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Docket No. Type of regulation Location Enforcement 

date 

USCG–2021–0572 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Madison Township, OH ................................. 7/24/2021 

USCG–2021–0577 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Corpus Christi, TX ......................................... 7/24/2021 

USCG–2021–0587 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Seal Beach, CA ............................................. 7/24/2021 

USCG–2021–0065 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Cleveland, OH ............................................... 7/24/2021 

USCG–2021–0578 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Ingleside, TX ................................................. 7/25/2021 

USCG–2021–0593 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Chicago, IL .................................................... 7/26/2021 

USCG–2021–0541 Special Local Regulations (Part 100) ................................. Oak Harbor, WA ............................................ 7/31/2021 

USCG–2021–0330 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Atlantic City, NJ ............................................. 8/1/2021 

USCG–2021–0394 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Bath, ME ....................................................... 8/1/2021 

USCG–2021–0581 Security Zones (Part 165) .................................................. Rehoboth Beach, DE .................................... 8/6/2021 

USCG–2021–0561 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Michigan City, IN ........................................... 8/7/2021 

USCG–2021–0621 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Detroit, MI ...................................................... 8/14/2021 

USCG–2021–0559 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Stillwater, MN ................................................ 8/14/2021 

USCG–2021–0645 Special Local Regulations (Part 100) ................................. Perry, WA ...................................................... 8/14/2021 

USCG–2021–0683 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Chicago, IL .................................................... 8/21/2021 

USCG–2021–0531 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Maidsville, WV ............................................... 8/23/2021 

USCG–2021–0068 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Port Arthur Captain of the Port Zone ............ 8/26/2021 

USCG–2021–0067 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Cameron Parish, LA ...................................... 8/27/2021 

USCG–2021–0665 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Washington, NC ............................................ 8/27/2021 

USCG–2021–0705 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Lower Mississippi River, LA .......................... 8/27/2021 

USCG–2021–0689 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Chicago, IL .................................................... 8/29/2021 

USCG–2021–0709 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Lower Mississippi River, LA .......................... 8/31/2021 

USCG–2021–0712 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Cameron Parish, LA ...................................... 9/3/2021 

USCG–2021–0695 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Glencoe, IL .................................................... 9/3/2021 

USCG–2021–0682 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Lakeside, OH ................................................ 9/4/2021 

USCG–2021–0687 Security Zones (Part 165) .................................................. Boston, MA .................................................... 9/9/2021 

USCG–2021–0688 Security Zones (Part 165) .................................................. Boston, MA .................................................... 9/11/2021 

USCG–2021–0725 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Chicago, IL .................................................... 9/11/2021 

USCG–2021–0660 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Coraopolis, PA .............................................. 9/11/2021 

USCG–2021–0637 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Frankfort Harbor, MI ...................................... 9/12/2021 

USCG–2021–0128 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Virginia Beach, VA ........................................ 9/12/2021 

USCG–2021–0127 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Potomac River, Between Charles Count, MD 

and King George County, VA.

9/13/2021 

USCG–2021–0693 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Cleveland, OH ............................................... 9/18/2021 

USCG–2021–0759 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Corpus Christi, TX ......................................... 9/22/2021 

USCG–2021–0764 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Corpus Christi, TX ......................................... 9/23/2021 

USCG–2021–0670 Safety Zones (Parts 147 and 165) ..................................... Toledo, OH .................................................... 9/23/2021 

Michael Cunningham, 

Chief, Office of Regulations and 

Administrative Law. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31658 Filed 1–6–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2024–1095] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Cypress Passage 

Overhead Powerline Demolition and 

Removal, Atchafalaya River, LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone for 

navigable waters within a 500-yard 

radius of 29°47′38.18′′ N, 91°21′50.52′′ 

W, approximately MM 105.5, on the 

Atchafalaya River, locally known as 

Cypress Passage, during an overhead 

electrical powerline structure 

demolition operation on Thursday, 

January 9, 2025. The safety zone is 

needed to protect personnel, vessels, 

and the marine environment from 

potential hazards created by the 

demolition of the powerline structures 

resulting in electrical powerlines on the 

navigational water’s surface. Entry of 

vessels or persons into this zone is 

prohibited unless specifically 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

Marine Safety Unit Houma. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 8 a.m. 

Central Standard Time (CST) on 

Thursday, January 9, 2025, through 8 

p.m. CST on Thursday, January 9, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2024– 

1095 in the search box and click 

‘‘Search.’’ Next, in the Document Type 

column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related 

Material.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this rule, call 

or email LCDR Justin Kimrey at 

telephone (985) 665–2449 or email d08- 

smb-msuhouma-waterways@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

CST Central Standard Time 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

MM Mile Marker 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary rule under the authority in 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B). This statutory 

provision authorizes an agency to issue 

a rule without prior notice and 

opportunity to comment when the 

agency for good cause finds that those 

procedures are ‘‘impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest.’’ The Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to this rule because during 

the 12-hour overhead electrical 

powerline structure demolition the 


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electrical powerlines will be on top of 

the navigational water’s surface, 

crossing the navigational channel and 

posing potential safety hazards to 

passing vessels. It is impracticable to 

publish an NPRM because we must 

establish this safety zone by January 9, 

2025. 

