Safety Zone; A Salute to our Heroes Fireworks, Hamlin Beach State Park, Hamlin, NY, 39422-39425 [2012-16243]

Download as PDF 39422 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 3, 2012 / Rules and Regulations of a category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. This rule involves the establishment of a safety zone and, therefore it is categorically excluded from further review under paragraph 34(g) of Figure 2–1 of the Commandant Instruction. An environmental analysis checklist supporting this determination and a Categorical Exclusion Determination are available in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant environmental impact from this rule. List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways. For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 CFR part 165 as follows: PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS by the Captain of the Port Buffalo to act on his behalf. (4) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the safety zone shall contact the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his on-scene representative to obtain permission to do so. The Captain of the Port Buffalo or his on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16. Vessel operators given permission to enter or operate in the safety zone must comply with all directions given to them by the Captain of the Port Buffalo, or his on-scene representative. Dated: June 18, 2012. S.M. Wischmann, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo. [FR Doc. 2012–16393 Filed 7–2–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 1. The authority citation for Part 165 continues to read as follows: [Docket No. USCG–2012–0511] Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapters 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. RIN 1625–AA00 ■ 2. Add § 165.T09–0553 to read as follows: ■ sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES (a) Location. The safety zone will encompass all waters of Lake Erie, Bay Village, OH within an 1120 foot radius of position 41°29′24.4″ N and 81°55′46.8″ W (NAD 83). (b) Effective and Enforcement Period. This regulation is effective and will be enforced on July 4, 2012 from 9:30 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in § 165.23 of this part, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within this safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his designated on-scene representative. (2) This safety zone is closed to all vessel traffic, except as may be permitted by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his designated on-scene representative. (3) The ‘‘on-scene representative’’ of the Captain of the Port Buffalo is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or petty officer who has been designated 15:49 Jul 02, 2012 Jkt 226001 Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of enforcement of regulation. AGENCY: § 165.T09–0553 Safety Zone; Bay Village Independence Day Fireworks, Lake Erie, Bay Village, OH. VerDate Mar<15>2010 Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Safety Zones; Niceville July 4th Fireworks Show; Boggy Bayou; Niceville, FL ACTION: The Coast Guard will enforce a Safety Zone for the Niceville July 4th Fireworks Show in Boggy Bayou, Niceville, Florida from 8 p.m. until 9 p.m. on July 4, 2012. This action is necessary for the safeguard of participants and spectators, including all crews, vessels, and persons on navigable waters during the Niceville July 4th Fireworks Show. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting or anchoring in the Safety Zone is prohibited to all vessels not registered with the sponsor as participants or official patrol vessels, unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Mobile or a designated representative. DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801 will be enforced from 8 p.m. until 9 p.m. on July 4, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice of enforcement, call or email LT Lenell J. Carson, Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Waterways Division; telephone 251– SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 441–5940 or email Lenell.J.Carson@uscg.mil. The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety Zone for the annual Niceville July 4th Fireworks Show listed in 33 CFR 165.801 Table 1, Table No. 145; Sector Mobile, No. 4 on July 4, 2012 from 8 p.m. until 9 p.m. Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.801, entry into the safety zone listed in Table 1, Table No. 145; Sector Mobile, No. 4 is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or a designated representative. Persons or vessels desiring to enter into or passage through the Safety Zone must request permission from the Captain of the Port or a designated representative. If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the Captain of the Port or designated representative. This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance notification of this enforcement period via Local Notice to Mariners and Marine Information Broadcasts. If the Captain of the Port Mobile or Patrol Commander determines that the Safety Zone need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice of enforcement, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the regulated area. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: June 5, 2012. D.J. Rose, Captain, U. S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Mobile. [FR Doc. 2012–16239 Filed 7–2–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 [Docket Number USCG–2012–0354] RIN 1625–AA00 Safety Zone; A Salute to our Heroes Fireworks, Hamlin Beach State Park, Hamlin, NY Coast Guard, DHS. Temporary final rule AGENCY: ACTION: E:\FR\FM\03JYR1.SGM 03JYR1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 3, 2012 / Rules and Regulations The Coast Guard will establish a temporary safety zone on Hamlin Beach State Park, Hamlin, NY. This safety zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of water off Hamlin Beach State Park during the A Salute to our Heroes fireworks on July 7, 2012. The safety zone is necessary to protect participants, spectators, and vessels from the hazards associated with a firework display. DATES: This regulation will be effective July 7, 2012 from 9:45 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. 