
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34797-34798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14217]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0381]


Safety Zones; Recurring 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 in the 
Sector New York area of responsibility on various 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 zone without 
permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP).

DATES: The regulations for the safety zones described in 33 CFR 165.160 
will be enforced on the dates and times listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Ensign Kimberly Farnsworth, Coast Guard; telephone 718-
354-4163, email Kimberly.A.Farnsworth@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
listed in 33 CFR 165.160 on the specified dates and times as indicated 
in Table 1 below. If the event is delayed by inclement weather, the 
regulation will be enforced on the rain date indicated in Table 1 
below. These regulations were published in the Federal Register on 
November 9, 2011 (76 FR 69614).

                                 Table 1
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1. Intrepid Air and Sea Museum            Launch site: A barge
 Fireworks (update), Pier 84 Hudson       located in approximate
 River Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(5.9).  position 40[deg]45'56.9'' N,
                                          074[deg]00'25.4'' W (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 380 yards
                                          west of Pier 84, Manhattan,
                                          New York.
                                          Date: May 23, 2012
                                          Rain Date: May 24,
                                          2012
                                          Time: 9:30 p.m.-10:42
                                          p.m.
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2. Midland Beach Sea Turtle Fireworks,    Launch site: A barge
 Midland Beach Safety Zone, Staten        located in approximate
 Island, 33 CFR 165.160(2.11).            position 40[deg]34'12'' N,
                                          074[deg]04'29.6'' W (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 800 yards
                                          southeast of the Midland
                                          Beach.
                                          Date: June 16, 2012
                                          Rain Date: June 17,
                                          2012
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m.-9:48
                                          p.m.
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3. Wolfe's Pond Park, Wofle's Pond Park   Launch site: A barge
 Safety Zone, Staten Island, 33 CFR       located in approximate
 165.160(5.2).                            position 40[deg]30'52.1'' N,
                                          074[deg]10'58.8'' W (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 540 yards
                                          east of Wolfe's Pond Park,
                                          Staten Island, New York.
                                          Date: June 30, 2012
                                          Rain Date: July 1,
                                          2012
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m.-9:48
                                          p.m.
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4. Fort Hamilton Independence Day, Fort   Launch site: A barge
 Hamilton Safety Zone, 33 CFR             located in approximate
 165.160(2.14).                           position 40[deg]36'00'' N,
                                          074[deg]01'42.5'' W (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 1400
                                          yards southeast of the
                                          Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
                                          Date: July 1, 2012
                                          Rain Date: July 2,
                                          2012
                                          Time: 9:15 p.m.-10:35
                                          p.m.
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    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.160, a vessel may not enter the 
regulated area unless given express permission from the COTP or the 
designated representative. Spectator vessels may transit outside the 
regulated area 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 the regulated area 
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 regulated area.

    Dated: May 11, 2012.
G.P. Hitchen,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2012-14217 Filed 6-11-12; 8:45 am]
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