Also, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the 

Coast Guard finds that good cause exists 

for making this rule effective less than 

30 days after publication in the Federal 

Register. Delaying the effective date of 

this rule would be impracticable 

because prompt action is needed to 

respond to the potential safety hazards 

associated with electrical powerlines 

crossing the navigational channel. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under authority in 46 U.S.C. 70034. The 

Captain of the Port Houma (COTP) has 

determined that potential hazards 

associated with the Cypress Passage 

overhead powerline demolition and 

removal occurring on January 9, 2025, 

will be a safety concern for anyone 

within a 500-yard radius of 29°47′38.18′′ 

N, 91°21′50.52′′ W, approximately MM 

105.5 on the Atchafalaya River, locally 

known as Cypress Passage. This rule is 

needed to protect personnel, vessels, 

and the marine environment in the 

navigable waters within the safety zone 

while the electrical power lines are 

being removed from the navigational 

channel. 

IV. Discussion of the Rule 

This rule establishes a safety zone 

from 8 a.m. through 8 p.m. on Thursday 

January 9, 2024. The safety zone will 

cover all navigable waters within a 500- 

yard radius of 29°47′38.18′′ N, 

91°21′50.52′′ W, approximately MM 

105.5 on the Atchafalaya River, locally 

known as Cypress Passage. The duration 

of the zone is intended to protect 

personnel, vessels, and the marine 

environment in these navigable waters 

while electrical power lines are being 

removed from the navigational water’s 

surface during the demolition of 

overhead powerline structures along the 

navigational channel. No vessel or 

person will be permitted to enter the 

safety zone without obtaining 

permission from the COTP or the 

COTP’s designated representative. 

V. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes and 

Executive orders, and we discuss First 

Amendment rights of protestors. 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

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. 

This rule has not been designated a 

‘‘significant regulatory action,’’ under 

section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as 

amended by Executive Order 14094 

(Modernizing Regulatory Review). 

Accordingly, this rule has not been 

reviewed by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB). 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the size, location, duration, 

and time-of-day of the safety zone. 

Vessel traffic will not be able to safely 

transit around this safety zone which 

would impact this designated area of the 

Atchafalaya River for 12 hours. The 

Coast Guard will issue a Broadcast 

Notice to Mariners via VHF–FM marine 

channel 16 about the zone, and the rule 

would allow vessels to seek permission 

to enter the zone. 

B. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 

1980, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, as amended, 

requires Federal agencies to consider 

the potential impact of regulations on 

small entities during rulemaking. 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 rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

While some owners or operators of 

vessels intending to transit the safety 

zone may be small entities, for the 

reasons stated in section V.A above, this 

rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on any vessel owner 

or operator. 

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 rule. If the rule 

would affect your small business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction and you have questions 

concerning its provisions or options for 

compliance, please call or email the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Small businesses may send comments 

on the actions of Federal employees 

who enforce, or otherwise determine 

compliance with, Federal regulations to 

the Small Business and Agriculture 

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman 

and the Regional Small Business 

Regulatory Fairness Boards. The 

Ombudsman evaluates these actions 

annually and rates each agency’s 

responsiveness to small business. If you 

wish to comment on actions by 

employees of the Coast Guard, call 1– 

888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247). The 

Coast Guard will not retaliate against 

small entities that question or complain 

about this rule or any policy or action 

of the Coast Guard. 

C. Collection of Information 

This rule will not call for a new 

collection of information under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501–3520). 

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal 

Governments 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on the States, on the relationship 

between the National Government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. We have 

analyzed this rule under that Order and 

have determined that it is consistent 

with the fundamental federalism 

principles and preemption requirements 

described in Executive Order 13132. 

Also, this rule does not have Tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does 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. 

E. 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 rule 

will not result in such an expenditure, 

we do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Directive 023–01, Rev. 1, associated 

implementing instructions, and 

Environmental Planning COMDTINST 

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Guard in complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have 

determined that this action is one of a 

category of actions that do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule involves a safety 

zone lasting only 12 hours that will 

prohibit entry within a 500-yard radius 

of the demolition site of overhead 

electrical powerlines that will cross the 

navigational water’s surface. It is 

categorically excluded from further 

review under paragraph L60(a) of 

Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction 

Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev. 1. A 

Record of Environmental Consideration 

supporting this determination is 

available in the docket. For instructions 

on locating the docket, see the 

ADDRESSES section of this preamble. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to call or email the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places, or vessels. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

Accordingly, the Coast Guard amends 

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: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70124; 

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

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T08–1095 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T08–1095 Safety Zone; Cypress 

Passage overhead powerline demolition 

and removal, Atchafalaya River, LA. 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

safety zone: All waters of the 

Atchafalaya River, locally known as 

Cypress Passage, from surface to bottom, 

within a 500-yard radius of 29°47′38.18′′ 

N, 91°21′50.52′′ W, approximately MM 

105.5, during an overhead electrical 

powerline structure demolition 

operation from 8 a.m. CST on Thursday 

January 9, 2025 through 8 p.m. CST on 

Thursday January 9, 2025. 

