[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49236-49239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19135]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 100, 117 and 165

[USCG-2002-11544]


Safety Zones, Security Zones, Drawbridge Operation Regulations 
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 
issued by the Coast Guard and temporarily effective between April 1, 
2002 and June 30, 2002, which were not published in the Federal 
Register. This quarterly notice lists temporary local regulations, 
drawbridge operation regulations, security zones, and safety zones of 
limited duration and for which timely publication in the Federal 
Register was not possible.

DATES: This notice lists temporary Coast Guard rules that became 
effective and were terminated between April 1, 2002 and June 30, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket 
for this notice. Documents indicated in this notice 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 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal

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Holidays. You may electronically access the public docket for this 
notice on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice, contact 
LTJG Sean Fahey, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, at 
telephone number (202) 267-2830. For questions on viewing, or on 
submitting material to the docket, contact Dorothy Beard, Chief, 
Dockets, Department of Transportation at (202) 366-5149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Coast Guard District Commanders and Captains 
of the Port (COTP) must be immediately responsive to the safety and 
security 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 prevent injury or 
damage to vessels, ports, or waterfront facilities. Drawbridge 
operation regulations authorize changes to drawbridge schedules to 
accommodate bridge repairs, seasonal vessel traffic, and local public 
events. Special local regulations are issued to enhance the safety of 
participants and spectators at regattas and other marine events.
    Timely publication of these rules in the Federal Register is often 
precluded when a rule responds to an emergency, or when an event occurs 
without sufficient advance notice. The affected public is, however, 
informed of these rules 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 
rule. Because Federal Register publication was not possible before the 
beginning of the effective period, mariners were personally notified of 
the contents of these special local regulations, drawbridge operation 
regulations, security zones, or safety zones by Coast Guard officials 
on-scene prior to any enforcement action. However, the Coast Guard, by 
law, must publish in the Federal Register notice of all substantive 
rules adopted. To meet this obligation without imposing undue expense 
on the public, the Coast Guard periodically publishes a list of these 
temporary special local regulations, drawbridge operation regulations, 
security zones, and safety zones.
    Permanent rules are not included in this list because they are 
published in their entirety in the Federal Register. Temporary rules 
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, drawbridge operation regulations, and 
security zones listed in this notice have been exempted from review 
under Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, because of 
their emergency nature, or limited scope and temporary effectiveness.
    The following rules were place in effect temporarily during the 
period from April 1, 2002, through June 30, 2002, unless otherwise 
indicated. This notice also includes rules that were not received in 
time to be included on the quarterly notice for the second, third and 
fourth quarters of 2001 and the first quarter of 2002.

    Dated: July 23, 2002.
S.G. Venckus,
Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law.

