82 FR 37010 - Special Local Regulation for Marine Events; Back River, Hampton, VA
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)
| Page Range | 37010-37011 | |
| FR Document | 2017-16645 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2017)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 37010-37011] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-16645] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 100 [Docket No. USCG-2017-0640] Special Local Regulation for Marine Events; Back River, Hampton, VA AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the Poquoson Seafood Festival Workboat Race held on the Back River on October 15, 2017, with a rain date of October 29, 2017. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the power boat race. Our regulation for recurring marine events in Captain of the Port--Sector Hampton Roads zone identifies the regulated area for this regatta. During the enforcement period, no vessel may transit this regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port or a designated representative. DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 will be enforced for the location listed at (c)(8) in the Table to Sec. 100.501, Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads--COTP Zone, from 1 p.m. through 4 p.m. on October 15, 2017, with a rain date of October 29, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this notice of enforcement, call or email LCDR Barbara Wilk, Waterways Management Sector Hampton Roads, U.S. Coast [[Page 37011]] Guard; telephone 757-668-5580, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. on October 15, 2017, with a rain date of October 29, 2017, for the Poquoson Seafood Festival Workboat Race at Poquoson, VA. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the power boat race. Our regulation for recurring marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District, Sec. 100.501, specifies the location for this special local regulation; Race area: The area is bounded on the north by a line drawn along latitude 37[deg]06'30'' N., bounded on the south by a line drawn along latitude 37[deg]06'15'' N., bounded on the east by a line drawn along longitude 076[deg]18'52'' W. and bounded on the west by a line drawn along longitude 076[deg]19'30'' W. Buffer area: The waters of Back River extending 200 yards outwards from east and west boundary lines, and 100 yards outwards from the north and south boundary lines described in this section. As specified in Sec. 100.501(c), during the enforcement period, no vessel may transit this regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port (COTP)-- Sector Hampton Roads or a COTP designated representative. This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 100.501 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). This notice of enforcement will be published in the Federal Register, Local Notice to Mariners, and conveyed in marine information broadcasts. Dated: August 1, 2017. Richard J. Wester, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Hampton Roads, VA. [FR Doc. 2017-16645 Filed 8-7-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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good-faith efforts to do so) how the under 5 U.S.C. 552(b). The Commission § 1015.20 Public availability of accident or
requester could effectively limit the will make available, to the extent investigation reports.
scope of the request; or permitted by law, records authorized to (a) Accident or investigation reports
(iii) If a court has determined that be withheld under 5 U.S.C. 552(b) made by an officer, employee, or agent
exceptional circumstances exist as unless the Commission reasonably of the Commission are available to the
defined in 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(C), then foresees that disclosure would harm an public under the procedures set forth in
failure to comply with §§ 1015.5(a), interest protected by the exemption or subpart A of this part 1015 unless such
(g)(3), 1015.7(b), and 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6) disclosure is prohibited by law or reports are subject to the investigatory
shall be excused for the length of time otherwise exempted from disclosure file exemption contained in the
provided by the court order. under 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3). In this regard Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
* * * * * the Commission will not ordinarily 552(b)) except that portions identifying
release documents that provide legal any injured person or any person
§ 1015.10 [Removed and Reserved] treating such injured person will be
advice to the Commission concerning
■ 10. Remove and reserve § 1015.10. pending or prospective litigation where deleted in accordance with section
■ 11. Revise § 1015.11 to read as the release of such documents would 25(c)(1) of the CPSA. * * *
follows: significantly interfere with the * * * * *
§ 1015.11 Disclosure of trade secrets to Commission’s regulatory or enforcement Dated: August 2, 2017.
consultants and contractors; nondisclosure proceedings. Todd A. Stevenson,
to advisory committees and other (c) Draft documents that are agency Secretariat, Consumer Product Safety
government agencies. Commission.
records are subject to release upon
(a) In accordance with section 6(a)(2) request in accordance with this [FR Doc. 2017–16550 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am]
of the CPSA, the Commission may regulation. However, in order to avoid BILLING CODE 6355–01–P
disclose information which it has any misunderstanding of the
determined to be a trade secret or other preliminary nature of a draft document,
matter referred to under 5 U.S.C. each draft document released will be DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
552(b)(4) to Commission consultants marked to indicate its tentative nature. SECURITY
and contractors for use only in their Similarly, staff briefing packages, which
work for the Commission. Such persons have been completed but not yet Coast Guard
are subject to the same restrictions with
transmitted to the Commission by the
respect to disclosure of such 33 CFR Part 100
Office of the Secretariat are subject to
information as any Commission
release upon request in accordance with
employee. [Docket No. USCG–2017–0640]
(b) In accordance with section 6(a)(2) this regulation. Each briefing package or
of the CPSA, the Commission is portion thereof released will be marked Special Local Regulation for Marine
prohibited from disclosing information to indicate that it has not been Events; Back River, Hampton, VA
which it has determined to be a trade transmitted to or acted upon by the
Commission. In addition, briefing AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
secret or other matter referred to under
5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) to advisory packages, or portions thereof, which the ACTION: Notice of enforcement of
committees, except when required in Secretariat upon the advice of the Office regulation.