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–2012–0354]. To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available by going to https:// www.regulations.gov, type the docket number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ You may visit the Docket Management Facility, 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 on this temporary rule, call or email LT Christopher Mercurio, Chief of Waterway Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo; telephone 716–843–9343, email SectorBuffaloMarineSafety@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Table of Acronyms DHS Department of Homeland Security FR Federal Register NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES A. Regulatory History and Information On May 23, 2012, we published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled Safety Zone; A Salute to our Heroes, Hamlin Beach State Park, Hamlin, NY in the Federal Register (77 FR 30448). We received 0 letters commenting on the proposed rule. No public meeting was requested, and none was held. Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard is issuing this temporary final rule less than 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), an agency may issue a rule less than 30 days before its effective date when the agency for good cause finds that those procedures are ‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:49 Jul 02, 2012 Jkt 226001 to the public interest.’’ Accordingly, the Coast Guard finds that good cause exists for publishing this temporary final rule less than 30 days before its effective date because delaying the effective date of this temporary final rule would prevent its enforcement on the scheduled night of the event and thus, would preclude the Coast Guard from protecting spectators and vessels from the hazards associated with a maritime fireworks display. B. Basis and Purpose Between 10:15 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on July 7, 2012, a fireworks display will be held on the waters of Hamlin Beach State Park near Hamlin, NY. The Captain of the Port Buffalo has determined that fireworks launched proximate to watercraft pose a significant risk to public safety and property. Such hazards include premature detonations, dangerous detonations, dangerous projectiles, and falling or burning debris. C. Discussion of Comments, Changes and the Final Rule As mentioned above, no comments were received from the public in response to the NPRM that preceded this temporary rule. Furthermore, there were no changes made between the proposed rule and this temporary final rule. Thus, there are no comments and no changes to discuss. Just as was described in the NPRM, the Captain of the Port Buffalo has determined that a temporary safety zone is necessary to ensure the safety of the boating public during the A Salute to Our Heroes Fireworks. The safety zone will be effective and enforced from 9:45 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. on July 7, 2012. The safety zone will encompass all waters off of Hamlin Beach State Park, Hamlin, NY within a 700 FT radius of position 43°21′51.9″ N, 77°56′59.6″ W (DATUM: NAD 83). Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his designated on-scene representative. The Captain of the Port or his designated on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16. D. Regulatory Analyses We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders. PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 39423 1. Regulatory Planning and Review This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, as supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 or under section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of Management and Budget has not reviewed it under those Orders. It is not ‘‘significant’’ under the regulatory policies and procedures of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). We conclude that this rule is not a significant regulatory action because we anticipate that it will have minimal impact on the economy, will not interfere with other agencies, will not adversely alter the budget of any grant or loan recipients, and will not raise any novel legal or policy issues. The safety zone created by this rule will be relatively small and enforced for relatively short time. Also, the safety zone is designed to minimize its impact on navigable waters. Furthermore, the safety zone has been designed to allow vessels to transit around it. Thus, restrictions on vessel movement within that particular area are expected to be minimal. Under certain conditions, moreover, vessels may still transit through the safety zone when permitted by the Captain of the Port. 2. Impact on Small Entities The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601–612, as amended, requires federal agencies to consider the potential impact of regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The Coast Guard received 0 comments from the Small Business Administration on this rule. