[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46809-46810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18618]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 100 and 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-1036]


Safety Zones and Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine 
Events in Captain of the Port Long Island Sound Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for one 
regatta and seven safety zones for five fireworks displays and two swim 
events in the Sector Long Island Sound area of responsibility on the 
dates and times listed in the tables below. This action is necessary to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the 
events. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter 
the regulated area or safety zones without permission of the Captain of 
the Port (COTP) Sector Long Island Sound or designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.100 and 33 CFR 165.151 will be 
enforced during the dates and times that follow in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Petty Officer Scott Baumgartner, Waterways Management 
Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound; telephone 203-468-
4559, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the regulated 
area listed in 33 CFR 100.100 and safety zones listed in 33 CFR 165.151 
on the specified dates and times as indicated in tables that follow. If 
the event is delayed by inclement weather, the regulation will be 
enforced on the rain date indicated in tables below. These regulations 
were published in the Federal Register on May 24, 2013 (78 FR 31402).

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                         Table to Sec.   100.100
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1.7 Hartford Dragon Boat Regatta.......   Date: August 17, 2013
                                          from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
                                          and August 18, 2013 from 8:30
                                          a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
                                          Regulated area: All
                                          waters of the Connecticut
                                          River in Hartford, CT between
                                          the Bulkeley Bridge
                                          41[deg]46'10.10'' N,
                                          072[deg]39'56.13'' W and the
                                          Wilbur Cross Bridge
                                          41[deg]45'11.67'' N,
                                          072[deg]39'13.64'' W (NAD 83).
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                        Table 1 to Sec.   165.151
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8.3 Old Black Point Beach Association     Date: August 17, 2013.
 Fireworks.                               Rain Date: August 18,
                                          2013.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.
                                          Location: Waters off
                                          Old Black Point Beach East
                                          Lyme, CT in approximate
                                          position, 41[deg]17'34.9'' N,
                                          072[deg]12'55'' W (NAD 83).
8.6 Stamford Fireworks.................   Date: August 29, 2013.
                                          Rain date: August 30,
                                          2013.
                                          Time: 8 p.m. to 9:30
                                          p.m.
                                          Location: Waters of
                                          Stamford Harbor, off
                                          Kosciuszco Park, Stamford, CT
                                          in approximate position
                                          41[deg]01'48.46'' N,
                                          073[deg]32'15.32'' W (NAD 83).
8.8 Ascension Fireworks................   Date: August 17, 2013.
                                          Rain Date: August 18,
                                          2013.
                                          Time: 9 p.m. to 10
                                          p.m.
                                          Location: Waters of
                                          the Great South Bay off The
                                          Pines, East Fire Island, NY in
                                          approximate position
                                          40[deg]40'07.47'' N,
                                          073[deg]04'31.73'' W (NAD 83).
9.3 Village of Island Park Labor Day      Date: August 31, 2013.
 Celebration Fireworks.                   Rain Date: September
                                          1, 2013.
                                          Location: Waters off
                                          Village of Island Park Fishing
                                          Pier, Village Beach, NY in
                                          approximate position
                                          40[deg]36'30.95'' N,
                                          073[deg]39'22.23'' W (NAD 83).
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                        Table 2 to Sec.   165.151
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1.1 Swim Across the Sound..............   Date: August 3, 2013.
                                          Time: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
                                          Location: Waters of
                                          Long Island Sound, Port
                                          Jefferson, NY to Captain's
                                          Cove Seaport, Bridgeport, CT
                                          in approximate positions
                                          40[deg]58'11.71'' N,
                                          073[deg]05'51.12'' W, north-
                                          westerly to the finishing
                                          point at Captain's Cove
                                          Seaport 41[deg]09'25.07'' N,
                                          073[deg]12'47.82'' W (NAD 83).
1.5 Stonewall Swim.....................   Date: August 3, 2013.
                                          Time: 8:30 a.m. until
                                          12:30 p.m.
                                          Location: All
                                          navigable waters of the Great
                                          South Bay within a three mile
                                          long and half mile wide box
                                          connecting Snedecor Avenue in
                                          Bayport, NY to Porgie Walk in
                                          Fire Island, NY. Formed by
                                          connecting the following
                                          points. Beginning at
                                          40[deg]43'40.24'' N,
                                          073[deg]03'41.50'' W; then to
                                          40[deg]43'40.00'' N,
                                          073[deg]03'13.40'' W; then to
                                          40[deg]40'04.13 N,
                                          073[deg]03'43.81'' W; then to
                                          40[deg]40'08.30'' N,
                                          073[deg]03'17.70'' W; and
                                          ending at the beginning point
                                          40[deg]43'40.24'' N,
                                          073[deg]03'41.5'' W (NAD 83).
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    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.100 and 33 CFR 165.151, the 
regatta, fireworks displays and swim events listed above are 
established as a special local regulation or safety zones. During the 
enforcement period, persons and vessels are prohibited from entering 
into, transiting through, mooring, or anchoring within the regulated 
area or safety zones unless they receive permission from the COTP or 
designated representative.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR part 100, 33 CFR 
part 165, and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the 
Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community 
with advance notification of this enforcement period via the Local 
Notice to Mariners or marine information broadcasts. If the COTP 
determines that a 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 18, 2013.
E. J. Cubanski,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Long Island 
Sound.
[FR Doc. 2013-18618 Filed 8-1-13; 8:45 am]
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