80_FR_54897 80 FR 54721 - Safety Zones; Fireworks Events in Captain of the Port New York Zone

80 FR 54721 - Safety Zones; Fireworks Events in Captain of the Port New York Zone

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 176 (September 11, 2015)

Page Range54721-54722
FR Document2015-22867

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).

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0797]


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. Association of Indians in    Launch site: All waters of the
 America, Seaport, East River   East River south of the Brooklyn Bridge
 Safety Zone, 33 CFR            and north of a line drawn from the
 165.160(4.4).                  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: October 04, 2015.
                                Time: 06:50 p.m.-08:10 p.m.
2. Gail and Rice, Corlears,     Launch site: A barge located in
 East River Safety Zone, 33     approximate position 40[deg]42'24'' N.
 CFR 165.160(4.3).              073[deg]58'35'' W. (NAD 1983),
                                approximately 570 yards South of
                                Williamsburg Bridge, 250 yards West of
                                Railroad Avenue, Corlears Hook, New
                                York. This Safety Zone is a 500-yard
                                radius from the barge.
                                Date: September 21, 2015.
                                Time: 06:55 p.m.-09:00 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

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used to grant general permission to enter the safety zone.

    Dated: August 27, 2015.
M.H. Day,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2015-22867 Filed 9-10-15; 8:45 am]
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                                             Federal Government and Indian tribes,                    discovery of a significant environmental              DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                             or on the distribution of power and                      impact from this interim rule.                        SECURITY
                                             responsibilities between the Federal
                                                                                                      List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 147                   Coast Guard
                                             Government and Indian tribes.
                                             12. Energy Effects                                         Continental shelf, Marine safety,
                                                                                                      Navigation (water).                                   33 CFR Part 165
                                               We have analyzed this interim rule
                                             under Executive Order 13211, Actions                       For the reasons discussed in the
                                                                                                      preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33                   [Docket No. USCG–2015–0797]
                                             Concerning Regulations That
                                             Significantly Affect Energy Supply,                      CFR part 147 as follows:
                                                                                                                                                            Safety Zones; Fireworks Events in
                                             Distribution, or Use.                                    PART 147—SAFETY ZONES                                 Captain of the Port New York Zone
                                             13. Technical Standards
                                                                                                      ■ 1. The authority citation for part 147              AGENCY:  Coast Guard, DHS.
                                               This interim rule does not use
                                                                                                      continues to read as follows:                         ACTION: Notice of enforcement of
                                             technical standards. Therefore, we did
                                                                                                        Authority: 14 U.S.C. 85; 43 U.S.C. 1333;            regulation.
                                             not consider the use of voluntary
                                             consensus standards.                                     and Department of Homeland Security
                                                                                                      Delegation No. 0170.1.                                SUMMARY:   The Coast Guard will enforce
                                             14. Environment                                                                                                various safety zones within the Captain
                                                                                                      ■   2. Revise § 147.865 to read as follows:           of the Port New York Zone on the
                                               We have analyzed this interim rule
                                             under Department of Homeland                             § 147.839 Mad Dog Truss Spar Platform                 specified dates and times. This action is
                                             Security Management Directive 023–01                     safety zone.                                          necessary to ensure the safety of vessels
                                             and Commandant Instruction                                  (a) Description. The Mad Dog Truss                 and spectators from hazards associated
                                             M16475.lD, which guide the Coast                         Spar system is in the deepwater area of               with fireworks displays. During the
                                             Guard in complying with the National                     the Gulf of Mexico at Green Canyon 782.               enforcement period, no person or vessel
                                             Environmental Policy Act of 1969                         The facility is located at 27°11′18.124″              may enter the safety zones without
                                             (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have                   N., 90°16′7.363″ W. and the area within               permission of the Captain of the Port
                                             made a preliminary determination that                    500 meters (1640.4 feet) from each point              (COTP).
                                             this action is one of a category of actions              on the facility structure’s outer edge is             DATES:  The regulation for the safety
                                             which do not individually or                             a safety zone.                                        zones described in 33 CFR 165.160 will
                                             cumulatively have a significant effect on                   (b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or             be enforced on the dates and times
                                             the human environment. This interim                      remain in this safety zone except the                 listed in the table in SUPPLEMENTARY
                                             rule involves the establishment of a                     following:                                            INFORMATION.
                                             safety zone around an OCS facility to                       (1) An attending vessel;
                                             protect life, property and the marine                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    If
                                                                                                         (2) A vessel under 100 feet in length              you have questions on this notice, call
                                             environment. This interim rule is                        overall not engaged in towing; or
                                             categorical excluded from further                                                                              or email MST1 Daniel Vazquez, Coast
                                                                                                         (3) A vessel authorized by the                     Guard; telephone 718–354–4197, email
                                             review, under figure 2–1, paragraph                      Commander, Eighth Coast Guard
                                             (34)(g), of the Commandant Instruction.                                                                        daniel.vazquez@uscg.mil.
                                                                                                      District.
                                             A preliminary environmental analysis                                                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast
                                             checklist supporting this determination                    Dated: August 3, 2015.                              Guard will enforce the safety zones
                                             and the Categorical Exclusion                            David R. Callahan,                                    listed in 33 CFR 165.160 on the
                                             Determination are available in the                       Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,            specified dates and times as indicated in
                                             docket where indicated under                             Eighth Coast Guard District.                          Table 1 below. This regulation was
                                             ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or                       [FR Doc. 2015–22579 Filed 9–10–15; 8:45 am]           published in the Federal Register on
                                             information that may lead to the                         BILLING CODE 9110–15–P                                November 9, 2011 (76 FR 69614).

