[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17613-17624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06586]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Parts 100 and 165
[Docket No. USCG-2012-1057]
RIN 1625-AA08; AA00
Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Events in
Northern New England
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to update special local regulations
and permanent safety zones in the Coast Guard Captain of the Port
(COTP) Northern New England Zone for annual recurring marine events.
When these special local regulations or safety zones are activated and
subject to enforcement, this rule would restrict vessels from portions
of water areas during these annual recurring events. The revised
special local regulations and safety zones would expedite public
notification of events, and ensure the protection of the maritime
public and event participants from the hazards associated with these
annual recurring events.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before May 21, 2013. Requests for public meetings must be
received by the Coast Guard on or before April 12, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2012-1057 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 Ensign Elizabeth Morris, Waterways Management
Division at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England, telephone 207-767-
0398, email [email protected]. If you have questions on
viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Barbara Hairston,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. 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.
1. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, 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 at
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, 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,
type the docket number USCG-2013-0052 in the ``SEARCH'' box and click
``SEARCH.'' Click on ``Submit a Comment'' on the line associated with
this rulemaking.
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.
2. 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,
type the docket number USCG-2013-0052 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.
3. 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 for one 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. 1226, 1231,
1233; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR
1.05-1, and 160.5; Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; and Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, which collectively authorize
the Coast Guard to define regulatory safety zones and special local
regulations.
Swim events, fireworks displays, and marine events are held on an
annual recurring basis on the navigable waters within the Coast Guard
COTP Northern New England Zone. In the past, the Coast Guard has
established special local regulations, regulated areas, and safety
zones for these annual recurring events on a case by case basis to
ensure the protection of the maritime public and event participants
from the hazards associated with these events. The Coast Guard has not
received public comments or concerns regarding the impact to waterway
traffic from these annually recurring events.
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This rulemaking will update the existing regulation in order to
meet the Coast Guard's intended purpose of ensuring safety during these
events.
Discussion of Proposed Rule
The Coast Guard proposes to amend 33 CFR 100.120 (Special Local
Regulations) and 33 CFR 165.171 (Safety Zones). The final rule was
originally published at 76 FR 17530 on March 30, 2011.
The proposed rule would update the list of annual recurring events
in the existing regulation for the Coast Guard COTP Northern New
England Zone. The Tables provide the event name, sponsor, and type, as
well as approximate times, dates, and locations of the events. Advanced
public notification of specific times, dates, regulated areas, and
enforcement periods for each event will be provided through appropriate
means, which may include, but are not limited to, the Local Notice to
Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, or a Notice of Enforcement
published in the Federal Register. If an event does not have a date and
time listed in this regulation, then the precise dates and times of the
enforcement period for that event will be announced through a Notice of
Enforcement in the Federal Register.
Regulatory Analyses
The Coast Guard 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.
Executive Order 12866 and Executive Order 13563
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.
We expect the economic impact of this proposed rule to be minimal.
Although this regulation may have some impact on the public, the
potential impact will be minimized for the following reasons: The Coast
Guard is only modifying an existing regulation to account for new
information.
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: Owners or operators of
vessels intending to transit, fish, or anchor in the areas where the
listed annual recurring events are being held.
The proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities for the following reasons: Vessels
will only be restricted from safety zones and special local regulation
areas for a short duration of time; vessels may transit in portions of
the affected waterway except for those areas covered by the proposed
regulated areas. In addition, this action is only modifying an existing
rule which, in and of itself, did not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
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.
Assistance for Small Entities
Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule so that they can better
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. If the
rule would affect your small business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or
options for compliance, please contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against
small entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or
any policy or action of the Coast Guard.
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.
Protest Activities
The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.
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 an 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.
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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.
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 appears to be
one of a category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively
have a significant effect on the human environment.
A preliminary environmental analysis checklist supporting this
determination will be available in the docket where indicated under
ADDRESSES. This proposed rule involves water activities including
swimming events and fireworks displays. This rule appears to be
categorically excluded, under figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g) (Safety
Zones) and (34)(h) (Special Local Regulations) of the Instruction.
We seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery
of a significant environmental impact from this proposed rule.
List of Subjects
33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine Safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, and Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR Parts 100 and 165 as follows:
PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS
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1. The authority citation for Part 100 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233.
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2. Revise TABLE TO Sec. 100.120 to read as follows:
Sec. 100.120 Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Held in the
Coast Guard Sector Northern New England Captain of the Port Zone.
