Document ID: USCG-2012-0350-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones: Recurring Events in Northern New England (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of enforcement of regulations.)
Posted Date: 2012-05-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30891-30900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12562]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 100 and 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0350]

Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Events in 
Northern New England

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the events outlined in Tables 1 
and 2 taking place throughout the Sector Northern New England Captain 
of the Port Zone. This action is necessary to protect marine traffic 
and spectators from the hazards associated with powerboat races, 
regattas, boat parades, rowing and paddling boat races, swim events, 
and fireworks displays. During the enforcement period, no person or 
vessel may enter the Special Local Regulation area or Safety Zone 
without permission of the Captain of the Port.

DATES: The marine events listed in 33 CFR 100.120 and 33 CFR 165.171 
will take place during the times and dates specified in Tables 1 and 2 
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Events where the date is 
changing significantly from previously published dates are noted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Terence Leahy, Waterways 
Management Division at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England, 
telephone 207-767-0398, email Terence.O.Leahy@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Special 
Local Regulations and Safety Zones listed in 33 CFR 100.120 and 33 CFR 
165.171. These regulations will be enforced for the duration of each 
event, on or about the dates indicated in TABLES 1 and 2.
    For events where the date is different from the dates previously 
published for that event, new Temporary Rules may be issued to enforce 
limited access areas for the marine event. The Coast Guard may patrol 
each event area under the direction of a designated Coast Guard Patrol 
Commander. The Patrol Commander may be contacted on Channel 16 VHF-FM 
(156.8 MHz) by the call sign ``PATCOM.'' Official patrol vessels may 
consist of any Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, state, or local law 
enforcement vessels assigned or approved by the Captain of the Port, 
Sector Northern New England. For information about regulations and 
restrictions for waterway use during the effective periods of these 
events, please refer to 33 CFR 100.120 and 33 CFR 165.171.

                        Table 1 (33 CFR 100.120)
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  JUNE
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Bar Harbor Blessing of the Fleet.......   Event Type: Regatta
                                          and Boat Parade.
                                          Sponsor: Town of Bar
                                          Harbor, Maine.
                                          Date: June 3, 2012;
                                          Rain date: June 10, 2012.
                                          Time: 11:00 a.m. to
                                          2:30 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Bar Harbor, Maine
                                          within the following points
                                          (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]23'32'' N,
                                             068[deg]12'19'' W.
                                            44[deg]23'30'' N,
                                             068[deg]12'00'' W.
                                            44[deg]23'37'' N,
                                             068[deg]12'00'' W.
                                            44[deg]23'35'' N,
                                             068[deg]12'19'' W.
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Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat       Event Type: Power Boat
 Races.                                   Race.
                                          Sponsor: Boothbay
                                          Harbor Lobster Boat Race
                                          Committee.
                                          Date: June 16, 2012.
                                          Time: 10:00 a.m. to
                                          3:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Boothbay Harbor,
                                          Maine in the vicinity of
                                          within John's Island the
                                          following points (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]50'04'' N,
                                             069[deg]38'37'' W.
                                            43[deg]50'54'' N,
                                             069[deg]38'06'' W.
                                            43[deg]50'49'' N,
                                             069[deg]37'50'' W.
                                            43[deg]50'00'' N,
                                             069[deg]38'20'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rockland Harbor Lobster Boat Races.....   Event Type: Power Boat
                                          Race.
                                          Sponsor: Rockland
                                          Harbor Lobster Boat Race
                                          Committee.
                                          Date: June 17, 2012.
                                          Time: 9:00 a.m. to
                                          4:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Rockland Harbor,
                                          Maine in the vicinity of the
                                          Rockland Breakwater Light
                                          within the following points
                                          (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]05'59'' N,
                                             069[deg]04'53'' W.
                                            44[deg]06'43'' N,
                                             069[deg]05'25'' W.
                                            44[deg]06'50'' N,
                                             069[deg]05'05'' W.
                                            44[deg]06'05'' N,
                                             069[deg]04'34'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windjammer Days Parade of Ships........   Event Type: Tall Ship
                                          Parade.
