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)

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 176 (Friday, September 11, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54721-54722]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22867]


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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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