                                     COTP Quarterly Report--2nd Quarter 2002
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            COTP docket                      Location                         Type                Effective date
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Baltimore 02-004..................  Annapolis, Maryland......  Security Zone....................      05/24/2002
Charleston 02-039.................  Myrtle Beach, SC.........  Safety Zone......................      04/29/2002
Guam 02-009.......................  Outer Apra Harbor, Guam..  Safety Zone......................      04/16/2002
Guam 02-010.......................  North of Glass             Safety Zone......................      04/18/2002
                                     Breakwater, Guam.
Houston-Galveston 02-005..........  Galveston, Texas.........  Security Zone....................      04/05/2002
Houston-Galveston 02-008..........  COPT Houston-Galveston     Security Zone....................      04/15/2002
                                     Zone.
Houston-Galveston 02-013..........  Dredge Operation, Channel  Safety Zone......................      04/22/2002
                                     Closure.
Houston-Galveston 02-014..........  Dredge Operation, Channel  Safety Zone......................      05/21/2002
                                     Closure.
Houston-Galveston 02-015..........  Dredge Operation, Channel  Safety Zone......................      06/08/2002
                                     Closure.
Huntington 02-002.................  Kanawha River, M. 57.5 to  Safety Zone......................      04/27/2002
                                     62.
Jacksonville 02-076...............  Indian River, New Smyrna   Safety Zone......................      06/29/2002
                                     Beach, FL.
LA/Long Beach 02-008..............  Flight Demonstration,      Safety Zone......................      04/13/2002
                                     Long Beach, CA.
Louisville 02-001.................  Ohio River, M. 470 to      Security Zone....................      06/17/2002
                                     471.5.
Miami 02-029......................  Palm Beach County, FL....  Safety Zone......................      05/03/2002
Miami 02-031......................  Air Sea Show, Fort         Safety Zone......................      05/01/2002
                                     Lauderdale, FL.
Miami 02-040......................  M/V Conti Seattle, Miami,  Safety Zone......................      05/02/2002
                                     FL.
Miami 02-043......................  FL Keys National Marine    Safety Zone......................      05/12/2002
                                     Sanctuary.
Miami 02-071......................  FL Keys National Marine    Safety Zone......................      05/20/2002
                                     Sanctuary.
Morgan 02-003.....................  Little Lake, Louisiana...  Safety Zone......................      04/10/2002
New Orleans 02-007................  LWR Mississippi River, M.  Safety Zone......................      04/13/2002
                                     94 to 96.
New Orleans 02-009................  LWR Mississippi River, M.  Safety Zone......................      05/15/2002
                                     94 to 96.
Pittsburgh 02-008.................  Allegheny River, M. 3 to   Safety Zone......................      04/12/2002
                                     6.
Pittsburgh 02-009.................  Monongahela River, M.      Safety Zone......................      06/17/2002
                                     14.1 to 11.2.
San Diego 02-003..................  Lake Moovalya, Colorado    Safety Zone......................      04/06/2002
                                     River, AZ.
San Diego 02-005..................  Colorado River, Davis Dam  Safety Zone......................      06/01/2002
San Diego 02-006..................  San Diego Bay, CA........  Safety Zone......................      04/26/2002
San Diego 02-007..................  Oceanside, California....  Safety Zone......................      05/05/2002
San Diego 02-011..................  Colorado River...........  Safety Zone......................      05/11/2002
San Diego 02-012..................  San Diego, CA............  Safety Zone......................      05/23/2002
San Francisco 02-004..............  Suisun Bay, Concord, CA..  Security Zone....................      04/15/2002
San Francisco 02-005..............  Suisun Bay, Concord, CA..  Security Zone....................      04/24/2002
San Francisco 02-006..............  San Francisco Bay, San     Safety Zone......................      05/01/2002
                                     Francisco, CA.
San Francisco 02-007..............  San Francisco Bay, San     Safety Zone......................      05/11/2002
                                     Francisco, CA.
San Francisco Bay 02-009..........  Oakland Inner Harbor,      Safety Zone......................      05/18/2002
                                     Oakland, CA.
San Francisco Bay 02-012..........  San Francisco Bay, San     Safety Zone......................      06/14/2002
                                     Francisco, CA.
San Francisco Bay 02-013..........  Oakland Estuary, Alameda,  Security Zone....................      06/14/2002
                                     CA.

