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PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

3. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. 

Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6 and 160.5; 

Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department 

of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

4. Add temporary Sec. 165.T01–0100 

to read as follows: 

§ 165.T01–0100 Security Zones: War of 

1812 Bicentennial Commemoration, Port of 

Boston, Massachusetts. 

(a) Location. The following are 

security zones: a twenty five (25) yard 

safety and security zone around all 

moored official War of 1812 event 

participants, all moored U.S. military 

vessels under 100 feet, and all foreign 

military vessels within the Captain of 

the Port Zone Boston. 

(b) Definitions. For purposes of this 

section ‘‘Designated on-scene 

representative’’ is any Coast Guard 

commissioned, warrant, or petty officer 

who has been designated by the Captain 

of the Port (COTP) Boston to act on the 

COTP’s behalf. The designated on-scene 

representative may be on a Coast Guard 

vessel, or onboard a federal, state, or 

local agency vessel that is authorized to 

act in support of the Coast Guard. 

(c) Enforcement period. This 

regulation will be enforced from 9 a.m. 

on June 28, 2012 until 6 p.m. on July 6, 

2012. 

(d) Regulations. (1) In accordance 

with the general regulations in 33 CFR 

165.33, subpart D, no person or vessel 

may enter, transit, anchor or otherwise 

move within the security zones created 

by this section unless granted 

permission to do so by the COTP Boston 

or the designated on-scene 

representative. 

(2) Vessel operators desiring to enter 

or operate within the security zone shall 

contact the COTP or the designated onscene representative via VHF channel 

16 to obtain permission. 

(3) Penalties. Vessels or persons 

violating this rule are subject to the 

penalties set forth in 33 U.S.C. 1232 and 

50 U.S.C. 192. 

Dated: March 15, 2012. 

J.N. Healey, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Boston. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0198] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone, Port of Dutch Harbor; 

Dutch Harbor, AK 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes 

temporary safety zones in the Port of 

Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and adjacent 

U.S. territorial sea from 12:01 a.m. local 

time on June 15, 2012, through 11:59 

p.m. on July 1, 2012. The temporary 

safety zones will encompass the 

navigable waters within a 25-yard 

radius of moored or anchored offshore 

exploration or support vessels, and the 

navigable waters within a 100-yard 

radius of underway offshore exploration 

or support vessels. The purpose of the 

safety zones is to protect persons and 

vessels during an unusually high 

volume of vessel traffic in the Port of 

Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and the adjacent 

territorial sea due to additional vessel 

traffic associated with exploratory 

drilling operations in the Chukchi and 

Beaufort seas during the summer of 

2012. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before May 3, 2012. 

Requests for public meetings must be 

received by the Coast Guard on or before 

April 10, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2012–0198 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this proposed 

rule, call or email LTJG Olivia Jones, 

Sector Anchorage Enforcement Division, 

Coast Guard; telephone 907–271–6741, 

email Olivia.S.Jones@uscg.mil. If you 

have questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Renee V. 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://www.

regulations.gov and will include any 

personal information you have 

provided. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

rulemaking (USCG–2012–0198), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online (via http://www.

regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or hand 

delivery, but please use only one of 

these means. If you submit a comment 

online via www.regulations.gov, it will 

be considered received by the Coast 

Guard when you successfully transmit 

the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, 

or mail your comment, it will be 

considered as having been received by 

the Coast Guard when it is received at 

the Docket Management Facility. We 

recommend you include your name and 

a mailing address, an email address, or 

a telephone number in the body of your 

document so that we can contact you if 

we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘submit a comment’’ box, which will 

then become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Document Type’’ drop down menu 

select ‘‘Proposed Rule’’ and insert 

‘‘USCG–2012–0198’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box. Click ‘‘Search’’ then click on the 

balloon shape in the ‘‘Actions’’ column. 

If you submit your comments by mail or 

hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. If you submit 

comments by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the Facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. We will consider 

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during the comment period and may 

change the rule based on your 

comments. 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘read comments’’ box, which will then 

become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Keyword’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2012– 

0198’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the 

‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’ 

column. 

You may also visit the Docket 

Management Facility in Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the Department 

of Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. We have an agreement with 

the Department of Transportation to use 

the Docket Management Facility. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of comments received into any of 

our dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You may review a Privacy 

Act notice regarding our public dockets 

in the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Public Meeting 

The Coast Guard does not plan to 

conduct a public meeting, but you may 

submit a request for one by using one 

of the four methods specified under 

ADDRESSES. Please explain why you 

believe a public meeting would be 

beneficial. If we determine one would 

aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at 

a time and place announced by a later 

notice in the Federal Register. 

