[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41413-41415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14105]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[CGD09-05-006]
Final Implementation of Sectors Detroit, Sector Sault Ste. Marie,
Sector Buffalo, and Sector Lake Michigan
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of organizational change.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard previously announced the stand-up of Sectors
Detroit, Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Sector Buffalo, and Sector Lake
Michigan under this docket. This notice informs the public that the
process is nearing completion for all Sectors in the Ninth Coast Guard
District. All boundaries of areas of responsibility will shift on July
29, 2005, the date of stand-up of the last Sector, Sector Lake
Michigan. The Commander of each Sector has the authority,
responsibility and missions of its corresponding Group, Captain of the
Port (COTP) and Marine Safety Offices. 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procedures will remain in effect until superseded by an authorized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: The effective dates of Sector stand-up are: Sector Detroit on
March 31, 2005; Sector Sault Ste. Marie on June 27, 2005; Sector
Buffalo on July 22, 2005; and Sector Lake Michigan on July 29, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket CGD09-05-006 and are available for
inspection or copying at Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District (rpl),
1240 E. Ninth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060 between 8 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Junior Grade Christopher
Blomshield, Ninth District Planning Office at (216) 902-6101.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion of Notice
This notice confirms the stand-up of all Sectors in the Ninth Coast
Guard District and gives a detailed description of their respective
boundaries. Boundaries of areas of responsibility for all Sectors will
change simultaneously on July 29, 2005.
Sector Detroit is located at 110 Mt. Elliot Ave., Detroit, Michigan
48207-4380. Sector Detroit stood-up on March 31, 2005 and is composed
of a Response Department, Prevention Department, and Logistics
Department. As of March 31, 2005, Group/Marine Safety Office Detroit no
longer exists as an organizational entity. On July 29, 2005, Marine
Safety Office Toledo will be renamed Marine Safety Unit Toledo.
The Sector Detroit 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
of Group/Marine Safety Office Detroit. As of July 29, 2005, the Sector
Detroit Commander is designated: (a) Captain of the Port (COTP) for the
Detroit, Toledo, and a portion of the Sault Ste. Marie COTP zones; (b)
Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC) for the Detroit, Toledo,
and a portion of the Sault Ste. Marie COTP zones; (c) Federal On Scene
Coordinator (FOSC) for the Detroit, Toledo, and a portion of the Sault
Ste. Marie COTP zones, consistent with the National Contingency Plan;
(d) Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) for the Detroit,
Toledo, and a portion of the Sault Ste. Marie Marine Inspection Zones
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/Marine Safety Office Detroit, Marine Safety Office
Toledo, and Group/Marine Safety Office Sault Ste. Marie practices and
procedures will remain in effect until superseded by Commander, Sector
Detroit. 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 Detroit.
Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit, 110 Mt. Elliot
Ave., Detroit, Michigan 48207-4380.
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Contact: General Number, (313) 568-9580, Sector Commander: Captain
Patrick Brennan; Deputy Sector Commander: Commander Christopher
Roberge.
Chief, Prevention Department: (313) 568-9490.
Chief, Response Department: (313) 568-9521.
Chief, Logistics Department: (313) 568-9551.
Sector Detroit's boundaries are: ``All navigable waters of the
United States and contiguous land areas within the following
boundaries: From the Ohio-Indiana boundary at latitude 41 degrees N.;
then due east to longitude 82 degrees 25 minutes W.; then due north to
the international boundary in Lake Erie; then northerly along the
international boundary to latitude 45 degrees 35 minutes N.; then
southwesterly to the shore of western Lake Huron at latitude 45 degrees
17.5 minutes N.; then southwesterly to latitude 44 degrees 43 minutes
N., longitude 84 degrees 30 minutes W.; then due south to the Michigan-
Ohio boundary; then westerly along the Michigan-Ohio boundary to the
Ohio-Indiana boundary; then southerly along the Ohio-Indiana boundary
to the starting point.''
Sector Sault Ste. Marie is located at 337 Water Street, Sault Ste.
Marie, Michigan 49783-9501. Sector Sault Ste. Marie is composed of a
Response Department, Prevention Department, and Logistics Department.
