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or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. 

11. Energy Effects 

This action is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under Executive Order 

13211, Actions Concerning Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. 

12. Technical Standards 

This rule does not use technical 

standards. Therefore, we did not 

consider the use of voluntary consensus 

standards. 

13. Environment 

We have analyzed this 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 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 the 

consolidation and rationalization of 

existing Apra Harbor navigation 

regulations. This rule is categorically 

excluded from further review under 

paragraph 34(g) of Figure 2–1 of the 

Commandant Instruction. An 

environmental analysis checklist 

supporting this determination and a 

Categorical Exclusion Determination are 

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 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 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: 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, and 160.5; 

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

of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Revise § 165.1401 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.1401 Apra Harbor, Guam—safety 

zones. 

(a) Location. (1) The following is 

designated Safety Zone A: The waters of 

Apra Outer Harbor encompassed within 

an arc of 1,000 yards radius centered at 

the center of Naval Wharf Kilo, located 

at 13 degrees 26′44.5′′ N and 144 degrees 

37′50.7′′ E. (Based on World Geodetic 

System 1984 Datum). 

(2) The following is designated Safety 

Zone B: The waters of Apra Outer 

Harbor encompassed within an arc of 

1,400 yards radius centered at the center 

of Naval Wharf Kilo, located at 13 

degrees 26′44.5′′ N and 144 degrees 

37′50.7′′ E. (Based on World Geodetic 

System 1984 Datum). 

(b) Special regulations. (1) Safety 

Zone A, described in paragraph (a) of 

this section, will only be enforced when 

Naval Wharf Kilo, or a vessel berthed at 

Naval Wharf Kilo, is displaying a red 

(BRAVO) flag by day or a red light by 

night, accompanied by a ‘‘SAFETY 

ZONE A’’ sign. 

(2) Safety Zone B, described in 

paragraph (a) of this section, will only 

be enforced when Naval Wharf Kilo, or 

a vessel berthed at Naval Wharf Kilo, is 

displaying a red (BRAVO) flag by day or 

a red light by night, accompanied by a 

‘‘SAFETY ZONE B’’ sign. 

(3) Under general regulations in 

§ 165.23, entry into the zones described 

in paragraph (a) of this section is 

prohibited unless authorized by the 

Captain of the Port, Guam. 

§ 165.1402 [Removed] 

■ 3. Remove § 165.1402. 

■ 4. In § 165.1405, revise the section 

heading and paragraph (a)(2) and 

remove paragraph (a)(4) to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.1405 Regulated Navigation Areas 

and Security Zones: Designated Escorted 

Vessels-Philippine Sea and Apra Harbor 

Guam, and Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands (CNMI). 

(a) * * * 

(2) Apra Outer Harbor, Guam—All 

waters from surface to bottom of Apra 

Outer Harbor, Guam, shoreward of the 

COLREGS Demarcation line as 

described in 33 CFR part 80. 

* * * * * 

Dated: December 19, 2014. 

C. B. Thomas, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Fourteenth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00181 Filed 1–8–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2014–0554] 

RIN 1625–AA11 

Regulated Navigation Area; Sarah 

Mildred Long Bridge Replacement, 

Portsmouth, NH 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The United States Coast 

Guard is establishing a Regulated 

Navigation Area (RNA) on the navigable 

waters of the Piscataqua River under 

and surrounding the Sarah Mildred 

Long Bridge between Portsmouth, NH 

and Kittery, ME. This RNA will allow 

the United States Coast Guard to enforce 

speed and wake restrictions and limit 

vessel traffic through the RNA during 

bridge replacement operations, both 

planned and unforeseen, which could 

pose an imminent hazard to persons and 

vessels operating in the area. This rule 

is necessary to provide for the safety of 

life on the navigable waters during 

bridge structural repair operations. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 

January 9, 2015 until May 31, 2019. This 

rule has been enforced with actual 

notice since December 31, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2014– 

0554. To view documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, type the docket 

number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket 

Folder on the line associated with this 

rulemaking. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call 

Lieutenant Commander Myles 

Greenway, Waterways Management at 

First Coast Guard District at 617–223– 

8385 or email at Myles.J.Greenway@

uscg.mil; or call Lieutenant Junior Grade 

David T. Bourbeau, Waterways 

Management Division at Coast Guard 

Sector Northern New England, at 207– 

347–5015 or email at 

David.T.Bourbeau@uscg.mil. If you have 

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material to the docket, call Cheryl 

