80_FR_15588
80 FR 15532 - Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Marine Events Held in the Coast Guard Sector Northern New England Captain of the Port Zone
80 FR 15532 - Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Marine Events Held in the Coast Guard Sector Northern New England Captain of the Port Zone
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 56 (March 24, 2015)
Page Range
15532-15544
FR Document
2015-06609
The Coast Guard proposes to update special local regulations and permanent safety zones in the Coast Guard Sector Northern New England Captain of the Port Zone for annual recurring marine events. When enforced, these proposed special local regulations and safety zones would restrict vessels from portions of water areas during certain annually recurring events. The proposed special local regulations and safety zones are intended to expedite public notification and ensure the protection of the maritime public and event participants from the hazards associated with certain maritime events.
Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15532-15544]
From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06609]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Parts 100 and 165
[Docket No. USCG-2014-0865]
RIN 1625-AA08; 1625-AA00
Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Marine
Events Held in the Coast Guard Sector Northern New England Captain of
the Port Zone
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to update special local regulations
and permanent safety zones in the Coast Guard Sector Northern New
England Captain of the Port Zone for annual recurring marine events.
When enforced, these proposed special local regulations and safety
zones would restrict vessels from portions of water areas during
certain annually recurring events. The proposed special local
regulations and safety zones are intended to expedite public
notification and ensure the protection of the maritime public and event
participants from the hazards associated with certain maritime events.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before April 23, 2015. Requests for public meetings must be
received by the Coast Guard on or before April 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2014-0865 using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(3) Mail or Delivery: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Deliveries
accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 366-9329.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments. To avoid duplication, please use only one of these
four methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email Chief Marine Science Technician Chris Bains,
Waterways Management Division at Coast Guard Sector Northern New
England, telephone (207) 347-5003, email [email protected]. If you
have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call
Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone (202)
366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Acronyms
COTP Captain of the Port
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
A. Public Participation and Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.
1. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2014-0865), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online (via http://www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of these means. If you submit a
comment online via www.regulations.gov, it will be considered received
by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment. If you
fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered as
having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the
Docket Management Facility. We recommend that you include your name and
a mailing address, an email address, or a telephone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
type the docket number [USCG-2014-0865] in the ``SEARCH'' box and click
``SEARCH.'' Click on ``Submit a Comment'' on the line associated with
this rulemaking.
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If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment period and may change the rule
based on your comments.
2. Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
type the docket number (USCG-2014-0865) in the ``SEARCH'' box and click
``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line associated with
this rulemaking. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in
Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
3. Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
4. Public Meeting
We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a
request for one using one of the four methods specified under
ADDRESSES. Please explain why you believe a public meeting would be
beneficial. If we determine that one would aid this rulemaking, we will
hold one at a time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal
Register.
B. Regulatory History and Information
The two regulatory sections that the Coast Guard proposes to amend
were originally established in 2011. The final rule for 33 CFR 100.120
and 165.171 was published on March 30, 2011 (76 FR 17532 and 76 FR
17537). The final rule was created in order to reduce administrative
overhead, expedite public notification of events, and ensure the
protection of the maritime public during approximately 180 marine
events in the Sector Northern New England area. Each year since these
two sections were created, the table in each regulatory section has
been updated to reflect changes in regular recurring events, such as
additions or deletions of events or updates to pertinent event details.
The Coast Guard has received no comments from the public since these
two sections were originally established.
C. Basis and Purpose
The legal basis for the proposed rule is 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C.
191; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; and Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, which collectively authorize
the Coast Guard to establish safety zones and special local
regulations.
Swim events, fireworks displays, and marine events are held on an
annual recurring basis on the navigable waters within the Coast Guard
Sector Northern New England COTP Zone. In the past, the Coast Guard has
established special local regulations, regulated areas, and safety
zones for these annual recurring events on a case by case basis to
ensure the protection of the maritime public and event participants
from the hazards associated with these events. As mentioned above, the
Coast Guard has not received public comments or concerns regarding the
impact to waterway traffic from the Coast Guard's regulations
associated with these annually recurring events. In the past year,
events were assessed for their likelihood to recur in subsequent years
or to discontinue, and were added to or deleted from the tables
accordingly. In addition, minor changes to existing events were made to
ensure the accuracy of event details.
