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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 167
[USCG–2009–0765]
Port Access Route Study: In the
Approaches to Los Angeles-Long
Beach and in the Santa Barbara
Channel
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of availability of study
AGENCY:
ACTION:
results.
The Coast Guard announces
the availability of a Port Access Route
Study (PARS) which evaluated the
continued applicability of and the
potential need for modifications to the
traffic separation schemes in the
approaches to Los Angeles-Long Beach
and in the Santa Barbara Channel. The
study was completed in June 2011. This
notice summarizes the study and final
recommendation.
SUMMARY:
Comments and material
received from the public, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble,
as being available in the docket, are part
of docket USCG–2009–0765 and are
available online by going to https://
www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG–
2009–0765 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and
then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ This material is
also available for inspection or copying
at the 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, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions concerning this
notice, contact Lieutenant Lucas
Mancini, Eleventh Coast Guard District,
telephone (510) 437–3801, email
Lucas.W.Mancini@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing the docket,
contact Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 366–
9826.
Definitions: The following definitions
should help the reader to understand
terms used throughout this document:
Marine Environment, as defined by
the Ports and Waterways Safety Act,
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means the navigable waters of the
United States and the land resources
therein and thereunder; the waters and
fishery resources of any area over which
the United States asserts exclusive
fishery management authority; the
seabed and subsoil of the Outer
Continental Shelf of the Unites States,
the resources thereof and the waters
superjacent thereto; and the
recreational, economic, and scenic
values of such waters and resources.
Precautionary area means a routing
measure comprising an area within
defined limits where vessels must
navigate with particular caution and
within which the direction of traffic
flow may be recommended.
Traffic lane means an area within
defined limits in which one-way traffic
is established. Natural obstacles,
including those forming separation
zones, may constitute a boundary.
Traffic Separation Scheme or TSS
means a routing measure aimed at the
separation of opposing streams of traffic
by appropriate means and by the
establishment of traffic lanes.
Vessel routing system means any
system of one or more routes or routing
measures aimed at reducing the risk of
casualties; it includes traffic separation
schemes, two-way routes, recommended
tracks, areas to be avoided, no anchoring
areas, inshore traffic zones,
roundabouts, precautionary areas, and
deep-water routes.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
The Coast Guard published a notice of
study in the Federal Register on April
7, 2010 (75 FR 17562), entitled ‘‘Port
Access Route Study: In the Approaches
to Los Angeles-Long Beach and in the
Santa Barbara Channel’’ and completed
the study in June, 2011.
The study covered the geographic area
with a northern boundary at 34°30′ N;
a western boundary at 121°00′ W; a
southern boundary at 33°15′ N; and an
eastern boundary along the shoreline.
This area encompasses the traffic
separation schemes in the Santa Barbara
Channel and in the approaches to Los
Angeles-Long Beach; and the approach
to the San Pedro Channel from the
Pacific Ocean, particularly the area
south of San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa
Cruz, and Anacapa Islands; and north of
San Nicolas, Santa Barbara, and Santa
Catalina Islands where an increase in
vessel traffic has been identified.
The primary purpose of the study was
to reconcile the need for safe access
routes with other reasonable waterway
uses, to the extent practical. The goal of
the study was to help reduce the risk of
marine casualties and increase the
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efficiency of vessel traffic in the study
area. When vessels follow predictable
and charted routing measures,
congestion may be reduced, and
mariners may be better able to predict
where vessel interactions may occur and
act accordingly.
Fourteen letters and six studies were
received in response to the published
notice of study. The Eleventh Coast
Guard District also held public meetings
in Oxnard and San Pedro California to
allow for comments in person. These
meetings were announced in the
Federal Register and conducted at the
Port Hueneme Harbor District office on
October 13, 2010 and the Port of Los
Angeles Administration Building, on
October 14, 2010.
The recommendations of the PARS
are based in large part on the comments
received to the docket, public outreach,
and consultation with other government
agencies.
Study Recommendations
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Conclusion
Based upon the results of the PARS,
we found unbounded vessel traffic
transiting the waters south of the
Channel Islands to be a safety concern.
With increased vessel traffic, the risk of
collision needed to be addressed. The
Coast Guard recommends creating
traffic lanes south of the Channel
Islands to increase predictability by
providing a defined route for vessel
traffic transiting south of the islands.
The Coast Guard also recommends
decreasing the width of the separation
scheme in the Santa Barbara Channel to
help in preserving the marine
environment. The current separation
scheme would be reduced from 4nm to
3nm, moving the southern inbound lane
1nm toward the northern lane, and
reducing the separation zone between
the lanes from 2nm to 1nm. The
northern outbound lane would remain
in place. Decreasing the width of the
separation zone and shifting the
southern lane 1nm to the north, will
move vessel traffic away from the
15:55 Oct 31, 2011
Dated: October 13, 2011.
J.R. Castillo,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Eleventh Coast Guard District.
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The PARS evaluated 4 major concerns
and 5 separate options for modification
to the current vessel routing system
before reaching a recommendation. We
considered information presented in
various studies and data collected by
the U.S. Coast Guard and by other
stakeholder organizations on vessel
traffic patterns, density, and risks. The
actual PARS should be consulted for a
detailed explanation of the final
recommendation. It can be accessed as
described in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
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Channel Islands National Marine
Sanctuary.
The PARS contains recommendations
which would require the approval of the
International Maritime Organization for
implementation. The Coast Guard will
follow the Federal rulemaking process
for implementation of any of the
proposed changes to the traffic
separation scheme. This process will
also include consultations with the
National Marine Fisheries Service in
accordance with the Endangered
Species Act. This will provide ample
opportunity for additional comments on
proposed changes to the existing vessel
routing system through a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published
in the Federal Register.
