83_FR_59540 83 FR 59314 - Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Markers 94 to 95 Above Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA

83 FR 59314 - Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Markers 94 to 95 Above Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 226 (November 23, 2018)

Page Range59314-59314
FR Document2018-25434

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks display located between mile marker (MM) 94 and (MM) 95, above Head of Passes. This action is needed to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 226 (Friday, November 23, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 59314]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25434]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG- 2018-1022]


Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Markers 94 to 95 Above 
Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks 
display located between mile marker (MM) 94 and (MM) 95, above Head of 
Passes. This action is needed to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waterways during this event.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.845 will be enforced from 8:15 
p.m. through 9:15 p.m. on December 29, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander Benjamin 
Morgan, Sector New Orleans, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 504-365-2281, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
located in 33 CFR 165.845 for the fireworks display from 8:15 p.m. 
through 9:15 p.m. on December 29, 2018. This action is being taken to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this 
event. Our regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard 
District, Sec.  165.845, specifies the location of the regulated area 
between mile markers 94 and 95 above Head of Passes on the Lower 
Mississippi River. If you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated 
area you must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any 
Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement 
period via the local notice to mariners and marine information 
broadcasts.

    Dated: November 16, 2018.
K.M. Luttrell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector New Orleans.
[FR Doc. 2018-25434 Filed 11-21-18; 8:45 am]
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                                           particular, the Act addresses actions                   § 165.35T08–1030 Safety Zone; Pipeline                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                           that may result in the expenditure by a                 Construction, Tennessee River, Miles 465 to           SECURITY
                                           State, local, or tribal government, in the              466, Chattanooga, TN.
                                           aggregate, or by the private sector of                     (a) Location. The following area is a              Coast Guard
                                           $100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or                safety zone: All navigable waters of the
                                           more in any one year. Though this rule                  Tennessee River from mile marker (MM)                 33 CFR Part 165
                                           will not result in such an expenditure,                 465.0 to MM 466.0, Chattanooga, TN.
                                           we do discuss the effects of this rule                                                                        [Docket No. USCG- 2018–1022]
                                           elsewhere in this preamble.                                (b) Effective period. This section is
                                                                                                   effective without actual notice from                  Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River,
                                           F. Environment                                          November 23, 2018 through 7:30 p.m.                   Mile Markers 94 to 95 Above Head of
                                             We have analyzed this rule under                      on January 25, 2019. For the purposes                 Passes, New Orleans, LA
                                           Department of Homeland Security                         of enforcement, actual notice will be
                                           Directive 023–01 and Commandant                         used from November 19, 2018 through                   AGENCY:   Coast Guard, DHS.
                                           Instruction M16475.1D, which guide the                  November 23, 2018.                                    ACTION: Notice of enforcement of
                                           Coast Guard in complying with the                          (c) Enforcement periods. This section              regulation.
                                           National Environmental Policy Act of                    will be enforced each day during the
                                           1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have                   effective period from 6:30 a.m. through               SUMMARY:    The Coast Guard will enforce
                                           determined that this action is one of a                 7:30 p.m., excluding November 22–25,                  a safety zone for a fireworks display
                                           category of actions that do not                         December 8–9, December 22–25, and                     located between mile marker (MM) 94
                                           individually or cumulatively have a                     December 29–January 1. The Captain of                 and (MM) 95, above Head of Passes.
                                           significant effect on the human                         the Port Sector Ohio Valley (COTP) may                This action is needed to provide for the
                                           environment. This rule prohibits transit                terminate enforcement of this section if              safety of life on navigable waterways
                                           on a one-mile stretch of the Tennessee                  the work is finished earlier.                         during this event.
                                           River for about 13 hours on workdays
                                           only during a ten-week period. It is                       (d) Regulations. (1) In accordance                 DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR
                                           categorically excluded from further                     with the general regulations in § 165.23              165.845 will be enforced from 8:15 p.m.
                                           review under paragraph L60(a) of                        of this part, entry into this area is                 through 9:15 p.m. on December 29,
                                           Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction                  prohibited unless authorized by the                   2018.
                                           Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev. 01. A                        COTP or a designated representative. A
                                                                                                   designated representative is a                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   If
                                           Record of Environmental Consideration                                                                         you have questions about this notice of
                                           supporting this determination is                        commissioned, warrant, or petty officer
                                                                                                                                                         enforcement, call or email Lieutenant
                                           available in the docket where indicated                 of the U.S. Coast Guard assigned to
                                                                                                                                                         Commander Benjamin Morgan, Sector
                                           under ADDRESSES.                                        units under the operational control of
