Document ID: USCG-2014-0165-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: NPRM:  Safety Zones: July 4th Fireworks Displays within the Captain of the Port Miami Zone, FL (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2014-05-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25763-25766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10270]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2014-0165]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zones; July 4th Fireworks Displays Within the Captain of 
the Port Miami Zone; FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish three temporary safety 
zones during Fourth of July fireworks events on navigable waterways in 
the vicinity of Stuart, West Palm Beach, and Miami, Florida. These 
safety zones are necessary to protect the public from hazards 
associated with launching fireworks over the navigable waters of the 
United States. Non-participant persons and vessels are prohibited from 
entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within any of 
the safety zones unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Miami or 
a designated representative.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast 
Guard on or before June 20, 2014.
    Requests for public meetings must be received by the Coast Guard on 
or before June 5, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number using 
any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
    (3) Mail or Delivery: 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. Deliveries 
accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329.
    See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion 
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for further instructions 
on submitting comments. To avoid duplication, please use only one of 
these three methods.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call or email If you have questions on this rule, call or email Petty 
Officer John K. Jennings, Sector Miami Prevention Department, Coast 
Guard; telephone (305) 535-4317, email John.K.Jennings@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

A. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting 
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided.

1. Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which 
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or 
recommendation. You may submit your comments and material online at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but 
please use only one of these means. If you submit a comment online, it 
will be considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully 
transmit the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, 
it will be considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when 
it is received at the Docket Management Facility. We recommend that you 
include your name and a mailing address, an email address, or a 
telephone number in the body of your document so that we can contact 
you if we have questions regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
type the docket number USCG-2014-0165 in the ``SEARCH'' box and click 
``SEARCH.'' Click on ``Submit a Comment'' on the line associated with 
this rulemaking.
    If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them 
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for 
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would 
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, 
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and 
material received during the comment period and may change the rule 
based on your comments.

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2. Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble 
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
type the docket number (USCG-2014-0165) 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.

3. Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any 
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice 
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the 
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

4. Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a 
request for one, using one of the methods specified under ADDRESSES. 
Please explain why you believe a public meeting would be beneficial. If 
we determine that one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a 
time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register.

B. Regulatory History and Information

    Previously, a rule regarding these maritime events was published in 
the Code of Federal Regulations at 33 CFR 165. No final rule has been 
published in regards to these events.

C. Basis and Purpose

    The legal basis for the rule is the Coast Guard's authority to 
establish regulated navigation areas and other limited access areas: 33 
U.S.C. 1231; 33 CFR 1.05-1(g), and 160.5; Department of Homeland 
Security Delegation No. 0170.1. The purpose of the proposed rule is to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waters of the United 
States.

D. Discussion of Proposed Rule

    Multiple fireworks display events are planned for Fourth of July 
celebrations throughout the Captain of the Port Miami Zone. For some 
events, the fireworks will explode over navigable waters of the United 
States.
    The Coast Guard is establishing three temporary safety zones for 
fireworks displays on July 4, 2014 on navigable waters of the United 
States within the Captain of the Port Miami Zone based on the location 
and/or size of the events. The safety zones are listed below.
    The first safety zone is in Stuart, Florida. The safety zone 
encompasses all waters within a 400 yard radius around the barge from 
which the fireworks will be launched, located on the St. Lucie River 
north of City Hall. This safety zone will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. 
until 9:45 p.m.
    The second safety zone is in West Palm Beach, Florida. The safety 
zone encompasses all waters within a 300 yard radius around the barge 
from which the fireworks will be launched, located on the Intracoastal 
Waterway north of the Royal Palm Bridge. This safety zone will be 
enforced from 9 p.m. until 10:15 p.m.
    The third safety zone is located at Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida. 
The safety zone encompasses all waters within a 400 yard radius around 
the barge from which the fireworks will be launched, located on the 
waters of Biscayne Bay east of Bayfront Park. This safety zone will be 
enforced from 8:30 p.m. until 9:45 p.m.
    Non-participant persons and vessels are prohibited from entering, 
transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within any of the safety 
zones unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Miami or a 
designated representative. Non-participant persons and vessels may 
request authorization to enter the safety zones by contacting the 
Captain of the Port Miami by telephone at 305-535-4472, or a designated 
representative via VHF radio on channel 16. If authorization to enter, 
transit through, anchor in, or remain within the safety zones is 
granted by the Captain of the Port Miami or a designated 
representative, all persons and vessels receiving such authorization 
must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the Port Miami or a 
designated representative. The Coast Guard will provide notice of the 
safety zones by Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, 
and on-scene designated representatives.

E. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes 
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our 
analyses based on a number of these statutes or executive orders.