the official conduct of their business, or of the General Counsel has determined
would be released upon request in SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce
to other Federal agencies and state and special local regulations for the
local governments except when accordance with this regulation, will be
made available for public inspection in Poquoson Seafood Festival Workboat
permitted by the provisions of section Race held on the Back River on October
29(f) of the CPSA. an electronic format through the
15, 2017, with a rain date of October 29,
■ 12. Revise § 1015.15 to read as Commission’s Web site at https://
2017. This action is necessary to
follows: www.cpsc.gov promptly after the
provide for the safety of life on
briefing package has been transmitted to
§ 1015.15 Purpose and scope. navigable waterways during the power
the Commissioners by the Office of the
boat race. Our regulation for recurring
(a) The regulations of this subpart Secretariat. Such packages will be marine events in Captain of the Port—
provide information concerning the marked to indicate that they have not Sector Hampton Roads zone identifies
types of records which may be withheld been acted upon by the Commission. the regulated area for this regatta.
from production and disclosure by the (d) The exemptions contained in 5 During the enforcement period, no
Consumer Product Safety Commission.
U.S.C. 552(b) will be interpreted in vessel may transit this regulated area
These regulations also provide
accordance with the applicable law at without approval from the Captain of
information on the method whereby
the time a request for production or the Port or a designated representative.
persons submitting information to the
disclosure is considered. DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR
Commission may request that the
information be considered exempt from 100.501 will be enforced for the location
§ 1015.16 [Removed and Reserved]
disclosure, and information concerning listed at (c)(8) in the Table to § 100.501,
the Commission’s treatment of ■ 13. Remove and reserve § 1015.16. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads—
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with RULES
documents submitted with a request COTP Zone, from 1 p.m. through 4 p.m.
that they be treated as exempt from § 1015.17 [Removed and Reserved] on October 15, 2017, with a rain date of
disclosure. October 29, 2017.
■ 14. Remove and reserve § 1015.17.
(b) No identifiable record requested in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
accordance with the procedures ■ 15. Amend § 1015.20 by removing the you have questions about this notice of
contained in this part shall be withheld first and second sentences of paragraph enforcement, call or email LCDR
from disclosure unless it falls within (a) and adding one sentence in their Barbara Wilk, Waterways Management
one of the classes of records exempt place to read as follows: Sector Hampton Roads, U.S. Coast
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Guard; telephone 757–668–5580, Chapel Street Bridge across the Mill the steel deck grid prior to the planned
hamptonroadswaterway@uscg.mil. River, mile 0.4 at New Haven, pouring of concrete deck material as
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Connecticut. This modified deviation is well as associated remediation of the
Guard will enforce special local necessary to accommodate delays to the same corrosion, the City of New Haven
regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 from 1 bridge deck replacement and various has requested that until 11:59 p.m.
p.m. until 4 p.m. on October 15, 2017, repairs. This modified deviation allows August 9, 2017 the draw of the Chapel
with a rain date of October 29, 2017, for the bridge to open for the passage of Street Bridge open for the passage of
the Poquoson Seafood Festival vessels upon two hours of advance vessels requiring an opening provided
Workboat Race at Poquoson, VA. This notice as well as a twelve day closure two hours of advance notice is
action is being taken to provide for the of the draw to all vessel traffic. furnished to the owner of the bridge;
safety of life on navigable waterways DATES: This modified deviation is except that, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
during the power boat race. Our effective without actual notice from and 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., Monday
regulation for recurring marine events August 8, 2017 through 11:59 p.m. on through Friday, except Federal holidays,
within the Fifth Coast Guard District, September 9, 2017. For purposes of the draw need not open for the passage
§ 100.501, specifies the location for this enforcement, actual notice will be used of vessel traffic. The bridge will remain
special local regulation; Race area: The from 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 2017 until closed to all vessels requiring an
area is bounded on the north by a line August 8, 2017. opening from 12:01 a.m. August 10,
drawn along latitude 37°06′30″ N., ADDRESSES: The docket for this 2017 until 11:59 p.m. August 21, 2017
bounded on the south by a line drawn deviation, USCG–2017–0524, is to facilitate the pouring/curing of new
along latitude 37°06′15″ N., bounded on available at http://www.regulations.gov. bridge deck material. From 12:01 a.m.
the east by a line drawn along longitude Type the docket number in the August 22, 2017 until 11:59 p.m.
