Document ID: USCG-2012-1036-0021
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events in the Captain of the Port Long Island Sound Zone
Posted Date: 2017-06-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28005-28006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12742]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2012-1036]

Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events in the Captain 
of the Port Long Island Sound Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce eight special local regulations 
for marine events in the Sector Long Island Sound area of 
responsibility on the dates and times listed in the table below. This 
action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable 
waterways during the event. During the enforcement period, no person or 
vessel may enter the regulated area without permission of the Captain 
of the Port (COTP) Sector Long Island Sound or designated 
representative.

DATES:  The regulations in 33 CFR 100.100 Table 1 will be enforced 
during the following dates and times listed in the table in 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Petty Officer Katherine Linnick, Waterways Management 
Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound; telephone 203-468-
4565, email Katherine.E.Linnick@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce these special 
local regulations listed in 33 CFR 100.100 Table 1 on the specified 
dates and times as indicated below.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100, the events listed below are 
established as special local regulations. During the enforcement 
periods, persons and vessels are prohibited from entering into, 
transiting through, mooring, or anchoring within the regulated area 
unless they receive permission from the COTP or designated 
representative.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 100.100(a) 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 these enforcement periods via the Local Notice to 
Mariners or Marine Information Broadcasts. If the COTP determines that 
this special local regulation need not be enforced for the full 
duration stated in this notice, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be 
used to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

