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Coast Guard received two comments,
closed on December 27, 2013. The
NPRM proposed the initial changes to
the regulation governing the U.S. Route
130 lift bridge across Raccoon Creek,
mile 1.8, and contains useful
background and analysis related to the
initial proposed change. The public is
encouraged to review the NPRM.
The original request from the bridge
owner, NJDOT, included logs from the
2007–2013 timeframe. The logs
indicated an impact on average of up to
30 vessels annually and an average of 10
vessels in the months of March, April,
and November. However, on page 64190
under ‘‘D. Discussion of Proposed Rule’’
heading of the NPRM, the Coast Guard
stated ’’fewer than 5 vessels annually
will be required to provide 4 hours
advance notice under the proposed
change.’’ The Coast Guard would like to
correct that statement here and give the
public the opportunity to comment on
the revised bridge data. Table A shows
the monthly logs for 2007–2013 during
the 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. time period
provided by NJDOT.
TABLE A—BRIDGE OPENINGS FOR JANUARY 2007–JUNE 2013
Month
2013
January ................................................................................
February ...............................................................................
March ...................................................................................
April ......................................................................................
May ......................................................................................
June .....................................................................................
July .......................................................................................
August ..................................................................................
September ............................................................................
October ................................................................................
November .............................................................................
December .............................................................................
8
8
7
22
39
52
................
................
................
................
................
................
0
0
0
5
12
27
36
27
34
12
8
1
0
0
0
0
13
33
19
14
8
12
14
4
2
1
5
10
33
42
30
21
31
4
1
0
0
0
0
15
14
33
81
59
59
26
2
6
2
0
0
13
20
38
49
38
45
17
10
0
0
0
0
2
17
40
65
57
56
10
1
2
Total ..............................................................................
................
162
117
180
295
232
250
Additionally, the Coast Guard
received two comments on the NPRM
that are addressed below. The first
commenter stated that the change to the
existing regulation is not in the public
interest and would inconvenience
captains that transit the waterway in
those three months. The commenter
further stated that this change is a cost
savings to the bridge owner and that this
cost savings is the true reason behind
the change. The commenter requested a
revision to the background and purpose
and to reopen the comment period.
2012
2011
2010
Under the Coast Guard’s policy for
bridge administration, regulations are
not promulgated to relieve the owner or
operator of the duty to properly operate
the bridge solely because of financial
hardship. The Coast Guard did not seek
further information from NJDOT.
NJDOT provided the Coast Guard with
bridge tender logs indicating the actual
number of openings for the bridge for
the preceding five years. The welldocumented data, provided above, of an
average of less than 10 bridge openings
per month in March, April and
2009
2008
2007
November since 2006 justifies this
regulatory change. The Coast Guard
considers maintaining efficiency and
reduction of waste in the operation of
bridges as within the public interest.
Based on this information, the Coast
Guard proposes this change to the
drawbridge operation schedule.
Based on the second comment from
the marina owner, NJDOT provided
additional information to the Coast
Guard specific to the month of April.
This includes data dating back to 1995.
(See Table B)
TABLE B—BRIDGE OPENINGS DURING APRIL 1995–2006
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
April ..................................
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4
9
6
20
6
17
3
10
1
7
6
2
With 19 years of documented
openings for the month of April, the
average number of transits is less than
10 vessels per month during the month
of April. The commenter requested
April be eliminated from the final rule.
The Coast Guard does not plan to
eliminate the month of April from the
modification of the operating schedule
that governs the Route 130 bridge over
Raccoon Creek. The relatively few
vessels that require an opening in the
month of April may do so by providing
four hours advanced notice.
This notice, re-opening the comment
period, ensures the public has an
opportunity to comment on the revised
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bridge opening data before the Coast
Guard makes the proposed changes
final.
This notice is issued under authority
of 33 U.S.C. 1223 and 5 U.S.C. 552.
Dated: May 16, 2014.