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Table to Sec. 100.120
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5.0 MAY
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5.1 Champlain Bridge Event Type: Regatta and Boat
Celebration Flotilla Parade. Parade
Sponsor: Lake Champlain Maritime
Museum.
Date: A two day event on
Saturday and Sunday during the third
weekend in May.\*\
Time (Approximate): 12:00 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m. each day
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Lake Champlain in
the vicinity of the new bridge between
Crown Point, New York and Chimney Point,
Vermont within the following points (NAD
83):
44[deg]02'29'' N 073[deg]26'26'' W
44[deg]02'38'' N 073[deg]25'58'' W
44[deg]01'18'' N 073[deg]24'08'' W
44[deg]01'04'' N 073[deg]24'31'' W
5.2 Tall Ships Visiting Event Type: Regatta and Boat
Portsmouth. Parade
Sponsor: Portsmouth Maritime
Commission, Inc.
Date: A four day event from
Friday through Monday on a weekend
between the 15th of May and the 15th of
June.*
Time (Approximate): 9:00 a.m. to
8:00 p.m. each day
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
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6.0 JUNE
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6.1 Bar Harbor Blessing of Event Type: Regatta and Boat
the Fleet. Parade
Sponsor: Town of Bar Harbor,
Maine
Date: A one day event on a
Sunday between the 15th of May and the
15th of June.*
Time (Approximate): 12:00 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Bar Harbor, Maine
within the following points (NAD 83):
44[deg]23'32'' N 068[deg]12'19'' W
44[deg]23'30'' N 068[deg]12'00'' W
44[deg]23'37'' N 068[deg]12'00'' W
44[deg]23'35'' N 068[deg]12'19'' W
6.2 Charlie Begin Memorial Event Type: Power Boat Race
Lobster Boat Races.
Sponsor: Boothbay Harbor Lobster
Boat Race Committee
Date: A one day event on
Saturday during the third weekend of
June.*
Time (Approximate): 10:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Boothbay Harbor,
Maine in the vicinity of John's Island
within the following points (NAD 83):
43[deg]50'04'' N 069[deg]38'37'' W
43[deg]50'54'' N 069[deg]38'06'' W
43[deg]50'49'' N 069[deg]37'50'' W
43[deg]50'00'' N 069[deg]38'20'' W
6.3 Rockland Harbor Lobster Event Type: Power Boat Race
Boat Races.
Sponsor: Rockland Harbor Lobster
Boat Race Committee
Date: A one day event on Sunday
during the third weekend of June.*
Time (Approximate): 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Rockland Harbor,
Maine in the vicinity of the Rockland
Breakwater Light within the following
points (NAD 83):
44[deg]05'59'' N 069[deg]04'53'' W
44[deg]06'43'' N 069[deg]05'25'' W
44[deg]06'50'' N 069[deg]05'05'' W
44[deg]06'05'' N 069[deg]04'34'' W
6.4 Windjammer Days Parade of Event Type: Tall Ship Parade
Ships.
Sponsor: Boothbay Region Chamber
of Commerce
Date: A one day event on last
Wednesday of June.*
Time (Approximate): 12:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Boothbay Harbor,
Maine in the vicinity of Tumbler's
Island within the following points (NAD
83):
43[deg]51'02'' N 069[deg]37'33'' W
43[deg]50'47'' N 069[deg]37'31'' W
43[deg]50'23'' N 069[deg]37'57'' W
43[deg]50'01'' N 069[deg]37'45'' W
43[deg]50'01'' N 069[deg]38'31'' W
43[deg]50'25'' N 069[deg]38'25'' W
43[deg]50'49'' N 069[deg]37'45'' W
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7.0 JULY
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7.1 Moosabec Lobster Boat Event Type: Power Boat Race
Races.
Sponsor: Moosabec Boat Race
Committee
Date: A one day event held on
July 4th.*
Time (Approximate): 10:00 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Jonesport, Maine
within the following points (NAD 83):
44[deg]31'21'' N 067[deg]36'44'' W
44[deg]31'36'' N 067[deg]36'47'' W
44[deg]31'44'' N 067[deg]35'36'' W
44[deg]31'29'' N 067[deg]35'33'' W
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7.2 The Great Race Event Type: Rowing and Paddling
Boat Race
Sponsor: Franklin County Chamber
of Commerce
Date: A one day event on a
Sunday between the 15th of August and
the 15th of September.*
Time (Approximate): 10:00 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Lake Champlain in
the vicinity of Saint Albans Bay within
the following points (NAD 83):
44[deg]47'18'' N 073[deg]10'27'' W
44[deg]47'10'' N 073[deg]08'51'' W
7.3 Searsport Lobster Boat Event Type: Power Boat Race
Races.