Collins, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Acronyms 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

MEDOT Maine Department of 

Transportation 

NHDOT New Hampshire Department of 

Transportation 

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

NAD 83 North American Datum of 1983 

RNA Regulated Navigation Area 

A. Regulatory History and Information 

The MEDOT applied for a bridge 

construction permit with the Coast 

Guard on August 15, 2013. The United 

States Coast Guard issued Public Notice 

1–137 on February 10, 2014, which was 

published on the United States Coast 

Guard Navigation Center Web site and 

the First Coast Guard District—Bridge 

Branch Web site, and solicited 

comments through March 12, 2014. 

Three comments were received in 

response to the public notice: one 

comment was a statement of no 

objection and two comments were in 

favor of the project. 

On August 25, 2014, we published a 

NPRM entitled Regulated Navigation 

Area; Sarah Mildred Long Bridge 

Replacement, Portsmouth, NH in the 

Federal Register (79 FR 50565). We 

received 2 comments on the proposed 

rule. Those comments are discussed 

below. 

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. The comment period for the 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ended 

on September 24, 2014. There was 

insufficient time to prepare and publish 

this Final Rule by November 30, 2014, 

which was thirty days before the start of 

bridge construction and the need for the 

rule. Changing the bridge construction 

schedule to accommodate the regulation 

is impractical and unnecessary because 

the impact of this regulation on the 

waterway will be minimal. 

B. Basis and Purpose 

Under the Ports and Waterways Safety 

Act, the Coast Guard has the authority 

to establish RNAs in defined water areas 

that are determined to have hazardous 

conditions and in which vessel traffic 

can be regulated in the interest of safety. 

See 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, and 160.5; 

Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; and 

Department of Homeland Security 

Delegation No. 0170.1. 

MEDOT will replace the existing 

vertical lift bridge over the Piscataqua 

River, which carries the U.S. Route 1 

Bypass from Portsmouth, NH, to Kittery, 

ME, with a hybrid vertical lift bridge on 

an upstream alignment. The project is 

necessary to replace a structurally and 

operationally deficient bridge that has 

exceeded its useful life. In the normal 

vehicle use mode, the new vertical lift 

bridge will provide a vertical clearance 

through the main channel of 56 feet 

above mean high water (MHW) in the 

closed position and 135 feet above 

MHW in the open position, and a 

horizontal clearance of 250 feet 

measured normal to the axis of the 

channel. When closed to normal vehicle 

use (i.e. in rail use mode), the new 

bridge will provide a vertical clearance 

through the main channel of 16 feet 

MHW. 

The construction of the new Sarah 

Mildred Long Bridge will involve large 

machinery and construction vessel 

operations above and in the navigable 

waters of the Piscataqua River. These 

operations, by their nature, are 

hazardous and pose risks both to 

recreational and commercial traffic as 

well as the construction crew. In order 

to mitigate the inherent risks involved 

in the construction, it is necessary to 

control vessel movement through the 

area. 

The purpose of this rule is to ensure 

the safe transit of vessels in the area, 

and to protect all persons, vessels, 

construction crews, and the marine 

environment during bridge construction 

operations on the Piscataqua River 

between Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, 

ME. 

C. Discussion of Comments, Changes 

and the Final Rule 

Two comments were received on 

Docket No. USCG–2014–0554. The first 

comment questioned whether the 

waterway is ‘‘navigable’’. As per 33 CFR 

2.36, the Piscataqua River is a U.S. 

navigable waterway. The second 

comment questioned the specified 

latitude and longitude in the NPRM and 

whether the coordinates are based on 

North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 

83) horizontal datum. The comment 

suggested that if the latitude and 

longitude coordinates are NAD 83 then 

it should be stated in the final rule. 

Upon confirming this with NOAA, 

‘‘(NAD 83)’’ was added to the regulatory 

text. 

