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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[CGD09–05–006]
Update of Implementation of Sector
Detroit, Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Sector
Buffalo, and Sector Lake Michigan
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of organizational change.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard previously
announced the stand-up of Sector
Detroit, Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Sector
Buffalo, and Sector Lake Michigan
under this docket. This notice provides
an update to the process of establishing
Sectors in the Ninth Coast Guard
District. The date on which all
boundaries of areas of responsibility
will shift has changed from August 12,
2005 to July 29, 2005 to coincide with
the stand-up of the last Sector, Sector
Lake Michigan. The Commanding
Officer of each Sector will have the
authority, responsibility and missions of
its corresponding Group, Captain of the
Port (COTP) and Marine Safety Offices.
The Coast Guard has established a
continuity of operations whereby all
previous practices and procedures will
remain in effect until superseded by an
authorized Coast Guard official or
document.
The effective dates of sector
stand-up are: Sector Detroit on March
31, 2005; Sector Sault Ste. Marie on
June 27, 2005; Sector Buffalo on July 22,
2005; and Sector Lake Michigan on July
29, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this
preamble as being available in the
docket are part of docket CGD09–05–
006 and are available for inspection or
copying at Commander, Ninth Coast
Guard District (rpl), 1240 E. Ninth
Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44199–2060
between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant Junior Grade Christopher
Blomshield, Ninth District Planning
Office at (216) 902–6101.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Discussion of Notice
This notice confirms the stand-up of
Sector Detroit and announces the
prospective dates for the establishment
of three other Sectors in the Ninth Coast
Guard District. A prior notice stated that
all areas of responsibility and
authorities would remain unchanged
until August 12, 2005. That date has
changed to July 29, 2005. Until July 29,
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2005, only the names of some units will
change. Boundaries of areas of
responsibility for all Sectors will change
simultaneously on July 29, 2005.
Another notice will be issued prior to
that date with a detailed description of
each Sector’s boundaries.
Sector Detroit is located at 110 Mt.
Elliot Ave., Detroit, Michigan 48207–
4380. Sector Detroit stood-up on March
31, 2005 and is composed of a Response
Department, Prevention Department,
and Logistics Department. As of March
31, 2005, Group/Marine Safety Office
Detroit no longer exists as an
organizational entity. On July 29, 2005,
Marine Safety Office Toledo will be
renamed Marine Safety Unit Toledo.
The Sector Detroit Commander is
vested with all the rights,
responsibilities, duties, and authority of
a Group Commander and Commanding
Officer Marine Safety Office, as
provided for in Coast Guard regulations,
and is the successor in command to the
Commanding Officer of Group/Marine
Safety Office Detroit. As of July 29,
2005, the Sector Detroit Commander
will be designated: (a) Captain of the
Port (COTP) for the Detroit, Toledo, and
a portion of the Sault Ste. Marie COTP
zones; (b) Federal Maritime Security
Coordinator (FMSC) for the Detroit,
Toledo, and a portion of the Sault Ste.
Marie COTP zones; (c) Federal On Scene
Coordinator (FOSC) for the Detroit,
Toledo, and a portion of the Sault Ste.
Marie COTP zones, consistent with the
National Contingency Plan; (d) Officer
in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI)
for the Detroit, Toledo, and a portion of
the Sault Ste. Marie Marine Inspection
Zones; and (e) Search and Rescue
Mission Coordinator (SMC). The Deputy
Sector Commander will be designated
alternate COTP, FMSC, FOSC, SMC and
Acting OCMI. These functions will
remain with the officers, or their
successors, who currently hold them
until July 29, 2005. A continuity of
operations order has been issued
ensuring that all previous Group/Marine
Safety Office Detroit, Marine Safety
Office Toledo, and Group/Marine Safety
Office Sault Ste. Marie practices and
procedures will remain in effect until
superseded by Commander, Sector
Detroit. This continuity of operations
order addresses existing COTP
regulations, orders, directives and
policies.
The following information is a list of
updated command titles, addresses and
points of contact to facilitate requests
from the public and assist with entry
into security or safety zones:
Name: Sector Detroit.
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Address: Commander, U.S. Coast
Guard Sector Detroit, 110 Mt. Elliot
Ave., Detroit, Michigan 48207–4380.
Contact: General Number, (313) 568–
9580, Sector Commander: Captain
Patrick Brennan; Deputy Sector
Commander: Commander Christopher
Roberge.