076°18′52″ W. and bounded on the west ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH’’. September 9, 2017 the bridge will open
by a line drawn along longitude Click on Open Docket Folder on the line for the passage of vessels requiring an
076°19′30″ W. Buffer area: The waters of associated with this deviation. opening provided two hours of advance
Back River extending 200 yards FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If notice is furnished to the owner of the
outwards from east and west boundary you have questions on this temporary bridge; except that from 7:30 a.m. to
lines, and 100 yards outwards from the deviation, call or email James M. Moore, 8:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.,
north and south boundary lines Bridge Management Specialist, First Monday through Friday, except Federal
described in this section. As specified in District Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast holidays, the draw need not open for the
§ 100.501(c), during the enforcement Guard; telephone 212–514–4334, email passage of vessel traffic.
period, no vessel may transit this James.M.Moore2@uscg.mil. The bridge routinely opens for
regulated area without approval from SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City commercial vessels. Nevertheless, the
the Captain of the Port (COTP)—Sector of New Haven, the owner of the bridge, requirement for two hours of advance
Hampton Roads or a COTP designated requested a temporary deviation from notice has not impeded routine
representative. the normal operating schedule to waterway operations. Mariners have
This notice of enforcement is issued facilitate rehabilitation of the bridge, offered no objection to a twelve day
under authority of 33 CFR 100.501 and specifically replacement of the bridge closure of the draw in order to complete
5 U.S.C. 552(a). This notice of deck. The Chapel Street Bridge, across the necessary deck replacement. The
enforcement will be published in the the Mill River, mile 0.4 at New Haven, concrete pour and curing process can be
Federal Register, Local Notice to Connecticut offers mariners a vertical accomplished in four days, but a twelve
Mariners, and conveyed in marine clearance of 7.9 feet at mean high water day closure period has been requested
information broadcasts. and 14 feet at mean low water in the in order to take inclement weather into
closed position. The existing account. The bridge will resume
Dated: August 1, 2017.
drawbridge operating regulations are operations as soon as the curing process
Richard J. Wester,
listed at 33 CFR 117.213(d). has been completed. The City of New
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Haven has maintained open lines of
Port, Hampton Roads, VA. On July 6, 2017, the Coast Guard
published a temporary deviation communication with waterway
[FR Doc. 2017–16645 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am] operators and ensured all project
entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Operation
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P developments are quickly disseminated
Regulation; Mill River, New Haven, CT’’
in the Federal Register (82 FR 31253). to all relevant parties.
Under that temporary deviation, the Vessels that can pass under the bridge
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
Chapel Street Bridge would open for without an opening may do so at all
SECURITY
mariners provided a two hour advance times. The bridge will be not able to
Coast Guard notice was furnished to the owner of the open for emergencies. There is no
bridge (with the bridge authorized to alternate route for vessels to pass.
33 CFR Part 117 remain closed during weekday rush The Coast Guard will also inform the
hour timeframes with the exception of users of the waterways through our
[Docket No. USCG–2017–0524] Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners
recognized federal holidays) and the
draw would remain closed to all vessels of the change in operating schedule for
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mill
requiring an opening from 12:01 a.m. the bridge so that vessel operators can
River, New Haven, CT
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with RULES
July 27, 2017 until 11:59 p.m. August 7, arrange their transits to minimize any
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 2017 to facilitate the pouring/curing of impact caused by the temporary
ACTION:Notice of deviation from new bridge deck material. The draw deviation.
drawbridge regulation; modification. would then revert to opening for In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
mariners given two hours of advance the drawbridge must return to its regular
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has modified notice until September 9, 2017. operating schedule immediately at the
a temporary deviation from the Due to project delays precipitated by end of the effective period of this
operating schedule that governs the the discovery of advanced corrosion of temporary deviation. This deviation
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Notice of enforcement of regulation. | |
| Dates | The regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 will be enforced for the location listed at (c)(8) in the Table to Sec. 100.501, Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads--COTP Zone, from 1 p.m. through 4 p.m. on October 15, 2017, with a rain date of October 29, 2017. | |
| Contact | If you have questions about this notice of enforcement, call or email LCDR Barbara Wilk, Waterways Management Sector Hampton Roads, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 757-668-5580, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 37010 |
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