                                                                                                                                                         New Orleans, U.S. Coast Guard;
                                                                                                   Sector Ohio Valley, U.S. Coast Guard.                 telephone 504–365–2281, email
                                           G. Protest Activities
                                                                                                      (2) Persons or vessels requiring entry             Benjamin.P.Morgan@uscg.mil.
                                             The Coast Guard respects the First                    into or passage through the area must
                                           Amendment rights of protesters.                                                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       The Coast
                                                                                                   request permission from the COTP or a
                                           Protesters are asked to contact the                                                                           Guard will enforce the safety zone
                                                                                                   designated representative. U.S. Coast
                                           person listed in the FOR FURTHER                                                                              located in 33 CFR 165.845 for the
                                                                                                   Guard Sector Ohio Valley may be                       fireworks display from 8:15 p.m.
                                           INFORMATION CONTACT section to                          contacted on VHF Channel 13 or 16, or
                                           coordinate protest activities so that your                                                                    through 9:15 p.m. on December 29,
                                                                                                   at 1–800–253–7465.                                    2018. This action is being taken to
                                           message can be received without
                                           jeopardizing the safety or security of                     (3) A designated safety vessel will                provide for the safety of life on
                                           people, places, or vessels.                             coordinate all vessel traffic during the              navigable waterways during this event.
                                                                                                   enforcement of this safety zone. All                  Our regulation for marine events within
                                           List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165                     persons and vessels permitted to enter                the Eighth Coast Guard District,
                                                                                                   this safety zone must transit at their                § 165.845, specifies the location of the
                                             Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation                                                                          regulated area between mile markers 94
                                                                                                   slowest safe speed and comply with all
                                           (water), Reporting and recordkeeping                                                                          and 95 above Head of Passes on the
                                                                                                   directions issued by the COTP or the
                                           requirements, Security measures,                                                                              Lower Mississippi River. If you are the
                                           Waterways.                                              designated representative.
                                                                                                                                                         operator of a vessel in the regulated area
                                                                                                      (e) Information broadcasts. The COTP               you must comply with directions from
                                             For the reasons discussed in the                      or a designated representative will
                                           preamble, the U.S. Coast Guard amends                                                                         the Patrol Commander or any Official
                                                                                                   inform the public of the enforcement                  Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
                                           33 CFR part 165 as follows:
                                                                                                   times and dates for this safety zone
                                                                                                   through Broadcast Notices to Mariners                    In addition to this notice of
                                           PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION                                                                                 enforcement in the Federal Register, the
                                           AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS                          (BNMs), Local Notices to Mariners
                                                                                                                                                         Coast Guard plans to provide
                                                                                                   (LNMs), and/or Marine Safety
                                                                                                                                                         notification of this enforcement period
                                           ■ 1. The authority citation for part 165                Information Bulletins (MSIBs), as
                                                                                                                                                         via the local notice to mariners and
                                           continues to read as follows:                           appropriate.                                          marine information broadcasts.
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                                             Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191;               Dated: November 19, 2018.                             Dated: November 16, 2018.
                                           33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;               M.B. Zamperini,                                       K.M. Luttrell,
                                           Department of Homeland Security Delegation              Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the             Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
                                           No. 0170.2.                                             Port Sector Ohio Valley.                              Port Sector New Orleans.
                                           ■ 2. Add § 165.35T08–1030 to read as                    [FR Doc. 2018–25536 Filed 11–21–18; 8:45 am]          [FR Doc. 2018–25434 Filed 11–21–18; 8:45 am]
                                           follows:                                                BILLING CODE 9110–04–P                                BILLING CODE 9110–04–P




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Document Created: 2018-11-27 12:58:47
Document Modified: 2018-11-27 12:58:47
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 regulations in 33 CFR 165.845 will be enforced from 8:15 p.m. through 9:15 p.m. on December 29, 2018.
ContactIf you have questions about this notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Morgan, Sector New Orleans, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 504-365-2281, email [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 59314 

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