Chief, Prevention Department: (313)
568–9490.
Chief, Response Department: (313)
568–9521.
Chief, Logistics Department: (313)
568–9551.
Sector Sault Ste. Marie will be located
at 337 Water Street, Sault Ste. Marie,
Michigan 49783–9501. Sector Sault Ste.
Marie will be composed of a Response
Department, Prevention Department,
and Logistics Department. Effective June
27, 2005, Group/Marine Safety Office
Sault Ste. Marie will no longer exist as
an organizational entity. On July 29,
2005, Marine Safety Office Duluth will
be renamed Marine Safety Unit Duluth
and the southern portions of the Sault
Ste. Marie COTP zone will transfer to
Sector Detroit and Sector Lake
Michigan.
The Sector Sault Ste. Marie
Commander will be vested with all the
rights, responsibilities, duties, and
authority of a Group Commander and
Commanding Officer Marine Safety
Office, as provided for in Coast Guard
regulations, and is the successor in
command to the Commanding Officer of
Group/Marine Safety Office Sault Ste.
Marie. As of July 29, 2005, the Sector
Sault Ste. Marie Commander will be
designated: (a) Captain of the Port
(COTP) for the remainder of the Sault
Ste. Marie and the Duluth COTP zones;
(b) Federal Maritime Security
Coordinator (FMSC) for the remainder
of the Sault St. Marie and the Duluth
COTP zones; (c) Federal On Scene
Coordinator (FOSC) for the remainder of
the Sault St. Marie and the Duluth
COTP zones, consistent with the
National Contingency Plan; (d) Officer
in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI)
for the remainder of the Sault St. Marie
and the Duluth Marine Inspection
Zones; and (e) Search and Rescue
Mission Coordinator (SMC). The Deputy
Sector Commander will be designated
alternate COTP, FMSC, FOSC, SMC and
Acting OCMI. These functions will
remain with the officers, or their
successors, who currently hold them
until July 29, 2005. Marine Safety Unit
Duluth will retain COTP authority for
the former Duluth COTP zone as a subzone of COTP Sault Ste. Marie. A
continuity of operations order has been
issued ensuring that all previous Group/
Marine Safety Office Sault Ste. Marie
and Marine Safety Office Duluth
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practices and procedures will remain in
effect until superseded by Commander,
Sector Sault Ste. Marie. This continuity
of operations order addresses existing
COTP regulations, orders, directives and
policies.
The following information is a list of
updated command titles, addresses and
points of contact to facilitate requests
from the public and assist with entry
into security or safety zones:
Name: Sector Sault Ste. Marie.
Address: Commander, U.S. Coast
Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, 337
Water Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
49783–9501.
Contact: General Number, (906) 635–
3228, Sector Commander: Captain E. Q.
Kahler; Deputy Sector Commander:
Commander Larry Hewett.
Chief, Prevention Department: (906)
635–3220.
Chief, Response Department: (906)
635–3231.
Chief, Logistics Department: (906)
635–3265.
Sector Buffalo will be located at 1
Fuhrmann Blvd., Buffalo, New York
14203–3189. Sector Buffalo will be
composed of a Response Department,
Prevention Department, and Logistics
Department. Effective July 22, 2005,
Group Buffalo and Marine Safety Office
Buffalo no longer exist as organizational
entities. On July 29, 2005, Marine Safety
Office Cleveland will be renamed
Marine Safety Unit Cleveland.
The Sector Buffalo Commander will
be vested with all the rights,
responsibilities, duties, and authority of
a Group Commander and Commanding
Officer Marine Safety Office, as
provided for in Coast Guard regulations,
and will be the successor in command
to the Commanding Officers of Group
Buffalo and Marine Safety Office
Buffalo. As of July 29, 2005, the Sector
Buffalo Commander is designated: (a)
Captain of the Port (COTP) for the
Buffalo and Cleveland COTP zones; (b)
Federal Maritime Security Coordinator
(FMSC) for the Buffalo and Cleveland
zones; (c) Federal On Scene Coordinator
(FOSC) for the Buffalo and Cleveland
COTP zones, consistent with the
National Contingency Plan; (d) Officer
in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI)
for the Buffalo and Cleveland Marine
Inspection Zones; and (e) Search and
Rescue Mission Coordinator (SMC). The
Deputy Sector Commander will be
designated alternate COTP, FMSC,
FOSC, SMC and Acting OCMI. These
functions will remain with the officers,
or their successors, who currently hold
them until July 29, 2005. A continuity
of operations order has been issued
ensuring that all previous Group
Buffalo, Marine Safety Office Buffalo,
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and Marine Safety Office Cleveland
practices and procedures will remain in
effect until superseded by Commander,
Sector Buffalo. This continuity of
operations order addresses existing
COTP regulations, orders, directives and
policies.
