[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45171-45172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22748]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 100 and 165

[USCG-1998-4306]


Safety Zones, Security Zones, and Special Local Regulations

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of temporary rules issued.

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SUMMARY: This document provides required notice of substantive rules 
adopted by the Coast Guard and temporarily effective between April 1, 
1998 and June 30, 1998, which were not published in the Federal 
Register. This quarterly notice lists temporary local regulations, 
security zones, and safety zones of limited duration and for which 
timely publication in the Federal Register may not have been possible.

DATES: This notice lists temporary Coast Guard regulations that became 
effective and were terminated between April 1, 1998 and June 30, 1998, 
as well as several regulations which were not included in the previous 
quarterly list.

ADDRESSES: The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket 
for this notice. Documents indicated in this preamble will be available 
for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20593-0001 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal Holidays. You may electronically access the 
public docket for this notice on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For questions on this notice, contact Lieutenant Junior Grade Mark 
Cunningham, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, telephone 
(202) 267-6233. For questions on viewing, or on submitting material to 
the docket, contact Dorothy Walker, Chief, Dockets, Department of 
Transportation (202) 866-9329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: District Commanders and Captains of the Port 
(COTP) must be immediately responsive to the safety needs of the waters 
within their jurisdiction; therefore, District Commanders and COTPs 
have been delegated the authority to issue certain local regulations. 
Safety zones may be established for safety or environmental purposes. A 
safety zone may be stationary and described by fixed limits or it may 
be described as a zone around a vessel in motion. Security zones limit 
access to vessels, ports, or waterfront facilities to prevent injury or 
damage. Special local regulations are issued to enhance the safety of 
participants and spectators at regattas and other marine events. Timely 
publication of these regulations in the Federal Register is often 
precluded when a regulation responds to an emergency, or when an event 
occurs without sufficient advance notice. However, the affected public 
is informed of these regulations through Local Notices to Mariners, 
press releases, and other means. Moreover, actual notification is 
provided by Coast Guard patrol vessels enforcing the restrictions 
imposed by the regulation. Because mariners are notified by Coast Guard 
officials on-scene prior to enforcement action, Federal Register notice 
is not required to place the special local regulation, security zone, 
or safety zone in effect. However, the Coast Guard, by law, must 
publish in the Federal Register notice of substantive rules adopted. To 
meet this obligation without imposing undue expense on the pubic, the 
Coast Guard periodically publishes a list of these temporary special 
local regulations, security zones, and safety zones. Permanent 
regulations are not included in this list because they are published in 
their entirety in the Federal Register. Temporary regulations may also 
be published in their entirety if sufficient time is available to do so 
before they are placed in effect or terminated. The safety zones, 
special local regulations and security zones listed in this notice have 
been exempted from review under Executive Order 12866 because of their 
emergency nature, or limited scope and temporary effectiveness.
    The following regulations were placed in effect temporarily during 
the period April 1, 1998 and June 30, 1998, unless otherwise indicated.

    Dated: August 13, 1998.
Michael L. Emge,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Executive Secretary, Marine Safety 
Council.

                                                Quarterly Report                                                
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                                                  Location                      Type             Effective date 
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              COTP DOCKET                                                                                       
                                                                                                                
Charleston 98-038......................  Georgetown, SC............  Safety zone..............            6/8/98
Corpus Christi 98-002..................  Corpus Christi Ship         Safety zone..............            6/6/98
                                          Channel.                                                              
Honolulu 98-001........................  USS Missouri, Hawaii......  Safety zone..............           6/20/98
Houston-Galveston 98-006...............  Trinity Bay, Baytown, TX..  Safety zone..............           5/19/98
Houston-Galveston 98-007...............  Bayport Ship Channel,       Safety zone..............           6/14/98
                                          Bayport, TX.                                                          
Houston-Galveston MSU 98-107...........  Texas City, TX............  Safety zone..............           4/29/98
Houston-Galveston MSU 98-108...........  Sureside, TX..............  Safety zone..............           4/20/98
LA/Long Beach 98-003...................  Dana Point, CA............  Safety zone..............            5/3/98
Louisville 98-002......................  Ohio River, Mead County,    Safety zone..............            4/1/98
                                          KY.                                                                   
Morgan City 98-001.....................  Belle Pass, Fourchon, LA..  Safety zone..............           5/12/98
New Orleans 98-003.....................  LWR Mississippi River, M.   Safety zone..............            4/1/98
                                          94 to M. 95.                                                          
New Orleans 98-005.....................  LWR Mississippi River, M.   Safety zone..............            5/5/98
                                          94 to M. 95.                                                          
New Orleans 98-006.....................  LWR Mississippi River, M.   Safety zone..............           4/30/98
                                          226 to M. 229.                                                        
New Orleans 98-007.....................  LWR Mississippi River, M.   Safety zone..............            5/9/98
                                          226 to M. 237.                                                        
New Orleans 98-008.....................  Mississippi River, M. 95.5  Safety zone..............           6/24/98
                                          to M. 96.6.                                                           
New Orleans 98-010.....................  Mississippi River, M. 94.8  Safety zone..............           6/28/98
                                          to M. 96.6.                                                           
Paducah 98-001.........................  Tennessee River M. 446 to   Safety zone..............           4/21/98
                                          M. 45.6.                                                              
San Diego 98-013.......................  Spanish Landing, San        Safety zone..............           6/28/98
                                          Diego, CA.                                                            
San Francisco Bay 98-008...............  San Francisco, CA.........  Safety zone..............           5/16/98
San Francisco Bay 98-009...............  San Francisco, CA.........  Safety zone..............           5/30/98
San Francisco Bay 98-012...............  Monterey Bay, Monterey, CA  Safety zone..............           6/11/98
San Francisco Bay 98-013...............  Monterey Bay, Monterey, CA  Safety zone..............           6/11/98
San Francisco Bay 98-014...............  Monterey Bay, Monterey, CA  Safety zone..............           6/12/98
San Francisco Bay 98-015...............  Monterey Bay, Monterey, CA  Safety zone..............           6/12/98

