Safety Zones; Fireworks Events in Captain of the Port New York Zone
Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 115 (Monday, June 16, 2014)
Federal Register Volume 79, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2014)
Rules and Regulations
Pages 34230-34231
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2014-14052
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
Docket No. USCG-2014-0351
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 below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Kristopher Kesting, Coast Guard; telephone 718-354-4154, email Kristopher.R.Kesting@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. SVP Strategic Events Fireworks, Launch site: A barge
Ellis Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR launch 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: June 13, 2014.
Time: 9:30 p.m.-10:40
p.m.
2. Bronx Tourism Council 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 27, 2014.
Rain Date: June 28,
2014.
Time: 8:50 p.m.-10:10
p.m.
3. Marriott International Corp. Launch site: A barge
Fireworks, Ellis Island Safety Zone, launch located between Federal
33 CFR 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: July 22, 2014.
Time: 8:45 p.m.-10:10
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
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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: May 29, 2014
J.F. Dixon,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port New York.
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