Document ID: USCG-2016-0081-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Fireworks Events in Captain of the Port New York Zone
Posted Date: 2016-03-01T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10498-10499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04472]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0081]

Safety Zones; Fireworks Events in Captain of the Port New York 
Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones within the 
Captain of the Port New York Zone on the specified dates and times. 
This action is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels and spectators 
from hazards associated with fireworks displays. During the enforcement 
period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zones without 
permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP).

DATES: The regulation for the safety zones described in 33 CFR 165.160 
will be enforced on the 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 First Class Ronald Sampert U.S. Coast 
Guard; telephone 718-354-4154, email ronald.j.sampert@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones listed in 33 CFR 165.160 on the specified dates and times as 
indicated in Table 1 below. This regulation was published in the 
Federal Register on November 9, 2011 (76 FR 69614).

                                 Table 1
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1. Relevent Partners, LLC, Pier 54,       Launch site: A barge
 Hudson River Safety Zone, 33 CFR         located in approximate
 165.160(5.8).                            position 40[deg]44'31'' N.
                                          074[deg]01'00'' W. (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 380 yards west
                                          of Pier 54, Manhattan, New
                                          York. This Safety Zone is a
                                          360-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: February 19,
                                          2016.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m.-10
                                          p.m.
2. Novo Nordisk, Ellis Island Safety      Launch site: A barge
 Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.2).               located between Federal
                                          Anchorages 20-A and 20-B, in
                                          approximate position
                                          40[deg]41'45'' N.
                                          074[deg]02'09'' W. (NAD 1983)
                                          about 365 yards east of Ellis
                                          Island. This Safety Zone is a
                                          360-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: March 10, 2016.
                                          Time: 8:45 p.m.-10
                                          p.m.
3. American Portfolios Holding, Inc.,     Launch site: A barge
 Ellis Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR         located between Federal
 165.160(2.2).                            Anchorages 20-A and 20-B, in
                                          approximate position
                                          40[deg]41'45'' N.
                                          074[deg]02'09'' W. (NAD 1983)
                                          about 365 yards east of Ellis
                                          Island. This Safety Zone is a
                                          360-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: May 14, 2016.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m.-10:10
                                          p.m.
4. City of Poughkeepsie, Independence     Launch site: A barge
 Day Celebration, Poughkeepsie, NY,       located in approximate
 Hudson River Safety Zone, 33 CFR         position 41[deg]42'24.50'' N.
 165.160(5.13).                           073[deg]56'44.16 '' W. (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 420 yards
                                          north of the Mid Hudson
                                          Bridge. This Safety Zone is a
                                          300-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: July 4, 2016.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m.-10:30
                                          p.m.
5. City of Yonkers July 4th Fireworks,    Launch site: A barge
 Yonkers, NY, Hudson River Safety Zone,   located in approximate
 33 CFR 165.160(5.5).                     position 40[deg]56'14.5'' N.
                                          073[deg]54'33'' W. (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 475 yards
                                          northwest of the Yonkers
                                          Municipal Pier, New York. This
                                          Safety Zone is a 360-yard
                                          radius from the barge.
                                          Date: July 04, 2016.
                                          Time: 08:45 p.m.-10:15
                                          p.m.
6. Intrepid Museum Fireworks Display,     Launch site: A barge
 Pier 84 Hudson River Safety Zone, 33     located in approximate
 CFR 165.160(5.9).                        position 40[deg]45'56.9'' N.
                                          074[deg]00'25.4'' W. (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 380 yards
                                          west of Pier 84, Manhattan,
                                          New York. This Safety Zone is
                                          a 360-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: May 7, 2016.
                                         Time: 8:20 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
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    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.160, vessels may not enter the 
safety zones unless given permission from the COTP or a designated 
representative. Spectator vessels may transit outside the safety zones 
but may not anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the transit of other 
vessels. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or 
local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.

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    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.160(a) and 5 
U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the 
Coast Guard will provide mariners with advanced notification of 
enforcement periods via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine 
information broadcasts. If the COTP determines that a safety zone 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 safety zone.

    Dated: February 9, 2016.
M.H. Day,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2016-04472 Filed 2-29-16; 8:45 am]
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