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This temporary final rule may affect the following entities, some of which may be small entities: The owners of operators of vessels intending to transit or anchor in a portion of Lake Erie near Hamlin, NY between 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 7, 2012. This safety zone would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities for the following reasons. This safety zone would be activated, and thus subject to enforcement, for only 105 minutes late in the day when vessel traffic is low. Vessel traffic could pass safely around the safety zone. Before the effective period, maritime advisories will be E:\FR\FM\03JYR1.SGM 03JYR1 39424 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 3, 2012 / Rules and Regulations issued, which include a Broadcast Notice to Mariners. 3. Assistance for Small Entities Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), we want to assist small entities in understanding this rule. If the rule would affect your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and rates each agency’s responsiveness to small business. If you wish to comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1– 888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or action of the Coast Guard. 4. Collection of Information This rule will not call for a new collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 5. Federalism A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132, Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and determined that this rule does not have implications for federalism. 6. Protest Activities The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters. Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or security of people, places or vessels. 7. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:49 Jul 02, 2012 Jkt 226001 their discretionary regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this preamble. 8. Taking of Private Property This rule will not cause a taking of private property or otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property Rights. 9. Civil Justice Reform This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden. 10. Protection of Children We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and does not create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that may disproportionately affect children. 11. Indian Tribal Governments This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, because it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. 12. Energy Effects This action is not a ‘‘significant energy action’’ under Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use. 13. Technical Standards This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards. 14. Environment We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security Management Directive 023–01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have determined that this action is one of a category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. This rule involves the establishment of a safety zone and thus, is categorically excluded from further review under paragraph 34(g) of Figure 2–1 of the Commandant Instruction. An environmental analysis checklist supporting this determination and a Categorical Exclusion Determination are available in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant environmental impact from this rule. List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways. For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 CFR part 165 as follows: PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 1. The authority citation for Part 165 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapters 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 2. Add § 165.T09–0354 to read as follows: ■ § 165.T09–0354 Safety Zone; A Salute to Our Heroes, Hamlin Beach State Park, Hamlin, NY. (a) Location. The safety zone will encompass all waters off of Hamlin Beach State Park, Hamlin, NY within a 700 FT radius of position 43°21′51.9″ N and 77°56′59.6″ W (NAD 83). (b) Effective and Enforcement Period. This regulation is effective and will be enforced on July 7, 2012 from 9:45 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in § 165.23 of this part, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within this safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his designated on-scene representative. (2) This safety zone is closed to all vessel traffic, except as may be permitted by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his designated on-scene representative. (3) The ‘‘on-scene representative’’ of the Captain of the Port Buffalo is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or E:\FR\FM\03JYR1.SGM 03JYR1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 3, 2012 / Rules and Regulations Dated: June 15, 2012. S.M. Wischmann, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo. regional haze SIP submittal arising from the remand by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Circuit) to the EPA of the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). In this action, the EPA is finalizing a partial disapproval because of deficiencies in Louisiana’s RH SIP submittal that go beyond the issues addressed in the EPA’s limited disapproval in that separate action. The EPA is also finalizing a partial limited approval of those elements of this SIP revision not addressed by our partial disapproval. The partial limited approval of the RH requirements for Louisiana is based on the conclusion that the revisions, as a whole, strengthen the Louisiana SIP. This action is being taken under section 110 and part C of the CAA. [FR Doc. 2012–16243 Filed 7–2–12; 8:45 am] DATES: BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 2012. petty officer who has been designated by the Captain of the Port Buffalo to act on his behalf. (4) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the safety zone shall contact the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his on-scene representative to obtain permission to do so. The Captain of the Port Buffalo or his on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16. Vessel operators given permission to enter or operate in the safety zone must comply with all directions given to them by the Captain of the Port Buffalo, or his on-scene representative. This rule is effective August 6, The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket Identification No. EPA–R06–OAR– 2008–0510. All documents in the docket are listed on the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business Information 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. