80 FR 39689 - Safety Zone-Oil Exploration Staging Area in Goodhope Bay; Kotzebue Sound, AK
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 132 (July 10, 2015)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 132 (July 10, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-16740 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 39689-39691] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-16740] [[Page 39689]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 [Docket Number USCG-2015-0267] RIN 1625-AA00 Safety Zone--Oil Exploration Staging Area in Goodhope Bay; Kotzebue Sound, AK AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Temporary final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing temporary safety zones in the Port of Goodhope Bay, Alaska, and adjacent U.S. territorial sea on July 1 and October 15, 2015. The temporary safety zones will encompass the navigable waters within a 25-yard radius of moored or anchored offshore exploration or support vessels, and the navigable waters within a 100- yard radius of underway offshore exploration or support vessels. The purpose of the safety zones are to protect persons and vessels during an unusually high volume of vessel traffic in the Port of Goodhope Bay and the adjacent territorial sea due to additional vessel traffic associated with exploratory drilling operations in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas during the summer of 2015. DATES: This rule is effective without actual notice from July 10, 2015 until October 15, 2015. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from July 1, 2015, until July 10, 2015. ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble are part of docket [USCG-2015-0267]. To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type the docket number 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this temporary rule, call or email LT Eugene Chung, Sector Anchorage Prevention, Coast Guard; telephone 907-428-4189, 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 DHS Department of Homeland Security FR Federal Register NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking TFR Temporary Final Rule A. Regulatory History and Information On May 1, 2015, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) entitled Safety Zones: Oil Exploration Staging Area in Goodhope Bay, Kotzebue Sound, AK in the Federal Register. We received one letter commenting on the proposed rule. No public meeting was requested, and none was held. B. Basis and Purpose Based on information provided by private entities affiliated with oil exploration activities, the Coast Guard anticipates approximately eleven vessels associated with exploratory drilling operations will call upon the Port of Goodhope Bay, Alaska, en route to proposed drilling sites in the Chukchi and Beaufort. The addition of these vessels in conjunction with the high volume of traffic operating within the Port of Goodhope Bay creates a safety risk for all vessels operating therein. Such risks include reduced ability to navigate safely within the congested waterways of the port during the subject time period. The vessels and equipment anticipated to be staged within these areas, due to their size and technical complexity, pose a safety risk to vessels that attempt to navigate too closely to them. Limited rescue capabilities are available in the area. In evaluating whether a safety zone would be appropriate, the Coast Guard explored relevant safety factors and considered several criteria, including, but not limited to: (1) The amount of commercial activity in and around the Port of Goodhope Bay; (2) safety concerns for personnel aboard the vessels; (3) sensitivity of the environment in the region and potential adverse affects caused by a grounding, allision, or collision; (4) the types and volume of vessels navigating in the vicinity of the Port of Goodhope Bay; and (5) the need to allow for lawful demonstrations without endangering the safe operations of support vessels. Vessels transiting in the vicinity of the proposed safety zones could consist of large commercial shipping vessels, fishing vessels, tugs and tows, and recreational vessels. Any group or individual intending to conduct lawful demonstrations in the vicinity of offshore exploration support vessels must do so outside of the temporary safety zones. Results from a thorough and comprehensive examination of the five criteria identified above, in conjunction with International Maritime Organization guidelines and existing regulations, warrant establishment of safety zones to ensure safe and efficient vessel transits within the Port of Goodhope Bay and the adjacent territorial sea. These safety zones will facilitate safe navigation and protect vessels from hazards caused by increased volume of vessel traffic, including hazards that may be intentionally created, in the Port of Goodhope Bay. C. Discussion of Comments and the Final Rule For the reasons described above, the Coast Guard is finalizing a temporary safety zone due to safety concerns for personnel aboard the support vessels, mariners operating other vessels in the vicinity of Goodhope Bay, and to protect the environment. The regulation will significantly reduce the threat of collisions, allisions, or other incidents which could endanger the safety of all vessels operating on the navigable waters of the Port of Goodhope Bay and the adjacent territorial sea. The Coast Guard is establishing temporary safety zones that will prohibit entry into the zones unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Western Alaska, or his designated on-scene representative. The temporary safety zones will encompass the waters within 25 yards of the support vessel if the support vessel is moored or at anchor, and 100 yards if the support vessel is in transit. They are in effect from July 1 through October 15, in order to encompass the expected period of operations. D. Regulatory Analyses We developed this temporary final rule after considering numerous statutes and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses based on a number of these statutes or executive orders. 