Effective June 27, 2005, Group/Marine Safety Office Sault Ste. Marie no
longer exists as an organizational entity. On July 29, 2005 Marine
Safety Office Duluth will be renamed Marine Safety Unit Duluth and the
southern portions of the Sault Ste. Marie COTP zone transferred to
Sector Detroit and Sector Lake Michigan.
The Sector Sault Ste. Marie 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 of Group/Marine Safety Office Sault Ste. Marie. As of July 29,
2005, the Sector Sault Ste. Marie Commander is designated: (a) Captain
of the Port (COTP) for the remainder of the Sault Ste. Marie and the
Duluth COTP zones; (b) Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC) for
the remainder of the Sault St. Marie and the Duluth COTP zones; (c)
Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the remainder of the Sault St.
Marie and the Duluth COTP zones, consistent with the National
Contingency Plan; (d) Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) for
the remainder of the Sault St. Marie and the Duluth Marine Inspection
Zones and, (e) Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator (SMC). The Deputy
Sector Commander is designated alternate COTP, FMSC, FOSC, SMC and
Acting OCMI. Marine Safety Unit Duluth retains COTP authority for the
former Duluth COTP zone as a sub-zone of COTP Sault Ste. Marie. A
continuity of operations order has been issued ensuring that all
previous Group/Marine Safety Office Sault Ste. Marie and Marine Safety
Office Duluth practices and procedures will remain in effect until
superseded by Commander, Sector Sault Ste. Marie. 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 Sault Ste. Marie.
Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, 337
Water Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783-9501.
Contact: General Number, (906) 635-3228, Sector Commander: Captain
E.Q. Kahler; Deputy Sector Commander: Commander Larry Hewett.
Chief, Prevention Department: (906) 635-3220.
Chief, Response Department: (906) 635-3231.
Chief, Logistics Department: (906) 635-3265.
The boundaries of the Sault Ste Marie Captain of the Port Zone and
Area of Responsibility are: ``All navigable waters of the United States
and contiguous land areas within the following boundaries: From of the
international boundary at latitude 45 degrees 35 minutes N.; then
southwesterly to the shore of western Lake Huron at latitude 45 degrees
17.5 minutes N.; then southwesterly to latitude 44 degrees 43 minutes
N., longitude 84 degrees 30 minutes W.; then northwesterly to the
eastern shore of Lake Michigan at latitude 45 degrees 38 minutes N.;
then northwesterly to latitude 45 degrees 50 minutes N., longitude 85
degrees 43 minutes W.; then southwesterly to latitude 45 degrees 41
minutes N., longitude 86 degrees 06 minutes W.; then northwesterly to
latitude 46 degrees 20 minutes N., longitude 87 degrees 22 minutes W.;
then due west to longitude 88 degrees 30 minutes W.; then northeasterly
to the shore of Lake Superior at longitude 87 degrees 45 minutes W.;
then northerly to Manitou Island Light, located at latitude 47 degrees
25 minutes N., longitude 87 degrees 35 minutes W.; then due north to
the international boundary; then southeasterly along the international
boundary to the starting point.''
The boundaries of the Duluth Captain of the Port Sub-Zone and Area
of Responsibility are: ``All navigable waters of the United States and
contiguous land areas within the following boundaries: From the
intersection of the Minnesota-North Dakota boundary and the
international boundary; then southerly along the Minnesota-North Dakota
boundary to latitude 46 degrees 20 minutes N.; then due east to
longitude 88 degrees 30 minutes W.; then northeasterly to the shore of
Lake Superior at longitude 87 degrees 45 minutes W.; then northerly to
Manitou Island Light, located at latitude 47 degrees 25 minutes N.,
longitude 87 degrees 35 minutes W.; then due north to the international
boundary; then westerly along the international boundary to the
starting point.''
Sector Buffalo is located at 1 Fuhrmann Blvd., Buffalo, New York
14203-3189. Sector Buffalo is composed of a Response Department,
Prevention Department, and Logistics Department. Effective July 22,
2005, Group Buffalo and Marine Safety Office Buffalo will no longer
exist as organizational entities. On July 29, 2005, Marine Safety
Office Cleveland will be renamed Marine Safety Unit Cleveland.
