[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 82 (Friday, April 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22357-22358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8538]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD08-05-024]


Implementation of Sector Corpus Christi

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of organizational change.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the stand-up of Sector Corpus 
Christi. Sector Corpus Christi is an internal reorganization that 
combines Group Corpus Christi and Marine Safety Office Corpus Christi 
into a single command. 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effect until superseded by an authorized Coast Guard official or 
document.

DATES: This notice is effective May 13, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket CGD08-05-024 and are available for 
inspection or copying at Commander (rpl), Eighth Coast Guard District, 
500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-3310 between 7:30 a.m. 
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Michael Roschel, Eighth 
District Planning Office at 504-589-6293.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion of Notice

    Sector Corpus Christi is located at 8930 Ocean Drive, Corpus 
Christi, TX 78419-5201 and contains a single Command Center. Sector 
Corpus Christi is composed of a Response Department, Prevention 
Department, and Logistics Department. Effective May 13, 2005, all 
existing missions and functions performed by Group Corpus Christi and 
Marine Safety Office Corpus Christi will be performed by Sector Corpus 
Christi. Group Corpus Christi and Marine Safety Office Corpus Christi 
will no longer exist as organizational entities. Sector Corpus Christi 
is responsible for all Coast Guard Missions in the following zone: the 
boundary of Sector Corpus Christi Marine Inspection zone and Captain of 
the Port zone ``Starts at the junction of the sea and the east bank of 
the Colorado River; thence proceeds northerly along the east bank of 
the Colorado River to 29[deg]18' N. latitude, 96[deg]07' W. longitude; 
thence northwesterly to the southeast corner of New Mexico at 
32[deg]00' N. latitude; thence westerly along the Texas-New Mexico 
boundary; thence southeasterly along the Mexican border to the sea. The 
offshore area includes all waters and islands contained therein of the 
EEZ that are south and west of a line bearing 140[deg] T from the 
junction of the sea and the east bank of the Colorado River to the 
outermost extent of the EEZ.''
    Sector Corpus Christi's zone will be modified in the future upon 
the stand-up of adjoining sectors. Notice will be published in the 
Federal Register.
    The Sector Corpus Christi 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 Officers 
of Group Corpus Christi and Marine Safety Office Corpus Christi. The 
Sector Corpus Christi Commander is designated: (a) Captain of the Port 
(COTP) for the Corpus Christi COTP zone; (b) Federal Maritime Security 
Coordinator (FMSC); (c) Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the 
Corpus Christi COTP zone, consistent with the National Contingency 
Plan; (d) Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) for the Corpus 
Christi Marine Inspection Zone; and (e) Search and Rescue Mission 
Coordinator (SMC). The Deputy Sector Commander is designated alternate 
COTP, FMSC, FOSC, SMC, and Acting OCMI. A continuity of operations 
order has been issued ensuring that all previous Group Corpus Christi 
and Marine Safety Office Corpus Christi practices and procedures will 
remain in effect until superseded by Commander, Sector Corpus Christi. 
This continuity of operations order addresses existing COTP 
regulations, orders, directives, and policies.
    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 Corpus Christi.
    Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi, 8930 
Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78419-5201
    Contact: General Number, (361) 939-6269, Sector Commander: Captain 
John Korn; Deputy Sector Commander: Captain Lincoln Stroh.
    Chief, Prevention Department: (361) 939-6219.
    Chief, Response Department: (361) 939-6366.

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    Chief, Logistics Department: (361) 939-6203.

    Dated: April 19, 2005.
Kevin L. Marshall,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 8th Coast Guard Dist., Acting.
[FR Doc. 05-8538 Filed 4-28-05; 8:45 am]
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