1. Regulatory Planning and Review This 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, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 or under section 1 of Executive Order [[Page 39690]] 13563. The Office of Management and Budget has not reviewed it under those Orders. The safety zone will have negligible economic impact, as there will be ample room for navigation around it. 2. Impact on Small Entities This rule is not a significant regulatory action due to the minimal impact this will have on standard vessel operations within the Port of Goodhope Bay because of the limited area affected and the limited duration of the rule. The safety zones are also designed to allow vessels transiting through the area to safely travel around the safety zones without incurring additional costs. 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 rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This rule could affect the following entities, some of which might be small entities: the owners or operators of vessels intending to transit through or anchor in within a portion of the Port of Dutch Harbor or adjacent waters, from June 15, 2015 to July 15, 2015. This safety zone would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities for the following reasons: These safety zone restrictions are only effective from July 1, 2015 to October 15, 2015, and are limited only to waters within 25 yards of the support vessel if the support vessel is moored or at anchor, and 100 yards if the support vessel is in transit. The Coast Guard will publish a local notice to mariners (LNM) and will issue broadcast notice to mariners (BNM) alerts via marine channel 16 VHF before the safety zone is enforced. 3. Assistance for Small Entities Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), in the NPRM we offered to assist small entities in understanding the rule so that they could better evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking process. Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR (1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or action of the Coast Guard. 4. Collection of Information This rule calls 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 rule under that Order and determined that this rule 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 rule would not result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this preamble. 8. Taking of Private Property This 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 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 rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule 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 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 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 rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards. 14. Environment We have analyzed this 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. Specifically, the rule involves establishing a safety zone, which is categorically excluded from further review under paragraph 34(g) of Figure 2-1 of the Commandant Instruction. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant environmental impact from this temporary final rule. An environmental analysis checklist and a categorical exclusion determination are available in the [[Page 39691]] NPRM docket where indicated under Supporting Documents. List of Subjects in 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 amends 33 CFR part 165 as follows: PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 0 1. 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 0 2. Add Sec. 165.T17-0267 to read as follows: Sec. 165.T17-0267 Safety Zone; Port of Goodhope Bay; Goodhope Bay, Alaska. (a) Location. The following areas are safety zones: (1) All navigable waters within a 25-yard radius of a moored or anchored offshore exploration or support vessel, or within a 100-yard radius of any underway offshore exploration or support vessel, located within the Port of Goodhope Bay, to the limits of the U.S. territorial sea. (2) [Reserved] (b) Effective date. The temporary safety zones become effective at 12:01 a.m., July 1, 2015, and terminate on 11:59 p.m., October 15, 2015, unless sooner terminated by the Captain of the Port. (c) Regulations. The general regulations governing safety zones contained in Sec. 165.23 apply to all vessels operating within the area described in paragraph (a). (1) If a non-exploration or support vessel is moored or anchored and an offshore exploration or support vessel transits near them such that it places the moored or anchored vessel within the 100-yard safety zone described in paragraph (a) of this section, the moored or anchored vessel must remain stationary until the offshore exploration or support vessel maneuvers to a distance exceeding the 100-yard safety zone. (2) All persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the Captain of the Port (COTP) or designated on-scene representative, consisting of commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of the Coast Guard. Upon being