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San Juan 02-072...................  San Juan Harbor, San       Safety Zone......................      06/20/2002
                                     Juan, PR.
Savannah 02-027...................  Atlantic Intercoastal      Safety Zone......................      04/04/2002
                                     Waterway, GA.
Savannah 02-028...................  Memorial Park, Savannah,   Safety Zone......................      04/06/2002
                                     GA.
St. Louis 02-006..................  Illinois River, M. 0 to    Safety Zone......................      05/16/2002
                                     187.
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                                   District Quarterly Report--2nd Quarter 2002
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         District docket                  Location                          Type                  Effective date
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01-02-006.......................  Mystic Offshore Gran      Safety Zone.........................      05/03/2002
                                   Prix, New London, CT.
01-02-065.......................  Yarmouth, Nantucket       Safety Zone.........................      06/07/2002
                                   Sound, MA.
01-02-073.......................  Hingham, Massachusetts..  Safety Zone.........................      06/29/2002
05-02-018.......................  Washington Channel,       Security Zone.......................      05/31/2002
                                   Washington DC.
05-02-023.......................  James River,              Safety Zone.........................      05/05/2002
                                   Williamsburg, VA.
05-02-024.......................  Elizabeth River,          Safety Zone.........................      05/26/2002
                                   Portsmouth, Virginia.
05-02-026.......................  Severn River, Annapolis,  Special Local.......................      05/21/2002
                                   MD.
05-02-027.......................  Pea Patch Island to       Special Local.......................      06/08/2002
                                   Delaware City, Delaware.
05-02-030.......................  Willoughby Bay, Norfolk,  Safety Zone.........................      06/04/2002
                                   Virginia.
05-02-035.......................  Hampton Roads, Elizabeth  Security Zone.......................      06/04/2002
                                   River, VA.
05-02-036.......................  Thimble Shoals Channel,   Safety Zone.........................      06/04/2002
                                   Hampton Roads, VA.
05-02-037.......................  Hampton Roads, Virginia.  Safety Zone.........................      06/13/2002
05-02-038.......................  Hampton Roads, Elizabeth  Security Zone.......................      06/11/2002
                                   River, VA.
07-02-023.......................  Fort Lauderdale, Broward  Drawbridge Operation................      05/05/2002
                                   County, FL.
07-02-045.......................  Cooper River, North       Special Local.......................      06/15/2002
                                   Charleston, SC.
07-02-068.......................  San Juan Harbor, San      Safety Zone.........................      06/17/2002
                                   Juan, PR.
09-02-014.......................  Cleveland Harbor,         Safety Zone.........................      05/03/2002
                                   Cleveland, OH.
09-02-016.......................  Lake Ontario,             Safety Zone.........................      05/18/2002
                                   Youngstown, NY.
09-02-019.......................  Lake Michigan...........  Security Zone.......................      05/05/2002
09-02-022.......................  Buffalo River, Buffalo,   Safety Zone.........................      05/28/2002
                                   NY.
09-02-023.......................  Pridefest 2002,           Safety Zone.........................      06/07/2002
                                   Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
09-02-025.......................  River Splash 2002,        Safety Zone.........................      05/31/2002
                                   Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
09-02-030.......................  U.S. Aerospace            Safety Zone.........................      05/18/2002
                                   Challenge, Holland, MI.
09-02-043.......................  Ottawa River, Toledo, OH  Safety Zone.........................      06/29/2002
09-02-045.......................  Summerfest Big Bang,      Safety Zone.........................      06/27/2002
                                   2002, Milwaukee, WI.
09-02-047.......................  Betsie Bay, Frankfort,    Safety Zone.........................      06/29/2002
                                   MI.
09-02-054.......................  Detroit River, Detroit,   Safety Zone.........................      06/27/2002
                                   MI.
09-02-056.......................  Milwaukee, Wisconsin....  Safety Zone.........................      06/27/2002
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                                  Regulations not on Previous Quarterly Reports
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        COPT docket/district                    Location                        Type              Effective date
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                                      COPT Regulation for 2nd Quarter 2001
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Guam 01-010.........................  Outer Apra Harbor, Guam.....  Safety Zone.................        06/06/01
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                                      COPT Regulation for 3rd Quarter 2001
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Louisiana 01-023....................  LMR from the seabuoys at SW   Security Zone...............        09/12/01
                                       Pass and South Pass to M
                                       233, Highway 190 Bridge,
                                       AHP and the Mississippi
                                       River Gulf Outlet.
New Orleans 01-025..................  Lower Mississippi River M     Safety Zone.................        09/13/01
                                       106.1 to M 92.7.
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                                      COPT Regulations for 4th Quarter 2001
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Houston-Galveston 01-011............  Houston-Galveston...........  Security Zones..............        12/07/01
Tampa 01-148........................  Tampa Bay, Florida..........  Safety Zone.................        12/20/01
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                                      District Docket for 4th Quarter 2001
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08-01-040...........................  Mississippi River, Iowa and   Drawbridge Operation                12/17/01
                                       Illinois.                     Regulations.
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                                      COPT Regulations for 1st Quarter 2002
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Houston 02-007......................  Houston, Texas..............  Safety Zone.................        03/24/02
Houston-Galveston 02-002............  Port of Galveston,            Security Zone...............        03/01/02
                                       Galveston, TX.
Mobile 02-005.......................  Mobile, Alabama.............  Security Zone...............        03/20/02
Mobile 02-006.......................  Tyndall AFB, East Bay,        Security Zone...............        03/23/02
                                       Panama City, FL.

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Pittsburgh 02-007...................  Ohio River M 67.5 to 68.5,    Safety Zone.................        03/30/02
                                       Steubenville, Ohio.
San Francisco Bay 02-002............  Suisun Bay, Concord, CA.....  Security Zone...............        03/25/02
Tampa 02-018........................  St. Pete Beach, Florida.....  Security Zone...............        03/08/02
Tampa 02-019........................  Old Tampa Bay, Clearwater,    Security Zone...............        03/08/02
                                       Florida.
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