[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 23395-23396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9363]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0257]


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 
Captain of the Port New York Zone on specified 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).

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                                 Table 1
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1. Intrepid Air and Sea Museum            Launch site: A barge
 Fireworks.                               located in approximate
Pier 90 Hudson River Safety Zone.......   position 40[deg]46'11.8'' N,
33 CFR 165.160(5.4)....................   074[deg]00'14.8'' W (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 375 yards
                                          west of Pier 90, Manhattan,
                                          NY.
                                          Date: May 23, 2012.
                                          Rain Date: May 24,
                                          2012.
                                          Time: 09:30 p.m.-10:42
                                          p.m.
2. Heritage of Pride Fireworks.........   Launch site: A barge
Pier 54 Hudson River Safety Zone.......   located in approximate
33 CFR 165.160(5.8)....................   position 40[deg]44'31'' N,
                                          074[deg]01'00'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 380 yards west
                                          of Pier 54, Manhattan, NY.
                                          Date: June 24, 2012.
                                          Time: 10:00 p.m.-11:20
                                          p.m.
3. Celebrate the Amboy's Fireworks.....   Launch site: A barge
Raritan Bay Safety Zone................   located in approximate
33 CFR 165.160(2.5)....................   position 40[deg]30'04'' N
                                          074[deg]15'35'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          about 240 yards east of
                                          Raritan River Cutoff Channel
                                          Buoy 2 (LLNR 36595).
                                          Date: July 3, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:45 p.m.-10:05
                                          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: April 4, 2012.
L.L. Fagan,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2012-9363 Filed 4-18-12; 8:45 am]
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