[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 242 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 78185-78188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32253]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 110
[Docket No. USCG-2010-0929]
RIN 1625-AA01
Anchorage Regulations: Subpart A--Special Anchorage Regulations,
Newport Bay Harbor, CA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to expand the boundaries of the
special anchorage areas in Newport Bay Harbor, California, to encompass
and replace temporary anchorage grounds C-1 and C-2, and anchorage
ground C-3. This proposal would realign anchorage boundaries in order
to reflect the way the harbor currently is used. This proposed rule
also would update the description of the existing special anchorage
areas to use geographic coordinates.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before March 15, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2010-0929 using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: (202) 493-2251.
(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is (202) 366-9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email ENS Matt Sanders, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los
Angeles--Long Beach, Assistant Waterways Chief, telephone (310) 521-
3860, email [email protected]. If you have questions on
viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone (202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2010-0929), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online (via http://www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of these means. If you submit a
comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be considered
received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment.
If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered
as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the
Docket Management Facility. We recommend that you include your name and
a mailing address, an email address, or a telephone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become
highlighted in blue. In the ``Document Type'' drop down menu select
``Proposed Rule'' and insert ``USCG-2010-0929'' in the ``Keyword'' box.
Click ``Search'' then click on the balloon shape in the ``Actions''
column. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit
them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable
for copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and
would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a
stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all
comments and material received during the comment period and may change
the rule based on your comments.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted
in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2010-0929'' and click
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.
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. We have an
agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket
Management Facility.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Public Meeting
We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But, you may submit a
request using one of the four methods specified under ADDRESSES. Please
explain why you believe a public meeting would be beneficial. If we
determine that one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a
time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register.
Basis and Purpose
The legal basis for the proposed rule is 33 U.S.C. 471, 1221
through 1236, 2030, 2035, and 2071; 33 CFR 1.05-1; and Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, which collectively authorize
the Coast Guard to define anchorage grounds.
This proposed rule would expand the designated special anchorage
areas in Newport Bay Harbor, and remove other anchorage grounds, to
align with the actual placement of existing mooring areas and reflect
the way the harbor is currently used.
Discussion of Proposed Rule
Due to enhanced anchorage population over the years, the mooring
areas being used in Newport Bay Harbor are nominally larger than the
special anchorage areas originally charted in 33
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CFR 110.95. As moorings were added or overhauled, the new moorings
would fall outside the existing boundaries, resulting in moorings lying
outside the charted areas. Similarly, the anchorage grounds designated
in 33 CFR 110.212 were originally used as temporary overflow
anchorages, but are now used regularly. Harbor users have been
accustomed to this placement for the last 10 years.
The Mooring Master Plan Subcommittee of the City of Newport Harbor
Commission led an outreach campaign involving a series of public
meetings about aligning the anchorage regulations with actual harbor
use patterns, and we understand that the subcommittee did not receive
any opposition from the waterway users. After these public meetings,
the City of Newport asked the Coast Guard to amend its anchorage
regulations.
The Coast Guard proposes to realign the boundaries in order to
reflect the way the harbor currently is used. The proposed rule would
remove Sec. 110.212 and the three anchorage grounds found therein
(anchorages C-1, C-2, C-3). The area covered by those anchorages would
be incorporated into the special anchorage area regulations at Sec.
110.95. Anchorage C-1 would be incorporated into area B-1 under revised
Sec. 110.95(m), and anchorages C-2 and C-3 would be incorporated into
area A-11 under revised Sec. 110.95(k). An image of the proposed
anchorage areas is available in the docket.
The enlargement of the special anchorage areas does not pose any
waterway or navigational hazard, or restrict harbor use in any way. The
Army Corps of Engineers has been consulted and did not have any
opposition. We anticipate that this proposed rule would have no impact
on fishing or boating because the proposed amendment would adjust the
lines to fit the current layout of moorings in Newport Harbor. Small
craft are not restricted in the harbor.
Berthing and anchoring in Newport Harbor also is regulated by
Orange County ordinance and the City of Newport's municipal code. The
enlargement of the special anchorages does not impact these laws; for
the convenience of the reader we have included a note in the proposed
rule referencing local municipal codes. This note consolidates the
multiple notes currently in the section. Finally, this proposed rule
would update the other provisions of Sec. 110.95 to designate
anchorage areas using geographic coordinates rather than channel lights
and other points in the harbor.
Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.
Regulatory Planning and Review
This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
as supplemented by Executive Order 13563, and does not require an
assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of
that Order. The Office of Management and Budget has not reviewed it
under that Order. The Coast Guard proposes to realign anchorage
boundaries in order to reflect the way the harbor currently is used.
The enlargement of the anchorages does not restrict harbor use in any
way.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this proposed rule would have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000.
The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed
rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. This proposed rule would affect the following
entities, some of which might be small entities: The owners or
operators of commercial and recreational vessels intending to transit
or anchor in the affected area. The impact to these entities will not,
however, be significant since this area will encompass only a small
portion of the waterway and vessels can safely navigate around the
anchored vessels.
If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.
Collection of Information
This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
Federalism
A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this proposed rule
under that Order and have determined that it does not have implications
for federalism.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would not
result in such expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.
Taking of Private Property
This proposed rule would not cause a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.
Civil Justice Reform
This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.
Protection of Children
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not
create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.
Indian Tribal Governments
This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.
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Energy Effects
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13211,
Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.
Technical Standards
The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.
