68 FR 81 pgs. 22301-22303 - Safety Zones, Security Zones and Regulated Navigation Areas
Type: RULEVolume: 68Number: 81Pages: 22301 - 22303
Docket number: [USCG-2003-15023]
FR document: [FR Doc. 03-10423 Filed 4-25-03; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Sub Agency: Coast Guard
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[USCG-2003-15023]
Safety Zones, Security Zones and Regulated Navigation Areas
AGENCY:
Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION:
Notice of temporary rules issued.
SUMMARY:
This document provides required notice of substantive rules issued by the Coast Guard and temporarily effective between October 1, 2002, and December 31, 2002, that were not published in the Federal Register . This quarterly notice lists temporary security zones, safety zones and regulated navigation areas of limited duration and for which timely publication in the Federal Register was not possible.
DATES:
This notice lists temporary Coast Guard rules that became effective and were terminated between October 1, 2002, and December 31, 2002.
ADDRESSES:
The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this notice. Documents indicated in this notice will be available for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may electronically access the public docket for this notice on the Internet at http:dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For questions on this notice, contact LT Sean Fahey, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, telephone (202) 267-2830. For questions on viewing, or on submitting material to the docket, contact Dorothy Beard, Chief, Dockets, Department of Transportation at (202) 366-5149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Coast Guard District Commanders and Captains of the Port (COTP) must be immediately responsive to the safety and security needs of the waters within their jurisdiction; therefore, District Commanders and COTPs have been delegated the authority to issue certain local regulations. Safety zones may be established for safety or environmental purposes. A safety zone may be stationary and described by fixed limits or it may be described as a zone around a vessel in motion. Security zones limit access to prevent injury or damage to vessels, ports, or waterfront facilities. Regulated navigation areas are fixed locations where the movement of vessels inside is limited for environmental, safety or security purposes. Timely publication of these rules in the Federal Register is often precluded when a rule responds to an emergency, or when a event occurs without sufficient advance notice. The affected public is, however, informed of these rules through Local Notices to Mariners, press releases, and other means. Moreover, actual notification is provided by Coast Guard patrol vessels enforcing the restrictions imposed by the rule. Because Federal Register publication was not possible before the beginning of the effective period, mariners were personally notified of the contents of these security zones, safety zones or regulated navigation areas by Coast Guard officials on-scene prior to any enforcement action. However, the Coast Guard, by law, must publish in the Federal Register notice of substantive rules adopted. To meet this obligation without imposing undue expense on the public, the Coast Guard periodically publishes a list of these temporary security zones, safety zones and regulated navigation areas. Permanent rules are not included in this list because they are published in their entirety in the Federal Register . Temporary rules may also be published in their entirety if sufficient time is available to do so before they are placed in effect or terminated. The safety zones, security zones and regulated navigation areas listed in this notice have been exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, because of their emergency nature, or limited scope and temporary effectiveness.
The following rules were placed in effect temporarily during the period from October 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002, unless otherwise indicated. This notice also includes rules that were not received in time to be included on the quarterly notice for the third quarter of 2002.
Dated: April 22, 2003.
S.G. Venckus,
Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law.