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Planning Section (6PD–L), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. The EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for further information. The Regional Office’s official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding federal holidays. ADDRESSES: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R06–OAR–2008–0510; FRL–9692–3] Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Louisiana; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: The EPA is finalizing a partial limited approval and a partial disapproval of a revision to the Louisiana State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Louisiana through the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), on June 13, 2008, that addresses regional haze (RH) for the first implementation period. This revision was submitted to address the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the EPA’s rules that require states to prevent any future and remedy any existing anthropogenic impairment of visibility in mandatory Class I areas (national parks and wilderness areas) caused by emissions of air pollutants from numerous sources located over a wide geographic area (also referred to as the ‘‘regional haze program’’). States are required to assure reasonable progress toward the national goal of achieving natural visibility conditions in Class I areas. In a separate action, the EPA has finalized a limited disapproval of the Louisiana RH SIP, along with several other states’ regional haze plans, because of deficiencies in the state’s sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:49 Jul 02, 2012 Jkt 226001 Ms. Ellen Belk, Air Planning Section (6PD– L), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, telephone 214–665–2164; fax number 214–665– 6762; email address belk.ellen@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ means the EPA. Table of Contents PO 00000 I. Background II. Final Action III. Comments Received and Our Responses IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Frm 00041 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 39425 I. Background The EPA is taking action on a revision to Louisiana’s SIP submitted on June 13, 2008, that addressed progress toward reducing regional haze for the first implementation period ending in 2018. This revision was submitted to address the requirements of the CAA and the EPA’s rules to assure reasonable progress toward the national goal of achieving natural visibility conditions in mandatory Class I areas. As identified by Congress, there is one mandatory Class I area within the State of Louisiana, Breton National Wilderness Area.1 The initial submittal from Louisiana was supplemented by a May 30, 2012, letter communicating that the State finalized its Smoke Management Plan (SMP). On February 28, 2012, the EPA published a proposed partial limited approval and partial disapproval of Louisiana’s SIP revision to address RH. See 77 FR 11839.2 In that action, the EPA proposed a partial limited approval of Louisiana’s June 13, 2008, SIP revision addressing RH under CAA sections 301(a) and 110(k)(3) because certain provisions of the revision strengthen the Louisiana (LA) SIP. The EPA also proposed a partial disapproval of the LA RH SIP submittal because the submittal includes several deficient provisions. The deficiencies identified in the proposal go beyond those identified in the limited disapproval proposed on December 30, 2011 (76 FR 82219) which addressed deficiencies in several states’ regional haze plans caused by the remand of the CAIR. The EPA proposed that certain elements of the State’s Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) 1 It is recognized that at the Breton National Wilderness Area (Breton or Breton NWA), some acres have at times been submerged. However, as a Class I area, Congress has declared as a national goal ‘‘the prevention of any future, and the remedying, of any existing, impairment of visibility’’ at the Breton NWA. 42 U.S.C. 7491. Breton was designated by Congress as a national wilderness area on June 3, 1975, under the Wilderness Act. Public Law 93–632 1(f); see also 16 U.S.C. 1132. In the August 7, 1977, Clean Air Act Amendment, national wilderness areas that exceeded 5,000 acres in size and were in existence at that time (August 7, 1977), were designated as mandatory Class I areas that may not be redesignated. 42 U.S.C. 7472(a). In accordance with section 169A of the CAA, the EPA, in consultation with the Department of Interior, promulgated a list of 156 areas where visibility is identified as an important value. See, 44 FR 69122, November 30, 1979. As required, the EPA lists Breton as a mandatory Class I federal area at 40 CFR 81.412. 2 For additional details on the EPA’s analysis and findings, the reader is referred to the proposal published in the February 28, 2012 Federal Register (77 FR 11839), and a more detailed discussion as contained in the Technical Support Document which is available on line at https:// www.regulations.gov, Docket number EPA–R06– OAR–2008–0510. E:\FR\FM\03JYR1.SGM 03JYR1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2012)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2012-0354]
RIN 1625-AA00