                                          Sponsor: Boothbay
                                          Region Chamber of Commerce.
                                          Date: June 27, 2012.
                                          Time: 12:00 p.m. to
                                          5:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Boothbay Harbor,
                                          Maine in the vicinity of
                                          Tumbler's Island within the
                                          following points (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]51'02'' N
                                             069[deg]37'33'' W.
                                            43[deg]50'47'' N
                                             069[deg]37'31'' W.
                                            43[deg]50'23'' N,
                                             069[deg]37'57'' W.
                                            43[deg]50'01'' N,
                                             069[deg]37'45'' W.
                                            43[deg]50'01'' N,
                                             069[deg]38'31'' W.
                                            43[deg]50'25'' N,
                                             069[deg]38'25'' W.
                                            43[deg]50'49'' N,
                                             069[deg]37'45'' W.
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Moosabec Lobster Boat Races............   Event Type: Power Boat
                                          Race.
                                          Sponsor: Moosabec Boat
                                          Race Committee.
                                          Date: June 30, 2012.
                                          In 33 CFR 100.120, this event
                                          is listed as occurring on July
                                          4.
                                          Time: 10:00 a.m. to
                                          12:30 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Jonesport, Maine
                                          within the following points
                                          (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]31'21'' N,
                                             067[deg]36'44'' W.
                                            44[deg]31'36'' N,
                                             067[deg]36'47'' W.
                                            44[deg]31'44'' N,
                                             067[deg]35'36'' W.
                                            44[deg]31'29'' N,
                                             067[deg]35'33'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  JULY
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Great Race.........................   Event Type: Rowing and
                                          Paddling Boat Race.
                                          Sponsor: Franklin
                                          County Chamber of Commerce.
                                          Date: July 1, 2012. In
                                          33 CFR 100.120, this event is
                                          listed as occurring during the
                                          1st week of September.
                                          Time: 10:00 a.m. to
                                          12:30 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Lake Champlain in
                                          the vicinity of Saint Albans
                                          Bay within the following
                                          points (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]47'18'' N,
                                             073[deg]10'27'' W.
                                            44[deg]47'10'' N,
                                             073[deg]08'51'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Searsport Lobster Boat Races...........   Event Type: Power Boat
                                          Race.
                                          Sponsor: Searsport
                                          Lobster Boat Race Committee.
                                          Date: July 14, 2012.
                                          Time: 9:00 a.m. to
                                          4:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Searsport Harbor,
                                          Maine within the following
                                          points (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]26'50'' N,
                                             068[deg]55'20'' W.
                                            44[deg]27'04'' N,
                                             068[deg]55'26'' W.
                                            44[deg]27'12'' N,
                                             068[deg]54'35'' W.
                                            44[deg]26'59'' N,
                                             068[deg]54'29'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tall Ships Visiting Portsmouth.........   Event Type: Regatta
                                          and Boat Parade.
                                          Sponsor: Portsmouth
                                          Maritime Commission, Inc.
                                          Date: July 11-15,
                                          2012. In 33 CFR 100.120, this
                                          event is listed as occurring
                                          during the last weekend in
                                          May.
                                          Time: 9:00 a.m. to
                                          8:00 p.m. each day.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Portsmouth Harbor,
                                          New Hampshire in the vicinity
                                          of Castle Island within the
                                          following points (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]03'11'' N,
                                             070[deg]42'26'' W.
                                            43[deg]03'18'' N,
                                             070[deg]41'51'' W.
                                            43[deg]04'42'' N,
                                             070[deg]42'11'' W.
                                            43[deg]04'28'' N,
                                             070[deg]44'12'' W.
                                            43[deg]05'36'' N,
                                             070[deg]45'56'' W.
                                            43[deg]05'29'' N,
                                             070[deg]46'09'' W.
                                            43[deg]04'19'' N,
                                             070[deg]44'16'' W.
                                            43[deg]04'22'' N,
                                             070[deg]42'33'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stonington Lobster Boat Races..........   Event Type: Power Boat
                                          Race.
                                          Sponsor: Stonington
                                          Lobster Boat Race Committee.
                                          Date: July 15, 2012.
