[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 28, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67251-67256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5872]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2007-0093]
RIN 1625-AA87


Security Zone; Kahului Harbor, Maui, HI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary interim rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is creating a temporary security zone in the 
waters of Kahului Bay and Kahului Harbor, Maui, and on designated 
adjacent areas of land. This zone is intended to enable the Coast Guard 
and its law enforcement partners to better protect people, vessels, and 
facilities in and around Kahului Bay and Kahului Harbor during the 
transit of the Hawaii Superferry. This rule complements, but does not 
replace or supersede, existing regulations that establish a moving 100-
yard security zone around large passenger vessels like the Superferry.

DATES: This rule is effective from 12:01 a.m. (HST) on December 1, 
2007, through 11:59 p.m. (HST) on January 31, 2008. Comments and 
related material must reach the Coast Guard on or before December 19, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and related material, identified by 
Coast Guard docket number USCG-2007-0093, by any of the three methods 
listed below. To avoid duplication, please use only one of the 
following methods:
    (1) Mail: Lieutenant Sean Fahey, U.S. Coast Guard District 14 (dl), 
Room 9-130, PJKK Federal Building, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, 
Hawaii 96850.
    (2) Electronically: E-mail to Lieutenant Sean Fahey at 
[email protected] using the subject line ``Comment--Maui Security 
Zone.''
    (3) Fax: (808) 541-2101.
    (4) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
    All comments will be reviewed as they are received. We may change 
this rule based on your comments.
    Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in the 
docket are part of docket USCG-2007-0093 and are available for 
inspection and copying at U.S. Coast Guard District 14 (dl), Room

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9-130, between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Sean Fahey, U.S. Coast 
Guard District 14 at (808) 541-2106.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Information

    We did not publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for this 
temporary rule. Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that 
good cause exists for not publishing an NPRM. It would be contrary to 
the public interest to delay implementing this temporary rule, as any 
delay might result in damage or injury to the public, the Hawaii 
Superferry (HSF) and its passengers and crew, other vessels, 
facilities, and law enforcement personnel. Though operation of the HSF 
from Oahu to Maui was temporarily enjoined by the state circuit court 
in Maui, that injunction was lifted on November 14, 2007, following 
action by the Hawaii State legislature, and service to Maui is 
advertised to resume on December 1, 2007. Given recent assessments by 
the Maui Police Department that waterborne obstruction tactics similar 
to those used in Kauai in August 2007 are likely to be employed in Maui 
as well when the HSF resumes service there, it is critical that this 
rule be in place so that local, State, and Federal public safety 
officials can adequately ensure maritime safety and security, and 
secure the observances of rights and obligations of the United States.
    The main obstruction tactic employed by waterborne protesters in 
Kauai in August 2007 was to physically place themselves directly in the 
path of the HSF as it attempted to enter the harbor. Several 
obstructers ashore threw rocks and bottles at U.S. Coast Guard 
personnel. These actions are dangerous not only to the obstructers 
themselves--some of whom used or incited children and juveniles in 
support of their obstruction efforts--but also to the HSF, its 
passengers and crew, and law enforcement personnel working to ensure 
the vessel's safe passage.
    Groups opposing the lawful operation of the HSF continue to vow to 
impede its transit utilizing these same dangerous tactics. These 
opposition groups have started several internet forums to encourage and 
coordinate support for their efforts. The danger such obstruction 
tactics pose is illustrated by an article posted on November 5, 2007, 
on Surferspath.com, a popular Web site for Hawaiian surfers. In this 
article, two prominent opposition members urge those who oppose the 
operation of the Superferry to take ``the last step of non-violent 
resistance,'' and prepare themselves for the possibility of ``physical 
injury or death'' that may result from obstructing the Superferry. 
These preparations include making the ``proper arrangements,'' 
preparing a ``last will and testament'' and engaging in a ``cleansing 
ceremony to prepare your body, mind, and spirit to greet the Spiritual 
Hierarchy that awaits your return.'' The letter goes on to say that, 
``[t]here is also the possibility of accident in the turmoil of 
numerous boats, swimmers, and surfers in an ocean environment. In that 
sense you have to be prepared at the level of the Native American who 
decided when it was `a good day to die.' ''
    The Coast Guard cannot disregard such adamant safety and security 
threats. Consequently, this rule is necessary to prevent damage or 
injury to vessels, persons, and waterfront facilities, including the 
HSF, its passengers and crew, law enforcement personnel working to 
ensure the vessel's safe passage, and the obstructers themselves, 
arising from these dangerous and unlawful obstruction tactics. Any 
delay in implementing this temporary rule would be contrary to the 
public interest and would jeopardize the security and safety of the 
public, the HSF and its passengers and crew, other vessels, facilities, 
and law enforcement personnel.
    For the same reasons, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard 
finds that good cause exists for making this rule effective less than 
30 days after publication in the Federal Register. Although the Coast 
Guard has good cause to issue this temporary rule without first 
publishing a proposed rule, you are invited to submit post-promulgation 
comments and related material regarding this rule on or before December 
19, 2007. We may change this temporary interim rule based on the 
comments received. All comments received will be posted, without 
change, to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal 
information you have provided. We have an agreement with the Department 
of Transportation (DOT) for their Docket Management Facility to process 
online submissions to Coast Guard dockets. You may review the 
Department of Transportation's Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 
Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit 
http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.

