Document ID: USCG-2017-0418-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Multiple Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in Captain of the Port New York Zone
Posted Date: 2017-06-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 13, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27014-27015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12113]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0418]

Multiple Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays 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, spectators 
and participants from hazards associated with fireworks displays and 
swim events. 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 below.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call or email Petty Officer First Class Ronald Sampert U.S. 
Coast Guard; telephone 718-354-4197, 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 the Table below. This regulation was published in the 
Federal Register on November 9, 2011 (76 FR 69614).

                                 Table 1
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1. Orchard Beach, The Bronx Safety        Launch site: All
 Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(3.11).              waters of Long Island Sound in
                                          an area bound by the following
                                          points: 40[deg]51'43.5'' N.
                                          073[deg]47'36.3'' W.; thence
                                          to 40[deg]52'12.2'' N.
                                          073[deg]47'13.6'' W.; thence
                                          to 40[deg]52'02.5'' N.
                                          073[deg]46'47.8'' W.; thence
                                          to 40[deg]51'32.3'' N.
                                          073[deg]47'09.9'' W. (NAD
                                          1983), thence to the point of
                                          origin.
                                          Date: June 29, 2017.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m.-10:00
                                          p.m.
2. Fort Hamilton Safety Zone, 33 CFR      Launch site: A barge
 165.160(2.14).                           located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]36'00'' N.
                                          074[deg]01'42.5'' W. (NAD
                                          1983) approximately 1400 yards
                                          southeast of the Verrazano-
                                          Narrows Bridge. This Safety
                                          Zone is a 240-yard radius from
                                          the barge.
                                          Date: July 1, 2017.
                                          Time: 9:30 p.m.-10:15
                                          p.m.
3. Glen cove, Hempstead Harbor Safety     Launch site: A barge
 Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(3.8).               located in approximate
                                          position 40[deg]51'58'' N.
                                          073[deg]39'34'' W. (NAD 1983)
                                          approximately 500 yards
                                          northeast of Glen Cove
                                          Breakwater Light 5 (LLNR
                                          27065). This Safety Zone is a
                                          360-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: July 4, 2017.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m.-10:00
                                          p.m.
4. Ellis Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR       Launch site: A barge
 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: July 6, 2017.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m.-10:00
                                          p.m.
5. Ellis Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR       Launch site: A barge
 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: September 9,
                                          2017.
                                          Time: 8:00 p.m.-8:30
                                          p.m.
6. Ellis Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR       Launch site: A barge
 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: October 25,
                                          2017.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m.-9:10
                                          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.
    This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.160(a) and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notification 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: May 24, 2017.
M.H. Day,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2017-12113 Filed 6-12-17; 8:45 am]
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