hailed by a U.S. Coast Guard vessel by siren, radio, flashing light or other means, the operator of a vessel shall proceed as directed by the COTP's designated on-scene representative. (3) Entry into the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the COTP or his designated on-scene representative. Any persons desiring to enter the safety zone must contact the designated on-scene representative on VHF channel 16 (156.800 MHz) and receive permission prior to entering. (4) If permission is granted to transit within the safety zone, all persons and vessels must comply with the instructions of the designated on-scene representative. (5) The COTP, Western Alaska, will notify the maritime and general public by marine information broadcast during the period of time that the safety zones are in force by providing notice in accordance with 33 CFR 165.7. (d) Penalties. Persons and vessels violating this rule are subject to the penalties set forth in 33 U.S.C. 1232 and 50 U.S.C. 192. Dated: June 3, 2015. S.D. Montoya, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port, Western Alaska. [FR Doc. 2015-16740 Filed 7-9-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Collins, Program Manager, Docket demonstrations in the vicinity of
SECURITY Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. offshore exploration support vessels
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: must do so outside of the temporary
Coast Guard safety zones. Results from a thorough
Table of Acronyms and comprehensive examination of the
33 CFR Part 165 DHS Department of Homeland Security five criteria identified above, in
FR Federal Register conjunction with International Maritime
[Docket Number USCG–2015–0267] NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Organization guidelines and existing
TFR Temporary Final Rule regulations, warrant establishment of
RIN 1625–AA00
A. Regulatory History and Information safety zones to ensure safe and efficient
Safety Zone—Oil Exploration Staging vessel transits within the Port of
Area in Goodhope Bay; Kotzebue On May 1, 2015, we published a Goodhope Bay and the adjacent
Sound, AK notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) territorial sea. These safety zones will
entitled Safety Zones: Oil Exploration facilitate safe navigation and protect
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. Staging Area in Goodhope Bay, vessels from hazards caused by
ACTION: Temporary final rule. Kotzebue Sound, AK in the Federal increased volume of vessel traffic,
Register. We received one letter including hazards that may be
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is commenting on the proposed rule. No intentionally created, in the Port of
establishing temporary safety zones in public meeting was requested, and none Goodhope Bay.
the Port of Goodhope Bay, Alaska, and was held.
adjacent U.S. territorial sea on July 1 C. Discussion of Comments and the
and October 15, 2015. The temporary B. Basis and Purpose Final Rule
safety zones will encompass the Based on information provided by For the reasons described above, the
navigable waters within a 25-yard private entities affiliated with oil Coast Guard is finalizing a temporary
radius of moored or anchored offshore exploration activities, the Coast Guard safety zone due to safety concerns for
exploration or support vessels, and the anticipates approximately eleven personnel aboard the support vessels,
navigable waters within a 100-yard vessels associated with exploratory mariners operating other vessels in the
radius of underway offshore exploration drilling operations will call upon the vicinity of Goodhope Bay, and to protect
or support vessels. The purpose of the Port of Goodhope Bay, Alaska, en route the environment. The regulation will
safety zones are to protect persons and to proposed drilling sites in the Chukchi significantly reduce the threat of
vessels during an unusually high and Beaufort. The addition of these collisions, allisions, or other incidents
volume of vessel traffic in the Port of vessels in conjunction with the high which could endanger the safety of all
Goodhope Bay and the adjacent volume of traffic operating within the vessels operating on the navigable
territorial sea due to additional vessel Port of Goodhope Bay creates a safety waters of the Port of Goodhope Bay and
traffic associated with exploratory risk for all vessels operating therein. the adjacent territorial sea. The Coast
drilling operations in the Chukchi and Such risks include reduced ability to Guard is establishing temporary safety
Beaufort seas during the summer of navigate safely within the congested zones that will prohibit entry into the
2015. waterways of the port during the subject zones unless specifically authorized by
time period. the Captain of the Port, Western Alaska,
DATES: This rule is effective without The vessels and equipment
actual notice from July 10, 2015 until or his designated on-scene
anticipated to be staged within these
October 15, 2015. For the purposes of representative.
areas, due to their size and technical The temporary safety zones will
enforcement, actual notice will be used complexity, pose a safety risk to vessels
from July 1, 2015, until July 10, 2015. encompass the waters within 25 yards
that attempt to navigate too closely to of the support vessel if the support
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in them. Limited rescue capabilities are
this preamble are part of docket [USCG– vessel is moored or at anchor, and 100
available in the area. In evaluating yards if the support vessel is in transit.