Sponsor: Searsport Lobster Boat
Race Committee
Date: A one day event on the
second Saturday of July.*
Time (Approximate): 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Searsport Harbor,
Maine within the following points (NAD
83):
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44[deg]26'50'' N 068[deg]55'20'' W
44[deg]27'04'' N 068[deg]55'26'' W
44[deg]27'12'' N 068[deg]54'35'' W
44[deg]26'59'' N 068[deg]54'29'' W
7.4 Stonington Lobster Boat Event Type: Power Boat Race
Races.
Sponsor: Stonington Lobster Boat
Race Committee
Date: A one day event on the
second Saturday of July.*
Time (Approximate): 8:00 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Stonington, Maine
within the following points (NAD 83):
44[deg]08'55'' N 068[deg]40'12'' W
44[deg]09'00'' N 068[deg]40'15'' W
44[deg]09'11'' N 068[deg]39'42'' W
44[deg]09'07'' N 068[deg]39'39'' W
7.5 Mayor's Cup Regatta...... Event Type: Sailboat Parade
Sponsor: Plattsburgh Sunrise
Rotary
Date: A one day event on the
second Saturday of July.*
Time (Approximate): 10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Cumberland Bay on
Lake Champlain in the vicinity of
Plattsburgh, New York within the
following points (NAD 83):
44[deg]39'26'' N 073[deg]26'25'' W
44[deg]41'27'' N 073[deg]23'12'' W
7.6 The Challenge Race....... Event Type: Rowing and Paddling
Boat Race
Sponsor: Lake Champlain Maritime
Museum
Date: A one day event on the
third Saturday of July.*
Time (Approximate): 11:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Lake Champlain in
the vicinity of Button Bay State Park
within the following points (NAD 83):
44[deg]12'25'' N 073[deg]22'32'' W
44[deg]12'00'' N 073[deg]21'42'' W
44[deg]12'19'' N 073[deg]21'25'' W
44[deg]13'16'' N 073[deg]21'36'' W
7.7 Yarmouth Clam Festival Event Type: Rowing and Paddling
Paddle Race. Boat Race
Sponsor: Maine Island Trail
Association
Date: A one day event on the
third Saturday of July.*
Time (Approximate): 8:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters in the vicinity of
the Royal River outlet and Lane's Island
within the following points (NAD 83):
43[deg]47'47'' N 070[deg]08'40'' W
43[deg]47'50'' N 070[deg]07'13'' W
43[deg]47'06'' N 070[deg]07'32'' W
43[deg]47'17'' N 070[deg]08'25'' W
7.8 Friendship Lobster Boat Event Type: Power Boat Race
Races.
Sponsor: Friendship Lobster Boat
Race Committee
Date: A one day event on a
Saturday on a weekend between the 15th
of July and the 15th of August.*
Time (Approximate): 9:30 a.m. to
3:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Friendship
Harbor, Maine within the following
points (NAD 83):
43[deg]57'51'' N 069[deg]20'46'' W
43[deg]58'14'' N 069[deg]19'53'' W
43[deg]58'19'' N 069[deg]20'01'' W
43[deg]58'00'' N 069[deg]20'46'' W
7.9 Arthur Martin Memorial Event Type: Rowing and Paddling
Regatta. Boat Race
Sponsor: I Row
Date: A one day event on the
third Saturday of July.*
Time (Approximate): 9:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of the Piscataqua
River, in the vicinity of Kittery Point,
Maine within the following points (NAD
83):
43[deg]03'51'' N 070[deg]41'55'' W
43[deg]04'35'' N 070[deg]42'18'' W
43[deg]04'42'' N 070[deg]43'15'' W
43[deg]05'14'' N 070[deg]43'12'' W
43[deg]05'14'' N 070[deg]43'06'' W
43[deg]04'44'' N 070[deg]43'11'' W
43[deg]04'35'' N 070[deg]42'13'' W
43[deg]03'53'' N 070[deg]41'40'' W
7.10 Harpswell Lobster Boat Event Type: Power Boat Race
Races.
