[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7706-7707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3910]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[COTP Western Alaska 98-001]
RIN 2115-AA97


Safety Zone; Summer Bay, Unalaska Island, AK

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in 
Summer Bay, Unalaska Island, AK. The temporary zone is needed to 
protect the ongoing salvage operation of the M/V KUROSHIMA and the 
salvage vessel M/V AMERICAN SALVOR. Entry of vessels or persons into 
this zone not involved in the salvage operation is prohibited unless 
specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port.

DATES: This temporary rule becomes effective on January 26, 1998 at 
1:00 p.m. ADT and terminates on 28 February 1998 at 11:59 p.m. ADT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR Rick Rodriguez, Chief of Port 
Operations, Coast Guard Captain of the Port Western Alaska, Anchorage, 
510 L Street, Suite 100; Anchorage, Alaska 99501; (907) 271-6700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

    The purpose of this temporary safety zone is to allow the salvage 
vessel to conduct salvage operations unencumbered by vessels at or 
proceeding to anchor within the zone defined later in this rule.
    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of proposed rulemaking 
was not published for this regulation and good cause exists for making 
it effective in less than 30 days after Federal Register publication. 
Publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking and delay of effective 
date would be contrary to the public interest because immediate action 
is necessary to prevent disruption of the safe salvage operation of the 
M/V KUROSHIMA.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f) 
of Executive Order 12866 and does not require an assessment of 
potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that order. It 
has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under that 
order. It is not significant under the regulatory policies and 
procedures of the Department of Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040; 
February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this 
proposal to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under 
paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies and procedures of DOT is 
unnecessary.

Collection of Information

    This rule contains no information collection requirements under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Federalism

    The Coast Guard has analyzed this rule under the principles and 
criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that 
this rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant 
the preparation of a Federal Assessment.

Environment

    The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this rule 
and concluded that, under paragraph 2.B.2 of Commandant Instruction 
M16475.1B, this rule is categorically excluded from further 
environmental documentation.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Vessels, Waterways.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 
CFR Part 165 as follows:
    1. The authority citation for Part 165 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; and 33 CFR 1.05-1(g), 
6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; and 49 CFR 1.46.


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    2. A new temporary Sec. 165.T17-001 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 165.T17-001  Summer Bay Safety Zone.

    (a) Location. The following area is a Safety Zone: the area bounded 
by the following coordinates: from Second Priest Rock (N53-54.18, W166-
28.0) north to N53-55.0, W166-28.0 east to N53-55.0, W166-26.6 south to 
the southwest bluff bordering Morris Cove (N53-54.70, W166-26.6.). 
Datum NAD 1983.
    (b) Effective dates. This section becomes effective on January 26, 
1998 at approximately 1:00 p.m. ADT and terminates on February 28, 1998 
at approximately 11:59 p.m. ADT.
    (c) Regulations. In accordance with the general regulations in 
Sec. 165.23 of this part, entry into this zone is prohibited except as 
authorized by the Captain of the Port.

    Dated: January 26, 1998.
E.P. Thompson,
Captain, USCG, Captain of the Port Western Alaska.
[FR Doc. 98-3910 Filed 2-13-98; 8:45 am]
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