[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 74009-74010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29370]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0962]


Safety Zone; Nike Fireworks, Upper New York Bay, Ellis Island, NY

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 from the 
Captain of the Port (COTP).

DATES: The regulation for the safety zone described in 33 CFR 165.160 
will be enforced on December 12, 2013 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Kristopher Kesting, U.S. 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).

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                                 Table 1
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1. Nike Fireworks Ellis         Launch site: A barge located
 Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR     between Federal Anchorages 20-A and 20-
 165.160(2.2).                  B, in approximate position
                                40[deg]41'45'' N, 074[deg]02'09'' W (NAD
                                1983), about 365 yards east of Ellis
                                Island. This Safety Zone is a 360-yard
                                radius from the barge.
                                Date: December 12, 2013.
                                Time: 8:00 p.m.-9:30 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: November 20, 2013.
G. Loebl,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2013-29370 Filed 12-9-13; 8:45 am]
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