Disestablishment of Restricted Area; Rhode Island Sound off Newport, RI, 20330-20331 [2012-8115]
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TABLE 1 TO § 165.T01–0111—Continued
• Location: Waters of Niantic Bay 1500 feet west of the Niantic River Railroad Bridge in Niantic, CT
in approximate position 41°19′22.59″ N, 072°11′3.47″ W (NAD 83).
8
August
8.1 Shelter Island Yacht Club Fireworks.
8.2
Stamford Fireworks .........................
• August 11, 2012.
• Rain date: August 12, 2012.
• Location: Waters of Dering Harbor north of Shelter Island Yacht Club in Shelter Island, NY in approximate position 41°05′23.47″ N, 072°21′11.18″ W (NAD 83).
• Date: August 30, 2012.
• Rain date: August 31, 2012.
• Location: Waters of Stamford Harbor, off Kosciuszco Park in Stamford, CT in approximate position
41°1′48.46″ N, 073°32′15.32″ W (NAD 83).
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November
1
• Date: A single day between November 3, and November 10, 2012 an exact day will be announced
in the final rule.
• Location: Waters of the Mystic River, north of the Mystic Seaport Light, Mystic, CT in approximate
position 41°21′56.455″ N, 071°57′58.32″ W (NAD 83).
Charles W. Morgan Anniversary Fireworks.
TABLE 2 TO § 165.T01–0111
July & August
1 Waves of Hope Swim ...........................
• Date: A single weekday during the last week of June or first two weeks of July 2012 an exact day
will be announced in the final rule.
• Time: 10 a.m. until 12:01 p.m.
• Location: All waters of the Great South Bay off Amityville, NY shoreward of a line created by connecting the following points. Beginning at 40°39′22.38″ N, 073°25′31.63″ W then to 40°39′2.18″ N,
073°25′31.63″ W then to 40°39′2.18″ N, 073°24′03.81″ W, ending at 40°39′18.27″ N,
073°24′03.81″ W North American Datum 1983 ( NAD 83).
2
• Date: August 4, 2012.
• Time: 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
• Location: All navigable waters of the Great South Bay within an three miles long and half mile wide
box connecting Snedecor Avenue in Bayport, NY to Porgie Walk in Fire Island, NY. Formed by
connecting the following points. Beginning at 40°43′40.24″ N, 073°03′41.5″ W then to 40°43′40″ N,
073°03′13.4″ W, then to 40°40′4.13 N, 073°03′43.81″ W then to 40°40′8.3″ N, 073°03′17.7″ W and
ending at the beginning point 40°43′40.24″ N, 073°03′41.5″ W (NAD 83).
Stonewall Swim ..................................
Dated: March 12, 2012.
J.M. Vojvodich,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Sector Long Island Sound.
Island. The restricted area was
established on August 31, 1987. The
purpose of the restricted area was to
establish a practice minefield and
conduct mine detection and mine
sweeping exercises. As a result of the
discontinued use of this area by Naval
Station Newport, the Navy has
requested the restricted area be
disestablished.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
DATES:
33 CFR Part 334
ADDRESSES:
Written comments must be
submitted on or before May 4, 2012.
Disestablishment of Restricted Area;
Rhode Island Sound off Newport, RI
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AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Proposed rule.
The U.S. Navy requested that
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps) disestablish the naval restricted
area located in the waters of Rhode
Island Sound, 4 nautical miles due
south of Lands End in Newport, Rhode
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments,
identified by docket number COE–
2012–0001, by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: david.b.olson@usace.army.mil.
Include the docket number COE–2012–
0001 in the subject line of the message.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Attn: CECW–CO (David B. Olson), 441
G Street NW., Washington, DC 20314–
1000.
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Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to
security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or
courier.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket number COE–2012–0001. All
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and
may be made available on-line at
https://regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the commenter indicates that the
comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do
not submit information that you
consider to be CBI, or otherwise
protected, through regulations.gov or
email. The regulations.gov Web site is
an anonymous access system, which
means we will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an email directly to the
Corps without going through
regulations.gov, your email address will
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as part of the comment that is placed in
the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, we recommend that you
include your name and other contact
information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
you submit. If we cannot read your
comment because of technical
difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, we may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic
comments should avoid the use of any
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to
www.regulations.gov. All documents in
the docket are listed. Although listed in
the index, some information is not
publicly available, such as CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. David Olson, Headquarters,
Operations and Regulatory Community
of Practice, Washington, DC at 202–761–
4922 or Ms. Angela C. Repella, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, New England
District, at 978–318–8639.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Summary
The purpose of this regulatory action
is to disestablish a restricted area that is
no longer needed by Naval Station
Newport, because use of the practice
minefield and conducting mine
detection and mine sweeping exercises
in that area has been discontinued.
