
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24068-24069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09608]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0199]


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 in 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 zone without 
permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP).

DATES: The regulation for the safety zone described in 33 CFR 165.160 
will be enforced on the date and time listed in the table in 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone listed in 33 CFR 
165.160 on the specified date and time 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. North Shore LIJ System Gala, Pier      Launch site: A barge
 90, Hudson River Safety Zone, 33 CFR     launch located in approximate
 165.160(5.4).                            position 40[deg]46'11.8'' N,
                                          074[deg]00'14.8'' W (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 375 yards
                                          west of Pier 90, Manhattan,
                                          New York.
                                          Date: April 25, 2013.
                                          Time: 9:30 p.m.-10:45
                                          p.m.
2. Norwegian Breakaway, Liberty Island    Launch site: A barge
 Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.1).        launch located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]41'16.5'' N,
                                          074[deg]02'23'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          located in Federal Anchorage
                                          20-C, about 360 yards east of
                                          Liberty Island.
                                          Date: May 8, 2013
                                          Time: 8:20 p.m.-9:30
                                          p.m.
3. NECO Awards, Liberty Island Safety     Launch site: A barge
 Zone, 33 CFR 165.160 (2.1).              launch located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]41'16.5'' N,
                                          074[deg]02'23'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          located in Federal Anchorage
                                          20-C, about 360 yards east of
                                          Liberty Island.
                                          Date: May 11-12, 2013
                                          Time: 11:00 p.m.--
                                          00:10 a.m.
4. Allied PRA--Petsmart Fireworks,        Launch site: A barge
 Liberty Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR       launch located in approximate
 165.160 (2.1).                           position 40[deg]41'16.5'' N,
                                          074[deg]02'23'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          located in Federal Anchorage
                                          20-C, about 360 yards east of
                                          Liberty Island.
                                          Date: May 15, 2013.
                                          Time: 8:15 p.m.-9:30
                                          p.m.
5. Shackman Associates, Liberty Island    Launch site: A barge
 Safety Zone, CFR 165.160 (2.1).          launch located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]41'16.5'' N,
                                          074[deg]02'23'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          located in Federal Anchorage
                                          20-C, about 360 yards east of
                                          Liberty Island.
                                          Date: May 23, 2013.
                                          Time: 9:50 p.m.-10:25
                                          p.m.
6. Fort Hamilton Independence             Launch site: A barge
 Celebration, Fort Hamilton Safety        launch located in approximate
 Zone, 33 CFR 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: June 29, 2013.
                                          Time: 9:15 p.m.-10:30
                                          p.m.
7. Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont        Launch site: A barge
 Harbor South Safety Zone, 33 CFR         launch located in approximate
 165.160(3.12).                           position 40[deg]55'16'' N,
                                          073[deg]44'15'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 440 yards north
                                          of Umbrella Rock, Larchmont
                                          Harbor, New York.
                                          Date: July 4, 2013.
                                          Time: 9:30 p.m.-10:30
                                          p.m.
8. City of Poughkeepsie, Poughkeepsie,    Launch site: A barge
 NY, Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(5.13).   launch located in approximate
                                          position 41[deg]42'24.50'' N,
                                          073[deg]56'44.16'' W (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 420 yards
                                          north of the Mid Hudson
                                          Bridge.
                                          Date: July 4, 2013
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m.-10:00
                                          p.m.
9. Breezy Point Coop, Rockaway Inlet      Launch site: A barge
 Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.9).        launch located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]34'19.1'' N,
                                          073[deg]54'43.5'' W (NAD
                                          1983), 1200 yards south of
                                          Point Breeze.
                                          Date: July 5, 2013.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m.-10:30
                                          p.m.
10. America's Birthday, Liberty Island    Launch site: A barge
 Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.1).        launch located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]41'16.5'' N,
                                          074[deg]02'23'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          located in Federal Anchorage
                                          20-C, about 360 yards east of
                                          Liberty Island.
                                          Date: July 6, 2013.
                                          Time: 9:10 p.m.-10:20
                                          p.m.
11. Marist College OACAC Fireworks,       Launch site: A barge
 Poughkeepsie, NY, Safety Zone, 33 CFR    launch located in approximate
 165.160(5.13).                           position 41[deg]42'24.50'' N,
                                          073[deg]56'44.16'' W (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 420 yards
                                          north of the Mid Hudson
                                          Bridge.
                                          Date: July 11, 2013.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m.-10:00
                                          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: April 10, 2013.
G. Loebl,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2013-09608 Filed 4-23-13; 8:45 am]
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