D. Discussion of Proposed Rule
The Coast Guard proposes to amend 33 CFR 100.120 (Special Local
Regulations) and 33 CFR 165.171 (Safety Zones). The proposed rule would
update the tables of annual recurring events in the existing
regulations for the Coast Guard Sector Northern New England COTP Zone.
The tables provide the event name, sponsor, and type, as well as
approximate times, dates, and locations of the events. Advanced public
notification of specific times, dates, regulated areas, and enforcement
periods for each event will be provided through appropriate means,
which may include, but are not limited to, the Local Notice to
Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, or a Notice of Enforcement
published in the Federal Register at least 30 days prior to the event
date. If an event does not have a date and time listed in this
regulation, then the precise dates and times of the enforcement period
for that event will be announced through a Local Notice to Mariners
and, if time permits, a Notice of Enforcement in the Federal Register.
E. Regulatory Analyses
The Coast Guard developed this proposed rule after considering
numerous statutes and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we
summarize our analyses based on these statutes or executive orders.
1. Regulatory Planning and Review
This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
as supplemented by Executive Order 13563, and does not require an
assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of
that Order. The Office of Management and Budget has not reviewed it
under that Order.
We expect the economic impact of this proposed rule to be minimal.
Although this regulation may have some impact on the public, the
potential impact will be minimized for the following reasons: the Coast
Guard is only modifying an existing regulation to account for new
information.
2. Impact on Small Entities
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
This proposed rule would affect the following entities, some of
which might be small entities: Owners or operators of vessels intending
to transit, fish, or anchor in the areas where the listed annual
recurring events are being held. The proposed rule would not have a
significant impact on a substantial number of small entities for all of
the same reasons discussed in the Regulatory Planning and Review
section above.
If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it
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qualifies and how and to what degree this rule would economically
affect it.
3. Assistance for Small Entities
Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule so that they can better
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. If the
rule would affect your small business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or
options for compliance, please contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against
small entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or
any policy or action of the Coast Guard.
4. Collection of Information
This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
5. Federalism
A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and
have determined that it does not have implications for federalism.
6. Protest Activities
The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.
7. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would not
result in such expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.
8. Taking of Private Property
This proposed rule would not cause a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.
9. Civil Justice Reform
This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.
10. Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rulemaking is not an economically significant rule and
would not create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that
might disproportionately affect children.
11. Indian Tribal Governments
This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.
12. Energy Effects
This proposed rule is not a ``significant energy action'' under
Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.
13. Technical Standards
This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.
14. Environment
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)(42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have
made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a category
of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant
effect on the human environment.
A preliminary environmental analysis checklist supporting this
determination will be available in the docket where indicated under
ADDRESSES. This proposed rule involves water activities including
swimming events and fireworks displays. This rule may be categorically
excluded, under figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g) (Safety Zones) and
(34)(h) (Special Local Regulations) of the Instruction. We seek any
comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant
environmental impact from this proposed rule.
List of Subjects
33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and record-keeping
requirements, Waterways.
33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine Safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR parts 100 and 165 as follows:
PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS
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1. The authority citation for Part 100 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233.
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2. In Sec. 100.120, revise the table to read as follows:
Sec. 100.120 Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Held in the
Coast Guard Sector Northern New England COTP Zone.
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Table to Sec. 100.120
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5.0 May occur May through September
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5.1 Tall Ships Visiting Portsmouth..... Event Type: Regatta
and Boat Parade
Sponsor: Portsmouth
Maritime Commission, Inc.
Date: A four day event
from Friday through Monday.*
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Time (Approximate):
9:00 am to 8:00 pm each day
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Portsmouth Harbor,
New Hampshire in the vicinity
of Castle Island within the
following points (NAD 83):
43[deg]03'11'' N,
070[deg]42'26'' W.
43[deg]03'18'' N,
070[deg]41'51'' W.
43[deg]04'42'' N,
070[deg]42'11'' W.
43[deg]04'28'' N,
070[deg]44'12'' W.
43[deg]05'36'' N,
070[deg]45'56'' W.
43[deg]05'29'' N,
070[deg]46'09'' W.
43[deg]04'19'' N,
070[deg]44'16'' W.
43[deg]04'22'' N,
070[deg]42'33'' W.