1. Regulatory Planning and Review

    This proposed 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 13563. The Office of Management and 
Budget has not reviewed it under those Orders. The economic impact of 
this proposed rule is not significant for the following reasons: (1) 
Each safety zone will be enforced for less than two hours; (2) although 
non-participant persons and vessels will not be able to enter, transit 
through, anchor in, or remain within the safety zones without 
authorization from the Captain of the Port Miami or a designated 
representative, they may operate in the surrounding area during the 
enforcement period; (3) non-participant persons and vessels may still 
enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the safety zones 
during the enforcement period if authorized by the Captain of the Port 
Miami or a designated representative; and (4) the Coast Guard will 
provide advance notification of the safety zones to the local maritime 
community by Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

2. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have 
considered the impact of this proposed rule on small entities. The 
Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed rule 
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities.
    This proposed rule may affect the following entities, some of which 
may be small entities: the owners or operators of vessels intending to 
enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within any of the safety 
zones described in this regulation during the respective enforcement 
period. For the reasons discussed in the Regulatory Planning and Review 
section above, this proposed rule will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental 
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this proposed rule 
would have a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment 
(see ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to 
what degree

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this proposed rule would economically affect it.

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 proposed 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. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small 
entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or any 
policy or action of the Coast Guard.

4. Collection of Information

    This proposed 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 proposed 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 proposed rule would not 
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule 
elsewhere in this preamble.

8. Taking of Private Property

    This proposed rule would not cause a taking of private property or 
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, 
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected 
Property Rights.

9. Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize 
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

10. Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045, 
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety 
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not 
create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might 
disproportionately affect children.

11. Indian Tribal Governments

    This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under 
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian tribal 
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on 
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal 
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

12. Energy Effects

    This proposed 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 proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we 
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

14. Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland 
Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction 
M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and 
have made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a 
category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a 
significant effect on the human environment. This proposed rule 
involves establishing three temporary safety zones during Fourth of 
July fireworks events on navigable waterways in the vicinity of Stuart, 
West Palm Beach, and Miami, Florida. This proposed rule is 
categorically excluded from further review under paragraph 34(g) of 
Figure 2-1 of the Commandant Instruction. A prior environmental 
analysis checklist and a Categorical Exclusion Determination were 
completed for a regulation (USCG-2013-0429) issued for these same 
events in 2013. The previously completed environmental analysis 
checklist and Categorical Exclusion Determination can be found in the 
docket folder for USCG-2013-0429 at www.regulations.gov. Because this 
proposed rule is substantially unchanged from the regulation issued 
when the prior determination was made and there have been no new 
developments relevant to that determination, we have not completed a 
new environmental analysis checklist and Categorical Exclusion 
Determination for this proposed rule. We have made a preliminary 
determination this proposed rule will not have any of the following: 
Significant cumulative impacts on the human environment; substantial 
controversy or substantial change to existing environmental conditions; 
or inconsistencies with any Federal, state, or local laws or 
administrative determinations relating to the environment. We seek any 
comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant 
environmental impact from this proposed rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, and Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes 
to amend 33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

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1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 
U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, 160.5; Pub. L. 107-
295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 
0170.1.

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2. Add a temporary Sec.  165.T07-0165 to read as follows:

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Sec.  165.T07-0165  Safety Zones; July 4th Fireworks Displays within 
the Captain of the Port Miami Zone, FL.

    (a) Regulated Areas. The following regulated areas are safety 
zones. All coordinates are North American Datum 1983.
    (1) Stuart, FL. All waters within a 400 yard radius around the 
barge from which the fireworks will be launched, located on the St. 
Lucie River north of City Hall at approximate position 27[deg]12'09'' 
N, 80[deg]14'20'' W.
    (2) West Palm Beach, FL. All waters within a 300 yard radius around 
the barge from which the fireworks will be launched, located on the 
Intracoastal Waterway north of the Royal Palm Bridge at approximate 
position 26[deg]42'36'' N, 80[deg]02'45'' W.
    (3) Miami, FL. All waters within a 400 yard radius around the barge 
from which the fireworks will be launched, located on the waters of 
Biscayne Bay east of Bayfront Park at approximate position 
25[deg]46'30'' N, 80[deg]10'56'' W.
    (b) Definition. The term ``designated representative'' means Coast 
Guard Patrol Commanders, including Coast Guard coxswains, petty 
officers, and other officers operating Coast Guard vessels, and 
Federal, state, and local officers designated by or assisting the 
Captain of the Port Miami in the enforcement of the regulated areas.
    (c) Regulations.
    (1) All non-participant persons and vessels are prohibited from 
entering, transiting through, anchoring in or remaining within the 
safety zones unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Miami or a 
designated representative.
    (2) Non-participant persons and vessels desiring to enter, transit 
through, anchor in, or remain within a regulated area may contact the 
Captain of the Port Miami by telephone at 305-535-4472, or a designated 
representative via VHF radio on channel 16. If authorization to enter, 
transit through, anchor in, or remain within a regulated area is 
granted by the Captain of the Port Miami or a designated 
representative, all persons and vessels receiving such authorization 
must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the Port Miami or a 
designated representative.
    (3) The Coast Guard will provide notice of the safety zones by 
Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and on-scene 
designated representatives.
    (d) Effective Date. This rule is effective on July 4, 2014. This 
rule will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. until 10:15 p.m. on July 4, 2014.

    Dated: April 10, 2014.
A.J. Gould,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Miami.
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