                                          In 33 CFR 100.120, this event
                                          is listed as occurring on the
                                          second weekend in July.
                                          Time: 8:00 a.m. to
                                          3:30 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Stonington, Maine
                                          within the following points
                                          (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]08'55'' N,
                                             068[deg]40'12'' W.
                                            44[deg]09'00'' N,
                                             068[deg]40'15'' W.
                                            44[deg]09'11'' N,
                                             068[deg]39'42'' W.
                                            44[deg]09'07'' N,
                                             068[deg]39'39'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mayor's Cup Regatta....................   Event Type: Sailboat
                                          Parade.
                                          Sponsor: Plattsburgh
                                          Sunrise Rotary.
                                          Date: July 14, 2012.
                                          Time: 10:00 a.m. to
                                          5:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Cumberland Bay on
                                          Lake Champlain in the vicinity
                                          of Plattsburgh, New York
                                          within the following points
                                          (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]39'26'' N,
                                             073[deg]26'25'' W.
                                            44[deg]41'27'' N,
                                             073[deg]23'12'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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The Challenge Race.....................   Event Type: Rowing and
                                          Paddling Boat Race.
                                          Sponsor: Lake
                                          Champlain Maritime Museum.
                                          Date: July 21, 2012.
                                          Time: 11:00 a.m. to
                                          3:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Lake Champlain in
                                          the vicinity of Button Bay
                                          State Park within the
                                          following points (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]12'25'' N,
                                             073[deg]22'32'' W.
                                            44[deg]12'00'' N,
                                             073[deg]21'42'' W.
                                            44[deg]12'19'' N,
                                             073[deg]21'25'' W.
                                            44[deg]13'16'' N,
                                             073[deg]21'36'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arthur Martin Memorial Regatta.........   Event Type: Rowing and
                                          Paddling Boat Race.
                                          Sponsor: I Row.
                                          Date: July 21, 2012.
                                          Time: 10:00 a.m. to
                                          2:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of the Piscataqua
                                          River, in the vicinity of
                                          Kittery Point, Maine within
                                          the following points (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]03'51'' N,
                                             070[deg]41'55'' W.
                                            43[deg]04'35'' N,
                                             070[deg]42'18'' W.
                                            43[deg]04'42'' N,
                                             070[deg]43'15'' W.
                                            43[deg]05'14'' N,
                                             070[deg]43'12'' W.
                                            43[deg]05'14'' N,
                                             070[deg]43'06'' W.
                                            43[deg]04'44'' N,
                                             070[deg]43'11'' W.
                                            43[deg]04'35'' N,
                                             070[deg]42'13'' W.
                                            43[deg]03'53'' N,
                                             070[deg]41'40'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Friendship Lobster Boat Races..........   Event Type: Power Boat
                                          Race.
                                          Sponsor: Friendship
                                          Lobster Boat Race Committee.
                                          Date: July 28, 2012.
                                          Time: 9:30 a.m. to
                                          3:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Friendship Harbor,
                                          Maine within the following
                                          points (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]57'51'' N,
                                             069[deg]20'46'' W.
                                            43[deg]58'14'' N,
                                             069[deg]19'53'' W.
                                            43[deg]58'19'' N,
                                             069[deg]20'01'' W.
                                            43[deg]58'00'' N,
                                             069[deg]20'46'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harpswell Lobster Boat Races...........   Event Type: Power Boat
                                          Race.
                                          Sponsor: Harpswell
                                          Lobster Boat Race Committee.
                                          Date: July 29, 2012.
                                          Time: 10:00 a.m. to
                                          3:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Potts Harbor, Maine
                                          within the following points
                                          (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]46'50'' N,
                                             070[deg]01'37'' W.
                                            43[deg]46'50'' N,
                                             070[deg]01'18'' W.
                                            43[deg]46'28'' N,
                                             070[deg]01'36'' W.
                                            43[deg]46'28'' N,
                                             070[deg]01'19'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 AUGUST
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eggemoggin Reach Regatta...............   Event Type: Wooden
                                          Boat Parade.
                                          Sponsor: Rockport
                                          Marine, Inc. and Brookline
                                          Boat Yard.