Background and Purpose

    The Hawaii Superferry (HSF) is a 349-foot large passenger vessel 
documented by the U.S. Coast Guard with an endorsement for coastwise 
trade, and certified for large passenger vessel service in the United 
States. The HSF, operating Hawaii's first inter-island vehicle-
passenger service, is intended to provide service among the islands of 
Oahu, Maui, and Kauai. The sole port in Maui that can accommodate the 
HSF is Kahului Harbor. The sole port in Kauai that can accommodate the 
HSF is Nawiliwili Harbor.
    The HSF inaugurated commercial service from Oahu to both Maui and 
Kauai on August 26, 2007. The voyage to and from Maui on that date 
occurred without incident. However, in Kauai, nearly 40 swimmers and 
obstructers on kayaks and surfboards blocked Nawiliwili Harbor's 
navigable channel entrance to prevent the lawful entry of the HSF into 
Kauai. Other demonstrators ashore threw rocks and bottles at Coast 
Guard personnel who were conveying detained obstructers to shore.
    On the following day, August 27, 2007, the HSF again sailed to and 
from Maui without incident. Upon arrival in Kauai, however, 
approximately 70 persons entered the water again to physically block 
the channel entrance, thereby preventing the HSF from docking in 
Nawiliwili Harbor. Due to the difficulty in maneuvering in the small 
area of Nawiliwili Harbor, and in the interest of ensuring the safety 
of the protesters, the HSF's master chose not to enter the channel 
until the Coast Guard cleared the channel of obstructers. However, 
because the vessel remained outside the harbor, and because the 
obstructers did not approach within 100 yards of the vessel, the 
existing security zone for large passenger vessels (33 CFR 165.1410) 
did not provide the Coast Guard with the authority to control 
obstructer entry into Nawiliwili Harbor or clear the channel of 
obstructers before the HSF commenced its transit into the harbor. After 
waiting 3 hours, and with nearly 20 obstructers still in the water 
actively blocking the HSF, the HSF's master, after consulting with 
company officials, made the decision to return to Oahu without mooring 
in Kauai.
    On August 28, HSF officials announced the ``indefinite'' suspension 
of commercial operations. Since that date, the HSF has only sailed in 
commercial service to either Kauai or Maui once; on September 8, 2007, 
to pick up and return cars to Oahu that were stranded on Maui after the