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6.1 Swim Across America         Date: July 24, 2017.
 Greenwich.                     Time: 4:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
                                Location: All navigable waters
                                of Stamford Harbor within an area
                                starting at a point in position
                                41[deg]01'32.03'' N., 073[deg]33'8.93''
                                W., then southeast to a point in
                                position 41[deg]01'15.01'' N.,
                                073[deg]32'55.58'' W.; then southwest to
                                a point in position 41[deg]0'49.25'' N.,
                                073[deg]33'20.36'' W.; then northwest to
                                a point in position 41[deg]0'58'' N.,
                                073[deg]33'27'' W.; then northeast to a
                                point in position 41[deg]1'15.8'' N.,
                                073[deg]33'9.85'' W., then heading north
                                and ending at point of origin (NAD 83).
                                All positions are approximate.
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7.2 Dolan Family Fourth         Date: July 4, 2017.
 Fireworks.                     Rain Date: July 5, 2017.
                                Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                Location: ``No Entry Area'': All
                                waters of Oyster Bay Harbor in Long
                                Island Sound off Oyster Bay, NY within a
                                1000 foot radius of the launch platform
                                in approximate position
                                40[deg]53'42.50'' N., 073[deg]30'04.30''
                                W. (NAD 83).
                                Additional Stipulations: ``Slow/
                                No Wake Area'': All waters of Oyster Bay
                                Harbor in Long Island Sound off Oyster
                                Bay, NY contained within the following
                                area; beginning at a point on land in
                                position at 40[deg]53'12.43'' N.,
                                073[deg]31'13.05'' W. near Moses Point;
                                then east across Oyster Bay Harbor to a
                                point on land in position at
                                40[deg]53'15.12'' N., 073[deg]30'38.45''
                                W.; then north along the shoreline to a
                                point on land in position at
                                40[deg]53'34.43'' N., 073[deg]30'33.42''
                                W. near Cove Point; then east along the
                                shoreline to a point on land in position
                                at 40[deg]53'41.67'' N.,
                                073[deg]29'40.74'' W. near Cooper Bluff;
                                then south along the shoreline to a
                                point on land in position
                                40[deg]53'05.09'' N., 073[deg]29'23.32''
                                W. near Eel Creek; then east across Cold
                                Spring Harbor to a point on land in
                                position 40[deg]53'06.69'' N.,
                                073[deg]28'19.9'' W.; then north along
                                the shoreline to a point on land in
                                position 40[deg]55'24.09'' N.,
                                073[deg]29'49.09'' W. near Whitewood
                                Point; then west across Oyster Bay to a
                                point on land in position
                                40[deg]55'5.29'' N., 073[deg]31'19.47''
                                W. near Rocky Point; then south along
                                the shoreline to a point on land in
                                position 40[deg]54'04.11'' N.,
                                073[deg]30'29.18'' W. near Plum Point;
                                then northwest along the shoreline to a
                                point on land in position
                                40[deg]54'09.06'' N., 073[deg]30'45.71''
                                W.; then southwest along the shoreline
                                to a point on land in position
                                40[deg]54'03.2'' N., 073[deg]31'01.29''
                                W.; and then south along the shoreline
                                back to point of origin (NAD 83). All
                                positions are approximate.
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7.4 Jones Beach State Park      Date: July 4, 2017.
 Fireworks.                     Rain Date: July 5, 2017.
                                Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                Location: ``No Entry Area'': All
                                waters off of Jones Beach State Park,
                                Wantagh, NY within a 1000 foot radius of
                                the launch platform in approximate
                                position 40[deg]34'56.68'' N.,
                                073[deg]30'31.19'' W. (NAD 83).
                                Additional Stipulations: ``Slow/
                                No Wake Area'': All navigable waters
                                between Meadowbrook State Parkway and
                                Wantagh State Parkway and contained
                                within the following area. Beginning in
                                position at 40[deg]35'49.01'' N.,
                                073[deg]32'33.63'' W.; then north along
                                the Meadowbrook State Parkway to its
                                intersection with Merrick Road in
                                position at 40[deg]39'14'' N.,
                                073[deg]34'0.76'' W.; then east along
                                Merrick Road to its intersection with
                                Wantagh State Parkway in position at
                                40[deg]39'51.32'' N., 073[deg]30'43.36''
                                W.; then south along the Wantagh State
                                Parkway to its intersection with Ocean
                                Parkway in position at 40[deg]35'47.30''
                                N., 073[deg]30'29.17'' W.; then west
                                along Ocean Parkway to its intersection
                                with Meadowbrook State Parkway at the
                                point of origin (NAD 83). All positions
                                are approximate. ``No Southbound Traffic
                                Area'': All navigable waters of Zach's
                                Bay south of the line connecting a point
                                near the western entrance to Zach's Bay
                                in position at 40[deg]36'29.20'' N.,
                                073[deg]29'22.88'' W. and a point near
                                the eastern entrance of Zach's Bay in
                                position at 40[deg]36'16.53'' N.,
                                073[deg]28'57.26'' W. (NAD 83). All
                                positions are approximate.
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8.1 Riverfront Dragon Boat      Date: August 19, 2017.
 and Asian Festival.            Time: 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                Location: All waters of the
                                Connecticut River in Hartford, CT
                                between the Bulkeley Bridge at
                                41[deg]46'10.10'' N., 072[deg]39'56.13''
                                W. and the Wilbur Cross Bridge at
                                41[deg]45'11.67'' N., 072[deg]39'13.64''
                                W. (NAD 83). All positions are
                                approximate.
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8.4 Island Beach Two Mile       Date: August 5, 2017.
 Swim.                          Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
                                Location: All waters of Captain
                                Harbor between Little Captain's Island
                                and Bower's Island that are located
                                within the box formed by connecting four
                                points in the following positions.
                                Beginning at 40[deg]59'23.35'' N.
                                073[deg]36'42.05'' W.; then northwest to
                                40[deg]59'51.04'' N. 073[deg]37'57.32''
                                W.; then southwest to 40[deg]59'45.17''
                                N. 073[deg]38'01.18'' W.; then southeast
                                to 40[deg]59'17.38'' N.
                                073[deg]36'45.9'' W.; then northeast to
                                the point of origin (NAD 83). All
                                positions are approximate.
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8.6 Smith Point Triathlon....   Date: August 13, 2017.
                                Time: 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
                                Location: All waters of Narrow
                                Bay near Smith Point Park in Mastic
                                Beach, NY within the area bounded by
                                land along its southern edge and points
                                in position at 40[deg]44'14.28'' N.,
                                072[deg]51'40.68'' W.; then north to a
                                point at position 40[deg]44'20.83'' N.,
                                072[deg]51'40.68'' W.; then east to a
                                point at position 40[deg]44'20.83'' N.,
                                072[deg]51'19.73'' W.; then south to a
                                point at position 40[deg]44'14.85'' N.,
                                072[deg]51'19.73'' W.; and then
                                southwest along the shoreline back to
                                the point of origin (NAD 83). All
                                positions are approximate.
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    Dated: May 18, 2017.
A.E. Tucci,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Long Island 
Sound.
[FR Doc. 2017-12742 Filed 6-19-17; 8:45 am]
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