Document ID: USCG-2013-0904-0006
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: 2014-07-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38459-38462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15932]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 100 and 165

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0904]

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 throughout the Sector 
Northern New England Captain of the Port (COTP) 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 COTP.

DATES: The marine events listed in 33 CFR 100.120 and 33 CFR 165.171 
will take place from July 30, 2014 through September 26, 2014, during 
the times and dates specified in Tables 1 and 2 below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Elizabeth Gunn, U.S. Coast Guard, 
Sector Northern New England, Waterways Management Division, via 
telephone at 207-347-5014 or email at Elizabeth.V.Gunn@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. This is the 
second Notice of Enforcement published for events occurring in 2014. 
For the enforcement details of events other than the events listed 
here, refer to the Notice of Enforcement published in the Federal 
Register on May 20, 2014 (79 FR 28834) under the same docket number.

                                 Table 1
                            [33 CFR 100.120]
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  July
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tall Ships Visiting Portsmouth.........   Event Type: Regatta
                                          and Boat Parade.
                                          Sponsor: Portsmouth
                                          Maritime Commission, Inc.
                                          Date: July 30, 2014.
                                          Time: 9:00 am to 8:00
                                          pm.
                                          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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 August
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Southport Rowgatta Rowing and Paddling    Event Type: Rowing and
 Boat Race.                               Paddling Boat Race.
                                          Sponsor: Boothbay
                                          Region YMCA.
                                          Date: August 9, 2014.
                                          Time: 7:00 am to 4:00
                                          pm.
                                          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.

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                                            43[deg]50'19'' N,
                                             069[deg]41'14'' W.
                                            43[deg]51'11'' N,
                                             069[deg]40'06'' W.
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Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Races.......   Event Type: Power Boat
                                          Race.
                                          Sponsor: Winter Harbor
                                          Chamber of Commerce.
                                          Date: August 9, 2014.
                                          Time: 9:00 am to 3:00
                                          pm.
                                          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.
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Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival....   Event Type: Rowing and
                                          Paddling Boat Race.
                                          Sponsor: Dragonheart
                                          Vermont.
                                          Date: August 3, 2014.
                                          Time: 7:00 am to 5:00
                                          pm.
                                          Location: The
                                          regulated area includes all
                                          waters of Burlington Bay
                                          within the following points
                                          (NAD 83):
                                            44[deg]28'49'' N,
                                             073[deg]13'22'' W.
                                            44[deg]28'41'' N,
                                             073[deg]13'36'' W.
                                            44[deg]28'28'' N,
                                             073[deg]13'31'' W.
                                            44[deg]28'38'' N,
                                             073[deg]13'18'' W.
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Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races....   Event Type: Power Boat
                                          Race.
                                          Sponsor: Town of
                                          Bristol, Maine.
                                          Date: August 10, 2014.
                                          Time: 9:30 am to 3:00
                                          pm.
                                          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.
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Multiple Sclerosis Harbor Fest Regatta    Event Type: Regatta
 And Lobster Boat/Tugboat Races.          and Sailboat Race; Power Boat
                                          Race.
                                             Sponsor: Maine
                                             Chapter, Multiple Sclerosis
                                             Society.
                                             Date: August 16 &
                                             17, 2014.
                                             Time: 10:00 am to
                                             4:00 pm.
                                             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]40'25'' 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]39'46'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'51'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                 Table 2
                            [33 CFR 165.171]
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 August
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Westerlund's Landing Party Fireworks...   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Portside
                                          Marina.
                                          Date: August 2, 2014.
                                          Time: 8:00 pm to 10:30
                                          pm.
                                          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 2, 2014.
                                          Time: 8:00 am to 10:00
                                          am.
                                          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):
                                            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.

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                                            44[deg]46'29'' N,
                                             073[deg]23'46'' W.
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York Beach Fire Department Fireworks...   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: York Beach
                                          Fire Department.
                                          Date: August 3, 2014.
                                          Time: 8:30 pm to 11:30
                                          pm.
                                          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).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tri for Preservation...................   Event Type: Swim
                                          Event.
                                          Sponsor: Tri-Maine
                                          Productions.
                                          Date: August 17, 2014.
                                          Time: 7:30 am to 9:00
                                          am.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of Crescent Beach
                                          State Park in Cape Elizabeth,
                                          Maine in approximate position:
                                            43[deg]33'46'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'48'' W.
                                            43[deg]33'41'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'46'' W.
                                            43[deg]33'44'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'40'' W.
                                            43[deg]33'47'' N,
                                             070[deg]13'46'' W.
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North Hero Air Show....................   Event Type: Air Show.
                                          Sponsor: North Hero
                                          Fire Department.
                                          Date: August 10, 2014.
                                          Time: 10:00 am to 5:00
                                          pm.
                                          Location: In the
                                          vicinity of Shore Acres Dock,
                                          North Hero, Vermont in
                                          approximate position:
                                            44[deg]48'24'' N,
                                             073[deg]17'02'' W.
                                            44[deg]48'22'' N,
                                             073[deg]16'46'' W.
                                            44[deg]47'53'' N,
                                             073[deg]16'54'' W.
                                            44[deg]47'54'' N,
                                             073[deg]17'09'' W.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                September
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eastport Pirate Festival Fireworks.....   Event Type: Fireworks
                                          Display.
                                          Sponsor: Eastport
                                          Pirate Festival.
                                          Date: September 6,
                                          2014.
                                          Time: 7:00 pm to 10:00
                                          pm.
                                          Location: From the
                                          Waterfront Public Pier in
                                          Eastport, Maine in 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 6,
                                          2014.
                                          Time: 8:00 am to 11:00
                                          am.
                                          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.
                                          Date: September 26,
                                          2014.
                                          Time: 8:00 pm to 10:30
                                          pm.
                                          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).
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    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 (PATCOM). The PATCOM 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 COTP, 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.
    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

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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: June 24, 2014.
B.S. Gilda,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Northern New 
England.
[FR Doc. 2014-15932 Filed 7-7-14; 8:45 am]
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