[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55969-55970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24573]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0957]


Multiple Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays 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 a safety zone within the Captain 
of the Port New York Zone on the specified date and times. This action 
is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels, spectators and 
participants from hazards

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associated with fireworks displays and swim events. 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 zone described in 33 CFR 165.160 
will be enforced on the date and times listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer First Class Ronald Sampert 
U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 718-354-4197, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones 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. Pyro Engineering Inc., Liberty         Launch site: A barge
 Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160       located in approximate
 (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. This Safety
                                          Zone is a 360-yard radius from
                                          the barge.
                                          Date: November 29,
                                          2018.
                                          Time: 10:00 p.m.-11:30
                                          p.m.
2. Circle Line Sightseeing Yachts NYE,    Launch site: A barge
 Liberty Island Safety Zone, 3 CFR        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. This Safety
                                          Zone is a 360-yard radius from
                                          the barge.
                                          Date: December 31,
                                          2018-January 1, 2019.
                                          Time: 11:00 p.m.-01:00
                                          a.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 of enforcement 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 of enforcement, a Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the 
safety zone.

    Dated: October 3, 2018.
J.P. Tama,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2018-24573 Filed 11-8-18; 8:45 am]
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