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and Commercial Boiler, Steam
Generator and Process Heaters, Rule
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 167
[USCG-2009-0765]
Port Access Route Study: In the Approaches to Los Angeles-Long
Beach and in the Santa Barbara Channel
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability of study results.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of a Port Access
Route Study (PARS) which evaluated the continued applicability of and
the potential need for modifications to the traffic separation schemes
in the approaches to Los Angeles-Long Beach and in the Santa Barbara
Channel. The study was completed in June 2011. This notice summarizes
the study and final recommendation.
ADDRESSES: Comments and material received from the public, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble, as being available in the docket,
are part of docket USCG-2009-0765 and are available online by going to
https://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2009-0765 in the ``Keyword''
box, and then clicking ``Search.'' This material is also available for
inspection or copying at the 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, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning this
notice, contact Lieutenant Lucas Mancini, Eleventh Coast Guard
District, telephone (510) 437-3801, email Lucas.W.Mancini@uscg.mil. If
you have questions on viewing the docket, contact Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 366-9826.
Definitions: The following definitions should help the reader to
understand terms used throughout this document:
Marine Environment, as defined by the Ports and Waterways Safety
Act, means the navigable waters of the United States and the land
resources therein and thereunder; the waters and fishery resources of
any area over which the United States asserts exclusive fishery
management authority; the seabed and subsoil of the Outer Continental
Shelf of the Unites States, the resources thereof and the waters
superjacent thereto; and the recreational, economic, and scenic values
of such waters and resources.
Precautionary area means a routing measure comprising an area
within defined limits where vessels must navigate with particular
caution and within which the direction of traffic flow may be
recommended.
Traffic lane means an area within defined limits in which one-way
traffic is established. Natural obstacles, including those forming
separation zones, may constitute a boundary.
Traffic Separation Scheme or TSS means a routing measure aimed at
the separation of opposing streams of traffic by appropriate means and
by the establishment of traffic lanes.
Vessel routing system means any system of one or more routes or
routing measures aimed at reducing the risk of casualties; it includes
traffic separation schemes, two-way routes, recommended tracks, areas
to be avoided, no anchoring areas, inshore traffic zones, roundabouts,
precautionary areas, and deep-water routes.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
The Coast Guard published a notice of study in the Federal Register
on April 7, 2010 (75 FR 17562), entitled ``Port Access Route Study: In
the Approaches to Los Angeles-Long Beach and in the Santa Barbara
Channel'' and completed the study in June, 2011.
The study covered the geographic area with a northern boundary at
34[deg]30' N; a western boundary at 121[deg]00' W; a southern boundary
at 33[deg]15' N; and an eastern boundary along the shoreline. This area
encompasses the traffic separation schemes in the Santa Barbara Channel
and in the approaches to Los Angeles-Long Beach; and the approach to
the San Pedro Channel from the Pacific Ocean, particularly the area
south of San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and Anacapa Islands; and
north of San Nicolas, Santa Barbara, and Santa Catalina Islands where
an increase in vessel traffic has been identified.
The primary purpose of the study was to reconcile the need for safe
access routes with other reasonable waterway uses, to the extent
practical. The goal of the study was to help reduce the risk of marine
casualties and increase the
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efficiency of vessel traffic in the study area. When vessels follow
predictable and charted routing measures, congestion may be reduced,
and mariners may be better able to predict where vessel interactions
may occur and act accordingly.
Fourteen letters and six studies were received in response to the
published notice of study. The Eleventh Coast Guard District also held
public meetings in Oxnard and San Pedro California to allow for
comments in person. These meetings were announced in the Federal
Register and conducted at the Port Hueneme Harbor District office on
October 13, 2010 and the Port of Los Angeles Administration Building,
on October 14, 2010.
The recommendations of the PARS are based in large part on the
comments received to the docket, public outreach, and consultation with
other government agencies.
Study Recommendations
The PARS evaluated 4 major concerns and 5 separate options for
modification to the current vessel routing system before reaching a
recommendation. We considered information presented in various studies
and data collected by the U.S. Coast Guard and by other stakeholder
organizations on vessel traffic patterns, density, and risks. The
actual PARS should be consulted for a detailed explanation of the final
recommendation. It can be accessed as described in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice.
Conclusion
Based upon the results of the PARS, we found unbounded vessel
traffic transiting the waters south of the Channel Islands to be a
safety concern. With increased vessel traffic, the risk of collision
needed to be addressed. The Coast Guard recommends creating traffic
lanes south of the Channel Islands to increase predictability by
providing a defined route for vessel traffic transiting south of the
islands. The Coast Guard also recommends decreasing the width of the
separation scheme in the Santa Barbara Channel to help in preserving
the marine environment. The current separation scheme would be reduced
from 4nm to 3nm, moving the southern inbound lane 1nm toward the
northern lane, and reducing the separation zone between the lanes from
2nm to 1nm. The northern outbound lane would remain in place.
Decreasing the width of the separation zone and shifting the southern
lane 1nm to the north, will move vessel traffic away from the Channel
Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
The PARS contains recommendations which would require the approval
of the International Maritime Organization for implementation. The
Coast Guard will follow the Federal rulemaking process for
implementation of any of the proposed changes to the traffic separation
scheme. This process will also include consultations with the National
Marine Fisheries Service in accordance with the Endangered Species Act.
This will provide ample opportunity for additional comments on proposed
changes to the existing vessel routing system through a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register.
Dated: October 13, 2011.
J.R. Castillo,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 2011-28270 Filed 10-31-11; 8:45 am]
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