80 FR 45886 - Safety Zones; Recurring Marine Events in Captain of the Port Long Island Sound Zone

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 148 (August 3, 2015)

The Coast Guard will enforce 3 safety zones for fireworks displays in the Sector Long Island Sound area of responsibility on the dates and times listed in the table below. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the events. During the enforcement periods, no person or vessel may enter the safety zones without permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector Long Island Sound or designated representative.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 148 (Monday, August 3, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45886-45887]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18998]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-1036]


Safety Zones; Recurring Marine Events in Captain of the Port Long 
Island Sound Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 3 safety zones for fireworks 
displays in the Sector Long Island Sound area of responsibility on the 
dates and times listed in the table below. This action is necessary to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the 
events. During the enforcement periods, no person or vessel may enter 
the safety zones without permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP) 
Sector Long Island Sound or designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.151 will be enforced during the 
dates and times as listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Petty Officer Ian Fallon, Waterways Management Division, 
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound; telephone 203-468-4565, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones listed in 33 CFR 165.151 on the specified dates and times as 
indicated in the following Table.

                        Table 1 to Sec.   165.151
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6.2 Town of Branford Fireworks.........   Date: July 25, 2015.
                                          Rain Date: July 26,
                                          2015.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.
                                          Location: Waters of
                                          Branford Harbor, Branford, CT
                                          in approximate position,
                                          41[deg]15'37'' N.,
                                          072[deg]49'15'' W. (NAD 83).
8.4 Town of Babylon Fireworks..........   Date: August 22, 2015.
                                          Rain Date: August 23,
                                          2015.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m. to
                                          10:00 p.m.

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                                          Location: Waters off
                                          of Cedar Beach Town Park,
                                          Babylon, NY in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]37'53'' N.,
                                          073[deg]20'12'' W. (NAD 83).
9.1 East Hampton Fire Department          Date: August 29, 2015.
 Fireworks.
                                          Rain Date: August 30,
                                          2015.
                                          Time: 8:45 p.m. to
                                          10:15 p.m.
                                          Location: Waters off
                                          Main Beach, East Hampton, NY
                                          in approximate position
                                          40[deg]56'40.28'' N.,
                                          072[deg]11'21.26'' W. (NAD
                                          83).
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    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.151, the fireworks displays 
listed above are established as safety zones. During the enforcement 
periods, persons and vessels are prohibited from entering into, 
transiting through, mooring, or anchoring within the safety zones 
unless they receive permission from the COTP or designated 
representative.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR part 165 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the 
Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance 
notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to 
Mariners or marine information broadcasts. If the COTP determines that 
the safety zones 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: July 24, 2015.
E.J. Cubanski, III,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Long Island 
Sound.
[FR Doc. 2015-18998 Filed 7-31-15; 8:45 am]
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