[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 59551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23882]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0905]


Safety Zone; Fireworks Event 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 a safety zone in the Captain of 
the Port New York Zone on the specified date and time. 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 regulation for the safety zone described in 33 CFR 165.160 
will be enforced on October 9, 2012 as listed in the table below.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
listed in 33 CFR 165.160 on the specified date and time as indicated in 
Table 1 below. This regulation was published in the Federal Register on 
November 9, 2011 (76 FR 69614).

                                 Table 1
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1. KISS Military Tribute..........   Launch site: A barge
Pier 84, Hudson River Safety Zone.   located in approximate position
33 CFR 165.160(5.9)...............   40[deg]45'56.9'' N,
                                     074[deg]00'25.4'' W (NAD 1983),
                                     approximately 380 yards west of
                                     Pier 84, Manhattan, New York.
                                     Date: October 9, 2012.
                                     Time: 9:30 p.m.-10:45 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: September 20, 2012.
G. Loebl,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2012-23882 Filed 9-27-12; 8:45 am]
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