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6.0 JUNE
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6.1 Bar Harbor Blessing of the Fleet... Event Type: Regatta
and Boat Parade
Sponsor: Town of Bar
Harbor, Maine
Date: A one day event
between the 15th of May and
the 15th of June.*
Time (Approximate):
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Bar Harbor, Maine
within the following points
(NAD 83):
44[deg]23'32'' N,
068[deg]12'19'' W.
44[deg]23'30'' N,
068[deg]12'00'' W.
44[deg]23'37'' N,
068[deg]12'00'' W.
44[deg]23'35'' N,
068[deg]12'19'' W.
6.2 Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Event Type: Power Boat
Races. Race
Sponsor: Boothbay
Harbor Lobster Boat Race
Committee
Date: A one day event
in June.*
Time (Approximate):
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Boothbay Harbor,
Maine in the vicinity of
John's Island within the
following points (NAD 83):
43[deg]50'04'' N,
069[deg]38'37'' W.
43[deg]50'54'' N,
069[deg]38'06'' W.
43[deg]50'49'' N,
069[deg]37'50'' W.
43[deg]50'00'' N,
069[deg]38'20'' W.
6.3 Rockland Harbor Lobster Boat Races. Event Type: Power Boat
Race
Sponsor: Rockland
Harbor Lobster Boat Race
Committee
Date: A one day event
in June.*
Time (Approximate):
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Rockland Harbor,
Maine in the vicinity of the
Rockland Breakwater Light
within the following points
(NAD 83):
44[deg]05'59'' N,
069[deg]04'53'' W.
44[deg]06'43'' N,
069[deg]05'25'' W.
44[deg]06'50'' N,
069[deg]05'05'' W.
44[deg]06'05'' N,
069[deg]04'34'' W.
6.4 Windjammer Days Parade of Ships.... Event Type: Tall Ship
Parade
Sponsor: Boothbay
Region Chamber of Commerce
Date: A one day event
in June.*
Time (Approximate):
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Boothbay Harbor,
Maine in the vicinity of
Tumbler's Island within the
following points (NAD 83):
43[deg]51'02'' N,
069[deg]37'33'' W.
43[deg]50'47'' N,
069[deg]37'31'' W.
43[deg]50'23'' N,
069[deg]37'57'' W.
43[deg]50'01'' N,
069[deg]37'45'' W.
43[deg]50'01'' N,
069[deg]38'31'' W.
43[deg]50'25'' N,
069[deg]38'25'' W.
43[deg]50'49'' N,
069[deg]37'45'' W.
6.5 Bass Harbor Blessing of the Fleet Event Type: Power Boat
Lobster Boat Race. Race
Sponsor: Tremont
Congregational Church
Date: A one day event
in June.*
Time (Approximate):
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Bass Harbor, Maine
in the vicinity of Lopaus
Point within the following
points (NAD 83):
44[deg]13'28'' N
068[deg]21'59'' W.
44[deg]13'20'' N
068[deg]21'40'' W.
44[deg]14'05'' N
068[deg]20'55'' W.
44[deg]14'12'' N
068[deg]21'14'' W.
6.6 Long Island Lobster Boat Race...... Event Type: Power Boat
Race
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Sponsor: Long Island
Lobster Boat Race Committee
Date: A one day event
in June.*
Time (Approximate):
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Casco Bay, Maine in
the vicinity of Great Ledge
Cove and Dorseys Cove off the
north west coast of Long
Island, Maine within the
following points (NAD 83):
43[deg]41'59'' N,
070[deg]08'59'' W.
43[deg]42'04'' N,
070[deg]09'10'' W.
43[deg]41'41'' N,
070[deg]09'38'' W.
43[deg]41'36'' N,
070[deg]09'30'' W.
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7.0 JULY
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7.1 Moosabec Lobster Boat Races........ Event Type: Power Boat
Race
Sponsor: Moosabec Boat
Race Committee
Date: A one day event
held near July 4th.*
Time (Approximate):
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Jonesport, Maine
within the following points
(NAD 83):
44[deg]31'21'' N,
067[deg]36'44'' W.
44[deg]31'36'' N,
067[deg]36'47'' W.
44[deg]31'44'' N,
067[deg]35'36'' W.
44[deg]31'29'' N,
067[deg]35'33'' W.
