[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46815-46816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18615]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0606]


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 safety zones in the Captain of 
the Port New York Zone on the 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 zones without permission of the 
Captain of the Port.

DATES: The regulation for the safety zones described in 33 CFR 165.160 
will be enforced on the dates and times listed in the supplementary 
information section that follows.

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 
zones listed in 33 CFR 165.160 on the specified dates and times 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. Wolfe's Pond Fireworks, Wolfe's Pond   Launch site: A barge
 Park, Staten Island Safety Zone, 33      located in approximate
 CFR 165.160(2.12).                       position 40[deg]30'52.1'' N,
                                          074[deg]10'58.8'' W (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 540 yards
                                          east of Wolfe's Pond Park. The
                                          Safety Zone is a 500-yard
                                          radius from the barge.
                                          Date: August 30, 2013.

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                                          Time: 8:30 p.m.-10:00
                                          p.m.
2. Scripps Network Fireworks, Pier 60     Launch site: A barge
 Hudson River Safety Zone, 33 CFR         located in approximate
 165.160(5.1).                            position 40[deg]44'49'' N,
                                          074[deg]01'02'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 500 yards west
                                          of Pier 60, Manhattan, New
                                          York. This Safety Zone is a
                                          360-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: October 18,
                                          2013.
                                          Time: 8:15 p.m.-9:27
                                          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: July 17, 2013.
G. Loebl,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2013-18615 Filed 8-1-13; 8:45 am]
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