[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 18, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7575-7576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3381]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 110

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0027]
RIN 1625-AA01


Anchorage Regulations; Port of New York

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is withdrawing its proposed rule concerning 
the revision of boundaries of three anchorage grounds adjacent to Ellis 
and Liberty Islands in Upper New York Bay. The proposed rule is being 
withdrawn due to the decision not to expand two security zones around 
Ellis and Liberty Islands. The decision not to expand the security 
zones removes the need to revise the anchorage ground boundaries.

DATES: The proposed rule published at 73 FR 27775, May 14, 2008, is 
withdrawn, effective February 18, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this withdrawn rulemaking is available for 
inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. 
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.

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and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may 
also find this docket on the Internet by going to http://www.regulations.gov, selecting the Advanced Docket Search option on the 
right side of the screen, inserting USCG-2008-0027 in the Docket ID 
box, pressing Enter, and then clicking on the item in the Docket ID 
column.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice, call Mr. John Mauro at (617) 223-8355. If you have questions on 
viewing material in the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 
Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 14, 2008, we published in the Federal Register a notice of 
proposed rulemaking that proposed to revise the boundaries of three 
anchorage grounds adjacent to Ellis and Liberty Islands in Upper New 
York Bay (73 FR 27775). This notice of proposed rulemaking was entitled 
``Anchorage Regulations; Port of New York'' and is available at docket 
number USCG-2008-0027. The reason we proposed to revise the boundaries 
of those three anchorages was to coordinate with a separate rulemaking 
proposing the expansion of two security zones adjacent to Ellis and 
Liberty Islands. The notice of proposed rulemaking proposing expansion 
of the security zones was published in the Federal Register on May 6, 
2008, (73 FR 24889), and is available at docket number USCG-2007-0074.
    Due to comments received regarding the proposed expansion of two 
security zones, we will not expand these two security zones; the 
decision not to expand them was recently published as part of the final 
rule concerning ``Safety and Security Zones: New York Marine Inspection 
Zone and Captain of the Port Zone,'' docket number USCG-2007-0074. This 
decision removes the need to revise the size of the three adjacent 
anchorage grounds.

Withdrawal

    Because we will not expand the security zones discussed above, 
there is no need to revise the boundaries of the three anchorage 
grounds adjacent to Ellis and Liberty Islands in Upper New York Bay. 
Therefore, we are withdrawing our proposal to revise those anchorage 
grounds, which was published on May 14, 2008, in the Federal Register 
(73 FR 27775).

Authority

    We issue this notice of withdrawal under the authority of 33 U.S.C. 
471, 1221 through 1236, 2030, 2035 and 2071; 33 CFR 1.05-1; and 
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

    Dated: November 13, 2008.
Dale G. Gabel,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. E9-3381 Filed 2-17-09; 8:45 am]
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