The following information is a list of
updated command titles, addresses and
points of contact to facilitate requests
from the public and assist with entry
into security or safety zones:
Name: Sector Buffalo.
Address: Commander, U.S. Coast
Guard Sector Buffalo, 1 Fuhrmann
Blvd., Buffalo, New York 14203–3189.
Contact: General Number, (716) 843–
9525, Sector Commander: Captain Scott
Ferguson; Deputy Sector Commander:
Commander Patrick Dowden.
Chief, Prevention Department: (716)
843–9525.
Chief, Response Department: (716)
843–9520.
Chief, Logistics Department: (716)
843–9525.
Sector Lake Michigan will be located
at 2420 South Lincoln Memorial Drive,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207–1997.
Sector Lake Michigan will be composed
of a Response Department, Prevention
Department, and Logistics Department.
Effective July 29, 2005, Group
Milwaukee and Marine Safety Office
Milwaukee will no longer exist as
organizational entities. On July 29, 2005
Marine Safety Office Chicago will be
renamed Marine Safety Unit Chicago
and Group Grand Haven will be
renamed Sector Field Office Grand
Haven.
The Sector Lake Michigan
Commander will be vested with all the
rights, responsibilities, duties, and
authority of a Group Commander and
Commanding Officer Marine Safety
Office, as provided for in Coast Guard
regulations, and is the successor in
command to the Commanding Officers
of Group Milwaukee and Marine Safety
Office Milwaukee. The Sector Lake
Michigan Commander is designated: (a)
Captain of the Port (COTP) for the
Milwaukee, Chicago, and portions of the
Sault Ste. Marie COTP zones; (b)
Federal Maritime Security Coordinator
(FMSC) for the Milwaukee, Chicago, and
portions of the Sault Ste. Marie zones;
(c) Federal On Scene Coordinator
(FOSC) for the Milwaukee, Chicago, and
portions of the Sault Ste. Marie COTP
zones, consistent with the National
Contingency Plan; (d) Officer in Charge
of Marine Inspection (OCMI) for the
Milwaukee, Chicago, and portions of the
Sault Ste. Marie Marine Inspection
Zones; and (e) Search and Rescue
Mission Coordinator (SMC). The Deputy
Sector Commander will be designated
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alternate COTP, FMSC, FOSC, SMC and
Acting OCMI. A continuity of
operations order has been issued
ensuring that all previous Group
Milwaukee, Marine Safety Office
Milwaukee, Marine Safety Office
Chicago, and Group/Marine Safety
Office Sault Ste. Marie practices and
procedures will remain in effect until
superseded by Commander, Sector Lake
Michigan. This continuity of operations
order addresses existing COTP
regulations, orders, directives and
policies.
The following information is a list of
updated command titles, addresses and
points of contact to facilitate requests
from the public and assist with entry
into security or safety zones:
Name: Sector Lake Michigan.
Address: Commander, U.S. Coast
Guard Sector Lake Michigan, 2420
South Lincoln Memorial Drive,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207–1997.
Contact: General Number, (414) 747–
7100, Sector Commander: Captain Scott
LaRochelle; Deputy Sector Commander:
Commander Mark Hamilton.
Chief, Prevention Department: (414)
747–7157.
Chief, Response Department: (414)
747–7145.
Chief, Logistics Department: (414)
747–7100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is
hereby amended to include the
following area among those areas
determined to have been adversely
affected by the catastrophe declared a
major disaster by the President in his
declaration of April 14, 2005:
Dated: April 26, 2005.
R.J. Papp, Jr.,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Ninth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 05–9037 Filed 5–5–05; 8:45 am]
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SECURITY
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Susquehanna County for Individual
Assistance (already designated for Public
Assistance.)
(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services
Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management
Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and
Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and
Households Disaster Housing Operations;
97.050 Individuals and Households
Program—Other Needs; 97.036, Public
Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program.)