Sponsor: Harpswell Lobster Boat
Race Committee
Date: A one day event on a
Sunday between the 15th of July and the
15th of August.*
Time (Approximate): 10:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes waters of Middle Bay near
Harpswell, Maine within the following
points (NAD 83):
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43[deg]44'15'' N 070[deg]02'06'' W
43[deg]44'59'' N 070[deg]01'21'' W
43[deg]44'51'' N 070[deg]01'05'' W
43[deg]44'06'' N 070[deg]01'49'' W
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8.0 AUGUST
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8.1 Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. Event Type: Wooden Boat Parade
Sponsor: Rockport Marine, Inc.
and Brookline Boat Yard
Date: A one day event on a
Saturday between the 15th of July and
the 15th of August.*
Time (Approximate): 11:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Eggemoggin Reach
and Jericho Bay in the vicinity of
Naskeag Harbor, Maine within the
following points (NAD 83):
44[deg]15'16'' N 068[deg]36'26'' W
44[deg]12'41'' N 068[deg]29'26'' W
44[deg]07'38'' N 068[deg]31'30'' W
44[deg]12'54'' N 068[deg]33'46'' W
8.2 Southport Rowgatta Rowing Event Type: Rowing and Paddling
and Paddling Boat Race. Boat Race
Sponsor: Boothbay Region YMCA
Date: A one day event on the
second Saturday of August.*
Time (Approximate): 8:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m.
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
43[deg]50'19'' N 069[deg]41'14'' W
43[deg]51'11'' N 069[deg]40'06'' W
8.3 Winter Harbor Lobster Event Type: Power Boat Race
Boat Races.
Sponsor: Winter Harbor Chamber
of Commerce
Date: A one day event on the
second Saturday of August.*
Time (Approximate): 9:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m.
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
8.4 Lake Champlain Dragon Event Type: Rowing and Paddling
Boat Festival. Boat Race
Sponsor: Dragonheart Vermont
Date: A one day event on the
second Sunday of August.*
Time (Approximate): 7:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Burlington Bay
within the following points (NAD 83):
44[deg]28'51'' N 073[deg]13'28'' W
44[deg]28'40'' N 073[deg]13'40'' W
44[deg]28'37'' N 073[deg]13'29'' W
44[deg]28'40'' N 073[deg]13'17'' W
8.5 Merritt Brackett Lobster Event Type: Power Boat Race
Boat Races.
Sponsor: Town of Bristol, Maine
Date: A one day event on the
second Sunday of August.*
Time (Approximate): 10:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m.
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
8.6 Multiple Sclerosis Event Type: Regatta and Sailboat
Regatta. Race
Sponsor: Maine Chapter, Multiple
Sclerosis Society
Date: A one day event on the
third Saturday of August.*
Time (Approximate): 10:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m.
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]40'24'' N 070[deg]14'20'' 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
8.7 Multiple Sclerosis Event Type: Power Boat Race
Harborfest Lobster Boat/ Sponsor: Maine Chapter, National
Tugboat Races. Multiple Sclerosis Society
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Date: A one day event on the
third Sunday of August.*
Time (Approximate): 10:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters of Portland Harbor,
Maine in the vicinity of Maine State
Pier 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]39'47'' N 070[deg]13'51'' W
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9.0 SEPTEMBER
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9.1 Pirates Festival Lobster Event Type: Power Boat Race
Boat Races.
Sponsor: Eastport Pirates
Festival
Date: A one day event on the
second Sunday of September.*
Time (Approximate): 11:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
Location: The regulated area
includes all waters in the vicinity of
Eastport Harbor, Maine within the
following points (NAD 83):
44[deg]54'14'' N 066[deg]58'52'' W
44[deg]54'14'' N 068[deg]58'56'' W
44[deg]54'24'' N 066[deg]58'52'' W
44[deg]54'24'' N 066[deg]58'56'' W
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* Date subject to change. Exact date will be posted in Notice of
Enforcement and Local Notice to Mariners.
* * * * *
PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
0
3. The authority citation for Part 165 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306,
3703; 33 CFR 1.05-1, and 160.5; Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064;
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
0
4. Revise TABLE TO Sec. 165.171 to read as follows:
Sec. 165.171 Safety Zones for fireworks displays and swim events held
in Coast Guard Sector Northern New England Captain of the Port Zone.