                                          Date: August 4, 2012;
                                          Rain date: August 5, 2012.
                                          Time: 10:00 a.m. to
                                          8:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Eggemoggin Reach and
                                          Jericho Bay in the vicinity of
                                          Naskeag Harbor, Maine within
                                          the following points (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]15'16'' N,
                                             068[deg]36'26'' W.
                                            44[deg]12'41'' N,
                                             068[deg]29'26'' W.
                                            44[deg]07'38'' N,
                                             068[deg]31'30'' W.
                                            44[deg]12'54'' N,
                                             068[deg]33'46'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival....   Event Type: Rowing and
                                          Paddling Boat Race.
                                          Sponsor: Dragonheart
                                          Vermont.
                                          Date: August 5, 2012.
                                          Time: 7:00 a.m. to
                                          6:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Burlington Bay
                                          within the following points
                                          (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]28'51'' N,
                                             073[deg]13'28'' W.
                                            44[deg]28'40'' N,
                                             073[deg]13'40'' W.
                                            44[deg]28'37'' N,
                                             073[deg]13'29'' W.
                                            44[deg]28'40'' N,
                                             073[deg]13'17'' W.
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Southport Rowgatta Rowing and Paddling    Event Type: Rowing and
 Boat Race.                               Paddling Boat Race.
                                          Sponsor: Boothbay
                                          Region YMCA.
                                          Date: August 11, 2012.
                                          Time: 7:00 a.m. to
                                          4:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Sheepscot Bay and
                                          Boothbay, on the shore side of
                                          Southport Island, Maine within
                                          the following points (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]50'26'' N,
                                             069[deg]39'10'' W.
                                            43[deg]49'10'' N,
                                             069[deg]38'35'' W.
                                            43[deg]46'53'' N,
                                             069[deg]39'06'' W.
                                            43[deg]46'50'' N,
                                             069[deg]39'32'' W.
                                            43[deg]49'07'' N,
                                             069[deg]41'43'' W.
                                            43[deg]50'19'' N,
                                             069[deg]41'14'' W.
                                            43[deg]51'11'' N,
                                             069[deg]40'06'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Races.......   Event Type: Power Boat
                                          Race.
                                          Sponsor: Winter Harbor
                                          Chamber of Commerce.
                                          Date: August 11, 2012.
                                          Time: 9:00 a.m. to
                                          3:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Winter Harbor, Maine
                                          within the following points
                                          (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]22'06'' N,
                                             068[deg]05'13'' W.
                                            44[deg]23'06'' N,
                                             068[deg]05'08'' W.
                                            44[deg]23'04'' N,
                                             068[deg]04'37'' W.
                                            44[deg]22'05'' N,
                                             068[deg]04'44'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races....   Event Type: Power Boat
                                          Race.
                                          Sponsor: Town of
                                          Bristol, Maine.
                                          Date: August 12, 2012.
                                          Time: 10:00 a.m. to
                                          3:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Pemaquid Harbor,
                                          Maine within the following
                                          points (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]52'16'' N,
                                             069[deg]32'10'' W.
                                            43[deg]52'41'' N,
                                             069[deg]31'43'' W.
                                            43[deg]52'35'' N,
                                             069[deg]31'29'' W.
                                            43[deg]52'09'' N,
                                             069[deg]31'56'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Multiple Sclerosis Regatta.............   Event Type: Regatta
                                          and Sailboat Race.
                                          Sponsor: Maine
                                          Chapter, Multiple Sclerosis
                                          Society.
                                          Date: August 18, 2012.
                                          Time: 11:00 a.m. to
                                          5:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area for the start
                                          of the race includes all
                                          waters of Casco Bay, Maine in
                                          the vicinity of Peaks Island
                                          within the following points
                                          (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]40'24'' N,
                                             070[deg]14'20'' W.
                                            43[deg]40'36'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'56'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'58'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'21'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'46'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'51'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Multiple Sclerosis Harborfest Tugboat     Event Type: Power Boat
 Race.                                    Race.
                                          Sponsor: Maine
                                          Chapter, National Multiple
                                          Sclerosis Society.