7.2 The Great Race..................... Event Type: Rowing and
Paddling Boat Race
Sponsor: Franklin
County Chamber of Commerce
Date: A one day event
on a Sunday between the 15th
of August and the 15th of
September.*
Time (Approximate):
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Lake Champlain in
the vicinity of Saint Albans
Bay within the following
points (NAD 83):
44[deg]47'18'' N,
073[deg]10'27'' W.
44[deg]47'10'' N,
073[deg]08'51'' W.
7.3 Searsport Lobster Boat Races....... Event Type: Power Boat
Race
Sponsor: Searsport
Lobster Boat Race Committee
Date: A one day in
July.*
Time (Approximate):
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Searsport Harbor,
Maine within the following
points (NAD 83):
44[deg]26'50'' N,
068[deg]55'20'' W.
44[deg]27'04'' N,
068[deg]55'26'' W.
44[deg]27'12'' N,
068[deg]54'35'' W.
44[deg]26'59'' N,
068[deg]54'29'' W.
7.4 Stonington Lobster Boat Races...... Event Type: Power Boat
Race
Sponsor: Stonington
Lobster Boat Race Committee
Date: A one day event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 am to 3:30 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Stonington, Maine
within the following points
(NAD 83):
44[deg]08'55'' N,
068[deg]40'12'' W.
44[deg]09'00'' N,
068[deg]40'15'' W.
44[deg]09'11'' N,
068[deg]39'42'' W.
44[deg]09'07'' N,
068[deg]39'39'' W.
7.5 Mayor's Cup Regatta................ Event Type: Sailboat
Parade
Sponsor: Plattsburgh
Sunrise Rotary
Date: A one day event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Cumberland Bay on
Lake Champlain in the vicinity
of Plattsburgh, New York
within the following points
(NAD 83):
44[deg]41'26'' N,
073[deg]23'46'' W.
44[deg]40'19'' N,
073[deg]24'40'' W.
44[deg]42'01'' N,
073[deg]25'22'' W.
7.6 The Challenge Race................. Event Type: Rowing and
Paddling Boat Race
Sponsor: Lake
Champlain Maritime Museum
Date: A one day event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Lake Champlain in
the vicinity of Button Bay
State Park within the
following points (NAD 83):
44[deg]12'25'' N,
073[deg]22'32'' W.
44[deg]12'00'' N,
073[deg]21'42'' W.
44[deg]12'19'' N,
073[deg]21'25'' W.
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44[deg]13'16'' N,
073[deg]21'36'' W.
7.7 Yarmouth Clam Festival Paddle Race. Event Type: Rowing and
Paddling Boat Race
Sponsor: Maine Island
Trail Association
Date: A one day event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters in the vicinity of the
Royal River outlet and Lane's
Island within the following
points (NAD 83):
43[deg]47'47'' N,
070[deg]08'40'' W.
43[deg]47'50'' N,
070[deg]07'13'' W.
43[deg]47'06'' N,
070[deg]07'32'' W.
43[deg]47'17'' N,
070[deg]08'25'' W.
7.8 Maine Windjammer Lighthouse Parade. Event Type: Wooden
Boat Parade
Sponsor: Maine
Windjammer Association
Date: A one day event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Rockland Harbor,
Maine in the vicinity of the
Rockland Harbor Breakwater
within the following points
(NAD 83):
44[deg]06'14'' N,
069[deg]03'48'' W.
44[deg]05'50'' N,
069[deg]03'47'' W.
44[deg]06'14'' N,
069[deg]05'37'' W.
44[deg]05'50'' N,
069[deg]05'37'' W.
7.9 Friendship Lobster Boat Races...... Event Type: Power Boat
Race
Sponsor: Friendship
Lobster Boat Race Committee
Date: A one day event
during a weekend between the
15th of July and the 15th of
August.*
Time (Approximate):
9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Friendship Harbor,
Maine within the following
points (NAD 83):
43[deg]57'51'' N,
069[deg]20'46'' W.
43[deg]58'14'' N,
069[deg]19'53'' W.
43[deg]58'19'' N,
069[deg]20'01'' W.
43[deg]58'00'' N,
069[deg]20'46'' W.