Environment
We have analyzed this proposed 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 made a preliminary determination 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 proposed rule
involves changing the size of special anchorage areas. We seek any
comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant
environmental impact from this proposed rule.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 110
Anchorage grounds.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 110 as follows:
PART 110--ANCHORAGE REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 110 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 471, 1221 through 1236, 2030, 2035, 2071;
33 CFR 1.05-1(g); Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1.
2. Revise Sec. 110.95 to read as follows:
Sec. 110.95 Newport Bay Harbor, Calif.
(a) Area A-1. The entire water area within beginning at latitude
33[deg]36'09.3'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'52.6'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'11.4'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'51.2'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'04.0'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'33.4'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'03.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'20.4'' W.; thence to
33[deg]36'01.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'09.9'' W.; thence to
33[deg]36'01.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'32.7'' W.; thence to
33[deg]36'03.9 N., longitude 117[deg]53'41.9'' W.; returning to
latitude 33[deg]36'09.3'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'52.6'' W.
(b) Area A-2. The entire water area within beginning at latitude
33[deg]36'12.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'44.2'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'14.2'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'44.3'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'14.2'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'20.6'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'10.8'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'20.5 W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'12.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'29.9'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'12.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'35.4'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'12.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'37.0'' W.; returning to
latitude 33[deg]36'12.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'44.2'' W.
(c) Area A-3. The entire water area within beginning at latitude
33[deg]36'22.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'12.6'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'24.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'12.6'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'26.2'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'11.3'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'18.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'00.5'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'16.2'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'02.9'' W.; returning to
latitude 33[deg]36'22.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'12.6'' W.
(d) Area A-4. The entire water area within beginning at latitude
33[deg]36'32.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'56.6'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'33.6'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'56.6'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'33.5'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'26.2'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'32.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'26.2 W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'32.6'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'33.8'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'32.4'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'36.7'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'31.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'40.9'' W.; thence to
33[deg]36'31.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'46.3'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'32.6'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'50.9'' W.; returning to
latitude 33[deg]36'32.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'56.6'' W.
(e) Area A-5. The entire water area within beginning at latitude
33[deg]36'29.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'55.3'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'27.8'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'55.8'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'24.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'41.8'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'26.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'40.8'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'26.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'46.3'' W.; returning to
latitude 33[deg]36'29.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'55.3'' W.
(f) Area A-6. The entire water area within beginning at latitude
33[deg]36'43.3'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'26.4'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'51.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'22.8'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'51.4'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'21.5'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'42.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'25.2'' W.; returning to
latitude 33[deg]36'43.3'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'26.4'' W.
(g) Area A-7. The entire water area within beginning at latitude
33[deg]36'32.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'12.5'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'37.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'11.0'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'35.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'01.3'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'30.4'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'02.6'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'31.2'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'06.7'' W.; returning to
latitude 33[deg]36'32.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'12.5'' W.
(h) Area A-8. The entire water area within beginning at latitude
33[deg]36'34.2'' N.; longitude 117[deg]55'27.3'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'36.2'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'26.7'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'39.5'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'20.9'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'38.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'15.4'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'37.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'11.7'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'32.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'13.3'' W.; returning to
latitude 33[deg]36'34.2'' N.; longitude 117[deg]55'27.3'' W.
(i) Area A-9. The entire water area within beginning at latitude
33[deg]36'53.5'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'28.2'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'54.0'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'27.0'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'43.4'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'20.4'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'42.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'21.6'' W.; returning to
latitude 33[deg]36'53.5'' N., longitude 117[deg]55'28.2'' W.
(j) Area A-10. The entire water area within beginning at latitude
33[deg]36'07.4'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'19.2'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'14.2'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'19.4'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'14.2'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'06.9'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'08.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'04.9'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'06.5'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'08.9 '' W.; thence to
latitude
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33[deg]36'06.5'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'16.3'' W.; returning to
latitude 33[deg]36'07.4'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'19.2'' W.
(k) Area A-11. The entire water area within beginning at latitude
33[deg]36'04.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'01.9'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'06.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'00.5'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'06.2'' N., longitude 117[deg]52'59.0'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]35'59.4'' N., longitude 117[deg]52'51.1'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]35'57.5'' N., longitude 117[deg]52'50.9'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'01.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]52'57.3'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'03.0'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'00.4'' W.; returning to
latitude 33[deg]36'04.7'' N., longitude 117[deg]53'01.9'' W.
(l) Area A-12. The entire water area within beginning at latitude
33[deg]36'27.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'40.4'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'23.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'41.8'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'20.8'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'29.9'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'28.5'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'20.2'' W.; returning to
latitude 33[deg]36'27.9'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'40.4'' W.
(m) Area B-1. The entire water area within beginning at latitude
33[deg]36'35.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'28.8'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'32.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'22.1'' W.; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'30.6'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'22.8'' W; thence to latitude
33[deg]36'30.5'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'30.9'' W.; returning to
latitude 33[deg]36'35.1'' N., longitude 117[deg]54'28.8'' W.
Note: These anchorage areas are reserved for recreational and
other small craft. Local law, including the City of Newport Beach
Municipal Code 17.25.020, may provide for fore and aft moorings for
recreational and small craft of such size and alignment as permitted
by the harbor master.
Sec. 110.212 [Removed and Reserved]
3. Remove and reserve Sec. 110.212.
Dated: December 2, 2011.
J.R. Castillo,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, District Eleven Commander.
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