                                          Date: August 19, 2012.
                                          Time: 10:00 a.m. to
                                          3:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Portland Harbor,
                                          Maine in the vicinity of Maine
                                          State Pier within the
                                          following points (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]40'25'' N,
                                             070[deg]14'21'' W.
                                            43[deg]40'36'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'56'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'58'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'21'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'47'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'51'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                SEPTEMBER
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pirates Festival Lobster Boat Races....   Event Type: Power Boat
                                          Race.
                                          Sponsor: Eastport
                                          Pirates Festival.
                                          Date: September 9,
                                          2012.
                                          Time: 11:00 a.m. to
                                          6:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters in the vicinity of
                                          Eastport Harbor, Maine within
                                          the following points (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]54'14'' N,
                                             066[deg]58'52'' W.
                                            44[deg]54'14'' N,
                                             068[deg]58'56'' W.
                                            44[deg]54'24'' N,
                                             066[deg]58'52'' W.
                                            44[deg]54'24'' N,
                                             066[deg]58'56'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                        Table 2 (33 CFR 165.171)
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   MAY
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Hawgs, Pies, & Fireworks...............   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Gardiner
                                          Maine Street.
                                          Date: May 26, 2012.
                                          Time: 6:00 p.m. to
                                          10:00 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of the Gardiner
                                          Waterfront, Gardiner, Maine in
                                          approximate position:
                                          44[deg]13'52'' N,
                                          069[deg]46'08'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  JUNE
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rotary Waterfront Days Fireworks.......   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Gardiner
                                          Rotary.
                                          Date: June 20/23,
                                          2012.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m. to
                                          10:00 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of the Gardiner
                                          Waterfront, Gardiner, Maine in
                                          approximate position:
                                          44[deg]13'52'' N,
                                          069[deg]46'08'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tri for a Cure Swim Clinics............   Event Type: Swim
                                          Event.
                                          Sponsor: Maine Cancer
                                          Foundation.
                                          Date & Time: June 24,
                                          2012, 3:30-5:00 p.m.; June 26,
                                          2012, 5:30-7:00 p.m. In 33 CFR
                                          165.171, this event is listed
                                          as occurring on the third
                                          Sunday and Thursday in July.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Portland Harbor,
                                          Maine in the vicinity of
                                          Spring Point Light within the
                                          following points (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]39'01'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'32'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'07'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'29'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'06'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'41'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'01'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'36'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windjammer Days Fireworks..............   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Boothbay
                                          Harbor Region Chamber of
                                          Commerce.
                                          Date: June 27, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:00 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of McFarland Island,
                                          Boothbay Harbor, Maine in
                                          approximate position:
                                          43[deg]50'38'' N,
                                          069[deg]37'57'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jonesport 4th of July Fireworks........   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Jonesport 4th
                                          of July Committee.
                                          Date: June 30, 2012.
                                          In 33 CFR 165.171, this event
                                          is listed as occurring on July
                                          4.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of Beals Island,
                                          Jonesport, Maine in
                                          approximate position:
                                          44[deg]31'18'' N,
                                          067[deg]36'43'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  JULY
------------------------------------------------------------------------
St. Albans Day Fireworks...............   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: St. Albans
                                          Area Chamber of Commerce.
                                          Date: July 1, 2012. In
                                          33 CFR 165.171, this event is
                                          listed as occurring on July 4.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m. to
                                          10:00 p.m.
                                          Location: From the St.
                                          Albans Bay dock in St. Albans
                                          Bay, Vermont in the
                                          approximate position:
                                          44[deg]48'25'' N,
                                          073[deg]08'23'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tri for a Cure Swim Clinics............   Event Type: Swim
                                          Event.
                                          Sponsor: Maine Cancer
                                          Foundation.
                                          Date & Time: July 1,
                                          2012, 10:00-11:30 a.m.; July
                                          10, 2012, 5:30-7:00 p.m. In 33
                                          CFR 165.171, this event is
                                          listed as occurring on the
                                          third Sunday and Thursday in
                                          July.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Portland Harbor,
                                          Maine in the vicinity of
                                          Spring Point Light within the
                                          following points (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]39'01'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'32'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'07'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'29'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'06'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'41'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'01'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'36'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Burlington Independence Day Fireworks..   Event Type: Firework
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: City of
                                          Burlington, Vermont.
