[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17099]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[COTP Prince William Sound 02-010]
RIN 2115-AA97


Safety Zone; Ammunition Island, Port Valdez, AK

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is correcting the coordinates in a final rule 
for a safety zone encompassing Ammunition Island in Port Valdez, 
Alaska, that was published in the Federal Register on August 17, 1987 
and amended on June 30, 1998. We are making this correction because of 
an incorrect position that was attributed to Ammunition Island and 
published in the final rule. This correction changes the coordinates of 
Ammunition Island to latitude 61 deg.07'28'' N, longitude 
146 deg.18'29'' W.

DATES: Effective on June 21, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The public docket for this rulemaking is maintained by Coast 
Guard Marine Safety Office Valdez, P.O. Box 486, Valdez, Alaska 99686. 
Materials in the public docket are available for inspection or copying 
at Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Valdez. Normal office hours are 
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief Warrant Officer Milo Ortiz, U.S. 
Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Valdez, Alaska, at (907) 835-7205.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Coast Guard published a final rule in the Federal Register on 
August 17, 1987, (52 FR 30671) establishing a safety zone for the 
waters within 1330 yards of Ammunition Island, latitude 61 deg.07'5'' 
N, longitude 146 deg.18' W, (NAD 83) and the vessel moored or anchored 
at Ammunition Island, Port Valdez, Alaska (33 CFR 165.1703). The zone 
is needed to protect the safety of persons and vessels operating in the 
vicinity during ammunition and explosives loading and offloading 
operations.

Need for Correction

    It was recently discovered that the listed position for Ammunition 
Island was incorrect. The Coast Guard is correcting the listed position 
for Ammunition Island to latitude 61 deg.07'28'' N, 146 deg.18'29'' W 
(NAD 83).

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

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

    Accordingly, 33 CFR part 165 is corrected to make the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

    1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as 
follows:

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

    2. In Sec. 165.1703 revise paragraph (a) to read as follows:


Sec. 165.1703  Ammunition Island, Port Valdez, Alaska.

    (a) Location. The waters within the following boundaries is a 
safety zone--the area within a radius of 1330 yards of Ammunition 
Island, centered on latitude 61 deg.07'28'' N, longitude 
146 deg.18'29'' W, (NAD 83) and the vessel moored or anchored at 
Ammunition Island.
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    Dated: June 21, 2002.
P.M. Coleman,
Commander, Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Prince William Sound, 
Alaska.
[FR Doc. 02-17099 Filed 7-8-02; 8:45 am]
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