The Sector Buffalo 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 Buffalo and Marine Safety Office Buffalo. As of July 29, 2005,
the Sector Buffalo Commander is designated: (a) Captain of the Port
(COTP) for the Buffalo and Cleveland COTP zones; (b) Federal Maritime
Security Coordinator (FMSC) for the Buffalo and Cleveland zones; (c)
Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the Buffalo and Cleveland COTP
zones, consistent with the National Contingency Plan; (d) Officer in
Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) for the Buffalo and Cleveland Marine
Inspection Zones 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 Buffalo, Marine Safety Office Buffalo,
and Marine Safety Office Cleveland practices and procedures will remain
in effect until superseded by Commander,
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Sector Buffalo. 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 Buffalo.
Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, 1 Fuhrmann
Blvd., Buffalo, New York 14203-3189.
Contact: General Number, (716) 843-9525, Sector Commander: Captain
Scott Ferguson; Deputy Sector Commander: Commander Patrick Dowden.
Chief, Prevention Department: (716) 843-9525.
Chief, Response Department: (716) 843-9520.
Chief, Logistics Department: (716) 843-9525.
The boundaries of Sector Buffalo are: ``All navigable waters of the
United States and contiguous land areas within the following
boundaries: From latitude 41 degrees N., longitude 82 degrees 25
minutes W.; then due east to longitude 78 degrees 55 minutes W.; then
due north to latitude 42 degrees N.; then due east to longitude 74
degrees 39 minutes W.; then due north to the international boundary;
then southeasterly along the international boundary to longitude 82
degrees 25 minutes W.; then due south to the starting point.''
Sector Lake Michigan is located at 2420 South Lincoln Memorial
Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207-1997. Sector Lake Michigan is
composed of a Response Department, Prevention Department, and Logistics
Department. Effective July 29, 2005, Group Milwaukee and Marine Safety
Office Milwaukee will no longer exist as organizational entities. On
July 29, 2005 Marine Safety Office Chicago will be renamed Marine
Safety Unit Chicago and Group Grand Haven will be renamed Sector Field
Office Grand Haven.
The Sector Lake Michigan 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 Milwaukee and Marine Safety Office Milwaukee. The Sector Lake
Michigan Commander is designated: (a) Captain of the Port (COTP) for
the Milwaukee, Chicago, and portions of the Sault Ste. Marie COTP
zones; (b) Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC) for the
Milwaukee, Chicago, and portions of the Sault Ste. Marie zones; (c)
Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the Milwaukee, Chicago, and
portions of the Sault Ste. Marie COTP zones, consistent with the
National Contingency Plan; (d) Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection
(OCMI) for the Milwaukee, Chicago, and portions of the Sault Ste. Marie
Marine Inspection Zones 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 Milwaukee, Marine Safety Office
Milwaukee, Marine Safety Office Chicago, and Group/Marine Safety Office
Sault Ste. Marie practices and procedures will remain in effect until
superseded by Commander, Sector Lake Michigan. 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 Lake Michigan.
Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, 2420
South Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207-1997.
Contact: General Number, (414) 747-7100, Sector Commander: Captain
Scott LaRochelle; Deputy Sector Commander: Commander Mark Hamilton.
Chief, Prevention Department: (414) 747-7157.
Chief, Response Department: (414) 747-7145.
Chief, Logistics Department: (414) 747-7100.
The boundaries of Sector Lake Michigan are: `` All navigable waters
of the United States and contiguous land areas within the following
boundaries: From latitude 46 degrees 20 minutes N., 90 degrees W.; then
due east to longitude 87 degrees 22 minutes W.; then southeasterly to
latitude 45 degrees 41 minutes N., longitude 86 degrees 06 minutes W.;
then northeasterly to latitude 45 degrees 50 minutes N., 85 degrees 43
minutes W.; then southeasterly to the shore of eastern Lake Michigan at
latitude 45 degrees 38 minutes N.; then southeasterly to latitude 44
degrees 43 minutes W., longitude 84 degrees 30 minutes W.; then due
south to the Michigan-Ohio boundary; then westerly along the Michigan-
Ohio boundary to the Ohio-Indiana boundary; then southerly along the
Ohio-Indiana boundary to latitude 41 degrees N.; then due west to
longitude 90 degrees W.; then due north to the starting point.''
Dated: July 11, 2005.
T. W. Sparks,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District,
Acting.
[FR Doc. 05-14105 Filed 7-18-05; 8:45 am]
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