80 FR 48695 - Safety Zones; Fireworks Events in Captain of the Port New York Zone

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 157 (August 14, 2015)

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).

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48695-48696]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20112]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0699]


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 in 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email MST1 Daniel Vazquez, Coast Guard; telephone 718-354-4197, 
email [email protected].

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. Pyro Engineering, South Ellis Island   Launch site: A barge
 Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.2).        located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]41'39.9'' N.
                                          074[deg]02'33.7'' W. (NAD
                                          1983), about 260 yards south
                                          of Ellis Island. This Safety
                                          Zone is a 240-yard radius from
                                          the barge.

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                                          Date: September 23,
                                          2015.
                                          Time: 09:30 p.m.-11:00
                                          p.m.
2. Indo American Festival, Pier 16 East   Launch site: All
 River Safety Zone, 33 CFR                waters of the East River south
 165.160(3.11).                           of the Brooklyn Bridge and
                                          north of a line drawn from the
                                          southwest corner of Pier 3,
                                          Brooklyn, to the southeast
                                          corner of Pier 6, Manhattan. A
                                          barge located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]42'12.5'' N.
                                          074[deg]00'02'' W. (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 200 yards east
                                          of Pier 16. This Safety Zone
                                          is a 180-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: September 13,
                                          2015.
                                          Time: 07:00 p.m.-08:30
                                          p.m.
4. Briggs-Lexus, The Battery, Hudson      Launch site: A barge
 River Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(5.2).  located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]42'00'' N.
                                          074[deg]01'17'' W. (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 500 yards south
                                          of The Battery, Manhattan, New
                                          York. This Safety Zone is a
                                          360-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: October 12,
                                          2015.
                                          Time: 09:50 p.m.-11:00
                                          p.m.
5. Viacom Corporate Celebration, Pier     Launch site: A barge
 90, Hudson River Safety Zone, 33 CFR     located in approximate
 165.160(5.4).                            position 40[deg]46'11.8'' N.
                                          074[deg]00'14.8'' W. (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 375 yards
                                          west of Pier 90, Manhattan,
                                          New York. This Safety Zone is
                                          a 360-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: August 6, 2015.
                                          Time: 09:00 p.m.-09:30
                                          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 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: July 24, 2015.
M.H. Day,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
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