[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41415-41416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14104]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[CGD07-05-091]


Implementation of Sector St. Petersburg

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of organizational change.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the establishment of Sector St. 
Petersburg. The Sector St. Petersburg Commanding Officer will have the 
authority, responsibility and missions of a Group Commander, Captain of 
the Port (COTP) and Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Office (MSO). The 
Coast Guard has established a continuity of operations order whereby 
all previous practices and procedures will remain in effect until 
superseded by an authorized Coast Guard official and/or document.

DATES: The effective date of this organizational change is July 11, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket CGD07-05-091 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 Commander Michael Jackson, 
District 7 Resources Program at 305-415-6706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion of Notice

    This notice announces the establishment of Sector St. Petersburg. 
Upon creation of Sector St. Petersburg, Group St. Petersburg and MSO 
Tampa will be incorporated into the Sector and no longer exist as 
specific entities. Sector St. Petersburg will be composed of a Response 
Department, Prevention Department, and Logistics Department. All 
existing missions and functions performed by Group St. Petersburg and 
MSO Tampa should be realigned under this new organizational structure 
as of July 11, 2005.
    Sector St. Petersburg is responsible for all Coast Guard missions 
in the Tampa/St. Petersburg marine inspection zone,

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COTP zone, and Area of Responsibility (AOR). A continuity of operations 
order has been issued to address existing COTP regulations, orders, 
directives and policies.
    The boundaries of these zones are comprised of the area starting at 
the intersection of the Florida coast with longitude 083[deg]50' W 
(30[deg] 00' N, 083[deg] 50' W); mouth of the Fenholloway river, thence 
due north to a position 30[deg]15' N, 083[deg]50' W; thence due west to 
a position 30[deg]15' N, 084[deg]45' W; thence due north to the 
Florida-Georgia boundary at longitude 084[deg]45' W; thence easterly 
along the Florida-Georgia boundary to longitude 083[deg]00' W; thence 
southeasterly to 28[deg]00' N 081[deg]30' W; thence south to the 
northern Collier county boundary; thence eastward along the northern 
Collier county boundary to the intersection with Broward county; thence 
southerly along the eastern Collier county boundary to the intersection 
of the Collier and Monroe county boundaries; thence westerly along the 
southern Collier county boundary encompassing all of Collier county. 
The offshore area includes that portion of the Gulf of Mexico bounded 
by an imaginary line bearing 199[deg]t from the intersection of the 
Florida coast at 30[deg]00' N, 083[deg]50' W to the exclusive economic 
zone (eez) boundary; bounded on the west by the outermost extent of the 
eez; and on the south at the Collier/Monroe counties coastal boundary 
line bearing 245[deg]t from a point 25[deg] 48.20' N, 081[deg]20.65' W 
to the extent of the eez. All coordinates referenced use North American 
Datum 1983 (NAD 1983).
    The Sector St. Petersburg Commander is vested with all 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 Tampa and the Commander, Group St. 
Petersburg.
    The Sector St. Petersburg Commander shall be designated: (a) COTP 
for the zone described in 33 CFR 3.35-35; (b) Federal Maritime Security 
Coordinator (FMSC); (c) Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the 
zone described in 33 CFR 3.35-35, consistent with the national 
contingency plan; (d) Officer In Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) for 
the zone described in 33 CFR 3.35-35. The Deputy Sector Commander may 
be designated alternate COTP, FMSC, FOSC, and Acting OCMI.
    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 St. Petersburg.
    Addresses: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, 600 
8th Ave., SE., St. Petersburg, FL 33701, Chief, Prevention Department, 
155 Columbia Drive, Tampa, FL 33606.
    Contact: General Number: (727) 824-7638; Operations Center 
(Emergency): 1-866-881-1392; Sector Commander: (727) 824-7534; Deputy 
Sector Commander: (727) 824-7534; Chief, Response Department: (727) 
824-7674; Chief, Logistics Department: (727) 824-7674; Chief, 
Prevention Department: (813) 228-2191.

    Dated: July 6, 2005.
D.B. Peterman,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 05-14104 Filed 7-18-05; 8:45 am]
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