* * * * *
Table to Sec. 165.171
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5.0 MAY
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5.1 Hawgs, Pies, & Fireworks........... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Gardiner
Maine Street
Date: One night event
on a Saturday between the 15th
of May and the 15th of June.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of the Gardiner
Waterfront, Gardiner, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]13'52'' N,
069[deg]46'08'' W (NAD 83)
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6.0 JUNE
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6.1 Rotary Waterfront Days Fireworks... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Gardiner
Rotary
Date: Two night event
on Wednesday and Saturday
during the third week of
June.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of the Gardiner
Waterfront, Gardiner, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]13'52'' N,
069[deg]46'08'' W (NAD 83)
6.2 Windjammer Days Fireworks.......... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Boothbay
Harbor Region Chamber of
Commerce
Date: One night event
on the last Wednesday of
June.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of McFarland Island,
Boothbay Harbor, Maine in
approximate position:
43[deg]50'38'' N,
069[deg]37'57'' W (NAD 83)
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7.0 JULY
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7.1 Vinalhaven 4th of July Fireworks... Event Type: Firework
Display
Sponsor: Vinalhaven
4th of July Committee
Date: First Saturday
in July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of Grime's Park,
Vinalhaven, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]02'34'' N,
068[deg]50'26'' W (NAD 83)
7.2 Burlington Independence Day Event Type: Firework
Fireworks. Display
Sponsor: City of
Burlington, Vermont
Date: July 3rd.*
Time (Approximate):
9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
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Location: From a barge
in the vicinity of Burlington
Harbor, Burlington, Vermont in
approximate position:
44[deg]28'31'' N,
073[deg]13'31'' W (NAD 83)
7.3 Camden 3rd of July Fireworks....... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Camden,
Rockport, Lincolnville Chamber
of Commerce
Date: July 3rd.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of Camden Harbor,
Maine in approximate position:
44[deg]12'32'' N,
069[deg]02'58'' W (NAD 83)
7.4 Bangor 4th of July Fireworks....... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Bangor 4th of
July Fireworks
Date: July 4th.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of the Bangor
Waterfront, Bangor, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]47'27'' N,
068[deg]46'31'' W (NAD 83)
7.5 Bar Harbor 4th of July Fireworks... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Bar Harbor
Chamber of Commerce
Date: July 4th.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of Bar Harbor Town
Pier, Bar Harbor, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]23'31'' N,
068[deg]12'15'' W (NAD 83)
7.6 Boothbay Harbor 4th of July Event Type: Fireworks
Fireworks. Display
Sponsor: Town of
Boothbay Harbor
Date: July 4th.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of McFarland Island,
Boothbay Harbor, Maine in
approximate position:
43[deg]50'38'' N,
069[deg]37'57'' W (NAD 83)
7.7 Colchester 4th of July Fireworks... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Town of
Colchester, Recreation
Department
Date: July 4th.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of Bayside Beach and
Mallets Bay in Colchester,
Vermont in approximate
position: 44[deg]32'44'' N,
073[deg]13'10'' W (NAD 83)
7.8 Eastport 4th of July Fireworks..... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Eastport 4th
of July Committee
Date: July 4th.*
Time (Approximate):
9:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location: From the
Waterfront Public Pier in
Eastport, Maine in approximate
position: 44[deg]54'25'' N,
066[deg]58'55'' W (NAD 83)
7.9 Ellis Short Sand Park Trustee Event Type: Fireworks
Fireworks. Display
Sponsor: William
Burnham
Date: July 4th.*
Time (Approximate):
8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of York Beach, Maine
in approximate position:
43[deg]10'27'' N,
070[deg]48'31'' W (NAD 83)
7.10 Hampton Beach 4th of July Event Type: Fireworks
Fireworks. Display
Sponsor: Hampton Beach
Village District
Date: July 4th.*
Time (Approximate):
8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of Hampton Beach, New
Hampshire in approximate
position: 42[deg]54'40'' N,
070[deg]36'25'' W (NAD 83)
7.11 Jonesport 4th of July Fireworks... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Jonesport 4th
of July Committee
Date: July 4th.*
Time (Approximate):
9:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of Beals Island,
Jonesport, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]31'18'' N,
067[deg]36'43'' W (NAD 83)
7.12 Main Street Heritage Days 4th of Event Type: Fireworks
July Fireworks. Display
Sponsor: Main Street
Inc.
Date: July 4th.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of Reed and Reed Boat
Yard, Woolwich, Maine in
approximate position:
43[deg]54'56'' N,
069[deg]48'16'' W (NAD 83)
7.13 Portland Harbor 4th of July Event Type: Fireworks
Fireworks. Display
Sponsor: Department of
Parks and Recreation,
Portland, Maine
Date: July 4th.*
Time (Approximate):
8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of East End Beach,
Portland, Maine in approximate
position: 43[deg]40'16'' N,
070[deg]14'44'' W (NAD 83)
7.14 St. Albans Day Fireworks.......... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: St. Albans
Area Chamber of Commerce
Date: July 4th.*
Time (Approximate):
9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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Location: From the St.
