
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 37156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16106]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0524]


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 below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email MST1 Daniel Vazquez, Coast Guard; telephone 718-354-4197, 
email daniel.vazquez@uscg.mil.

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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2.1 The IPSoft Inc. Liberty Island        Launch site: A barge
 Safety Zone 33 CFR 165.160(2.1).         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. This Safety
                                          Zone is a 360-yard radius from
                                          the barge.
                                          Date: June 25, 2015.
                                          Time: 8:50 p.m.-10:00
                                          p.m.
5.1 Hamilton LLC Pier 60 Safety Zone 33   Launch site: A barge
 CFR 165.160(5.1).                        located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]44'49'' N.
                                          074[deg]01'02'' W. (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 500 yards west
                                          of Pier 60, Manhattan, New
                                          York. This Safety Zone is a
                                          360-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: August 06, 2015.
                                          Time: 10:00 p.m.-11:15
                                          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 used to grant general permission to 
enter the safety zone.

    Dated: June 12, 2015.
G. Loebl,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2015-16106 Filed 6-29-15; 8:45 am]
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