                                                                                                                           TABLE 1
                                             1. Association of Indians in          • Launch site: All waters of the East River south of the Brooklyn Bridge and north of a line drawn from the south-
                                               America, Seaport, East                west corner of Pier 3, Brooklyn, to the southeast corner of Pier 6, Manhattan. A barge located in approximate
                                               River Safety Zone, 33                 position 40°42′12.5″ N. 074°00′02″ W. (NAD 1983), approximately 200 yards east of Pier 16. This Safety Zone
                                               CFR 165.160(4.4).                     is a 180-yard radius from the barge.
                                                                                   • Date: October 04, 2015.
                                                                                   • Time: 06:50 p.m.–08:10 p.m.
                                             2. Gail and Rice, Corlears,           • Launch site: A barge located in approximate position 40°42′24″ N. 073°58′35″ W. (NAD 1983), approximately
                                               East River Safety Zone,               570 yards South of Williamsburg Bridge, 250 yards West of Railroad Avenue, Corlears Hook, New York. This
                                               33 CFR 165.160(4.3).                  Safety Zone is a 500-yard radius from the barge.
                                                                                   • Date: September 21, 2015.
                                                                                   • Time: 06:55 p.m.–09:00 p.m.



                                               Under the provisions of 33 CFR                         vessels. The Coast Guard may be                       provide mariners with advanced
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                                             165.160, vessels may not enter the safety                assisted by other Federal, State, or local            notification of enforcement periods via
                                             zones unless given permission from the                   law enforcement agencies in enforcing                 the Local Notice to Mariners and marine
                                             COTP or a designated representative.                     this regulation.                                      information broadcasts.
                                             Spectator vessels may transit outside the                  This notice is issued under authority                 If the COTP determines that a safety
                                             safety zones but may not anchor, block,                  of 33 CFR 165.160(a) and 5 U.S.C.                     zone need not be enforced for the full
                                             loiter in, or impede the transit of other                552(a). In addition to this notice in the             duration stated in this notice, a
                                                                                                      Federal Register, the Coast Guard will                Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be