Construction operations are sensitive 

to water movement, and wake from 

passing vessels could pose significant 

risk of injury or death to construction 

workers. In order to minimize such 

unexpected or uncontrolled movement 

of water, the RNA will limit vessel 

speed and wake of all vessels operating 

in the vicinity of the bridge construction 

zone. This will be achieved by 

implementing a five (5) knot speed limit 

and ‘‘NO WAKE’’ zone in the vicinity of 

the construction as well as providing a 

means to suspend all vessel traffic for 

emergent situations that pose imminent 

threat to waterway users in the area. The 

RNA will also protect vessels desiring to 

transit the area by ensuring that vessels 

are only permitted to transit when it is 

safe to do so. 

The Coast Guard has discussed this 

project at length with the NHDOT and 

MEDOT to identify if the project can be 

completed without channel closures 

and, if possible, what impact that would 

have on the project timeline. Through 

these discussions, it became clear that 

while the majority of construction 

activities during the span of this project 

will not require waterway closures, 

there are certain tasks that can only be 

completed in the channel and will 

require closing the waterway. 

The Coast Guard may close the RNA 

described in this rule to all vessel traffic 

during any circumstance that poses an 

imminent threat to waterway users 

operating in the area. Complete 

waterway closures will be made with as 

much advanced notice as possible. 

Further, the speed limit of five (5) 

knots will be in effect at all times within 

the RNA and all vessels must proceed 

through the area with caution and 

operate in such a manner as to produce 

no wake unless a higher minimum 

speed is necessary to maintain bare 

steerage. The Coast Guard will rely on 

the methods described in 33 CFR 165.7 

to notify the public of the time and 

duration of any closure of the RNA. 

D. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on these statutes and executive 

orders. 

1. Regulatory Planning and Review 

This rule is not a significant 

regulatory action under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review, as supplemented 

by Executive Order 13563, Improving 

Regulation and Regulatory Review, and 

does not require an assessment of 

potential costs and benefits under 

section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 

or under section 1 of Executive Order 

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Budget has not reviewed it under those 

Orders. 

We expect the economic impact of 

this rule to be minimal because this 

regulated navigation area requires 

vessels to reduce speed through 600 

yards of the Piscataqua River, causing 

only a minimal delay to a vessel’s 

transit. In addition, periods when the 

regulated navigation area is closed to all 

traffic are expected to be short in 

duration, and we will provide advance 

notice of such closures so that the 

boating public can plan transits 

accordingly. Such notifications will be 

made to local mariners through 

appropriate means, such as Local Notice 

to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners. 

2. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 

(RFA), 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. 

This rule would affect the following 

entities, some of which might be small 

entities: the owners or operators of 

vessels intending to transit or anchor in 

the regulated navigation area while it is 

being enforced. This rule will not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities for 

all of the reasons discussed in the 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

section. 

3. 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 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 contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT, above. 

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. 

4. 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). 

5. Federalism 

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 

determined that this rule does not have 

implications for federalism. 

6. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to contact 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. 

7. 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 expenditure, we 

do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

8. Taking of Private Property 

This rule will 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. 

9. Civil Justice Reform 

This 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. 

10. Protection of Children From 

Environmental Health Risks 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13045, Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not 

an economically significant rule and 

will not create an environmental risk to 

health or risk to safety that might 

disproportionately affect children. 

11. Indian Tribal Governments 

This rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it will 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. 

12. Energy Effects 

This rule is not a ‘‘significant energy 

action’’ under Executive Order 13211, 

Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. 

13. Technical Standards 

This rule does not use technical 

standards. Therefore, we did not 

consider the use of voluntary consensus 

standards. 

14. Environment 

We have analyzed this 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 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. This rule involves the 

establishment of an RNA and thus, is 

categorically excluded from further 

review under paragraph 34(g) of Figure 

2–1 of the Commandant Instruction. An 

environmental analysis checklist 

supporting this determination and a 

Categorical Exclusion Determination are 

available in the docket where indicated 

under ADDRESSES. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

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For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, 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: 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, and 160.5; 

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

of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T01–0554 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T01–0554 Regulated Navigation 

Area; Sarah Mildred Long Bridge 

Replacement, Portsmouth, NH. 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

Regulated Navigation Area (RNA): All 

navigable waters of the Piscataqua River 

between Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, 

ME, from surface to bottom, within a 

300 yard radius of position 43°05′10′′ N, 

070°45′38′′ W (NAD 83), center point of 

the existing Sarah Mildred Long Bridge. 