                                          Date: July 3, 2012.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m. to
                                          11:00 p.m.

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                                          Location: From a barge
                                          in the vicinity of Burlington
                                          Harbor, Burlington, Vermont in
                                          approximate position:
                                          44[deg]28'31'' N,
                                          073[deg]13'31'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Camden 3rd of July Fireworks...........   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Camden,
                                          Rockport, Lincolnville Chamber
                                          of Commerce.
                                          Date: July 3, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:00 p.m. to
                                          10:00 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of Camden Harbor,
                                          Maine in approximate position:
                                          44[deg]12'32'' N,
                                          069[deg]02'58'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bangor 4th of July Fireworks...........   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Bangor 4th of
                                          July Fireworks.
                                          Date: July 4, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m. to
                                          11:00 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of the Bangor
                                          Waterfront, Bangor, Maine in
                                          approximate position:
                                          44[deg]47'27'' N,
                                          068[deg]46'31'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bar Harbor 4th of July Fireworks.......   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Bar Harbor
                                          Chamber of Commerce.
                                          Date: July 4, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:00 p.m. to
                                          11:00 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of Bar Harbor Town
                                          Pier, Bar Harbor, Maine in
                                          approximate position:
                                          44[deg]23'31'' N,
                                          068[deg]12'15'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Boothbay Harbor 4th of July Fireworks..   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Town of
                                          Boothbay Harbor.
                                          Date: July 4, 2012;
                                          Rain date: July 5, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:00 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of McFarland Island,
                                          Boothbay Harbor, Maine in
                                          approximate position:
                                          43[deg]50'38'' N,
                                          069[deg]37'57'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Colchester 4th of July Fireworks.......   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Town of
                                          Colchester, Recreation
                                          Department.
                                          Date: July 4, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:00 p.m. to
                                          10:00 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of Bayside Beach and
                                          Mallets Bay in Colchester,
                                          Vermont at approximate
                                          position: 44[deg]32'44'' N,
                                          073[deg]13'10'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eastport 4th of July Fireworks.........   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Eastport 4th
                                          of July Committee.
                                          Date: July 4, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:00 p.m. to
                                          10:00 p.m.
                                          Location: From the
                                          Waterfront Public Pier in
                                          Eastport, Maine at approximate
                                          position: 44[deg]54'25'' N,
                                          066[deg]58'55'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ellis Short Sand Park Trustee Fireworks   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: William
                                          Burnham
                                          Date: July 4, 2012;
                                          Rain date: July 5, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m. to
                                          11:00 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of York Beach, Maine
                                          in approximate position:
                                          43[deg]10'27'' N,
                                          070[deg]48'31'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hampton Beach 4th of July Fireworks....   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Hampton Beach
                                          Village District.
                                          Date: July 4, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m. to
                                          11:00 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of Hampton Beach, New
                                          Hampshire in approximate
                                          position: 42[deg]54'40'' N,
                                          070[deg]36'25'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Main Street Heritage Days 4th of July     Event Type: Fireworks
 Fireworks.                               Display.
                                          Sponsor: Main Street
                                          Inc.
                                          Date: July 4, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:00 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of Reed and Reed Boat
                                          Yard, Woolwich, Maine in
                                          approximate position:
                                          43[deg]54'56'' N,
                                          069[deg]48'16'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portland Harbor 4th of July Fireworks..   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Department of
                                          Parks and Recreation,
                                          Portland, Maine.
                                          Date: July 4, 2012;
                                          Rain date: July 5, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.

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                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of East End Beach,
                                          Portland, Maine in approximate
                                          position: 43[deg]40'16'' N,
                                          070[deg]14'44'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stonington 4th of July Fireworks.......   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Deer Isle--
                                          Stonington Chamber of
                                          Commerce.
                                          Date: July 4, 2012;
                                          Rain date: July 7, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:00 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of Two Bush Island,
                                          Stonington, Maine in
                                          approximate position:
                                          44[deg]08'57'' N,
                                          068[deg]39'54'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Peaks to Portland Swim.................   Event Type: Swim
                                          Event.