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suspension of commercial service on August 28. This sailing was the 
product of a stipulated agreement in an ongoing lawsuit (discussed 
further below) involving HSF and environmental groups opposed to the 
HSF operating in and out of Kahului Harbor, Maui.
    Shortly after the company announced its suspension of operations on 
August 28, the trial court judge in the ongoing state court proceeding 
referenced in the previous paragraph issued a temporary restraining 
order, which was followed by a preliminary injunction several weeks 
later, prohibiting HSF from utilizing the harbor improvements in 
Kahului Harbor, Maui. This injunction was the product of a Hawaii 
Supreme Court determination that the Hawaii Environmental Protection 
Act (HEPA) required the state to conduct an environmental assessment of 
the effects of the harbor improvements that were necessary to 
accommodate the HSF in Kahului Harbor. Following the Supreme Court 
decision, the trial court determined that HEPA required the 
environmental assessment to be conducted before the HSF could use those 
harbor improvements; and since that assessment had not occurred, the 
injunction was a necessary remedy. The injunction only pertained to 
Kahului Harbor; it did not apply in Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai. However, 
the HSF voluntarily decided not to sail to Kauai while the court case 
was ongoing.
    In response to this judicial action, the governor called the Hawaii 
legislature into special session to consider whether to grant 
legislative relief to HSF. The legislature passed a bill during this 
special session called Act 2, which the governor signed into law. Act 2 
allowed the HSF to utilize the harbor improvements in Maui and Kauai 
while all necessary environmental assessments were being conducted. The 
trial judge in Maui determined that this legislation overcame the 
requirement in HEPA that caused him to enjoin HSF from utilizing of the 
harbor improvements in Maui, and in a ruling on November 14, 2007, he 
dissolved and vacated the injunction. This opened the door to HSF 
resuming commercial service to Maui.
    Notwithstanding the fact that the HSF did not face waterborne 
obstructers in Kahului Harbor during any of its commercial voyages 
there, recent intelligence and assessments by the Maui Police 
Department indicate a substantial likelihood that certain elements in 
Maui, disaffected by the process that led to adoption of Act 2 and 
vacation of the injunction, plan to adopt the dangerous tactics used by 
the obstructers in Kauai in an effort to prevent the HSF from safely 
arriving in Maui. Individuals and groups have organized rallies and 
started several internet forums to encourage and coordinate support for 
their efforts. The dangerous and unlawful intent of these individuals 
and groups is clear, as is their resolve.
    This temporary security zone is in response to the threat posed by 
would-be obstructers in and around Kahului Harbor to HSF and its crew 
and passengers, law enforcement officers working to ensure HSF's safe 
transit, and the obstructers themselves. By designating significant 
portions of the waters of Kahului Harbor and Kahului Bay, and specified 
areas of land adjacent to the water, as a security zone, activated for 
enforcement 60 minutes before the HSF's arrival into the zone through 
10 minutes after its departure from the zone, this temporary security 
zone rule provides the Coast Guard and its law enforcement partners the 
authority to prevent persons and vessels from entering or remaining in 
the water with the intent of using themselves as human barriers to 
impede the HSF's safe passage.

