N,
070deg44'12'' W.
43deg05'36'' N,
070deg45'56'' W.
43deg05'29'' N,
070deg46'09'' W.
43deg04'19'' N,
070deg44'16'' W.
43deg04'22'' N,
070deg42'33'' W.
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August
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Southport Rowgatta Rowing and Paddling Event Type: Rowing and
Boat Race. Paddling Boat Race.
Sponsor: Boothbay
Region YMCA.
Date: August 9, 2014.
Time: 7:00 am to 4:00
pm.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Sheepscot Bay and
Boothbay, on the shore side of
Southport Island, Maine within
the following points (NAD 83):
43deg50'26'' N,
069deg39'10'' W.
43deg49'10'' N,
069deg38'35'' W.
43deg46'53'' N,
069deg39'06'' W.
43deg46'50'' N,
069deg39'32'' W.
43deg49'07'' N,
069deg41'43'' W.
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43deg50'19'' N,
069deg41'14'' W.
43deg51'11'' N,
069deg40'06'' W.
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Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Races....... Event Type: Power Boat
Race.
Sponsor: Winter Harbor
Chamber of Commerce.
Date: August 9, 2014.
Time: 9:00 am to 3:00
pm.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Winter Harbor, Maine
within the following points
(NAD 83):
44deg22'06'' N,
068deg05'13'' W.
44deg23'06'' N,
068deg05'08'' W.
44deg23'04'' N,
068deg04'37'' W.
44deg22'05'' N,
068deg04'44'' W.
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Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival.... Event Type: Rowing and
Paddling Boat Race.
Sponsor: Dragonheart
Vermont.
Date: August 3, 2014.
Time: 7:00 am to 5:00
pm.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Burlington Bay
within the following points
(NAD 83):
44deg28'49'' N,
073deg13'22'' W.
44deg28'41'' N,
073deg13'36'' W.
44deg28'28'' N,
073deg13'31'' W.
44deg28'38'' N,
073deg13'18'' W.
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Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races.... Event Type: Power Boat
Race.
Sponsor: Town of
Bristol, Maine.
Date: August 10, 2014.
Time: 9:30 am to 3:00
pm.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Pemaquid Harbor,
Maine within the following
points (NAD 83):
43deg52'16'' N,
069deg32'10'' W.
43deg52'41'' N,
069deg31'43'' W.
43deg52'35'' N,
069deg31'29'' W.
43deg52'09'' N,
069deg31'56'' W.
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Multiple Sclerosis Harbor Fest Regatta Event Type: Regatta
And Lobster Boat/Tugboat Races. and Sailboat Race; Power Boat
Race.
Sponsor: Maine
Chapter, Multiple Sclerosis
Society.
Date: August 16 &
17, 2014.
Time: 10:00 am to
4:00 pm.
Location: The
regulated area for the
start of the race includes
all waters of Casco Bay,
Maine in the vicinity of
Peaks Island within the
following points (NAD 83):
43deg40'25'' N,
070deg14'21'' W.
43deg40'36'' N,
070deg13'56'' W.
43deg39'58'' N,
070deg13'21'' W.
43deg39'46'' N,
070deg13'51'' W.
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Table 2
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August
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Westerlund's Landing Party Fireworks... Event Type: Fireworks
Display.
Sponsor: Portside
Marina.
Date: August 2, 2014.
Time: 8:00 pm to 10:30
pm.
Location: In the
vicinity of Westerlund's
Landing in South Gardiner,
Maine in approximate position:
44deg10'19'' N,
069deg45'24'' W. (NAD
83).
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Y-Tri Triathlon........................ Event Type: Swim
Event.
Sponsor: Plattsburgh
YMCA.
Date: August 2, 2014.
Time: 8:00 am to 10:00
am.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Treadwell Bay on
Lake Champlain in the vicinity
of Point Au Roche State Park,
Plattsburgh, New York within
the following points (NAD 83):
44deg46'30'' N,
073deg23'26'' W.
44deg46'17'' N,
073deg23'26'' W.
44deg46'17'' N,
073deg23'46'' W.
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44deg46'29'' N,
073deg23'46'' W.
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York Beach Fire Department Fireworks... Event Type: Fireworks
Display.
Sponsor: York Beach
Fire Department.
Date: August 3, 2014.
Time: 8:30 pm to 11:30
pm.
Location: In the
vicinity of Short Sand Cove in
York, Maine in approximate
position:
43deg10'27'' N,
070deg36'25'' W. (NAD
83).
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Tri for Preservation................... Event Type: Swim
Event.
Sponsor: Tri-Maine
Productions.
Date: August 17, 2014.
Time: 7:30 am to 9:00
am.
Location: In the
vicinity of Crescent Beach
State Park in Cape Elizabeth,
Maine in approximate position:
43deg33'46'' N,
070deg13'48'' W.
43deg33'41'' N,
070deg13'46'' W.
43deg33'44'' N,
070deg13'40'' W.
43deg33'47'' N,
070deg13'46'' W.
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North Hero Air Show.................... Event Type: Air Show.
Sponsor: North Hero
Fire Department.
Date: August 10, 2014.
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00
pm.
Location: In the
vicinity of Shore Acres Dock,
North Hero, Vermont in
approximate position:
44deg48'24'' N,
073deg17'02'' W.
44deg48'22'' N,
073deg16'46'' W.
44deg47'53'' N,
073deg16'54'' W.
44deg47'54'' N,
073deg17'09'' W.
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September
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Eastport Pirate Festival Fireworks..... Event Type: Fireworks
Display.
Sponsor: Eastport
Pirate Festival.
Date: September 6,
2014.
Time: 7:00 pm to 10:00
pm.
Location: From the
Waterfront Public Pier in
Eastport, Maine in approximate
position:
44deg54'17'' N,
066deg58'58'' W. (NAD
83).
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The Lobsterman Triathlon............... Event Type: Swim
Event.
Sponsor: Tri-Maine
Productions.
Date: September 6,
2014.
Time: 8:00 am to 11:00
am.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters in the vicinity of
Winslow Park in South
Freeport, Maine within the
following points (NAD 83):
43deg47'59'' N,
070deg06'56'' W.
43deg47'44'' N,
070deg06'56'' W.
43deg47'44'' N,
070deg07'27'' W.
43deg47'57'' N,
070deg07'27'' W.
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Eliot Festival Day Fireworks........... Event Type: Fireworks
Display.
Sponsor: Eliot
Festival Day Committee.
Date: September 26,
2014.
Time: 8:00 pm to 10:30
pm.
Location: In the
vicinity of Eliot Town Boat
Launch, Eliot, Maine in
approximate position:
43deg08'56'' N,
070deg49'52'' W. (NAD
83).
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For events where the date is different from the dates previously published for that event, new Temporary Rules may be issued to enforce limited access areas for the marine event. The Coast Guard may patrol each event area under the direction of a designated Coast Guard Patrol Commander (PATCOM). The PATCOM may be contacted on Channel 16 VHF-FM (156.8 MHz) by the call sign ``PATCOM.'' Official patrol vessels may consist of any Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, state, or local law enforcement vessels assigned or approved by the COTP, Sector Northern New England. For information about regulations and restrictions for waterway use during the effective periods of these events, please refer to 33 CFR 100.120 and 33 CFR 165.171.
This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 100.120, 33 CFR 165.171, and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the Coast
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Guard will provide the maritime community with advance notification of this enforcement period 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, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.
Dated: June 24, 2014.
B.S. Gilda,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Northern New England.
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