                                          Sponsor: Cumberland
                                          County YMCA.
                                          Date: July 21, 2012;
                                          Rain date: July 22, 2012. In
                                          33 CFR 165.171, this event is
                                          listed as occurring on a
                                          Saturday during the last week
                                          of July.
                                          Time: 7:30 a.m. to
                                          2:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Portland Harbor
                                          between Peaks Island and East
                                          End Beach in Portland, Maine
                                          within the following points
                                          (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]39'20'' N,
                                             070[deg]11'58'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'45'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'19'' W.
                                            43[deg]40'11'' N,
                                             070[deg]14'13'' W.
                                            43[deg]40'08'' N,
                                             070[deg]14'29'' W.
                                            43[deg]40'00'' N,
                                             070[deg]14'23'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'34'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'31'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'13'' N,
                                             070[deg]11'59'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Richmond Days Fireworks................   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Town of
                                          Richmond, Maine.
                                          Date: July 28, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:00 a.m. to
                                          10:00 p.m.
                                          Location: From a barge
                                          in the vicinity of the inner
                                          harbor, Tenants Harbor, Maine
                                          in approximate position:
                                          44[deg]08'42'' N,
                                          068[deg]27'06'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tri for a Cure Triathlon...............   Event Type: Swim
                                          Event.
                                          Sponsor: Maine Cancer
                                          Foundation.
                                          Date: July 29, 2012.
                                          Time: 9:00 a.m. to
                                          1:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Portland Harbor,
                                          Maine in the vicinity of
                                          Spring Point Light within the
                                          following points (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]39'01'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'32'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'07'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'29'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'06'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'41'' W.
                                            43[deg]39'01'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'36'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Colchester Triathlon...................   Event Type: Swim
                                          Event.
                                          Sponsor: Colchester
                                          Parks and Recreation
                                          Department.
                                          Date: July 29, 2012.
                                          In 33 CFR 165.171, this event
                                          is listed as occurring on a
                                          Wednesday in the last week of
                                          July.
                                          Time: 7:00 a.m. to
                                          11:00 a.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Malletts Bay on Lake
                                          Champlain, Vermont within the
                                          following points (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]32'18'' N,
                                             073[deg]12'35'' W.
                                            44[deg]32'28'' N,
                                             073[deg]12'56'' W.
                                            44[deg]32'57'' N,
                                             073[deg]12'38'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 August
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Westerlund's Landing Party Fireworks...   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Portside
                                          Marina.
                                          Date: August 4, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:00 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of Westerlund's
                                          Landing in South Gardiner,
                                          Maine in approximate position:
                                          44[deg]10'19'' N,
                                          069[deg]45'24'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Y-Tri Triathlon........................   Event Type: Swim
                                          Event.
                                          Sponsor: Plattsburgh
                                          YMCA.
                                          Date: August 4, 2012.
                                          Time: 9:00 a.m. to
                                          10:00 a.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Treadwell Bay on
                                          Lake Champlain in the vicinity
                                          of Point Au Roche State Park,
                                          Plattsburgh, New York within
                                          the following points (NAD 83):

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                                            44[deg]46'30'' N,
                                             073[deg]23'26'' W.
                                            44[deg]46'17'' N,
                                             073[deg]23'26'' W.
                                            44[deg]46'17'' N,
                                             073[deg]23'46'' W.
                                            44[deg]46'29'' N,
                                             073[deg]23'46'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
York Beach Fire Department Fireworks...   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: York Beach
                                          Fire Department.
                                          Date: August 5, 2012.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m. to
                                          11:30 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of Short Sand Cove in
                                          York, Maine in approximate
                                          position: 43[deg]10'27'' N,
                                          070[deg]36'25'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rockland Breakwater Swim...............   Event Type: Swim
                                          Event.
                                          Sponsor: Pen-Bay
                                          Masters.
                                          Date: August 18, 2012.
                                          In 33 CFR 165.171, this event
                                          is listed as occurring on a
                                          Saturday during the fourth
                                          week of August.