The Corps authority to disestablish
this restricted area is Section 7 of the
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1917 (40 Stat.
266; 33 U.S.C. 1) and Chapter XIX of the
Army Appropriations Act of 1919 (40
Stat. 892; 33 U.S.C. 3).
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Background
By letter received on May 5, 2011, the
Commander of Naval Station Newport
has requested the removal of the
restricted area in Rhode Island Sound,
4 nautical miles due south of Lands End
in Newport, Rhode Island. The request
was made due to the discontinued use
of the restricted area. In response to this
request by the U.S. Navy, and pursuant
to its authorities in Section 7 of the
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1917 (40 Stat.
266; 33 U.S.C. 1) and Chapter XIX of the
Army Appropriations Act of 1919 (40
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Stat. 892; 33 U.S.C. 3), the Corps is
proposing to amend the regulations in
33 CFR Part 334 by removing 334.78 to
disestablish the restricted area.
Procedural Requirements
a. Review Under Executive Order
12866. This proposed rule is issued
with respect to a military function of the
Defense Department and the provisions
of Executive Order 12866 do not apply.
b. Review Under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act. This proposed rule has
been reviewed under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96–354) which
requires the preparation of a regulatory
flexibility analysis for any regulation
that will have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities (i.e., small businesses and small
governments). Unless information is
obtained to the contrary during the
public notice comment period, the
Corps expects that the amendment of
this restricted area would have
practically no economic impact on the
public, no anticipated navigational
hazard, or interference with existing
waterway traffic. This proposed rule if
adopted, will have no significant
economic impact on small entities.
c. Review Under the National
Environmental Policy Act. Due to the
administrative nature of this action, the
Corps expects that this regulation, if
adopted, will not have a significant
impact to the quality of the human
environment and, therefore, preparation
of an environmental impact statement
will not be required. An environmental
assessment will be prepared after the
public notice period is closed and all
comments have been received and
considered. After it is prepared, it may
be reviewed at the District office listed
at the end of the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section, above.
d. Unfunded Mandates Act. The
proposed rule does not impose an
enforceable duty among the private
sector and, therefore, is not a Federal
private sector mandate, and is not
subject to the requirements of Section
202 or 205 of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act (Pub. L. 104–4, 109 Stat. 48,
2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). We have also
found under Section 203 of the Act, that
small governments will not be
significantly or uniquely affected by this
rulemaking.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 334
Danger zones, Navigation (water),
Restricted areas, Waterways.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, the Corps proposes to amend
33 CFR part 334 as follows:
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PART 334—DANGER ZONE AND
RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for 33 CFR
part 334 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 40 Stat. 266 (33 U.S.C. 1) and
40 Stat. 892 (33 U.S.C. 3).
§ 334.78
[Removed]
2. Remove § 334.78.
Dated: March 29, 2012.
Richard C. Lockwood,
Chief, Operations and Regulatory, Directorate
of Civil Works.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
33 CFR Part 334
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Felgates Creek and Indian Field Creek
along the York River in Yorktown, VA;
Restricted Area
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Department of Defense, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Corps of Engineers is
proposing to amend an existing
permanent restricted area in the waters
of Felgates Creek and Indian Field Creek
along the York River in Yorktown,
Virginia. Naval Weapons Station
Yorktown is requesting the Corps of
Engineers modify the existing restricted
area to include areas historically noted
on nautical charts as closed to the
public and traditionally enforced by the
Commander, Naval Weapons Station
Yorktown. Naval Weapons Station
Yorktown provides ordnance logistics,
technical, supply and related services to
the Atlantic Fleet. Felgates Creek and
Indian Field Creek are within a
designated Level Two Restricted Area as
defined by the Navy Physical Security
and Law Enforcement Program. In
addition, Felgates Creek and Indian
Field Creek are within explosive arcs
from various munitions points on Naval
Weapons Station Yorktown. Naval
Weapons Station Yorktown is seeking
authorization to expand the existing
restricted area to enhance safety and
security.