7.10 Harpswell Lobster Boat Races...... Event Type: Power Boat
Race
Sponsor: Harpswell
Lobster Boat Race Committee
Date: A one day event
between the 15th of July and
the 15th of August.*
Time (Approximate):
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes waters
of Middle Bay near Harpswell,
Maine within the following
points (NAD 83):
43[deg]44'15'' N,
070[deg]02'06'' W.
43[deg]44'59'' N,
070[deg]01'21'' W.
43[deg]44'51'' N,
070[deg]01'05'' W.
43[deg]44'06'' N,
070[deg]01'49'' W.
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8.0 AUGUST
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8.1 Eggemoggin Reach Regatta........... Event Type: Wooden
Boat Parade
Sponsor: Rockport
Marine, Inc. and Brookline
Boat Yard
Date: A one day event
on a Saturday between the 15th
of July and the 15th of
August.*
Time (Approximate):
11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Eggemoggin Reach and
Jericho Bay in the vicinity of
Naskeag Harbor, Maine within
the following points (NAD 83):
44[deg]15'16'' N,
068[deg]36'26'' W.
44[deg]12'41'' N,
068[deg]29'26'' W.
44[deg]07'38'' N,
068[deg]31'30'' W.
44[deg]12'54'' N,
068[deg]33'46'' W.
8.2 Southport Rowgatta Rowing and Event Type: Rowing and
Paddling Boat Race. Paddling Boat Race
Sponsor: Boothbay
Region YMCA
Date: A one day event
in August.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 am to 3:00 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):
43[deg]50'26'' N,
069[deg]39'10'' W.
43[deg]49'10'' N,
069[deg]38'35'' W.
43[deg]46'53'' N,
069[deg]39'06'' W.
43[deg]46'50'' N,
069[deg]39'32'' W.
43[deg]49'07'' N,
069[deg]41'43'' W.
43[deg]50'19'' N,
069[deg]41'14'' W.
43[deg]51'11'' N,
069[deg]40'06'' W.
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8.3 Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Races... Event Type: Power Boat
Race
Sponsor: Winter Harbor
Chamber of Commerce
Date: A one day event
in August.*
Time (Approximate):
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Winter Harbor, Maine
within the following points
(NAD 83):
44[deg]22'06'' N,
068[deg]05'13'' W.
44[deg]23'06'' N,
068[deg]05'08'' W.
44[deg]23'04'' N,
068[deg]04'37'' W.
44[deg]22'05'' N,
068[deg]04'44'' W.
8.4 Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival Event Type: Rowing and
Paddling Boat Race
Sponsor: Dragonheart
Vermont
Date: A one day event
in August.*
Time (Approximate):
7:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Burlington Bay
within the following points
(NAD 83):
44[deg]28'49'' N,
073[deg]13'22'' W.
44[deg]28'41'' N,
073[deg]13'36'' W.
44[deg]28'28'' N,
073[deg]13'31'' W.
44[deg]28'38'' N,
073[deg]13'18'' W.
8.5 Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races Event Type: Power Boat
Race
Sponsor: Town of
Bristol, Maine
Date: A one day event
in August.*
Time (Approximate):
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Pemaquid Harbor,
Maine within the following
points (NAD 83):
43[deg]52'16'' N,
069[deg]32'10'' W.
43[deg]52'41'' N,
069[deg]31'43'' W.
43[deg]52'35'' N,
069[deg]31'29'' W.
43[deg]52'09'' N,
069[deg]31'56'' W.
8.6 Multiple Sclerosis Regatta......... Event Type: Regatta
and Sailboat Race
Sponsor: Maine
Chapter, Multiple Sclerosis
Society
Date: A one day event
in August.*
Time (Approximate):
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):
43[deg]40'24'' N,
070[deg]14'20'' W.
43[deg]40'36'' N,
070[deg]13'56'' W.
43[deg]39'58'' N,
070[deg]13'21'' W.
43[deg]39'46'' N,
070[deg]13'51'' W.
8.7 Multiple Sclerosis Harborfest Event Type: Power Boat
Lobster Boat/Tugboat Races. Race
Sponsor: Maine
Chapter, National Multiple
Sclerosis Society
Date: A one day event
in August.*
Time (Approximate):
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Portland Harbor,
Maine in the vicinity of Maine
State Pier within the
following points (NAD 83):
43[deg]40'25'' N,
070[deg]14'21'' W.