Michael D. Brown,
Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness
and Response, Department of Homeland
Security.
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President in his declaration of April 14,
2005:
Lackawanna and Susquehanna Counties
for Public Assistance.
Bradford, Bucks, Columbia, Luzerne,
Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Wayne, and
Wyoming Counties for Public Assistance
(already designated for Individual
Assistance.)
(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services
Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management
Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and
Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and
Households Disaster Housing Operations;
97.050 Individuals and Households
Program—Other Needs; 97.036, Public
Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program.)
Michael D. Brown,
Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness
and Response, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 05–9053 Filed 5–5–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
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Federal Emergency Management
Agency
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Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Pennsylvania; Amendment No. 1 to
Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Emergency
Preparedness and Response Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Pennsylvania; Amendment No. 2 to
Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Emergency
Preparedness and Response Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[FEMA–1587–DR]
Pennsylvania; Amendment No. 3 to
Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Emergency
Preparedness and Response Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(FEMA–1587–DR), dated April 14, 2005,
and related determinations.
DATES: Effective April 29, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal
Emergency Management Agency,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(FEMA–1587–DR), dated April 14, 2005,
and related determinations.
DATES: Effective April 29, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal
Emergency Management Agency,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is
hereby amended to include Public
Assistance in the following areas among
those areas determined to have been
adversely affected by the catastrophe
declared a major disaster by the
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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(FEMA–1587–DR), dated April 14, 2005,
and related determinations.
DATES: Effective April 23, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal
Emergency Management Agency,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that the incident period for
this disaster is closed effective April 23,
2005.
(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services
Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[CGD09-05-006]
Update of Implementation of Sector Detroit, Sector Sault Ste.
Marie, Sector Buffalo, and Sector Lake Michigan
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of organizational change.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard previously announced the stand-up of Sector
Detroit, Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Sector Buffalo, and Sector Lake
Michigan under this docket. This notice provides an update to the
process of establishing Sectors in the Ninth Coast Guard District. The
date on which all boundaries of areas of responsibility will shift has
changed from August 12, 2005 to July 29, 2005 to coincide with the
stand-up of the last Sector, Sector Lake Michigan. The Commanding
Officer of each Sector will have the authority, responsibility and
missions of its corresponding Group, Captain of the Port (COTP) and
Marine Safety Offices. The Coast Guard has established a continuity of
operations whereby all previous practices and procedures will remain in
effect until superseded by an authorized Coast Guard official or
document.
DATES: The effective dates of sector stand-up are: Sector Detroit on
March 31, 2005; Sector Sault Ste. Marie on June 27, 2005; Sector
Buffalo on July 22, 2005; and Sector Lake Michigan on July 29, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket CGD09-05-006 and are available for
inspection or copying at Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District (rpl),
1240 E. Ninth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060 between 7:30 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Junior Grade Christopher
Blomshield, Ninth District Planning Office at (216) 902-6101.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion of Notice
This notice confirms the stand-up of Sector Detroit and announces
the prospective dates for the establishment of three other Sectors in
the Ninth Coast Guard District. A prior notice stated that all areas of
responsibility and authorities would remain unchanged until August 12,
2005. That date has changed to July 29, 2005. Until July 29, 2005, only
the names of some units will change. Boundaries of areas of
responsibility for all Sectors will change simultaneously on July 29,
2005. Another notice will be issued prior to that date with a detailed
description of each Sector's boundaries.
Sector Detroit is located at 110 Mt. Elliot Ave., Detroit, Michigan
48207-4380. Sector Detroit stood-up on March 31, 2005 and is composed
of a Response Department, Prevention Department, and Logistics
Department. As of March 31, 2005, Group/Marine Safety Office Detroit no
longer exists as an organizational entity. On July 29, 2005, Marine
Safety Office Toledo will be renamed Marine Safety Unit Toledo.