2015–0267]. To view documents whether a safety zone would be
mentioned in this preamble as being They are in effect from July 1 through
appropriate, the Coast Guard explored October 15, in order to encompass the
available in the docket, go to http:// relevant safety factors and considered
www.regulations.gov, type the docket expected period of operations.
several criteria, including, but not
number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click limited to: (1) The amount of D. Regulatory Analyses
‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket commercial activity in and around the We developed this temporary final
Folder on the line associated with this Port of Goodhope Bay; (2) safety rule after considering numerous statutes
rulemaking. You may also visit the concerns for personnel aboard the and executive orders related to
Docket Management Facility in Room vessels; (3) sensitivity of the rulemaking. Below we summarize our
W12–140 on the ground floor of the environment in the region and potential analyses based on a number of these
Department of Transportation West adverse affects caused by a grounding, statutes or executive orders.
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., allision, or collision; (4) the types and
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. volume of vessels navigating in the 1. Regulatory Planning and Review
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, vicinity of the Port of Goodhope Bay; This rule is not a significant
except Federal holidays. and (5) the need to allow for lawful regulatory action under section 3(f) of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If demonstrations without endangering the Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
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you have questions on this temporary safe operations of support vessels. Planning and Review, as supplemented
rule, call or email LT Eugene Chung, Vessels transiting in the vicinity of the by Executive Order 13563, Improving
Sector Anchorage Prevention, Coast proposed safety zones could consist of Regulation and Regulatory Review, and
Guard; telephone 907–428–4189, Email large commercial shipping vessels, does not require an assessment of
Eugene.Chung@uscg.mil. If you have fishing vessels, tugs and tows, and potential costs and benefits under
questions on viewing or submitting recreational vessels. Any group or section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866
material to the docket, call Cheryl individual intending to conduct lawful or under section 1 of Executive Order
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NPRM docket where indicated under vessel shall proceed as directed by the Beaufort seas during the summer of
Supporting Documents. COTP’s designated on-scene 2015.
representative. DATES: This rule is effective without
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
(3) Entry into the safety zone is actual notice from July 10, 2015 until
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation prohibited unless authorized by the July 15, 2015. For the purposes of
(water), Reporting and recordkeeping COTP or his designated on-scene enforcement, actual notice will be used
requirements, Security measures, representative. Any persons desiring to from June 15, 2015, until July 10, 2015.
Waterways. enter the safety zone must contact the
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in
For the reasons discussed in the designated on-scene representative on
VHF channel 16 (156.800 MHz) and this preamble are part of docket [USCG–
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
receive permission prior to entering. 2015–0246]. To view documents
CFR part 165 as follows:
(4) If permission is granted to transit mentioned in this preamble as being
PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION within the safety zone, all persons and available in the docket, go to http://
AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS vessels must comply with the www.regulations.gov, type the docket
instructions of the designated on-scene number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 representative. ‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket
continues to read as follows: (5) The COTP, Western Alaska, will Folder on the line associated with this
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; notify the maritime and general public rulemaking. You may also visit the
33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; by marine information broadcast during Docket Management Facility in Room
Department of Homeland Security Delegation the period of time that the safety zones W12–140 on the ground floor of the
No. 0170.1 are in force by providing notice in Department of Transportation West
■ 2. Add § 165.T17–0267 to read as accordance with 33 CFR 165.7. Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
follows: (d) Penalties. Persons and vessels Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
violating this rule are subject to the and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
§ 165.T17–0267 Safety Zone; Port of penalties set forth in 33 U.S.C. 1232 and except Federal holidays.