43[deg]40'36'' N,
070[deg]13'56'' W.
43[deg]39'58'' N,
070[deg]13'21'' W.
43[deg]39'47'' N,
070[deg]13'51'' W.
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9.0 SEPTEMBER
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9.1 Pirates Festival Lobster Boat Races Event Type: Power Boat
Race
Sponsor: Eastport
Pirates Festival
Date: A one day event
in September.*
Time (Approximate):
11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters in the vicinity of
Eastport Harbor, Maine within
the following points (NAD 83):
44[deg]54'14'' N,
066[deg]58'52'' W.
44[deg]54'14'' N,
068[deg]58'56'' W.
44[deg]54'24'' N,
066[deg]58'52'' W.
44[deg]54'24'' N,
066[deg]58'56'' W.
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* Date subject to change. Exact date will be posted in Notice of
Enforcement and Local Notice to Mariners.
* * * * *
PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
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3. The authority citation for Part 165 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-
1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1.
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4. In Sec. 165.171, revise the table to read as follows:
Sec. 165.171 Safety Zones for fireworks displays and swim events held
in Coast Guard Sector Northern New England COTP Zone.
* * * * *
TABLE to Sec. 165.171
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5.0 MAY
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5.1 Ride into Summer................... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Gardiner
Maine Street
Date: One night event
between the 15th of May and
the 15th of June.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of the Gardiner
Waterfront, Gardiner, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]13'52'' N,
069[deg]46'08'' W (NAD 83).
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6.0 JUNE
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6.1 Rotary Waterfront Days Fireworks... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Gardiner
Rotary
Date: Two night event
on a Wednesday and Saturday in
June.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of the Gardiner
Waterfront, Gardiner, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]13'52'' N,
069[deg]46'08'' W (NAD 83).
6.2 LaKermesse Fireworks............... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Ray Gagne
Date: One night event
in June.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: Biddeford,
Maine in approximate position:
43[deg]29'37'' N,
070[deg]26'47'' W (NAD 83).
6.3 Windjammer Days Fireworks.......... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Boothbay
Harbor Region Chamber of
Commerce
Date: One night event
in June.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of McFarland Island,
Boothbay Harbor, Maine in
approximate position:
43[deg]50'38'' N,
069[deg]37'57'' W (NAD 83).
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7.0 JULY
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7.1 Vinalhaven 4th of July Fireworks... Event Type: Firework
Display
Sponsor: Vinalhaven
4th of July Committee
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of Grime's Park,
Vinalhaven, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]02'34'' N,
068[deg]50'26'' W (NAD 83).
7.2 Burlington Independence Day Event Type: Firework
Fireworks. Display
Sponsor: City of
Burlington, Vermont
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
9:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Location: From a barge
in the vicinity of Burlington
Harbor, Burlington, Vermont in
approximate position:
44[deg]28'31'' N,
073[deg]13'31'' W (NAD 83).
7.3 Camden 3rd of July Fireworks....... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Camden,
Rockport, Lincolnville Chamber
of Commerce
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of Camden Harbor,
Maine in approximate position:
44[deg]12'32'' N,
069[deg]02'58'' W (NAD 83).
7.4 Bangor 4th of July Fireworks....... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Bangor 4th of
July Fireworks
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of the Bangor
Waterfront, Bangor, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]47'27'' N,
068[deg]46'31'' W (NAD 83).
7.5 Bar Harbor 4th of July Fireworks... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Bar Harbor
Chamber of Commerce
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
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Location: In the
vicinity of Bar Harbor Town
Pier, Bar Harbor, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]23'31'' N,
068[deg]12'15'' W (NAD 83).
7.6 Boothbay Harbor 4th of July Event Type: Fireworks
Fireworks. Display
Sponsor: Town of
Boothbay Harbor
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of McFarland Island,
Boothbay Harbor, Maine in
approximate position:
43[deg]50'38'' N,
069[deg]37'57'' W (NAD 83).
7.7 Colchester 4th of July Fireworks... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Town of
Colchester, Recreation
Department
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of Bayside Beach and
Mallets Bay in Colchester,
Vermont in approximate
position:
44[deg]32'44'' N,
073[deg]13'10'' W (NAD 83).