(b) Regulations. (1) The general 

regulations contained in §§ 165.10, 

165.11, and 165.13 apply within the 

RNA. 

(2) Any vessel transiting through the 

RNA must make a direct passage. No 

vessel may stop, moor, anchor or loiter 

within the RNA at any time unless they 

are working on the bridge construction. 

Movement within the RNA is subject to 

a ‘‘Slow-No Wake’’ speed limit. All 

vessels may not produce a wake and 

may not attain speeds greater than five 

(5) knots unless a higher minimum 

speed is necessary to maintain bare 

steerageway. 

(3) There may be times that the First 

District Commander or the Captain of 

the Port (COTP) finds it necessary to 

close the RNA to vessel traffic. All 

closures will be limited to specific 

hours of the day. Mariners will be 

advised of all closure dates and times 

via Local Notice to Mariners and 

Broadcast Notice to Mariners in advance 

of closure times. During times of limited 

closure, persons and vessels may 

request permission to enter the RNA by 

contacting the COTP or the COTP’s onscene representative on VHF–16 or via 

phone at 207–767–0303. 

(4) Any vessels transiting in the RNA 

must comply with all directions given to 

them by the COTP or the COTP’s onscene representative. The ‘‘on-scene 

representative’’ of the COTP is any 

Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or 

petty officer who has been designated 

by the COTP to act on the COTP’s 

behalf. The on-scene representative may 

be on a Coast Guard vessel; or other 

designated craft; or on shore and 

communicating with vessels via VHF– 

FM radio or loudhailer. Members of the 

Coast Guard Auxiliary may be present to 

inform vessel operators of this 

regulation. 

(5) All other relevant regulations, 

including but not limited to the Rules of 

the Road, as codified in 33 CFR 

subchapter E, Inland Navigational 

Rules, remain in effect within the RNA 

and must be strictly followed at all 

times. 

(c) Enforcement period. This 

regulation is enforceable 24 hours a day 

from 12:01 a.m. on December 31, 2014 

until 11:59 p.m. on May 31, 2019. 

(d) Notification. The Coast Guard will 

rely on the methods described in § 165.7 

to notify the public of the time and 

duration of any closure of the RNA. 

Violations of this RNA may be reported 

to the COTP at 207–767–0303 or on 

VHF-Channel 16. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

L.L. Fagan, 

Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First 

Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00182 Filed 1–8–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2014–0990] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Blue Water Resort and 

Casino Southwest Showdown 4; 

Parker, AZ 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone 

within the Lake Moolvalya region of the 

navigable waters of the Colorado River 

in Parker, Arizona in support of the 

Arizona Drag Boat Association 

sponsored race event, the Blue Water 

Resort and Casino Southwest 

Showdown. This safety zone is 

established to ensure the safety of 

participants, crew, spectators, 

participating vessels, and other vessels 

and users of the waterway. 

Unauthorized persons and vessels are 

prohibited from entering into, transiting 

through, or anchoring within this safety 

zone unless authorized by the Captain 

of the Port, or their designated 

representative. The Coast Guard 

requests public comments on the 

temporary safety zone. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 9 a.m. 

on February 20, 2015 through 6 p.m. 

February 22, 2015. This rule will be 

enforced from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. 

February 20, 2015, February 21, 2015, 

and February 22, 2015. Public 

comments must be received by February 

9, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments using one 

of the listed methods, and see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more 

information on public comments. 

• Online—http://www.regulations.gov 

following Web site instructions. 

• Fax—202–493–2251. 

• Mail or hand deliver—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. Hand 

delivery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays 

(telephone 202–366–9329). 

Documents mentioned in this 

preamble are part of docket [USCG– 

2014–0990]. To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, type the docket 

number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket 

Folder on the line associated with this 

rulemaking. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Petty Officer Nick Bateman, 

Waterways Management, U.S. Coast 

Guard Sector San Diego, Coast Guard; 

telephone 619–278–7656, email 

d11marineeventssandiego@uscg.mil If 

you have questions on viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, call 

Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone (202) 

366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Acronyms 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

TFR Temporary Final Rule 

A. Public Participation and Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments (or related material) on this 

temporary final rule. We will consider 

all submissions and may adjust our final 


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