Basis and Purpose 

The legal basis for the rule is the 

Coast Guard’s authority to establish 

regulated navigation areas and other 

limited access areas: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 

U.S.C. chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 

U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 

6.04–6, 160.5; Public Law 107–295, 116 

Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland 

Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

Based on the expectation of increased 

maritime traffic primarily due to the 

anticipated arrival of approximately 

fourteen (14) vessels affiliated with 

planned offshore drilling operations in 

the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, 

temporary safety zones are proposed to 

ensure the safe transit of vessels within 

the navigable waters of the Port of Dutch 

Harbor and adjacent waters extending 

seaward to the limits of the territorial 

sea. 

The Coast Guard is proposing 

temporary safety zones due to safety 

concerns for personnel aboard the 

support vessels, mariners operating 

other vessels in the vicinity of Dutch 

Harbor, and to protect the environment. 

Private entities have expressed 

continued interest in interrupting or 

preventing offshore oil exploration 

activities in the arctic. Tactics recently 

employed to interrupt or prevent 

offshore oil exploration in the arctic 

include unlawfully boarding and 

trespassing upon vessels affiliated with 

drilling operations and interfering with 

the safe operation and navigation of 

these vessels. The Coast Guard has been 

notified that these tactics are likely to 

continue and has determined that such 

tactics will increase safety risks to 

vessels transiting the Port of Dutch 

Harbor and the adjacent territorial sea. 

In an effort to mitigate the safety risks 

and any resulting environmental 

damage, the Coast Guard is proposing 

temporary safety zones within the Port 

of Dutch Harbor and the adjacent 

territorial sea. 

In evaluating this request, the Coast 

Guard explored relevant safety factors 

and considered several criteria, 

including, but not limited to: (1) The 

amount of commercial activity in and 

around the Port of Dutch Harbor; (2) 

safety concerns for personnel aboard the 

vessels; (3) sensitivity of the 

environment in the region and potential 

adverse affects caused by a grounding, 

allision, or collision; (4) the types and 

volume of vessels navigating in the 

vicinity of the Port of Dutch Harbor; and 

(5) the need to allow for lawful 

demonstrations without endangering the 

safe operations of the support vessels. 

Vessels transiting in the vicinity of the 

proposed safety zones could consist of 

large commercial shipping vessels, 

fishing vessels, tugs and tows, and 

recreational vessels. Any group or 

individual intending to conduct lawful 

demonstrations in the vicinity of 

offshore exploration support vessels 

must do so outside of the temporary 

safety zones. 

Results from a thorough and 

comprehensive examination of the five 

criteria identified above, in conjunction 

with International Maritime 

Organization guidelines and existing 

regulations, warrant establishment of 

the proposed temporary safety zones. 

The proposed regulation would 

significantly reduce the threat of 

collisions, allisions, or other incidents 

which could endanger the safety of all 

vessels operating on the navigable 

waters of the Port of Dutch Harbor and 

the adjacent territorial sea. The Coast 

Guard proposes temporary safety zones 

that will prohibit entry into the zones 

unless specifically authorized by the 

Captain of the Port, Western Alaska, or 

his designated on-scene representative. 

Discussion of Proposed Rule 

The increased maritime traffic 

through the Port of Dutch Harbor and 

the adjacent territorial sea can 

potentially create a scenario where the 

safety of vessels transiting through this 

area is placed at heightened risk. The 

proposed temporary safety zones would 

surround the designated vessels while at 

anchor, moored or underway on the 

navigable waters of the Port of Dutch 

Harbor and the adjacent territorial sea in 

order to mitigate the potential safety 

risks associated with the increased 

vessel traffic. The proposed temporary 

safety zones will encompass the waters 

within 25 yards of the support vessel if 

the support vessel is moored or at 

anchor, and 100 yards if the support 

vessel is in transit. 

The purpose of the proposed 

temporary safety zones is to facilitate 

safe navigation and protect vessels from 

hazards caused by increased volume of 

vessel traffic, including hazards that 

may be intentionally created, in the Port 

of Dutch Harbor, Broad Bay or adjacent 

navigable waters encompassed within 

the area from Cape Cheerful at 54– 

12.000 N 166–38.000 W north to the 

limits of the U.S. territorial sea, and 

from Princess Head at 53–59.000 N 166– 

25.900 W north to the limits of the U.S. 

territorial sea. 

Enforcing temporary safety zones for 

each offshore exploration or support 

vessel while they are on the navigable 

waters in the Port of Dutch Harbor or 

the adjacent territorial sea will help 

prevent disruption to the continued 

operations of the vital and diverse 

commercial fleets of Dutch Harbor. 

Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this proposed rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on 13 of these statutes or 

executive orders. 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 13563, Improving 

Regulation and Regulatory Review, and 

12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, 

direct agencies to assess the costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

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environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). Executive Order 13563 

emphasizes the importance of 

quantifying both costs and benefits, of 

reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, 

and of promoting flexibility. This rule 

has not been designated a significant 

regulatory action under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, 

the Office of Management and Budget 

has not reviewed this regulation under 

Executive Order 12866. 

The proposed rule is not a significant 

regulatory action due to the minimal 

impact this will have on standard vessel 

operations within the port of Dutch 

Harbor because of the limited area 

affected and the limited duration of the 

rule. The proposed safety zones are also 

designed to allow vessels transiting 

through the area to safely travel around 

the proposed safety zones without 

incurring additional costs. 

Small Entities 

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we have considered 

whether this proposed rule would have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises 

small businesses, not-for-profit 

organizations that are independently 

owned and operated and are not 

dominant in their fields, and 

governmental jurisdictions with 

populations of less than 50,000. 

The Coast Guard certifies under 5 

U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed rule 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. This proposed rule could affect 

the following entities, some of which 

might be small entities: the owners or 

operators of vessels intending to transit 

through or refuel within the Port of 

Dutch Harbor or adjacent waters, or 

transit through the waters in the near 

vicinity of the Port of Dutch Harbor 

from June 15, 2012 to July 1, 2012. 

This safety zone would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities for 

the following reasons: These safety zone 

restrictions are only effective from June 

15, 2012 to July 1, 2012, and are limited 

only to waters within 25 yards of the 

support vessel if the support vessel is 

moored or at anchor, and 100 yards if 

the support vessel is in transit. 

If you think your business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity 

and that this rule would have a 

significant economic impact on it, 

please submit a comment (see 

ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it 

qualifies as a small entity and how and 

to what degree this rule would 

economically affect it. 

Assistance for Small Entities 

Under section 213(a) of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), 

we want to assist small entities in 

understanding this proposed rule so that 

they can better evaluate its effects on 

them and participate in the rulemaking. 

If the rule would affect your small 

business, organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction and you have questions 

concerning its provisions or options for 

compliance, please contact LTJG Olivia 

Jones via the information provided in 

the ADDRESSES portion of this notice. 

The Coast Guard will not retaliate 

against small entities that question or 

complain about this proposed rule or 

any policy or action of the Coast Guard. 

Collection of Information 

This proposed rule would call for no 

new collection of information under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501–3520.). 

Federalism 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on State or local governments and 

would either preempt State law or 

impose a substantial direct cost of 

compliance on them. We have analyzed 

this proposed rule under that Order and 

have determined that it does not have 

implications for federalism. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this 

proposed rule would not result in such 

an expenditure, we do discuss the 

effects of this rule elsewhere in this 

preamble. 

Taking of Private Property 

This proposed rule would not cause a 

taking of private property or otherwise 

have taking implications under 

Executive Order 12630, Governmental 

Actions and Interference with 

Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights. 

Civil Justice Reform 

This proposed rule meets applicable 

standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform, to minimize litigation, 

eliminate ambiguity, and reduce 

burden. 

Protection of Children 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Executive Order 13045, 

Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks. This rule is not an economically 

significant rule and would not create an 

environmental risk to health or risk to 

safety that might disproportionately 

affect children. 

Indian Tribal Governments 

This proposed rule does not have 

tribal implications under Executive 

Order 13175, Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments, because it would not have 

a substantial direct effect on one or 

more Indian tribes, on the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

Indian tribes, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes. 

Energy Effects 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. We have 

determined that it is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under that order because 

it is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866 and is not 

likely to have a significant adverse effect 

on the supply, distribution, or use of 

energy. The Administrator of the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

has not designated it as a significant 

energy action. Therefore, it does not 

require a Statement of Energy Effects 

under Executive Order 13211. 

Technical Standards 

The National Technology Transfer 

and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 

U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use 

voluntary consensus standards in their 

regulatory activities unless the agency 

provides Congress, through the Office of 

Management and Budget, with an 

explanation of why using these 

standards would be inconsistent with 

applicable law or otherwise impractical. 

Voluntary consensus standards are 

technical standards (e.g., specifications 

of materials, performance, design, or 

operation; test methods; sampling 

procedures; and related management 

systems practices) that are developed or 

adopted by voluntary consensus 

standards bodies. 

This proposed rule does not use 

technical standards. Therefore, we did 


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not consider the use of voluntary 

consensus standards. 

