[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38703-38704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13130]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD08-05-037]


Implementation of Sector Lower Mississippi River

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of organizational change.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the stand-up of Sector Lower

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Mississippi River. The Sector Lower Mississippi River Commanding 
Officer has the authority, responsibility and missions of the prior 
Group Commander, Captain of the Port (COTP), Officer in Charge, Marine 
Inspection (OCMI), Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC), Federal 
Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC), and Search and Rescue Mission 
Coordinator (SMC) Lower Mississippi River. 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and procedures will remain in effect until superseded by an authorized 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 change is effective July 8, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket CGD08-05-037 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 Lower Mississippi River is located at 2 Auction 
Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 and contains a single Command Center. 
Sector Lower Mississippi River is composed of a Response Department, 
Prevention Department, and Logistics Department. Effective July 8, 
2005, Group Lower Mississippi River and Marine Safety Office Memphis no 
longer exist as organizational entities. Sector Lower Mississippi River 
is responsible for all Coast Guard Missions in the following zone: 
``The boundary of Sector Lower Mississippi River is comprised of 
Oklahoma; all of Arkansas except for Boone, Marion, Baxter, and Fulton 
Counties; in Tennessee: Shelby, Fayette, Hardeman, Tipton, Haywood, 
Lauderdale, Crockett, and Dyer Counties, and all of Lake County, with 
the exception of the portion of the Mississippi River which borders 
that part of New Madrid County, Missouri, lying east of 89[deg] 30'W 
longitude (including the area known as Winchester Towhead); in 
Missouri: Pemiscot County, and those portions of Dunklin and New Madrid 
Counties south of a line drawn eastward from the southeast corner of 
Butler County to the westernmost point of intersection of the Missouri, 
Kentucky, and Tennessee borders at the lower Mississippi River (Mile 
882.7). In Mississippi: DeSoto, Marshall, Benton, Tippah, Tunica, Tate, 
Coahoma, Quitman, Panola, Lafayette, Union, Pontotoc, Lee, Bolivar, 
Washington, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Leflore, Yalobusha, Grenada, 
Calhoun and Chickasaw Counties.''
    Sector Lower Mississippi River'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 Lower Mississippi River 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 Lower Mississippi River and Marine Safety Office 
Memphis. The Sector Lower Mississippi River Commander is designated: 
(a) Captain of the Port (COTP) for the Lower Mississippi River COTP 
zone; (b) Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC); (c) Federal On 
Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the Lower Mississippi River COTP zone, 
consistent with the National Contingency Plan; (d) Officer in Charge of 
Marine Inspection (OCMI) for the Lower Mississippi River 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 Lower Mississippi River and Marine 
Safety Office Memphis practices and procedures will remain in effect 
until superseded by Commander, Sector Lower Mississippi River. 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 Lower Mississippi River.
    Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi 
River, 2 Auction Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.
    Contact: General Number, (901) 544-3912, Sector Commander: 
Commander David Stalfort; Deputy Sector Commander: Lieutenant Commander 
Jerry Davenport.

    Dated: June 13, 2005.
R.F. Duncan,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 05-13130 Filed 7-1-05; 8:45 am]
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