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                                             used to grant general permission to                     current employee. This authority is                     Accordingly, for the reasons stated,
                                             enter the safety zone.                                  delegated by the Postmaster General.                  the Postal Service amends 39 CFR parts
                                               Dated: August 27, 2015.                                 Part 966 of title 39, Code of Federal               961 and 966 as follows:
                                             M.H. Day,                                               Regulations, contains the rules of
                                                                                                     practice in proceedings relative to                   PART 961—RULES OF PRACTICE IN
                                             Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the                                                                     PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 5 OF
                                             Port New York.                                          administrative offsets initiated against
                                                                                                     former employees of the Postal Service                THE DEBT COLLECTION ACT
                                             [FR Doc. 2015–22867 Filed 9–10–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                     under section 10 of the Debt Collection               ■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
                                             BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
                                                                                                     Act of 1982, as amended, 31 U.S.C.                    part 961 continues to read as follows:
                                                                                                     3716, in which the Judicial Officer
                                                                                                                                                             Authority: 39 U.S.C. 204, 401; 5 U.S.C.
                                                                                                     provides the final agency adjudication
                                                                                                                                                           5514.
                                             POSTAL SERVICE                                          for debt collection assessments by
                                                                                                     administrative offset issued by the                   ■ 2. In § 961.4, revise the first sentence
                                             39 CFR Parts 961 and 966                                Postal Service seeking to collect a debt              of paragraph (a), and add a sentence at
                                                                                                     owed it by a former employee. This                    the beginning of paragraph (b)
                                             Rules of Practice Before the Judicial                   authority is delegated by the Postmaster              introductory text to read as follows:
                                             Officer                                                 General.                                              § 961.4    Employee petition for a hearing.
                                             AGENCY:  Postal Service.                                C. Explanation of Changes                               (a) If an employee desires a hearing,
                                             ACTION: Final rule.                                                                                           prescribed by section 5 of the Debt
                                                                                                     Amendments to 39 CFR Part 961                         Collection Act, to challenge the Postal
                                             SUMMARY:   This document contains the                      In § 961.4, concerning filing a                    Service’s determination of the existence
                                             final revisions to the rules of practice                petition:                                             or amount of a debt, or to challenge the
                                             before the Judicial Officer relative to                    • Paragraph (a) is amended to identify             involuntary repayment terms proposed
                                             debt collection against current and                     the internet address for the electronic               by the Postal Service, the employee
                                             former employees. These revisions are                   filing system.                                        must file a written petition
                                             necessary to implement an electronic                                                                          electronically at https://
                                             filing system.                                             • Paragraph (b) is amended to
                                                                                                                                                           uspsjoe.justware.com/justiceweb, or by
                                                                                                     indicate that a sample petition is
                                             DATES: Effective date: September 11,                                                                          mail at Recorder, Judicial Officer
                                                                                                     available through the electronic filing
                                             2015.                                                                                                         Department, United States Postal
                                                                                                     system.
                                                                                                                                                           Service, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600,
                                             ADDRESSES:   Written inquiries may be                      In § 961.6, concerning the filing,                 Arlington, VA 22201–3078, on or before
                                             directed to: Postal Service Judicial                    docketing, and serving of documents,                  the fifteenth (15th) calendar day
                                             Officer Department, 2101 Wilson                         paragraph (a) is amended to indicate                  following the receipt of the Postal
                                             Boulevard, Suite 600, Arlington, VA                     when documents submitted by parties                   Service’s ‘‘Notice of Involuntary
                                             22201–3078.                                             are considered received, and to indicate              Administrative Salary Offsets Under the
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        when service of documents on the                      Debt Collection Act.’’ * * *
                                             Associate Judicial Officer Gary E.                      opposing party is required for purposes                 (b) A sample petition is available
                                             Shapiro, (703) 812–1910.                                of the electronic filing system.                      through the Judicial Officer Electronic
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Amendments to 39 CFR Part 966                         Filing Web site (https://
                                                                                                                                                           uspsjoe.justware.com/justiceweb).* * *
                                             A. Background                                              In § 966.4, concerning filing a                    *     *      *     *     *
                                               On July 1, 2015, the Judicial Officer                 petition:
                                                                                                                                                           ■ 3. In § 961.6, revise paragraph (a) to
                                             Department published for comment                           • Paragraph (c) is amended to identify             read as follows:
                                             proposed revisions to the rules of                      the internet address for the electronic
                                             practice before the Judicial Officer                    filing system.                                        § 961.6 Filing, docketing, and serving
                                             relative to debt collection against                        • Paragraph (d) is amended to                      documents; computation of time;
                                             current and former postal employees (39                 indicate that a sample petition is                    representation of parties.
                                             CFR parts 961 and 966, respectively) to                 available through the electronic filing                 (a) Filing. After a petition is filed, all
                                             implement an electronic filing system                   system.                                               documents relating to the Debt
                                             (80 FR 37567–8). The period for                            In § 966.6, concerning the filing,                 Collection Act hearing proceedings
                                             comments closed on July 31, 2015, and                   docketing, and serving of documents,                  must be filed using the electronic filing
                                             no comments were received. The                          paragraph (a) is amended to indicate                  system unless the Hearing Official
                                             Judicial Officer has made no further                    when documents submitted by parties                   permits otherwise. Documents
                                             revisions to the original proposed rules,               are considered received, and to indicate              submitted using the electronic filing
                                             which are now adopted as final.                         when service of documents on the                      system are considered filed as of the
                                                                                                     opposing party is required for purposes               date/time (Eastern Time) reflected in the
                                             B. Parts Affected                                                                                             system. Documents mailed to the
                                                                                                     of the electronic filing system.
                                               Part 961 of title 39, Code of Federal                                                                       Recorder are considered filed on the
                                             Regulations, contains the rules of                      List of Subjects                                      date mailed as evidenced by a United
                                             practice in proceedings under section 5                 39 CFR Part 961                                       States Postal Service postmark. Filings
                                             of the Debt Collection Act of 1982, as                                                                        by any other means are considered filed
                                             amended, 5 U.S.C. 5514, in which the                     Claims, Government employees,                        upon receipt by the Recorder of a
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                                             Judicial Officer or an assigned Hearing                 Wages.                                                complete copy of the filing during
                                             Official provides the final agency                                                                            normal business hours (Normal
                                                                                                     39 CFR Part 966
                                             adjudication for debt collection                                                                              Recorder office business hours are
                                             assessments by administrative salary                      Administrative practice and                         between 8:45 a.m. and 4:45 p.m.,
                                             offset issued by the Postal Service                     procedure, Claims, Government                         Eastern Time). If both parties are
                                             seeking to collect a debt owed it by a                  employees, Wages.                                     participating via the electronic filing


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Document Created: 2015-12-15 10:00:01
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionNotice of enforcement of regulation.
DatesThe 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.
ContactIf you have questions on this notice, call or email MST1 Daniel Vazquez, Coast Guard; telephone 718-354-4197, email [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 54721 

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