[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34230-34231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14052]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0351]


Safety Zones; Fireworks Events 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 various safety zones within 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 (COTP).

DATES: The regulation for the safety zones described in 33 CFR 165.160 
will be enforced on the dates and times 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 
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. SVP Strategic Events Fireworks,        Launch site: A barge
 Ellis Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR         launch located between Federal
 165.160(2.2).                            Anchorages 20-A and 20-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: June 13, 2014.
                                          Time: 9:30 p.m.-10:40
                                          p.m.
2. Bronx Tourism Council Fireworks,       Launch site: All
 Orchard Beach Safety Zone, 33 CFR        waters of Long Island Sound in
 165.160(3.11).                           an area bound by the following
                                          points: 40[deg]51'43.5'' N,
                                          073[deg]47'36.3'' W; thence to
                                          40[deg]52'12.2'' N,
                                          073[deg]47'13.6'' W; thence to
                                          40[deg]52'02.5'' N,
                                          073[deg]46'47.8'' W; thence to
                                          40[deg]51'32.3'' N,
                                          073[deg]47'09.9'' W (NAD
                                          1983), thence to the point of
                                          origin.
                                          Date: June 27, 2014.
                                          Rain Date: June 28,
                                          2014.
                                          Time: 8:50 p.m.-10:10
                                          p.m.
3. Marriott International Corp.           Launch site: A barge
 Fireworks, Ellis Island Safety Zone,     launch located between Federal
 33 CFR 165.160(2.2).                     Anchorages 20-A and 20-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: July 22, 2014.
                                          Time: 8:45 p.m.-10:10
                                          p.m.
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    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.160, vessels may not enter the 
safety zones unless given permission from the COTP or a designated 
representative. Spectator vessels may transit outside the safety zones 
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

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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 a safety 
zone 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 safety zone.

    Dated: May 29, 2014
J.F. Dixon,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2014-14052 Filed 6-13-14; 8:45 am]
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