[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15410]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0393]


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 Douglas Neumann, 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. Brooklyn Law School, Ellis Island      Launch site: A barge
 Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.2).        located between Federal
                                          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 11, 2015.
                                          Time: 10:10 p.m.-11:20
                                          p.m.
2. Bronx Salutes America, Orchard         Launch site: All
 Beach, The Bronx 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 25, 2015.
                                          Time: 08:50 p.m.-10:10
                                          p.m.
3. City of Poughkeepsie Independence      Launch site: A barge
 Day Celebration, Poughkeepsie, NY,       located in approximate
 Hudson River Safety Zone, 33 CFR         position 41[deg]42'24.50'' N.
 165.160(5.13).                           073[deg]56'44.16'' W. (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 420 yards
                                          north of the Mid Hudson
                                          Bridge. This Safety Zone is a
                                          300-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: July 04, 2015.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m.-10:00
                                          p.m.
4. City of Yonkers July 4th               Launch site: A barge
 Celebration, Yonkers, NY, Hudson River   located in approximate
 Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(5.5).        position 40[deg]56'14.5'' N.
                                          073[deg]54'33'' W. (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 475 yards
                                          northwest of the Yonkers
                                          Municipal Pier, New York. This
                                          Safety Zone is a 360-yard
                                          radius from the barge.
                                          Date: July 04, 2015.
                                          Time: 08:45 p.m.-10:15
                                          p.m.
5. Peekskill July 4th Celebration,        Launch site: A barge
 Peekskill Bay, Hudson River Safety       located in approximate
 Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(5.10).              position 41[deg]17'16'' N.
                                          073[deg]56'18'' W. (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 670 yards north
                                          of Travis Point. This Safety
                                          Zone is a 360-yard radius from
                                          the barge.
                                          Date: July 04, 2015.
                                          Rain Date: July 05,
                                          2015.
                                          Time: 08:30 p.m.-10:30
                                          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 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 11, 2015.
G. Loebl,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
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