The Sector Detroit Commander is vested with all the rights,
responsibilities, duties, and authority of a Group Commander and
Commanding Officer Marine Safety Office, as provided for in Coast Guard
regulations, and is the successor in command to the Commanding Officer
of Group/Marine Safety Office Detroit. As of July 29, 2005, the Sector
Detroit Commander will be designated: (a) Captain of the Port (COTP)
for the Detroit, Toledo, and a portion of the Sault Ste. Marie COTP
zones; (b) Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC) for the
Detroit, Toledo, and a portion of the Sault Ste. Marie COTP zones; (c)
Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the Detroit, Toledo, and a
portion of the Sault Ste. Marie COTP zones, consistent with the
National Contingency Plan; (d) Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection
(OCMI) for the Detroit, Toledo, and a portion of the Sault Ste. Marie
Marine Inspection Zones; and (e) Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator
(SMC). The Deputy Sector Commander will be designated alternate COTP,
FMSC, FOSC, SMC and Acting OCMI. These functions will remain with the
officers, or their successors, who currently hold them until July 29,
2005. A continuity of operations order has been issued ensuring that
all previous Group/Marine Safety Office Detroit, Marine Safety Office
Toledo, and Group/Marine Safety Office Sault Ste. Marie practices and
procedures will remain in effect until superseded by Commander, Sector
Detroit. This continuity of operations order addresses existing COTP
regulations, orders, directives and policies.
The following information is a list of updated command titles,
addresses and points of contact to facilitate requests from the public
and assist with entry into security or safety zones:
Name: Sector Detroit.
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Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit, 110 Mt. Elliot
Ave., Detroit, Michigan 48207-4380.
Contact: General Number, (313) 568-9580, Sector Commander: Captain
Patrick Brennan; Deputy Sector Commander: Commander Christopher
Roberge.
Chief, Prevention Department: (313) 568-9490.
Chief, Response Department: (313) 568-9521.
Chief, Logistics Department: (313) 568-9551.
Sector Sault Ste. Marie will be located at 337 Water Street, Sault
Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783-9501. Sector Sault Ste. Marie will be
composed of a Response Department, Prevention Department, and Logistics
Department. Effective June 27, 2005, Group/Marine Safety Office Sault
Ste. Marie will no longer exist as an organizational entity. On July
29, 2005, Marine Safety Office Duluth will be renamed Marine Safety
Unit Duluth and the southern portions of the Sault Ste. Marie COTP zone
will transfer to Sector Detroit and Sector Lake Michigan.
The Sector Sault Ste. Marie Commander will be vested with all the
rights, responsibilities, duties, and authority of a Group Commander
and Commanding Officer Marine Safety Office, as provided for in Coast
Guard regulations, and is the successor in command to the Commanding
Officer of Group/Marine Safety Office Sault Ste. Marie. As of July 29,
2005, the Sector Sault Ste. Marie Commander will be designated: (a)
Captain of the Port (COTP) for the remainder of the Sault Ste. Marie
and the Duluth COTP zones; (b) Federal Maritime Security Coordinator
(FMSC) for the remainder of the Sault St. Marie and the Duluth COTP
zones; (c) Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the remainder of the
Sault St. Marie and the Duluth COTP zones, consistent with the National
Contingency Plan; (d) Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) for
the remainder of the Sault St. Marie and the Duluth Marine Inspection
Zones; and (e) Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator (SMC). The Deputy
Sector Commander will be designated alternate COTP, FMSC, FOSC, SMC and
Acting OCMI. These functions will remain with the officers, or their
successors, who currently hold them until July 29, 2005. Marine Safety
Unit Duluth will retain COTP authority for the former Duluth COTP zone
as a sub-zone of COTP Sault Ste. Marie. A continuity of operations
order has been issued ensuring that all previous Group/Marine Safety
Office Sault Ste. Marie and Marine Safety Office Duluth practices and
procedures will remain in effect until superseded by Commander, Sector
Sault Ste. Marie. This continuity of operations order addresses
existing COTP regulations, orders, directives and policies.
The following information is a list of updated command titles,
addresses and points of contact to facilitate requests from the public
and assist with entry into security or safety zones:
Name: Sector Sault Ste. Marie.
Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, 337
Water Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783-9501.
Contact: General Number, (906) 635-3228, Sector Commander: Captain
E. Q. Kahler; Deputy Sector Commander: Commander Larry Hewett.
Chief, Prevention Department: (906) 635-3220.
Chief, Response Department: (906) 635-3231.
Chief, Logistics Department: (906) 635-3265.
Sector Buffalo will be located at 1 Fuhrmann Blvd., Buffalo, New
York 14203-3189. Sector Buffalo will be composed of a Response
Department, Prevention Department, and Logistics Department. Effective
July 22, 2005, Group Buffalo and Marine Safety Office Buffalo no longer
exist as organizational entities. On July 29, 2005, Marine Safety
Office Cleveland will be renamed Marine Safety Unit Cleveland.