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San Juan 98-028........................  Saint Thomas, Charotte      Safety zone..............            5/2/98
                                          Amalie Harbor.                                                        
San Juan 98-031........................  San Juan, Puerto Rico.....  Safety zone..............           5/13/98
San Juan 98-032........................  San Juan, Puerto Rico.....  Safety zone..............           5/14/98
Tampa 98-027...........................  Old Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL..  Safety zone..............            5/2/98
Tampa 98-041...........................  Old Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL..  Safety zone..............           6/22/98
Tampa 98-042...........................  Old Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL..  Safety zone..............           6/23/98
                                                                                                                
            DISTRICT DOCKET                                                                                     
                                                                                                                
01-98-021..............................  East River, New York......  Safety zone..............           5/30/98
01-98-025..............................  New York Harbor, Upper Bay  Safety zone..............           4/18/98
01-98-028..............................  Upper and Lower New York    Safety zone..............           5/27/98
                                          Bay.                                                                  
01-98-030..............................  Fore River Shipping         Safety zone..............           4/27/98
                                          Channel, Portland, ME.                                                
01-98-034..............................  Peaks Island Explosive      Safety zone..............            4/8/98
                                          Load, Portland, ME.                                                   
01-98-046..............................  Boston Harbor, Boston, MA.  Security zone............            5/9/98
01-98-051..............................  Hudson River, Albany, NY..  Safety zone..............            6/6/98
01-98-055..............................  Lower New York Bay, New     Safety zone..............           6/20/98
                                          York.                                                                 
01-98-056..............................  Hudson River,               Safety zone..............           6/13/98
                                          Poughkeepsie, NY.                                                     
01-98-061..............................  Long Island Sound, New      Safety zone..............           6/14/98
                                          York.                                                                 
01-98-069..............................  Hudson River, New York....  Safety zone..............           6/28/98
01-98-071..............................  East River, New York......  Security zone............            6/8/98
01-98-073..............................  Southwest Harbor, ME......  Safety zone..............           6/20/98
01-98-074..............................  Rockland, ME..............  Safety zone..............           6/21/98
05-97-027..............................  Hampton Roads, Elizabeth    Security zone............           4/15/98
                                          River, VA.                                                            
05-98-025..............................  Hampton Roads, Elizabeth    Security zone............            4/3/98
                                          River, VA.                                                            
07-98-026..............................  Fort Lauderdale, FL.......  Special local............           4/30/98
07-98-030..............................  Key West, FL..............  Special local............           5/31/98
08-98-016..............................  Arkansas River, M. 308 to   Special local............           5/16/98
                                          M. 309.                                                               
08-98-026..............................  Mississippi River, M. 51    Special local............           6/12/98
                                          to M. 53.                                                             
08-98-027..............................  Tennessee River, M. 463.5   Special local............           6/20/98
                                          to M. 464.5.                                                          
09-98-004..............................  Illinois Waterway.........  Safety zone..............           4/29/98
09-98-005..............................  Lake Macatawa, Holland, MI  Safety zone..............            5/8/98
09-98-006..............................  Lake Muskegon, Muskegon,    Safety zone..............            5/9/98
                                          MI.                                                                   
09-98-007..............................  Ludington, MI.............  Safety zone..............           5/16/98
09-98-013..............................  Lake Michigan, Muskegon,    Safety zone..............           6/12/98
                                          MI.                                                                   
09-98-014..............................  Black River, South Haven,   Safety zone..............           6/19/98
                                          MI.                                                                   
09-98-015..............................  Lake Macatawa, Holland,     Safety zone..............           6/20/98
                                          Michigan.                                                             
09-98-09...............................  Little Calumet River......  Safety zone..............           5/19/98
13-98-006..............................  Willamette River,           Safety zone..............           4/25/98
                                          Portland, OR.                                                         
13-98-007..............................  Willamette River,           Safety zone..............            5/1/98
                                          Portland, OR.                                                         
13-98-008..............................  Bremerton, WA to Queets,    Safety zone..............           5/23/98
                                          WA.                                                                   
13-98-009..............................  Port of Astoria, Oregon...  Safety zone..............           5/26/98
13-98-010..............................  Willamette River,           Safety zone..............           5/29/98
                                          Portland, OR.                                                         
13-98-011..............................  Willamette River,           Safety/security zone.....           6/12/98
                                          Portland, OR.                                                         
13-98-012..............................  Willamette River,           Safety/security zone.....           6/13/98
                                          Portland, OR.                                                         
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[FR Doc. 98-22748 Filed 8-24-98; 8:45 am]
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