[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6959-6960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03273]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 100, 117, 147, and 165

[USCG-2018-0137]


2017 Quarterly Listings; Safety Zones, Security Zones, Special 
Local Regulations, Drawbridge Operation Regulations and Regulated 
Navigation Areas

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of expired temporary rules issued.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notification of substantive rules 
issued by the Coast Guard that were made temporarily effective but 
expired before they could be published in the Federal Register. This 
document lists temporary safety zones, security zones, special local 
regulations, drawbridge operation regulations and regulated navigation 
areas, all of limited duration and for which timely publication in the 
Federal Register was not possible.

DATES: This document lists temporary Coast Guard rules that became 
effective, primarily between October 2017 to December 2017, unless 
otherwise indicated, and were terminated before they could be published 
in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Temporary rules listed in this document may be viewed 
online, under their respective docket numbers, using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this document contact 
Yeoman First Class David Hager, Office of Regulations and 
Administrative Law, telephone (202) 372-3862.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Coast Guard District Commanders and Captains 
of the Port (COTP) must be immediately responsive to the safety and 
security needs within their jurisdiction; therefore, District 
Commanders and COTPs have been delegated the authority to issue certain 
local regulations. Safety zones may be established for safety or 
environmental purposes. A safety zone may be stationary and described 
by fixed limits or it may be described as a zone around a vessel in 
motion. Security zones limit access to prevent injury or damage to 
vessels, ports, or waterfront facilities. Special local regulations are 
issued to enhance the safety of participants and spectators at regattas 
and other marine events. Drawbridge operation regulations authorize 
changes to drawbridge schedules to accommodate bridge repairs, seasonal 
vessel traffic, and local public events. Regulated Navigation Areas are 
water areas within a defined boundary for which regulations for vessels 
navigating within the area have been established by the regional Coast 
Guard District Commander.
    Timely publication of these rules in the Federal Register may be 
precluded when a rule responds to an emergency, or when an event occurs 
without sufficient advance notice. The affected public is, however, 
often informed of these rules through Local Notices to Mariners, press 
releases, and other means. Moreover, actual notification is provided by 
Coast Guard patrol vessels enforcing the restrictions imposed by the 
rule. Because Federal Register publication was not possible before the 
end of the effective period, mariners were personally notified of the 
contents of these safety zones, security zones, special local 
regulations, regulated navigation areas or drawbridge operation 
regulations by Coast Guard

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officials on-scene prior to any enforcement action. However, the Coast 
Guard, by law, must publish in the Federal Register notice of 
substantive rules adopted. To meet this obligation without imposing 
undue expense on the public, the Coast Guard periodically publishes a 
list of these temporary safety zones, security zones, special local 
regulations, regulated navigation areas and drawbridge operation 
regulations. Permanent rules are not included in this list because they 
are published in their entirety in the Federal Register. Temporary 
rules are also published in their entirety if sufficient time is 
available to do so before they are placed in effect or terminated.
    The following unpublished rules were placed in effect temporarily 
during the period between October 2017 to December 2017 unless 
otherwise indicated. To view copies of these rules, visit 
www.regulations.gov and search by the docket number indicated in the 
following table.

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              Docket No.                             Type                       Location          Effective date
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USCG-2017-0887........................  Drawbridges (Part 117)........  Hempstead, NY...........       10/1/2017
USCG-2017-0938........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Cincinnati, OH..........       10/1/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0777........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Charleston, SC..........       10/1/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0862........................  Special Local Regulations       San Francisco Bay.......       10/5/2017
                                         (Part 100).
USCG-2017-0970........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Paducah, KY.............       10/5/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0974........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     New Orleans, LA.........       10/6/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0871........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Milwaukee, WI...........       10/7/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0869........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     San Francisco Bay.......       10/7/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0921........................  Regulated Navigation Areas      Puerto Rico.............       10/7/2017
                                         (Part 165).
USCG-2017-0883........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     San Francisco, CA.......       10/8/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0982........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Oahu, HI................      10/11/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0920........................  Special Local Regulations       Little Rock, AR.........      10/13/2017
                                         (Part 100).
USCG-2017-0881........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Rio Vista, CA...........      10/14/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0872........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Richmond, CA............      10/14/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0987........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Buffalo, NY.............      10/16/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0981........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Marmet, WV..............      10/17/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2011-0228........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Chicago, IL.............      10/20/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0922........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     San Francisco, CA.......      10/21/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0980........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     San Francisco, CA.......      10/22/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0026........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Chicago, IL.............      10/26/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0042........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Crescent City, CA.......      10/27/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-1022........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Gulfport, MS............      10/29/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-1030........................  Security Zones (Part 165).....  Oahu, HI................       11/3/2017
USCG-2017-1013........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     San Francisco, CA.......       11/5/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2016-0345........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Chicago, IL.............       11/7/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0730........................  Special Local Regulations       Tuscaloosa, AL..........      11/11/2017
                                         (Part 100).
USCG-2017-1037........................  Security Zones (Part 165).....  Palm Beach, FL..........      11/21/2017
USCG-2017-1052........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Chattanooga, TN.........      11/24/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-1041........................  Drawbridges (Part 117)........  Baltimore, MD...........      11/28/2017
USCG-2017-0996........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Palm Beach, FL..........      11/30/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-1059........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Pascagoula, MS..........       12/4/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-1097........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Paducah, KY.............       12/7/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-1082........................  Security Zones (Part 165).....  Palm Beach, FL..........       12/8/2017
USCG-2017-1045........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Mobile, AL..............       12/8/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-1043........................  Security Zones (Part 165).....  Pensacola, FL...........       12/8/2017
USCG-2017-1036........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Charleston, WV..........       12/9/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-0997........................  Special Local Regulations       Panama City, FL.........       12/9/2017
                                         (Part 100).
USCG-2017-1070........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Sausalito, CA...........       12/9/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-1021........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Belpre, OH..............      12/12/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-1085........................  Special Local Regulations       St. Thomas, USVI........      12/15/2017
                                         (Part 100).
USCG-2017-1104........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Memphis, TN.............      12/15/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-1092........................  Security Zones (Part 165).....  Tacoma, Washington......      12/26/2017
USCG-2017-1089........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Oahu, HI................      12/29/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-1118........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Coal Bluff, PA..........      12/29/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-1091........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     San Francisco, CA.......      12/30/2017
                                         165).
USCG-2017-1090........................  Safety Zones (Parts 147 and     Sacramento, CA..........      12/31/2017
                                         165).
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    Dated: February 13, 2018.
Katia Kroutil,
Office Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law.
[FR Doc. 2018-03273 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]
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