| COTP docket | Location | Type | Effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLESTON 02-142 | COOPER RIVER, PORT OF CHARLESTON, SC | SAFETY ZONE | 11/15/2002 |
| HOUSTON-GALVESTON 02-019 | SAN JACINTO RIVER, HOUSTON, TX | SAFETY ZONE | 10/29/2002 |
| HOUSTON-GALVESTON 02-020 | SAN JACINTO RIVER, HOUSTON, TX | SAFETY ZONE | 11/04/2002 |
| HOUSTON-GALVESTON 02-021 | SAN JACINTO RIVER, HOUSTON, TX | SAFETY ZONE | 11/05/2002 |
| HOUSTON-GALVESTON 02-022 | SAN JACINTO RIVER, HOUSTON, TX | SAFETY ZONE | 11/06/2002 |
| HOUSTON-GALVESTON 02-023 | SAN JACINTO RIVER, HOUSTON, TX | SAFETY ZONE | 11/09/2002 |
| HUNTINGTON 02-010 | ELK RIVER, M. 0 TO 2 | SECURITY ZONE | 10/31/2002 |
| JACKSONVILLE 02-129 | ST. JOHNS RIVER, JACKSONVILLE, FL | SAFETY ZONE | 10/31/2002 |
| JACKSONVILLE 02-149 | ST. JOHNS RIVER, JACKSONVILLE, FL | SAFETY ZONE | 11/30/2002 |
| JACKSONVILLE 02-150 | ST. JOHNS RIVER, JACKSONVILLE, FL | SAFETY ZONE | 12/11/2002 |
| LOUISVILLE 02-008 | OHIO RIVER, M. 468.5 TO 473 | SECURITY ZONE | 10/07/2002 |
| LOUISVILLE 02-011 | OHIO RIVER, M. 466.8 TO 470.5 | SAFETY ZONE | 10/19/2002 |
| MIAMI 02-114 | MIAMI RIVER, MIAMI, FL | SAFETY ZONE | 10/03/2002 |
| MIAMI 02-136 | INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, WEST PALM BEACH, FL | SAFETY ZONE | 12/07/2002 |
| MIAMI 02-137 | NEW RIVER, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | SAFETY ZONE | 12/07/2002 |
| MIAMI 02-138 | MIAMI BEACH, FL | SAFETY ZONE | 12/31/2002 |
| MIAMI 02-139 | MIAMI BEACH, FL | SAFETY ZONE | 12/31/2002 |
| MIAMI 02-140 | INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, FT. LAUDERDALE, FL | SAFETY ZONE | 12/14/2002 |
| MIAMI 02-152 | MIAMI RIVER, MIAMI, FL | SAFETY ZONE | 12/19/2002 |
| MOBILE 02-018 | PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI | SAFETY ZONE | 10/05/2002 |
| MOBILE 02-021 | GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI | SAFETY ZONE | 10/04/2002 |
| MOBILE 02-023 | GULFPORT CHANNEL, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI | SAFETY ZONE | 10/03/2002 |
| MOBILE 02-023 | BLACK WARRIOR RIVER, WALKER COUNTY, AL | SAFETY ZONE | 11/05/2002 |
| MORGAN CITY 02-008 | GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, M. 98 TO 99 | SAFETY ZONE | 10/22/2002 |
| MORGAN CITY 02-009 | GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, M. 86 TO 88 | SAFETY ZONE | 10/18/2002 |
| MORGAN CITY 02-010 | GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, M. 173 TO 175 | SAFETY ZONE | 11/09/2002 |
| NEW ORLEANS 02-023 | TCHEFUNCT RIVER, M. 1 TO 3 | SAFETY ZONE | 10/11/2002 |
| NEW ORLEANS 02-024 | SOUTH SHORE, NEW ORLEANS, LA | SAFETY ZONE | 11/06/2002 |
| NEW ORLEANS 02-026 | OUACHITA RIVER, M. 165 TO 168 | SAFETY ZONE | 12/07/2002 |
| NEW ORLEANS 02-027 | RED RIVER, M. 87 TO 90 | SAFETY ZONE | 12/20/2002 |
| PADUCAH 02-010 | OHIO RIVER, M. 934 TO 936 | SAFETY ZONE | 10/24/2002 |
| PADUCAH 02-011 | UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, M. 51.5 TO 52.5 | SAFETY ZONE | 11/18/2002 |
| PADUCAH 02-012 | UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, M. 51.5 TO 52.5 | SAFETY ZONE | 12/03/2002 |
| PADUCAH 02-013 | UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, M. 51.5 TO 52.5 | SAFETY ZONE | 12/17/2002 |
| PITTSBURGH 02-025 | ALLEGHENY RIVER, M. 0.3 TO 0.6 | SAFETY ZONE | 10/04/2002 |
| PITTSBURGH 02-026 | ALLEGHENY RIVER, M. 0.4 TO 0.8 | SAFETY ZONE | 11/21/2002 |
| PITTSBURGH 02-027 | ALLEGHENY RIVER, M. 0.6 TO 0.9 | SAFETY ZONE | 12/03/2002 |
