[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47168-47170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17686]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD07-04-092]


Reorganization of Group Miami and MSO Miami; Implementation of 
Sector Miami

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of organizational change.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the consolidation of Group Miami and 
Marine Safety Office Miami into one command, Sector Miami. The Sector 
Miami Commanding Officer has the authority, responsibility and missions 
of the prior Group Commander and COTP Miami. The Coast Guard has 
established a continuity of operations whereby all previous practices 
and procedures will remain in effect until superseded by an authorized 
Coast Guard official and/or document.

DATES: This notice is effective August 4, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket CGD07-04-092 and are available for 
inspection or copying at District 7 Resources, 9th Floor, 909 SE 1st 
Avenue, Miami, FL 33131 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal Holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Carlos A. Cuesta, District 
7 Resources Program at 305-415-6706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion of Notice

    Sector Miami is located at Causeway Island, Miami Beach, FL and 
contains a single Command Center. Sector Miami is composed of a 
Response Command, Prevention Command, and Logistics Command. All 
existing missions and functions performed by Group and MSO Miami have 
been realigned under this new organizational structure as of July 12, 
2004 and Group Miami and MSO Miami no longer exist as organizational 
entities.
    Sector Miami is responsible for all Coast Guard missions in the 
following zone: ``the boundary of the Miami Marine Inspection Zone and 
Captain of the Port zone starts at the eastern Florida coast at 28[deg] 
00[min] N. Latitude; thence proceeds west to 28[deg] 00[min] N. 
Latitude, 81[deg] 30[min] W. Longitude; thence south to the Collier 
County north boundary; thence following the Collier County boundary to 
the intersection with Broward County, thence south along the Collier 
County east boundary, continuing south along the Dade County boundary 
encompassing all of Dade county. The offshore area of the Miami Captain 
of the Port zone includes that portion of the western North Atlantic 
ocean area bounded on the north by 28[deg] 00[min] N. Latitude from the 
coast to the outermost extent of the exclusive economic zone and 
bounded on the east by the outermost extent of the exclusive economic 
zone; and on the south a line bearing 111[deg] T from the shoreline at 
25[deg] 25[min] N. Latitude, 80[deg] 20[min] W. Longitude.'' The 
following chart depicts this area.
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    Sector Miami may also be designated by the Seventh District 
Commander as mission coordinator for search and rescue and law 
enforcement operations beyond the exclusive economic zone.
    The Sector Miami Commander is vested with all the rights, 
responsibilities, duties, and authority of a Group Commander and 
Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Office, as provided for in Coast 
Guard regulations, and is the successor in command to the Commanding 
Officer, Marine Safety Office Miami and the Commander, Group Miami. The 
Sector Miami Commander is designated: (a) Captain of the Port (COTP) 
for the Miami COTP zone; (b) Federal Maritime Security Coordinator 
(FMSC); (c) Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the Miami COTP 
zone, consistent with the National Contingency Plan; (d) Officer In 
Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) for the Miami Marine Inspection Zone 
and, (e) Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator (SMC). The Deputy Sector 
Commander is designated alternate COTP, FMSC, FOSC, OCMI and SMC. A 
continuity of operations order has been issued providing that all 
previous Group Miami and MSO Miami practices and procedures will remain 
in effect until superseded by Commander, Sector Miami. This continuity 
of operations order addresses existing COTP regulations, orders, 
directives and policies. Also, Sector Miami provides contingency 
response and marine inspection support for newly implemented Sector Key 
West.
    The following information is a list of updated command titles, 
addresses and points of contact to facilitate requests from the public 
and assist with entry into security or safety zones:
    Name: Sector Miami.
    Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Miami, 100 MacArthur 
Causeway, Miami Beach, FL 33139-5101.
    Contact: General Number, (305) 535-8709, Sector Commander: CAPT J. 
Maes, (305) 535-4301, Deputy Sector Commander: CAPT L. Slein, (305) 
535-4302.
    Commander Prevention Command: (305) 535-8708, Commander Response 
Command: (305) 535-4302, Commander Logistics Command: (305) 535-8767.

    Dated: July 26, 2004.
 D. B. Peterman,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 04-17686 Filed 8-3-04; 8:45 am]
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