[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 23147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10388]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0269]


Safety Zones; Fireworks and Swim 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, spectators 
and participants from hazards associated with fireworks displays and 
swim events. 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 Petty Officer First Class Ronald Sampert U.S. Coast 
Guard; telephone 718-354-4197, 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 Tables 1 and 2 below.

                                 Table 1
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1. Heritage of Pride 2017, Pier 40,       Launch site: A barge
 Hudson River Safety Zone, 33 CFR         located in approximate
 165.160(5.14).                           position 40[deg]43'30'' N.
                                          074[deg]01'06.7'' W. (NAD
                                          1983), in the vicinity of the
                                          Holland Tunnel Ventilator, 530
                                          yards south of Pier 40,
                                          Manhattan, New York. This
                                          Safety Zone is a 360-yard
                                          radius from the barge.
                                          Date: June 25, 2017.
                                          Time: 9:45 p.m.-10:00
                                          p.m.
2. Briggs Inc. GCC, South Ellis Island    Launch site: A barge
 Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.3).        located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]41'39.9'' N.,
                                          074[deg]02'33.7'' W. (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 260 yards
                                          south of Ellis Island. This
                                          Safety Zone is a 360-yard
                                          radius from the barge.
                                          Date: June 27, 2017.
                                          Time: 10:20 p.m.-10:30
                                          p.m.
3. Central Astoria, Wards Island, East    Launch site: A barge
 River Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(4.1).  located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]46'57.8'' N.
                                          073[deg]55'28.6'' W. (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 330 yards
                                          north of the Robert F. Kennedy
                                          Bridge (Triborough Bridge)
                                          Bridge. This Safety Zone is a
                                          150-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: June 29, 2017.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m.-10:00
                                          p.m.
4. PGA Tour Inc., Ellis Island Safety     Launch site: A barge
 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: September 27,
                                          2017.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m.-9:30
                                          p.m.
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                                 Table 2
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1. Swim Across America Swim Event, 33     Location: Participants
 CFR 165.160(3.1), Date: July 29, 2017.   will swim between Glen Cove
                                          and Larchmont, New York and an
                                          area of Hempstead Harbor
                                          between Glen Cove and the
                                          vicinity of Umbrella Point.
                                          This Safety Zone includes all
                                          waters within a 100-yard
                                          radius of each participating
                                          swimmer.
                                          Date: July 29, 2017.
                                          Time: 5:30 a.m.-12:00
                                          p.m.
2. Newburgh Beacon Swim Swim Event, 33    Location: Participants
 CFR 165.160(1.2), Date: August 12,       will cross the Hudson River
 2017.                                    between Newburgh and Beacon,
                                          New York approximately 1300
                                          yards south of the Newburgh-
                                          Beacon Bridges. This Safety
                                          Zone includes all waters
                                          within a 100-yard radius of
                                          each participating swimmer.
                                          Date: August 12, 2017.
                                          Time: 11:15 a.m.-2:15
                                          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 4, 2017.
M.H. Day,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2017-10388 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
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