| PORT ARTHUR 02-007 | CAPTAIN OF THE PORT, PORT ARTHUR, AREA | SAFETY ZONE | 10/02/2002 |
| SAN DIEGO 02-020 | SAN DIEGO BAY, SAN DIEGO, CA | SAFETY ZONE | 10/05/2002 |
| SAN DIEGO 02-025 | NATIONAL CITY MARINE TERMINAL, SAN DIEGO, CA | SECURITY ZONE | 10/14/2002 |
| SAN DIEGO 02-027 | NATIONAL CITY MARINE TERMINAL, SAN DIEGO, CA | SECURITY ZONE | 10/26/2002 |
| SAN FRANCISCO BAY 02-020 | SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA | SECURITY ZONE | 11/15/2002 |
| SAN FRANCISCO BAY 02-021 | SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA | SAFETY ZONE | 12/31/2002 |
| SAN JUAN 02-126 | LAS MAREAS HARBOR, GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO | SAFETY ZONE | 10/17/2002 |
| SAVANNAH 02-134 | SAVANNAH RIVER, SAVANNAH, GA | SECURITY ZONE | 11/13/2002 |
| WILMINGTON 02-001 | WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA | SECURITY ZONE | 10/29/2002 |
| District docket | Location | Type | Effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-02-119 | SOUTH BOSTON, MA | SAFETY ZONE | 10/04/2002 |
| 01-02-125 | FORE RIVER AND LONG CREEK, PORTLAND, ME | SECURITY ZONE | 10/21/2002 |
| 01-02-126 | VERRANZONO NARROWS BRIDGE, NEW YORK | SECURITY ZONE | 11/03/2002 |
| 01-02-127 | BOSTON, MA | SAFETY ZONE | 10/21/2002 |
| 01-02-149 | PORT OF NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY | SECURITY ZONE | 12/31/2002 |
| 05-02-081 | YORK RIVER, WEST POINT, VA | SAFETY ZONE | 10/05/2002 |
| 05-02-082 | HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA | SECURITY ZONE | 10/06/2002 |
| 05-02-083 | HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA | SECURITY ZONE | 10/07/2002 |
| 05-02-084 | HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA | SECURITY ZONE | 10/12/2002 |
| 05-02-085 | HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA | SECURITY ZONE | 10/14/2002 |
| 05-02-086 | HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA | SECURITY ZONE | 10/24/2002 |
| 05-02-088 | HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA | SECURITY ZONE | 10/26/2002 |
| 05-02-089 | HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA | SECURITY ZONE | 10/29/2002 |
| 05-02-094 | HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA | SECURITY ZONE | 11/12/2002 |
| 05-02-096 | ELIZABETH RIVER, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA | SAFETY ZONE | 12/14/2002 |
| 05-02-098 | CHESAPEAKE BAY, HAMPTON ROADS, VA | SAFETY ZONE | 12/17/2002 |
| 05-02-104 | HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VA | SECURITY ZONE | 12/29/2002 |
| 05-02-105 | CHESAPEAKE BAY, HAMPTON ROADS, VA | SAFETY ZONE | 12/27/2002 |
| 08-02-016 | LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, M. 529.8 to 532.3 | REG NAV AREA | 11/30/2002 |
| 09-02-524 | CHICAGO RIVER, CHICAGO, IL | SAFETY ZONE | 11/04/2002 |
| 09-02-525 | CHICAGO ZONE, LAKE MICHIGAN | SECURITY ZONE | 11/06/2002 |
| 09-02-527 | NAVY PIER, CHICAGO HARBOR, IL | SAFETY ZONE | 12/13/2002 |
| 13-02-012 | ELLIOTT BAY, WA | SAFETY ZONE | 11/02/2002 |
| 13-02-017 | ELLIOTT BAY, WA | SAFETY ZONE | 10/26/2002 |
| 12-02-019 | PUGET SOUND, WA | SECURITY ZONE | 11/11/2002 |
| District/COTP | Location | Type | Effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTP REGULATIONS FOR 3RD QUARTER | |||
| MOBILE 02-020 | GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, PASCAGOULA, MS, AND MOBILE, AL | SAFETY ZONE | 09/25/02 |
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