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
submitted on or before May 4, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number COE–
2011–0038, by any of the following
methods:
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
33 CFR Part 334
Disestablishment of Restricted Area; Rhode Island Sound off
Newport, RI
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Navy requested that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps) disestablish the naval restricted area located in the waters of
Rhode Island Sound, 4 nautical miles due south of Lands End in Newport,
Rhode Island. The restricted area was established on August 31, 1987.
The purpose of the restricted area was to establish a practice
minefield and conduct mine detection and mine sweeping exercises. As a
result of the discontinued use of this area by Naval Station Newport,
the Navy has requested the restricted area be disestablished.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 4, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number COE-
2012-0001, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: david.b.olson@usace.army.mil. Include the docket number COE-
2012-0001 in the subject line of the message.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CECW-CO (David B. Olson),
441 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20314-1000.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or courier.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket number COE-2012-0001.
All comments received will be included in the public docket without
change and may be made available on-line at https://regulations.gov,
including any personal information provided, unless the commenter
indicates that the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI, or otherwise protected, through regulations.gov or
email. The regulations.gov Web site is an anonymous access system,
which means we will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email
directly to the Corps without going through regulations.gov, your email
address will
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be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, we recommend that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If we cannot read your comment because of
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, we may
not be able to consider your comment. Electronic comments should avoid
the use of any special characters, any form of encryption, and be free
of any defects or viruses.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to www.regulations.gov. All documents in the
docket are listed. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, such as CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Olson, Headquarters,
Operations and Regulatory Community of Practice, Washington, DC at 202-
761-4922 or Ms. Angela C. Repella, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New
England District, at 978-318-8639.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Summary
The purpose of this regulatory action is to disestablish a
restricted area that is no longer needed by Naval Station Newport,
because use of the practice minefield and conducting mine detection and
mine sweeping exercises in that area has been discontinued.
The Corps authority to disestablish this restricted area is Section
7 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 266; 33 U.S.C. 1) and
Chapter XIX of the Army Appropriations Act of 1919 (40 Stat. 892; 33
U.S.C. 3).
Background
By letter received on May 5, 2011, the Commander of Naval Station
Newport has requested the removal of the restricted area in Rhode
Island Sound, 4 nautical miles due south of Lands End in Newport, Rhode
Island. The request was made due to the discontinued use of the
restricted area. In response to this request by the U.S. Navy, and
pursuant to its authorities in Section 7 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
of 1917 (40 Stat. 266; 33 U.S.C. 1) and Chapter XIX of the Army
Appropriations Act of 1919 (40 Stat. 892; 33 U.S.C. 3), the Corps is
proposing to amend the regulations in 33 CFR Part 334 by removing
334.78 to disestablish the restricted area.
Procedural Requirements
a. Review Under Executive Order 12866. This proposed rule is issued
with respect to a military function of the Defense Department and the
provisions of Executive Order 12866 do not apply.
b. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. This proposed rule
has been reviewed under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354)
which requires the preparation of a regulatory flexibility analysis for
any regulation that will have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities (i.e., small businesses and small
governments). Unless information is obtained to the contrary during the
public notice comment period, the Corps expects that the amendment of
this restricted area would have practically no economic impact on the
public, no anticipated navigational hazard, or interference with
existing waterway traffic. This proposed rule if adopted, will have no
significant economic impact on small entities.
c. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act. Due to the
administrative nature of this action, the Corps expects that this
regulation, if adopted, will not have a significant impact to the
quality of the human environment and, therefore, preparation of an
environmental impact statement will not be required. An environmental
assessment will be prepared after the public notice period is closed
and all comments have been received and considered. After it is
prepared, it may be reviewed at the District office listed at the end
of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, above.
d. Unfunded Mandates Act. The proposed rule does not impose an
enforceable duty among the private sector and, therefore, is not a
Federal private sector mandate, and is not subject to the requirements
of Section 202 or 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (Pub. L. 104-
4, 109 Stat. 48, 2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). We have also found under
Section 203 of the Act, that small governments will not be
significantly or uniquely affected by this rulemaking.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 334
Danger zones, Navigation (water), Restricted areas, Waterways.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Corps proposes to
amend 33 CFR part 334 as follows:
PART 334--DANGER ZONE AND RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for 33 CFR part 334 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 40 Stat. 266 (33 U.S.C. 1) and 40 Stat. 892 (33
U.S.C. 3).
Sec. 334.78 [Removed]
2. Remove Sec. 334.78.
Dated: March 29, 2012.
Richard C. Lockwood,
Chief, Operations and Regulatory, Directorate of Civil Works.
[FR Doc. 2012-8115 Filed 4-3-12; 8:45 am]
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