Albans Bay dock in St. Albans
Bay, Vermont in approximate
position: 44[deg]48'25'' N,
073[deg]08'23'' W (NAD 83)
7.15 Stonington 4th of July Fireworks.. Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Deer Isle--
Stonington Chamber of Commerce
Date: July 4th.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: In the
vicinity of Two Bush Island,
Stonington, Maine in
approximate position:
44[deg]08'57'' N,
068[deg]39'54'' W (NAD 83)
7.16 Shelburne Sprint Triathlon........ Event Type: Swim Event
Sponsor: Race Vermont
Date: A multiple day
event throughout July and
August.*
Time (Approximate):
7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Lake Champlain in
the vicinity of Shelburne
Beach in Shelburne, Vermont
within a 400 yard radius of
the following point (NAD 83):
44[deg]21'45'' N
075[deg]15'58'' W
7.17 Urban/EPIC Triathlon.............. Event Type: Swim Event
Sponsor: Tri-Maine
Productions
Date: A one day event
on Saturday during the second
week of July.*
Time (Approximate):
7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Portland Harbor in
the vicinity of East End Beach
in Portland, Maine within the
following points (NAD 83):
43[deg]40'00'' N
070[deg]14'20'' W
43[deg]40'00'' N
070[deg]14'00'' W
43[deg]40'15'' N
070[deg]14'29'' W
43[deg]40'17'' N
070[deg]13'22'' W
7.18 St. George Days Fireworks......... Event Type: Fireworks
Sponsor: Town of St.
George
Date: A one day event
held on third Saturday in
July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Inner Tenants
Harbor, ME, in approximate
position (NAD 83):
43[deg]57'41.37'' N,
069[deg]12'45'' W
7.19 Tri for a Cure Swim Clinics....... Event Type: Swim Event
Sponsor: Maine Cancer
Foundation
Date: A multi-day
training event held during
July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Portland Harbor,
Maine in the vicinity of
Spring Point Light within the
following points (NAD 83):
43[deg]39'01'' N
070[deg]13'32'' W
43[deg]39'07'' N
070[deg]13'29'' W
43[deg]39'06'' N
070[deg]13'41'' W
43[deg]39'01'' N
070[deg]13'36'' W
7.20 Tri for a Cure Triathlon.......... Event Type: Swim Event
Sponsor: Maine Cancer
Foundation
Date: A one day event
on the second Sunday of
August.*
Time (Approximate):
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Portland Harbor,
Maine in the vicinity of
Spring Point Light within the
following points (NAD 83):
43[deg]39'01'' N
070[deg]13'32'' W
43[deg]39'07'' N
070[deg]13'29'' W
43[deg]39'06'' N
070[deg]13'41'' W
43[deg]39'01'' N
070[deg]13'36'' W
7.21 Richmond Days Fireworks........... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Town of
Richmond, Maine
Date: A one day event
on the fourth Saturday of
July.*
Time (Approximate):
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location: From a barge
in the vicinity of the inner
harbor, Tenants Harbor, Maine
in approximate position:
44[deg]08'42'' N,
068[deg]27'06'' W (NAD83)
7.22 Colchester Triathlon.............. Event Type: Swim Event
Sponsor: Colchester
Parks and Recreation
Department
Date: A one day event
on the last Wednesday of
July.*
Time (Approximate):
7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Malletts Bay on Lake
Champlain, Vermont within the
following points (NAD 83):
44[deg]32'18'' N
073[deg]12'35'' W
44[deg]32'28'' N
073[deg]12'56'' W
44[deg]32'57'' N
073[deg]12'38'' W
7.23 Peaks to Portland Swim............ Event Type: Swim Event
Sponsor: Cumberland
County YMCA
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Date: A one day event
on the last Saturday of July.*
Time (Approximate):
5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: The
regulated area includes all
waters of Portland Harbor
between Peaks Island and East
End Beach in Portland, Maine
within the following points
(NAD 83):
43[deg]39'20'' N
070[deg]11'58'' W
43[deg]39'45'' N
070[deg]13'19'' W
43[deg]40'11'' N
070[deg]14'13'' W
43[deg]40'08'' N
070[deg]14'29'' W
43[deg]40'00'' N
070[deg]14'23'' W
43[deg]39'34'' N
070[deg]13'31'' W
43[deg]39'13'' N
070[deg]11'59'' W
7.24 Friendship Days Fireworks......... Event Type: Fireworks
Display
Sponsor: Town of
Friendship