Environment 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Department of Homeland 

Security Management Directive 023–01 

and Commandant Instruction 

M16475.lD, which guide the Coast 

Guard in complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have made a preliminary determination 

that this action is one of a category of 

actions that do not individually or 

cumulatively have a significant effect on 

the human environment. Specifically, 

the proposed rule will establish a safety 

zone, which is categorically excluded 

under Commandant Instruction 

M16475.lD, Figure 2–1, paragraph 

(34)(g). A preliminary environmental 

analysis checklist supporting this 

determination is available in the docket 

where indicated under ADDRESSES. We 

seek any comments or information that 

may lead to the discovery of a 

significant environmental impact from 

this proposed rule. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 

amend 33 CFR Part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. 

Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, 160.5; Pub L. 

107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of 

Homeland Security Delegation No. 0171.1. 

2. Add § 165.T17–0198 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T17–0198 Safety Zone; Port of Dutch 

Harbor; Dutch Harbor, Alaska. 

(a) Location. The following areas are 

safety zones: 

All navigable waters within a 25-yard 

radius of a moored or anchored offshore 

exploration or support vessel, or within 

a 100-yard radius of any underway 

offshore exploration or support vessel, 

located within the Port of Dutch Harbor, 

Broad Bay or adjacent navigable waters 

encompassed within the area from Cape 

Cheerful at 54–12.000 N 166–38.000 W 

north to the limits of the U.S. territorial 

sea, and from Princess Head at 53– 

59.000 N 166–25.900 W north to the 

limits of the U.S. territorial sea. 

(b) Effective date. The temporary 

safety zones become effective at 12:01 

a.m., June 15, 2012, and terminate on 

11:59 p.m., July 1, 2012, unless sooner 

terminated by the Captain of the Port. 

(c) Regulations. The general 

regulations governing safety zones 

contained in § 165.23 apply to all 

vessels operating within the area 

described in paragraph (a). 

(1) If a non-exploration or support 

vessel is moored or anchored and an 

offshore exploration or support vessel 

transits near them such that it places the 

moored or anchored vessel within the 

100-yard safety zone described in 

paragraph (a), the moored or anchored 

vessel must remain stationary until the 

offshore exploration or support vessel 

maneuvers to a distance exceeding the 

100-yard safety zone. 

(2) All persons and vessels shall 

comply with the instructions of the 

Captain of the Port (COTP) or 

designated on-scene representative, 

consisting of commissioned, warrant, 

and petty officers of the Coast Guard. 

Upon being hailed by a U.S. Coast 

Guard vessel by siren, radio, flashing 

light or other means, the operator of a 

vessel shall proceed as directed by the 

COTP’s designated on-scene 

representative. 

(3) Entry into the safety zone is 

prohibited unless authorized by the 

COTP or his designated on-scene 

representative. Any persons desiring to 

enter the safety zone must contact the 

designated on-scene representative on 

VHF channel 16 (156.800 MHz) and 

receive permission prior to entering. 

(4) If permission is granted to transit 

within the safety zone, all persons and 

vessels must comply with the 

instructions of the designated on-scene 

representative. 

(5) The COTP will notify the maritime 

and general public by marine 

information broadcast during the period 

of time that the safety zones are in force 

by providing notice in accordance with 

33 CFR 165.7. 

(d) Penalties. Persons and vessels 

violating this rule are subject to the 

penalties set forth in 33. U.S.C. 1232 

and 50 U.S.C. 192. 

Dated: March 21, 2012. 

J.A. Fosdick, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port, Western Alaska. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–0922] 

RIN 1625–AA87 

Security Zones; 2012 Republican 

National Convention, Captain of the 

Port St. Petersburg Zone, Tampa, FL 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish seven temporary security 

zones on the waters and adjacent land 

20 feet shoreward of the mean high 

water marks of Garrison Channel, 

Hillsborough River, Seddon Channel, 

Sparkman Channel, the unnamed 

channel north of Davis Islands, Ybor 

Channel, and Ybor Turning Basin in the 

vicinity of Tampa, Florida during the 

2012 Republican National Convention. 

The 2012 Republican National 

Convention will be held at the Tampa 

Bay Times Forum building and other 

venues from August 27, 2012 through 

August 31, 2012. The Department of 

Homeland Security has designated the 

2012 Republican National Convention 

as a National Special Security Event. 

The security zones are necessary to 

protect convention delegates, official 

parties, dignitaries, the public, and 

surrounding waterways from terrorist 

acts, sabotage or other subversive acts, 

accidents, or other causes of a similar 

nature. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before June 4, 2012. Requests for 

public meetings must be received by the 

Coast Guard on or before May 3, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2011–0922 using any of the following 

methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is (202) 366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 


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