                                          Time: 7:30 a.m. to
                                          1:30 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Rockland Harbor,
                                          Maine in the vicinity of
                                          Jameson Point within the
                                          following points (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]06'16'' N,
                                             069[deg]04'39'' W.
                                            44[deg]06'13'' N,
                                             069[deg]04'36'' W.
                                            44[deg]06'12'' N,
                                             069[deg]04'43'' W.
                                            44[deg]06'17'' N,
                                             069[deg]04'44'' W.
                                            44[deg]06'18'' N,
                                             069[deg]04'40'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Greater Burlington YMCA Lake Swim......   Event Type: Swim
                                          Event.
                                          Sponsor: Greater
                                          Burlington YMCA.
                                          Date: August 25, 2012;
                                          Rain date August 26, 2012. In
                                          33 CFR 165.171, this event is
                                          listed as occurring on the
                                          second weekend in July.
                                          Time: 7:00 a.m. to
                                          5:00 p.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters in Lake Champlain in
                                          the vicinity of North Hero
                                          Island within the following
                                          points (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]46'55'' N,
                                             073[deg]22'14'' W.
                                            44[deg]47'08'' N,
                                             073[deg]19'05'' W.
                                            44[deg]46'48'' N,
                                             073[deg]17'13'' W.
                                            44[deg]46'10'' N,
                                             073[deg]16'39'' W.
                                            44[deg]41'08'' N,
                                             073[deg]20'58'' W.
                                            44[deg]41'36'' N,
                                             073[deg]23'01'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Windjammer Weekend Fireworks...........   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Town of
                                          Camden, Maine.
                                          Date: August 31, 2012.
                                          In 33 CFR 165.171, this event
                                          is listed as occurring on the
                                          Friday of the first weekend in
                                          September.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m. to
                                          10:00 p.m.
                                          Location: From a barge
                                          in the vicinity of Northeast
                                          Point, Camden Harbor, Maine in
                                          approximate position:
                                          44[deg]12'10'' N,
                                          069[deg]03'11'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                SEPTEMBER
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eastport Pirate Festival Fireworks.....   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Eastport
                                          Pirate Festival.
                                          Date: September 8,
                                          2012.
                                          Time: 7:00 p.m. to
                                          10:00 p.m.
                                          Location: From the
                                          Waterfront Public Pier in
                                          Eastport, Maine at approximate
                                          position: 44[deg]54'17'' N,
                                          066[deg]58'58'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Lobsterman Triathlon...............   Event Type: Swim
                                          Event.
                                          Sponsor: Tri-Maine
                                          Productions.
                                          Date: September 15,
                                          2012. In 33 CFR 165.171, this
                                          event is listed as occurring
                                          on the second weekend in
                                          September.
                                          Time: 8:00 a.m. to
                                          11:00 a.m.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters in the vicinity of
                                          Winslow Park in South
                                          Freeport, Maine within the
                                          following points (NAD 83):
                                            43[deg]47'59'' N,
                                             070[deg]06'56'' W.
                                            43[deg]47'44'' N,
                                             070[deg]06'56'' W.
                                            43[deg]47'44'' N,
                                             070[deg]07'27'' W.
                                            43[deg]47'57'' N,
                                             070[deg]07'27'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eliot Festival Day Fireworks...........   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Eliot
                                          Festival Day Committee.

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                                          Date: September 28,
                                          2012. In 33 CFR 165.171, this
                                          event is listed as occurring
                                          during the fourth weekend in
                                          September.
                                          Time: 8:00 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of Eliot Town Boat
                                          Launch, Eliot, Maine in
                                          approximate position:
                                          43[deg]08'56'' N,
                                          070[deg]49'52'' W (NAD 83).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 100.120, 33 CFR 
165.171, and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with 
advance notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to 
Mariners and marine information broadcasts. If the COTP determines that 
the regulated area need not be enforced for the full duration stated in 
this notice, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant 
general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: May 3, 2012.
B.S. Gilda,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port Sector Northern 
New England.
[FR Doc. 2012-12562 Filed 5-23-12; 8:45 a.m.]
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