(b) Definitions. As used in this 

section, designated representative 

means a Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander, including a Coast Guard 

coxswain, petty officer, or other officer 

operating a Coast Guard vessel and a 

Federal, State, and local officer 

designated by or assisting the Captain of 

the Port Marine Safety Unit Houma 

(COTP) in the enforcement of the safety 

zone. 

(c) Regulations. (1) Under the general 

safety zone regulations in subpart C of 

this part, you may not enter the safety 

zone described in paragraph (a) of this 

section unless authorized by the COTP 

or the COTP’s designated representative. 

(2) To seek permission to enter, 

contact the COTP or the COTP’s 

representative by hailing on VHF radio 

channels 13 or 16. Those in the safety 

zone must comply with all lawful orders 

or directions given to them by the COTP 

or the COTP’s designated representative. 

(d) Enforcement period. This section 

will be enforced from 8 a.m. CST on 

Thursday January 9, 2025, through 8 

p.m. CST on Thursday January 9, 2025. 

Dated: December 31, 2024. 

Jason S. Franz, 

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

Port Marine Safety Unit Houma. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2024–1094] 

RIN 1625–AA87 

Security Zone; Potomac River and 

Anacostia River, and Adjacent Waters; 

Washington, DC 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

a security zone along the Potomac and 

Anacostia Rivers and adjacent waters at 

Washington, DC to protect government 

officials, mitigate potential terrorist acts, 

and enhance public and maritime safety 

and security in the days leading up to 

and after the 60th Presidential 

Inauguration. During the enforcement 

period, entry into or remaining within 

the security zone is prohibited unless 

authorized by the Captain of the Port or 

his designated representative. 

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 

165.508 will be enforced from 8 a.m. on 

January 18, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. on 

January 21, 2025, for the security zone 

identified in 33 CFR 165.508(a)(6). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this rule, call 

or email LCDR Kate Newkirk, Sector 

Maryland-NCR, Waterways Management 

Division, U.S. Coast Guard; 410–365– 

8141, MDNCRWaterways@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 2, 2024, the Coast Guard was 

notified by the event organizer that the 

anticipated dates for the activities 

associated with the 60th Presidential 

Inauguration are scheduled from 

January 18, 2025, to January 21, 2025. 

The Coast Guard will enforce 

regulations in 33 CFR 165.508 for the 

zone identified in paragraph (a)(6). This 

action is being taken to protect 

government officials, mitigate potential 

terrorist acts and incidents, and enhance 

public and maritime safety and security 

immediately before, during, and after 

this event. Thirty-three CFR 

165.508(d)(4) provides that the security 

zone will be enforced from 8 a.m. on 

January 18, 2025, until 11:59 p.m. on 

January 21, 2025. Subsection (d)(1) of 

§ 165.508 also provides that the security 

zone will be enforced, in addition to the 

specified times in paragraphs (d)(4) of 

that section, upon issuance of a notice 

of enforcement by the Captain of the 

Port Maryland-National Capital Region. 

Our regulation entitled ‘‘Security 

Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia 

River, and adjacent waters; Washington, 

DC,’’ § 165.508, specifies the location for 

this security zone as an area that 

includes all navigable waters described 

in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3). This 

security zone includes: (1) the area 

comprising Zone 1, all navigable waters 

of the Potomac River, from shoreline to 

shoreline, bounded to the north by the 

Francis Scott Key (US–29) Bridge, at 

mile 113, and bounded to the south by 

a line drawn from the Virginia shoreline 

at Ronald Reagan Washington National 

Airport, at 38°51′21.3′′ N, 077°02′00.0′′ 

W, eastward across the Potomac River to 

the District of Columbia shoreline at 

Hains Point at position 38°51′24.3′′ N, 

077°01′19.8′′ W, including the waters of 

the Boundary Channel, Pentagon 

Lagoon, Georgetown Channel Tidal 

Basin, and Roaches Run; (2) the area 

comprising Zone 2, all navigable waters 

of the Anacostia River, from shoreline to 

shoreline, bounded to the north by the 

John Philip Sousa (Pennsylvania 

Avenue) Bridge, at mile 2.9, and 

bounded to the south by a line drawn 

from the District of Columbia shoreline 

at Hains Point at position 38°51′24.3′′ N, 

077°01′19.8′′ W, southward across the 

Anacostia River to the District of 

Columbia shoreline at Giesboro Point at 


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