[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16170-16171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6659]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0154]


Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Captain of the Port New York 
Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones in the 
Sector New York area of responsibility on various dates and times. This 
action is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels and spectators from 
hazards associated with fireworks displays. During the enforcement 
period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zone without 
permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP).

DATES: The regulations for the safety zones described in 33 CFR 165.160 
will be enforced on the dates and times listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Ensign Kimberly Farnsworth, Coast Guard; telephone 718-
354-4163, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones listed in 33 CFR 165.160 on the specified dates and times as 
indicated in Table 1 below. If the event is delayed by inclement 
weather, the regulation will be enforced on the rain date indicated in 
Table 1 below. These regulations were published in the Federal Register 
on November 9, 2011 (76 FR 69614).

                                 Table 1
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1. Allied PRA Fireworks, Liberty Island   Launch site: A barge
 Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.1).        located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]41'16.5'' N,
                                          074[deg]02'23'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          located in Federal Anchorage
                                          20-C, about 360 yards east of
                                          Liberty Island.
                                          Date: April 20, 2012.
                                          Time: 10 p.m.-11:15
                                          p.m.
2. N.E.C.O., Awards Fireworks, Liberty    Launch site: A barge
 Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR               located in approximate
 165.160(2.1).                            position 40[deg]41'16.5'' N,
                                          074[deg]02'23'' W (NAD 1983)
                                          located in Federal Anchorage
                                          20-C, about 360 yards east of
                                          Liberty Island.
                                          Date: May 12, 2012.
                                          Rain Date: May 13,
                                          2012.
                                          Time: 11 p.m.-12:10
                                          a.m.
3. Town of North Hempstead Fireworks,     Launch site: A barge
 Hempstead Harbor Safety Zone, 33 CFR     located in approximate
 165.160(3.9).                            position 40[deg]49'50'' N,
                                          073[deg]39'12'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 190 yards north
                                          of Bar Beach, Hempstead
                                          Harbor, NY.
                                          Date: May 26, 2012.
                                          Time: 9 p.m.-10:20
                                          p.m.
4. Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary          Launch site: A barge
 Fireworks, South Ellis Island Safety     located in approximate
 Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.2).               position 40[deg]41'45'' N,
                                          074[deg]02'09'' W (NAD 1983)
                                          about 365 yards east of Ellis
                                          Island.
                                          Date: June 23, 2012.
                                          Time: 9:15 p.m.-10:30
                                          p.m.
5. City of Glen Cove Fireworks,           Launch site: A barge
 Hempstead Harbor Safety Zone, 33 CFR     located in approximate
 165.160(3.9).                            position 40[deg]49'50'' N,
                                          073[deg]39'12'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 190 yards north
                                          of Bar Beach, Hempstead
                                          Harbor, New York.
                                          Date: July 4, 2012.
                                          Rain Date: July 7,
                                          2012.
                                          Time: 8:45 p.m.-10:05
                                          p.m.
6. Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont        Launch site: A barge
 Harbor, Western Long Island Sound        located in approximate
 Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(3.3).        position 40[deg]54'45'' N,
                                          073[deg]44'55'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 450 yards
                                          southwest of the entrance to
                                          Horseshoe Harbor.
                                          Date: July 4, 2012.
                                          Rain Date: July 5,
                                          2012.
                                          Time: 9 p.m.-10:20
                                          p.m.
7. City of Poughkeepsie, Hudson River     Launch site: A barge
 Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(5.13).       located in approximate
                                          position 41[deg]42'24.5'' N,
                                          073[deg]56'44.1'' W (NAD 1983)
                                          about 420 yards north of Mid-
                                          Hudson Bridge.
                                          Date: July 4, 2012.
                                          Rain Date: July 5,
                                          2012.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m.-10
                                          p.m.
8. Breezy Point Cooperative Fireworks,    Launch site: A barge
 Rockaway Inlet Safety Zone, 33 CFR       located in approximate
 165.160(2.8).                            position 40[deg]34'28.2'' N,
                                          073[deg]50'00'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          350 yards off of Beach 116th
                                          Street.
                                          Date: July 6, 2012.
                                          Rain Date: July 7,
                                          2012.
                                          Time: 9 p.m.-10:22
                                          p.m.
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    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.160, a vessel may not enter the 
regulated area unless given express permission from the COTP or the 
designated representative. Spectator vessels may transit outside the 
regulated area but may not anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the 
transit of other vessels. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other 
Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this 
regulation.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.160(a) and 5 
U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the 
Coast Guard will provide mariners with advanced notification of 
enforcement periods via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine 
information broadcasts. If the COTP determines that the regulated area 
need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to 
enter the regulated area.

    Dated: March 6, 2012.
G.P. Hitchen,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Acting Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2012-6659 Filed 3-19-12; 8:45 am]
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