The Sector Buffalo Commander will be vested with all the rights,
responsibilities, duties, and authority of a Group Commander and
Commanding Officer Marine Safety Office, as provided for in Coast Guard
regulations, and will be the successor in command to the Commanding
Officers of Group Buffalo and Marine Safety Office Buffalo. As of July
29, 2005, the Sector Buffalo Commander is designated: (a) Captain of
the Port (COTP) for the Buffalo and Cleveland COTP zones; (b) Federal
Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC) for the Buffalo and Cleveland
zones; (c) Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the Buffalo and
Cleveland COTP zones, consistent with the National Contingency Plan;
(d) Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) for the Buffalo and
Cleveland Marine Inspection Zones; and (e) Search and Rescue Mission
Coordinator (SMC). The Deputy Sector Commander will be designated
alternate COTP, FMSC, FOSC, SMC and Acting OCMI. These functions will
remain with the officers, or their successors, who currently hold them
until July 29, 2005. A continuity of operations order has been issued
ensuring that all previous Group Buffalo, Marine Safety Office Buffalo,
and Marine Safety Office Cleveland practices and procedures will remain
in effect until superseded by Commander, Sector Buffalo. This
continuity of operations order addresses existing COTP regulations,
orders, directives and policies.
The following information is a list of updated command titles,
addresses and points of contact to facilitate requests from the public
and assist with entry into security or safety zones:
Name: Sector Buffalo.
Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, 1 Fuhrmann
Blvd., Buffalo, New York 14203-3189.
Contact: General Number, (716) 843-9525, Sector Commander: Captain
Scott Ferguson; Deputy Sector Commander: Commander Patrick Dowden.
Chief, Prevention Department: (716) 843-9525.
Chief, Response Department: (716) 843-9520.
Chief, Logistics Department: (716) 843-9525.
Sector Lake Michigan will be located at 2420 South Lincoln Memorial
Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207-1997. Sector Lake Michigan will be
composed of a Response Department, Prevention Department, and Logistics
Department. Effective July 29, 2005, Group Milwaukee and Marine Safety
Office Milwaukee will no longer exist as organizational entities. On
July 29, 2005 Marine Safety Office Chicago will be renamed Marine
Safety Unit Chicago and Group Grand Haven will be renamed Sector Field
Office Grand Haven.
The Sector Lake Michigan Commander will be vested with all the
rights, responsibilities, duties, and authority of a Group Commander
and Commanding Officer Marine Safety Office, as provided for in Coast
Guard regulations, and is the successor in command to the Commanding
Officers of Group Milwaukee and Marine Safety Office Milwaukee. The
Sector Lake Michigan Commander is designated: (a) Captain of the Port
(COTP) for the Milwaukee, Chicago, and portions of the Sault Ste. Marie
COTP zones; (b) Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC) for the
Milwaukee, Chicago, and portions of the Sault Ste. Marie zones; (c)
Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the Milwaukee, Chicago, and
portions of the Sault Ste. Marie COTP zones, consistent with the
National Contingency Plan; (d) Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection
(OCMI) for the Milwaukee, Chicago, and portions of the Sault Ste. Marie
Marine Inspection Zones; and (e) Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator
(SMC). The Deputy Sector Commander will be designated
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alternate COTP, FMSC, FOSC, SMC and Acting OCMI. A continuity of
operations order has been issued ensuring that all previous Group
Milwaukee, Marine Safety Office Milwaukee, Marine Safety Office
Chicago, and Group/Marine Safety Office Sault Ste. Marie practices and
procedures will remain in effect until superseded by Commander, Sector
Lake Michigan. This continuity of operations order addresses existing
COTP regulations, orders, directives and policies.
The following information is a list of updated command titles,
addresses and points of contact to facilitate requests from the public
and assist with entry into security or safety zones:
Name: Sector Lake Michigan.
Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, 2420
South Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207-1997.
Contact: General Number, (414) 747-7100, Sector Commander: Captain
Scott LaRochelle; Deputy Sector Commander: Commander Mark Hamilton.
Chief, Prevention Department: (414) 747-7157.
Chief, Response Department: (414) 747-7145.
Chief, Logistics Department: (414) 747-7100.
Dated: April 26, 2005.
R.J. Papp, Jr.,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 05-9037 Filed 5-5-05; 8:45 am]
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