Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/07/05/2013-16049/safety-zone-fifth-coast-guard-district-fireworks-displays-delaware-river-philadelphia-pa
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Federal Register :: Safety Zone; Fifth Coast Guard District Fireworks Displays, Delaware River; Philadelphia, PA.
A Rule by the Coast Guard on 07/05/2013
This rule will be effective on July 6, 2013, from 9:15 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.
78 FR 40399
40399-40402 (4 pages)
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16049 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-16049
Documents mentioned in this preamble are part of docket [USCG-2013-0493]. To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type the docket number 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.
If you have questions on this rule, call or email Lieutenant Veronica Smith, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, Chief of Waterways Management Division; telephone 215-271-4851, email veronica.l.smith@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone (202) 366-9826.
This regulation for this fireworks display event may be found at 33 CFR 165.506, Table to § 165.506, section (a), line “16”.
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed Start Printed Page 40400rulemaking (NPRM) with respect to this rule because it is impracticable. Insufficient time remains to address the change in date for this event and immediate action is needed to minimize potential danger to the public during the event. The potential dangers posed by fireworks displays makes a safety zone necessary to provide for the safety of participants, spectator craft and other vessels transiting the event area. Because of the timeframe and safety concerns noted, it is impracticable to issue an NPRM for this regulation. The Coast Guard will issue broadcast notice to mariners to advise vessel operators of navigational restrictions. On scene Coast Guard and local law enforcement vessels will also provide actual notice to mariners.
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. For the same reasons as stated previously, a 30 day delayed effective date is impracticable and contrary to the public interest.
Wawa Welcome America sponsors an annual fireworks display held on July 4th over the waters of Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Table to § 165.506, at section (a) event number “16”, describes the enforcement date and regulated location for this fireworks event.
In the Table, this fireworks display occurs annually on July 4th. However, this year, the fireworks event will be held on July 6, 2013.
The Coast Guard will temporarily suspend the regulation listed in Table to § 165.506, section (a) event Number “16”, and insert this temporary regulation at Table to § 165.506, at section (a) as event Number “18”, in order to reflect that the fireworks display will be held on July 6, 2013, and therefore the enforcement date is changed. This change is needed to accommodate the sponsor's event plan. No other portion of the Table to § 165.506 or other provisions in § 165.506 will be affected by this regulation.
The regulated area of this safety zone includes all the waters of the Delaware River, adjacent to Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA, bounded from shoreline to shoreline, bounded on the south by a line running east to west from points along the shoreline at latitude 39°56′31.2″ N, longitude 075°08′28.1″ W; thence to latitude 39°56′29.1″ N, longitude 075°07′56.5″ W, and bounded on the north by the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
This rule prevents traffic from transiting a portion of the Delaware River, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the specified event, the effect of this regulation will not be significant due to the limited duration that the regulated area will be in effect and the extensive advance notifications that will be made to the maritime community via marine information broadcasts, local radio stations and area newspapers so that mariners can adjust their plans accordingly. Additionally, this rulemaking changes the enforcement date for Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania fireworks demonstration for July 6, 2013 only and does not change the permanent enforcement period that has been published in 33 CFR 165.506, Table to § 165.506 at section (a), event Number “16”. In some cases vessel traffic may be able to transit the regulated area when the Coast Guard Patrol Commander deems it is safe to do so.
This rule would affect the following entities, some of which might be small entities: The owners or operators of vessels intending to transit or anchor in Delaware River, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where fireworks events are being held. This regulation will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities because it will be enforced only during the fireworks display event that has been permitted by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port. The Captain of the Port will ensure that small entities are able to operate in the regulated area when it is safe to do so. In some cases, vessels will be able to safely transit around the regulated area at various times, and, with the permission of the Patrol Commander, vessels may transit through the regulated area. Before the enforcement period, the Coast Guard will issue maritime advisories so Start Printed Page 40401mariners can adjust their plans accordingly.
We have analyzed this 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 determined 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 rule involves the establishment of a safety zone. This rule is categorically excluded from further review under paragraph 34(g) of Figure 2-1 of the Commandant Instruction. An environmental analysis checklist supporting this determination and a Categorical Exclusion Determination are available in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES.
2. In § 165.506, amend the Table to § 165.506, under the heading (a) Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay—COTP Zone by—
a. Suspending entry 16, “Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA, Safety Zone,” from 9:15 p.m. on July 4, 2013, until 10:30 p.m. on July 6, 2013.
b. Adding entry 18 from 9:15 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on July 6, 2013, to read as follows:
18 July 6 from 9:15 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA, Safety Zone. All the waters of the Delaware River, adjacent to Penns Landing, Philadelphia, PA, bounded from shoreline to shoreline, bounded on the south by a line running east to west from points along the shoreline at latitude 39°56′31.2″ N, longitude 075°08′28.1″ W; thence to latitude 39°56′29.1″ N, longitude 075°07′56.5″ W, and bounded on the north by the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
[FR Doc. 2013-16049 Filed 7-3-13; 8:45 am]