[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 78979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31910]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2015-1048]


Safety Zone; Circle Line Sightseeing Fireworks, Liberty Island, 
Upper New York Bay, Manhattan, 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 31, 2015 from 11:30 p.m. to 12:40 a.m. on 
January 1, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email Marine Science Technician First Class 
Daniel Vazquez, Coast Guard; telephone 718-354-4154, 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).

                                 Table 1
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1. Circle Line Sightseeing      Launch site: A barge located in
 Fireworks; Liberty Island      approximate position 40[deg]41'16.5''
 Safety Zone; 33 CFR            N., 074[deg]02'23'' W. (NAD 1983),
 165.168(a)(1).                 approximately 360 yards east of Liberty
                                Island. This Safety Zone is a 180-yard
                                radius from the barge.
                                Date: December 31, 2015-January
                                1, 2016.
                                Time: 11:30 p.m.-12:40 a.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 of enforcement 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 of enforcement, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used 
to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: December 1, 2015.
M.H. Day,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2015-31910 Filed 12-17-15; 8:45 am]
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