[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 21, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29651-29652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12032]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0282]


Safety Zone; Fireworks Events 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 safety zones in the Captain of 
the Port New York Zone on the specified dates and times. This action is 
necessary to ensure the safety of vessels and spectators from hazards 
associated with fireworks displays. 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 in 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Kristopher Kesting, Coast Guard 
Sector New York; telephone 718-354-4154, email 
[email protected].

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 Table 1 below. This regulation was published in the 
Federal Register on November 9, 2011 (76 FR 69614).

                                 Table 1
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1. Heritage of Pride Fireworks Display,   Launch site: A barge
 Pier D, Hudson River Safety Zone, 33     located in approximate
 CFR 165.160(4.2).                        position 40[deg]42'57.5'' N,
                                          074[deg]01'34'' W (NAD 1983),
                                          approximately 375 yards
                                          southeast of Pier D, Jersey
                                          City, New Jersey. This Safety
                                          Zone is a 360-yard radius from
                                          the barge.
                                          Date: June 30, 2013.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m.-10:10
                                          p.m.
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2. Chad Hudson Events Fireworks           Launch site: A barge
 Display, Pier 90, Hudson River Safety    located in approximate
 Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(3.8).               position 40[deg]46'11.8'' N,
                                          074[deg]00'14.8'' W (NAD
                                          1983), approximately 375 yards
                                          west of Pier 90, Manhattan,
                                          New York. This Safety Zone is
                                          a 360-yard radius from the
                                          barge.
                                          Date: July 14, 2013.
                                          Time: 22:00 p.m.-23:10
                                          p.m.
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    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.160, a vessel may not enter the 
regulated area unless given express permission from the COTP or the 
designated representative. Spectator vessels may transit outside the 
regulated area 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 notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.160(a) and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice 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 the regulated area 
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 regulated area.

    Dated: May 6, 2013.
G. Loebl,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2013-12032 Filed 5-20-13; 8:45 am]
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