Goodhope Bay; Goodhope Bay, Alaska. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
50 U.S.C. 192.
(a) Location. The following areas are you have questions on this temporary
safety zones: Dated: June 3, 2015.
rule, call or email LT Eugene Chung,
(1) All navigable waters within a 25- S.D. Montoya,
Sector Anchorage Prevention, Coast
yard radius of a moored or anchored Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Guard; telephone 907–428–4189, Email
offshore exploration or support vessel, Captain of the Port, Western Alaska.
Eugene.Chung@uscg.mil. If you have
or within a 100-yard radius of any [FR Doc. 2015–16740 Filed 7–9–15; 8:45 am] questions on viewing or submitting
underway offshore exploration or BILLING CODE 9110–04–P material to the docket, call Cheryl
support vessel, located within the Port Collins, Program Manager, Docket
of Goodhope Bay, to the limits of the Operations, telephone 202–366–9826.
U.S. territorial sea. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(2) [Reserved] SECURITY
(b) Effective date. The temporary Table of Acronyms
safety zones become effective at 12:01 Coast Guard
DHS Department of Homeland Security
a.m., July 1, 2015, and terminate on FR Federal Register
11:59 p.m., October 15, 2015, unless 33 CFR Part 165
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
sooner terminated by the Captain of the [Docket Number USCG–2015–0246] TFR Temporary Final Rule
Port.
(c) Regulations. The general RIN 1625–AA00 A. Regulatory History and Information
regulations governing safety zones On May 1, 2015, we published a
Safety Zone—Oil Exploration Staging
contained in § 165.23 apply to all notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
Area in Dutch Harbor, AK
vessels operating within the area entitled Safety Zones: Oil Exploration
described in paragraph (a). AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. Staging Area in Dutch Harbor, AK in the
(1) If a non-exploration or support ACTION: Temporary final rule. Federal Register (80 FR 24866). We
vessel is moored or anchored and an received one comment on the proposed
offshore exploration or support vessel SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is rule. No public meeting was requested,
transits near them such that it places the establishing temporary safety zones in and none was held.
moored or anchored vessel within the the Port of Dutch Harbor, Broad Bay or
100-yard safety zone described in adjacent navigable waters in the Dutch B. Basis and Purpose
paragraph (a) of this section, the moored Harbor area on June 15, 2015. The Based on the expectation of increased
or anchored vessel must remain temporary safety zones will encompass maritime traffic primarily due to the
stationary until the offshore exploration the navigable waters within a 25-yard anticipated arrival of approximately
or support vessel maneuvers to a radius of moored or anchored offshore twenty eight (28) vessels affiliated with
distance exceeding the 100-yard safety exploration or support vessels, and the planned offshore drilling operations in
zone. navigable waters within a 100-yard the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas,
(2) All persons and vessels shall radius of underway offshore exploration temporary safety zones needed to ensure
comply with the instructions of the or support vessels. The purpose of the the safe transit of vessels within the
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Captain of the Port (COTP) or safety zones is to protect persons and navigable waters of the Port of Dutch
designated on-scene representative, vessels during an unusually high Harbor and adjacent waters extending
consisting of commissioned, warrant, volume of vessel traffic in the Port of seaward to the limits of the territorial
and petty officers of the Coast Guard. Dutch Harbor, and the adjacent sea. The Coast Guard believes temporary
Upon being hailed by a U.S. Coast territorial sea due to additional vessel safety zones are needed due to safety
Guard vessel by siren, radio, flashing traffic associated with exploratory concerns for personnel aboard the
light or other means, the operator of a drilling operations in the Chukchi and support vessels, mariners operating
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Temporary final rule. | |
| Dates | This rule is effective without actual notice from July 10, 2015 until October 15, 2015. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from July 1, 2015, until July 10, 2015. | |
| Contact | If you have questions on this temporary rule, call or email LT Eugene Chung, Sector Anchorage Prevention, Coast Guard; telephone 907-428-4189, 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. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 39689 | |
| RIN Number | 1625-AA00 | |
| CFR Associated | Harbors; Marine Safety; Navigation (water); Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Security Measures and Waterways |
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