Safety Zone; A Salute to our Heroes Fireworks, Hamlin Beach State 
Park, Hamlin, NY

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will establish a temporary safety zone on 
Hamlin Beach State Park, Hamlin, NY. This safety zone is intended to 
restrict vessels from a portion of water off Hamlin Beach State Park 
during the A Salute to our Heroes fireworks on July 7, 2012. The safety 
zone is necessary to protect participants, spectators, and vessels from 
the hazards associated with a firework display.

DATES: This regulation will be effective July 7, 2012 from 9:45 p.m. 
until 11:30 p.m.

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-2012-0354]. To view documents mentioned in 
this preamble as being available by going to https://www.regulations.gov, type the docket number in the ``SEARCH'' box and 
click ``SEARCH.'' You may visit the Docket Management Facility, 
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 on this 
temporary rule, call or email LT Christopher Mercurio, Chief of 
Waterway Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo; telephone 716-
843-9343, email SectorBuffaloMarineSafety@uscg.mil. If you have 
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Renee 
V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Acronyms

DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

A. Regulatory History and Information

    On May 23, 2012, we published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) entitled Safety Zone; A Salute to our Heroes, Hamlin Beach State 
Park, Hamlin, NY in the Federal Register (77 FR 30448). We received 0 
letters commenting on the proposed rule. No public meeting was 
requested, and none was held.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard is issuing this temporary 
final rule less than 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. 
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), an agency may issue a rule less than 30 days 
before its effective date when the agency for good cause finds that 
those procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the 
public interest.'' Accordingly, the Coast Guard finds that good cause 
exists for publishing this temporary final rule less than 30 days 
before its effective date because delaying the effective date of this 
temporary final rule would prevent its enforcement on the scheduled 
night of the event and thus, would preclude the Coast Guard from 
protecting spectators and vessels from the hazards associated with a 
maritime fireworks display.

B. Basis and Purpose

    Between 10:15 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on July 7, 2012, a fireworks 
display will be held on the waters of Hamlin Beach State Park near 
Hamlin, NY. The Captain of the Port Buffalo has determined that 
fireworks launched proximate to watercraft pose a significant risk to 
public safety and property. Such hazards include premature detonations, 
dangerous detonations, dangerous projectiles, and falling or burning 
debris.

C. Discussion of Comments, Changes and the Final Rule

    As mentioned above, no comments were received from the public in 
response to the NPRM that preceded this temporary rule. Furthermore, 
there were no changes made between the proposed rule and this temporary 
final rule. Thus, there are no comments and no changes to discuss.
    Just as was described in the NPRM, the Captain of the Port Buffalo 
has determined that a temporary safety zone is necessary to ensure the 
safety of the boating public during the A Salute to Our Heroes 
Fireworks. The safety zone will be effective and enforced from 9:45 
p.m. until 11:30 p.m. on July 7, 2012. The safety zone will encompass 
all waters off of Hamlin Beach State Park, Hamlin, NY within a 700 FT 
radius of position 43[deg]21'51.9'' N, 77[deg]56'59.6'' W (DATUM: NAD 
83). Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his 
designated on-scene representative. The Captain of the Port or his 
designated on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16.

D. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and 
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses 
based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

1. Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f) 
of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, as 
supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and 
Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential 
costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 or 
under section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of Management and 
Budget has not reviewed it under those Orders. It is not 
``significant'' under the regulatory policies and procedures of the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). We conclude that this rule is 
not a significant regulatory action because we anticipate that it will 
have minimal impact on the economy, will not interfere with other 
agencies, will not adversely alter the budget of any grant or loan 
recipients, and will not raise any novel legal or policy issues. The 
safety zone created by this rule will be relatively small and enforced 
for relatively short time. Also, the safety zone is designed to 
minimize its impact on navigable waters. Furthermore, the safety zone 
has been designed to allow vessels to transit around it. Thus, 
restrictions on vessel movement within that particular area are 
expected to be minimal. Under certain conditions, moreover, vessels may 
still transit through the safety zone when permitted by the Captain of 
the Port.

2. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as 
amended, requires federal agencies to consider the potential impact of 
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The Coast Guard 
received 0 comments from the Small Business Administration on this 
rule. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule 
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities.
    This temporary final rule may affect the following entities, some 
of which may be small entities: The owners of operators of vessels 
intending to transit or anchor in a portion of Lake Erie near Hamlin, 
NY between 9:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 7, 2012.
    This safety zone would not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities for the following reasons. This 
safety zone would be activated, and thus subject to enforcement, for 
only 105 minutes late in the day when vessel traffic is low. Vessel 
traffic could pass safely around the safety zone. Before the effective 
period, maritime advisories will be

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issued, which include a Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

3. Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small 
entities in understanding this rule. If the rule would affect your 
small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have 
questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please 
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section above.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal 
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal 
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory 
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory 
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and 
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to 
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR 
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small 
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or 
action of the Coast Guard.

4. Collection of Information

    This rule will not call for a new collection of information under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

5. Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132, 
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the 
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the 
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of 
government. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and determined 
that this rule does not have implications for federalism.

6. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters. 
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that 
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or 
security of people, places or vessels.

7. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538) 
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary 
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may 
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in 
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for 
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in 
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere 
in this preamble.

8. Taking of Private Property

    This rule will not cause a taking of private property or otherwise 
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental 
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property 
Rights.

9. Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) 
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation, 
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

10. Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection 
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule 
is not an economically significant rule and does not create an 
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that may 
disproportionately affect children.

11. Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order 
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, 
because it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more 
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and 
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities 
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

12. Energy Effects

    This action is not a ``significant energy action'' under Executive 
Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect 
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.

13. Technical Standards

    This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not 
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

14. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security 
Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which 
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have determined 
that this action is one of a category of actions that do not 
individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human 
environment. This rule involves the establishment of a safety zone and 
thus, is categorically excluded from further review under paragraph 
34(g) of Figure 2-1 of the Commandant Instruction. An environmental 
analysis checklist supporting this determination and a Categorical 
Exclusion Determination are available in the docket where indicated 
under ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or information that may lead to 
the discovery of a significant environmental impact from this rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 
33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

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1. The authority citation for Part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapters 701, 3306, 3703; 
50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Pub. 
L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security 
Delegation No. 0170.1.


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2. Add Sec.  165.T09-0354 to read as follows:


Sec.  165.T09-0354  Safety Zone; A Salute to Our Heroes, Hamlin Beach 
State Park, Hamlin, NY.

    (a) Location. The safety zone will encompass all waters off of 
Hamlin Beach State Park, Hamlin, NY within a 700 FT radius of position 
43[deg]21'51.9'' N and 77[deg]56'59.6'' W (NAD 83).
    (b) Effective and Enforcement Period. This regulation is effective 
and will be enforced on July 7, 2012 from 9:45 p.m. until 11:30 p.m.
    (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in 
Sec.  165.23 of this part, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within 
this safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the 
Port Buffalo or his designated on-scene representative.
    (2) This safety zone is closed to all vessel traffic, except as may 
be permitted by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his designated on-
scene representative.
    (3) The ``on-scene representative'' of the Captain of the Port 
Buffalo is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or

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petty officer who has been designated by the Captain of the Port 
Buffalo to act on his behalf.
    (4) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the safety 
zone shall contact the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his on-scene 
representative to obtain permission to do so. The Captain of the Port 
Buffalo or his on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 
16. Vessel operators given permission to enter or operate in the safety 
zone must comply with all directions given to them by the Captain of 
the Port Buffalo, or his on-scene representative.

    Dated: June 15, 2012.
S.M. Wischmann,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo.
[FR Doc. 2012-16243 Filed 7-2-12; 8:45 am]
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