Discussion of Rule

    This rule creates a temporary security zone in most of the waters 
of Kahului Harbor, Maui; in waters of Kahului Bay, Maui; and on 
designated areas of land adjacent to Kahului Harbor. This temporary 
security zone is effective from 12:01 a.m. (HST) on December 1, 2007, 
through 11:59 p.m. (HST) on January 31, 2008. The security zone will be 
activated for enforcement 60 minutes before the HSF's arrival into the 
zone, and will remain activated for 10 minutes after the HSF's 
departure from the zone. The activation of the zone for enforcement 
will be announced by marine information broadcast and by a red flag, 
illuminated between sunset and sunrise, posted at the following 
locations: at Gate 1 at the main entrance to the harbor; on Pier No. 2; 
and at the harbor entrance on Wharf Street. During its period of 
activation and enforcement, entry into the land and water areas of the 
security zone is prohibited without the permission of the Captain of 
the Port, Honolulu, or his or her designated representative.
    In preparing this temporary rule, the Coast Guard made sure to 
consider the rights of lawful protestors. To that end, the Coast Guard 
excluded from the security zone a defined region which creates a 
sizeable area of water in which demonstrators may lawfully assemble and 
convey their message in a safe manner to their intended audience. This 
area of the harbor not included in the security zone is completely 
accessible to anyone who desires to enter the water, and is fully 
visible to observers ashore, at the HSF mooring facility, aboard the 
HSF when transiting the harbor, and from the air.
    The Coast Guard also took into account the lawful users of Kahului 
Harbor and Kahului Bay in its creation of this temporary rule. As 
previously noted, the rule will only be activated 1 hour before the 
HSF's arrival into port, and will be deactivated 10 minutes after the 
HSF departs the port. Kahului Harbor and Kahului Bay are fully 
available to all users during the period when the zone is not 
activated. Furthermore, the rule affords those desiring to use the 
harbor and surrounding waters and land areas with the opportunity to 
and a process for requesting permission of the Captain of the Port to 
enter the zone while it is activated in a manner that will not endanger 
any vessel, waterfront facility, the port, or any person.
    The security zone incorporates the minimum land and water areas 
necessary to ensure the purposes underlying the rule's creation are 
served. Waters outside of the harbor are included in the zone to ensure 
that the HSF is able to line up, unimpeded, on the range that guides it 
safely into Kahului Harbor. The breakwaters on either side of the 
harbor entrance are included in the zone to ensure that would-be 
obstructers do not have a ready staging point for attempting to block 
the very narrow entrance to Kahului Harbor. Pier No. 2, to which the 
HSF ties up, is included in the security zone, is entirely fenced off, 
and not legally accessible except to authorized personnel. Other than 
the designated protest area, the waters of Kahului Harbor, including 
areas of the harbor not navigable by the HSF, are included in the zone 
to prevent would-be obstructers from interfering with law enforcement 
vessels in the harbor that are working to ensure the HSF's safe 
passage.
    Under 33 CFR 165.33, entry by persons or vessels into the security 
zone during a period of zone activation is prohibited unless authorized 
by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Honolulu or his or her 
designated representatives.
    Operation of any type of vessel, including every description of 
watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being 
used, as a means of transportation on water, within the security zone 
while the zone is activated is prohibited. If a vessel is found to be 
operating within the security zone without permission of the

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Captain of the Port, Honolulu while the zone is activated, the vessel 
is subject to seizure and forfeiture.
    All persons and vessels permitted in the security zone while the 
zone is activated must comply with the instructions of the Coast Guard 
Captain of the Port or the designated on-scene patrol personnel. These 
personnel include commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of the 
Coast Guard and other persons permitted by law to enforce this 
regulation. Upon being hailed by an authorized vessel or law 
enforcement officer using siren, radio, flashing light, loudhailer, 
voice command, or other means, the operator of the vessel must proceed 
as directed.
    If authorized passage through the security zone, a vessel must 
operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course and 
must proceed as directed by the Captain of the Port or his or her 
designated representatives. While underway with permission of the 
Captain of the Port or his or her designated representatives, under 33 
CFR 165.1408, no person or vessel is allowed within 100 yards of the 
HSF when it is underway, moored, position-keeping, or at anchor, unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port or his or her designated 
representatives.
    When conditions permit, the Captain of the Port, or his or her 
designated representatives, may permit vessels that are at anchor, 
restricted in their ability to maneuver, or constrained by draft to 
remain within the security zone during the enforcement period in order 
to ensure navigational safety. Any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, 
or petty officer, and any other person permitted by law, may enforce 
the regulations in this section.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This rule is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under section 
3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and does 
not require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 
6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and Budget has not 
reviewed it under that Order.
    We expect the economic impact of this rule to be so minimal that a 
full Regulatory Evaluation is unnecessary. This expectation is based on 
the short activation and enforcement duration of the security zone 
created by this temporary rule, as well as the limited geographic area 
affected by the security zone.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have 
considered whether this rule will have a significant economic impact on 
a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small entities'' 
comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are 
independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields, 
and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.
    The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities. While we are aware that the affected area has small entities, 
including canoe and boating clubs and small commercial businesses that 
provide recreational services, we anticipate that there will be little 
or no impact to these small entities due to the narrowly tailored scope 
of this temporary rule, as well as the fact that such entities can 
request permission from the Captain of the Port to enter the security 
zone when it is activated.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental 
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have 
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see 
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what 
degree this rule would economically affect it.

Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we offer to assist small 
entities in understanding this rule so that they may better evaluate 
its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking process. If this 
rule will affect your small business, organization, or governmental 
jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or 
options for compliance, please contact Lieutenant Sean Fahey, U.S. 
Coast Guard District 14, at (808) 541-2106. The Coast Guard will not 
retaliate against small entities that question or complain about this 
rule or any policy or action of the Coast Guard.

Collection of Information

    This rule calls for no new collection of information under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132, 
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local 
governments and either preempts State law or imposes a substantial 
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this rule under 
that Order and have determined that it does not have implications for 
federalism.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538) 
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary 
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may 
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in 
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 or more in any 
one year. Though this rule will not result in such expenditure, we do 
discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this preamble.

Taking of Private Property

    This rule will not affect a taking of private property or otherwise 
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental 
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property 
Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) 
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation, 
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection 
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule 
is not an economically significant rule and does not create an 
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that may 
disproportionately affect children. While some obstructers, both on 
land on and shore, used small children in furtherance of their 
obstruction activities during the August 26 and 27 HSF arrivals into 
Kauai, and while online forums and other sources indicate that some 
organizers are actively recruiting adolescents and small children with 
the intent of putting them in harm's way should the HSF attempt to 
enter either Kauai or Maui, any heightened harm faced by children as a 
result of these tactics has no relation to the creation of this rule. 
Instead, those heightened risks are entirely the product of persons who 
recruit and employ adolescents and children to put themselves at risk 
of death or serious physical injury by attempting to physically 
obstruct the passage of a large passenger vessel in a small harbor.

Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order 
13175, Consultation and Coordination

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with Indian Tribal Governments, because it does not have a substantial 
direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between 
the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of 
power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian 
tribes.

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13211, Actions 
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant 
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant 
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to 
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use 
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy 
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects 
under Executive Order 13211.

Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards 
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress, 
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why 
using these standards is inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise 
impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical standards 
(e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or operation; 
test methods; sampling procedures; and related management systems 
practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus 
standards bodies.
    This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not 
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Commandant Instruction M16475.1D, 
which guides the Coast Guard in complying with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and 
have concluded that there are no factors in this case that limit the 
use of a categorical exclusion under section 2.B.2 of the Instruction. 
Therefore, under figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g) of the Commandant 
Instruction M16475.1D, this rule is categorically excluded from further 
environmental documentation. An ``Environmental Analysis Checklist'' 
and ``Categorical Exclusion Determination'' are available in the docket 
where indicated under ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

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For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 
CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

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1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; 50 
U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Pub. L. 
107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation 
No. 0170.1.


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2. Add a new Sec.  165.T14-164 to read as follows:


Sec.  165.T14-164  Security Zone; Kahului Harbor, Maui, HI.

