[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 75559-75560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30761]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-1064]


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

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enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zone 
without permission of the Captain of the Port.

DATES: The regulation for the safety zone described in 33 CFR 165.160 
will be enforced on the date and time listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Kristopher Kesting, Coast Guard; 
telephone 718-354-4154, 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. Circle Line NYE 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: December 31,
                                          2012-January 1, 2013.
                                          Time: 11:30 p.m.-12:40
                                          a.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 Captain of the 
Port (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: December 7, 2012.
G.P. Hitchen,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Acting Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2012-30761 Filed 12-20-12; 8:45 am]
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