7.8 Eastport 4th of July Fireworks..... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Eastport 4th
of July Committee
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
9:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Location: From the
Waterfront Public Pier in
Eastport, Maine in approximate
position:
44[deg]54'25'' N,
066[deg]58'55'' W (NAD 83).
7.9 Ellis Short Sand Park Trustee Event Type: Fireworks
Fireworks. Display
Sponsor: William
Burnham
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of York Beach, Maine
in approximate position:
43[deg]10'27'' N,
070[deg]36'26'' W (NAD 83).
7.10 Hampton Beach 4th of July Event Type: Fireworks
Fireworks. Display
Sponsor: Hampton Beach
Village District
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of Hampton Beach, New
Hampshire in approximate
position:
42[deg]54'40'' N,
070[deg]36'25'' W (NAD 83).
7.11 Jonesport 4th of July Fireworks... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Jonesport 4th
of July Committee
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of Beals Island,
Jonesport, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]31'18'' N,
067[deg]36'43'' W (NAD 83).
7.12 Lubec Bicentennial Fireworks...... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Town of
Lubec, Maine
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of the Lubec Public
Boat Launch in approximate
position:
44[deg]51'52'' N,
066[deg]59'06'' W (NAD 83).
7.13 Main Street Heritage Days 4th of Event Type: Fireworks
July Fireworks. Display
Sponsor: Main Street
Inc.
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of Reed and Reed Boat
Yard, Woolwich, Maine in
approximate position:
43[deg]54'56'' N,
069[deg]48'16'' W (NAD 83).
7.14 Portland Harbor 4th of July Event Type: Fireworks
Fireworks. Display Sponsor: Department of
Parks and Recreation,
Portland, Maine
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of East End Beach,
Portland, Maine in approximate
position:
43[deg]40'16'' N,
070[deg]14'44'' W (NAD 83).
7.15 St. Albans Day Fireworks.......... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: St. Albans
Area Chamber of Commerce
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
9:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: From the St.
Albans Bay dock in St. Albans
Bay, Vermont in approximate
position:
44[deg]48'25'' N,
073[deg]08'23'' W (NAD 83).
7.16 Stonington 4th of July Fireworks.. Event Type: Fireworks
Display
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Sponsor: Deer Isle--
Stonington Chamber of Commerce
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: In the
vicinity of Two Bush Island,
Stonington, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]08'57'' N,
068[deg]39'54'' W (NAD 83).
7.17 Southwest Harbor 4th of July Event Type: Fireworks
Fireworks. Display
Sponsor: Sharon Gilley
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: Southwest
Harbor, Maine in approximate
position:
44[deg]16'25'' N,
068[deg]19'21'' W (NAD 83).
7.18 Prentice Hospitality Group Event Type: Fireworks
Fireworks. Display
Sponsor: Prentice
Hospitality Group
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: Chebeague
Island, Maine in approximate
position:
43[deg]45'12'' N,
070[deg]06'27'' W (NAD 83).
7.19 Shelburne Triathlons.............. Event Type: Swim Event
Sponsor: Race Vermont
Date: Up to three
Saturdays throughout July and
August.*
Time (Approximate):
7:00 am to 11:00 am
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Lake Champlain in
the vicinity of Shelburne
Beach in Shelburne, Vermont
within a 400 yard radius of
the following point (NAD 83):
44[deg]21'45'' N,
075[deg]15'58'' W.
7.20 St. George Days Fireworks......... Event Type: Fireworks
Sponsor: Town of St.
George
Date: One night event
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Inner Tenants
Harbor, ME, in approximate
position (NAD 83):
43[deg]57'41.37'' N,
069[deg]12'45'' W.
7.21 Tri for a Cure Swim Clinics and Event Type: Swim Event
Triathlon.
Sponsor: Maine Cancer
Foundation
Date: A multi-day
event held throughout July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:30 am to 11:30 am
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Portland Harbor,
Maine in the vicinity of
Spring Point Light within the
following points (NAD 83):
43[deg]39'01'' N,
070[deg]13'32'' W.
43[deg]39'07'' N,
070[deg]13'29'' W.
43[deg]39'06'' N,
070[deg]13'41'' W.
43[deg]39'01'' N,
070[deg]13'36'' W.
7.22 Richmond Days Fireworks........... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Town of
Richmond, Maine