    (a) Location. The following land areas, and water areas from the 
surface of the water to the ocean floor, are a security zone that is 
activated as described in paragraph (c) of this section, and enforced 
subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) of this section:
    (1) All waters of Kahului Harbor, Maui, shoreward of the Kahului 
Harbor COLREGS DEMARCATION LINE (see 33 CFR 80.1460), except for a zone 
extending from the shoreline with the following three legs as 
boundaries:
    (i) A leg extending in a straight line between Buoy ``10'' (LLNR 
28375) and Buoy ``12'' (LLNR 28380);
    (ii) A leg extending in a straight line between Buoy ``10'' (LLNR 
28375) and the nearest shoreline point; and
    (iii) A leg extending in a straight line between Buoy ``12'' (LLNR 
28380) and the fence line at the southwestern base of Pier Two, at 
position (20[deg]53.589[min] N, 156[deg]28.084[min] W).
    (2) Pier No. 2 in Kahului Harbor.
    (3) The eastern breakwater at the entrance of Kahului Harbor, 
beginning at the east break wall (20[deg]53.958[min] N, 
156[deg]28.161[min] W).
    (4) The western breakwater at the entrance of Kahului Harbor, 
beginning at the berm on the west break wall (20[deg]53.925[min] N, 
156[deg]28.611[min] W).
    (5) All waters of Kahului Bay bounded on the south by the COLREGS. 
DEMARCATION LINE (see 33 CFR 80.1460); bounded on the north by line of 
latitude 20[deg]56[min] N; bounded on the west by a straight line drawn 
from the berm on the west break wall (20[deg]53.925[min] N, 
156[deg]28.611[min] W) at a direction of 330[deg] to the line of 
latitude 20[deg]56[min] N; and bounded on the east by a straight line 
drawn from the east break wall (20[deg]53.958[min] N, 
156[deg]28.161[min] W) at a direction of 030[deg] and ending at the 
line of latitude 20[deg]56[min] N.
    (b) Effective period. This section is effective from 12:01 a.m. 
(HST) on December 1, 2007, through 11:59 p.m. (HST) on January 31, 
2008. It will be activated for enforcement as described in paragraph 
(c) of this section.
    (c) Enforcement periods. The zone described in paragraph (a) of 
this section will be activated for enforcement 60 minutes before the 
Hawaii Superferry's arrival into the zone and will remain activated 
until 10 minutes after the Hawaii Superferry's departure from the zone. 
The activation of the zone for enforcement will be announced by marine 
information broadcast and by a red flag, illuminated between sunset and 
sunrise, posted at the following locations: At Gate 1 at the main 
entrance to the harbor; on Pier No. 2; and at the harbor entrance on 
Wharf Street.
    (d) Regulations. (1) Under 33 CFR 165.33, entry by persons or 
vessels into the security zone created by this section and activated as 
described in paragraph (c) of this section is prohibited unless 
authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Honolulu or his or 
her designated representatives. Operation of any type of vessel, 
including every description of watercraft or other artificial 
contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of 
transportation on water, within the security zone is prohibited. If a 
vessel is found to be operating within the security zone without 
permission of the Captain of the Port, Honolulu, and refuses to leave, 
the vessel is subject to seizure and forfeiture.
    (2) All persons and vessels permitted in the security zone must 
comply with the instructions of the Coast Guard Captain of the Port or 
the designated on-scene-patrol personnel. These personnel comprise 
commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of the Coast Guard and other 
persons permitted by law to enforce this regulation. Upon being hailed 
by an authorized vessel or law enforcement officer using siren, radio, 
flashing light, loudhailer, voice command, or other means, the operator 
of a vessel must proceed as directed.
    (3) If authorized passage through the security zone, a vessel must 
operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course and 
must proceed as directed by the Captain of the Port or his or her 
designated representatives. While underway with permission of the 
Captain of the Port or

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his or her designated representatives, no person or vessel is allowed 
within 100 yards of the Hawaii Superferry when it is underway, moored, 
position-keeping, or at anchor, unless authorized by the Captain of the 
Port or his or her designated representatives.
    (4) Persons desiring to transit the security zone in this section 
may contact the Captain of the Port at telephone number (808) 927-0865 
or on VHF channel 12 to seek permission to transit the area. If 
permission is granted, all persons and vessels must comply with the 
instructions of the Captain of the Port or his or her designated 
representatives. When conditions permit, the Captain of the Port, or 
his or her designated representatives, may permit vessels that are at 
anchor, restricted in their ability to maneuver, or constrained by 
draft to remain within the security zone in order to ensure 
navigational safety.
    (e) Enforcement. Any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty 
officer, and any other Captain of the Port representative permitted by 
law, may enforce this temporary security zone.

    Dated: November 21, 2007.
Sally Brice-O'Hara,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fourteenth Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 07-5872 Filed 11-26-07; 1:53 pm]
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