Stephen P. Metruck,
Rear Admiral, United States Coast Guard,
Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 147
[Docket No. USCG–2014–0242]
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Safety Zone; Gulfstar 1 SPAR,
Mississippi Canyon Block 724, Outer
Continental Shelf on the Gulf of Mexico
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duplication, please use only one of
these three methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email Petty Officer Scott Baumgartner,
Prevention Department, Coast Guard
Sector Long Island Sound, (203) 468–
4559, Scott.A.Baumgartner@uscg.mil. If
you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call
Barbara Hairston, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone (202)
366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[Docket Number USCG–2014–0329]
Table of Acronyms
RIN 1625–AA00
COTP Captain of the Port
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
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21, 2014, should have appeared in the
Proposed Rules section of the Federal
Register.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
Safety Zones; Marine Events in
Captain of the Port Long Island Zone
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard proposes to
establish four temporary safety zones for
three fireworks events and one swim
event within the Captain of the Port
Long Island Sound Zone. This action is
necessary to provide for the safety of life
on navigable waters during these events.
The safety zones will facilitate public
notification of these events and provide
protective measures for the maritime
public and event participants from the
hazards associated with these events.
Entering into, transiting through,
remaining, anchoring or mooring within
these regulated areas would be
prohibited unless authorized by the
Captain of the Port Sector Long Island
Sound.
DATES: Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before June 30, 2014.
Requests for public meetings must be
received by the Coast Guard on or before
June 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number using any
one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202–493–2251.
(3) Mail or Delivery: Docket
Management Facility (M–30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001. Deliveries
accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. The telephone number is 202–
366–9329.
See the ‘‘Public Participation and
Request for Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for further instructions on
submitting comments. To avoid
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A. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We encourage you to participate in
this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided.
1. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section
of this document to which each
comment applies, and provide a reason
for each suggestion or recommendation.
You may submit your comments and
material online at https://
www.regulations.gov, or by fax, mail, or
hand delivery, but please use only one
of these means. If you submit a
comment online, it will be considered
received by the Coast Guard when you
successfully transmit the comment. If
you fax, hand deliver, or mail your
comment, it will be considered as
having been received by the Coast
Guard when it is received at the Docket
Management Facility. We recommend
that you include your name and a
mailing address, an email address, or a
telephone number in the body of your
document so that we can contact you if
we have questions regarding your
submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, type the
docket number [USCG–2014–0329] in
the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on ‘‘Submit a
Comment’’ on the line associated with
this rulemaking.
If you submit your comments by mail
or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by
11 inches, suitable for copying and
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electronic filing. If you submit
comments by mail and would like to
know that they reached the Facility,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard or envelope. We will consider
all comments and material received
during the comment period and may
change the rule based on your
comments.
2. Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, type the
docket number (USCG–2014–0329) in
the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket
Folder on the line associated with this
rulemaking. You may also visit the
Docket Management Facility in Room
W12–140 on the ground floor of the
Department of Transportation West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
3. Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic
form of comments received into any of
our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on
behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review a Privacy
Act notice regarding our public dockets
in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
4. Public Meeting
We do not now plan to hold a public
meeting. But you may submit a request
for one, using one of the methods
specified under ADDRESSES on or before
June 5, 2014. Please explain why you
believe a public meeting would be
beneficial. If we determine that one
would aid this rulemaking, we will hold
one at a time and place announced by
a later notice in the Federal Register.
B. Regulatory History and Information
There are four separate marine events
addressed by this temporary regulation.
The Brookhaven Memorial Hospital
fireworks display and the Baker Family
Celebration fireworks display are first
time events with no regulatory history.
The Village of Saltaire fireworks display
and the Riverhead Rocks Triathlon were
both held the previous year and had
separate safety zones established by a
temporary final rule entitled ‘‘Special
Local Regulations and Safety Zones;
Marine Events in Captain of the Port
Long Island Sound Zone.’’ This
rulemaking was published on July 10,
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 147
[Docket No. USCG-2014-0242]
RIN 1625-AA00
Safety Zone; Gulfstar 1 SPAR, Mississippi Canyon Block 724, Outer
Continental Shelf on the Gulf of Mexico
Correction
Proposed Rule document 2014-11567, appearing on pages 29095 through
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29098 in the issue of Wednesday, May 21, 2014, should have appeared in
the Proposed Rules section of the Federal Register.
[FR Doc. C1-2014-11567 Filed 5-28-14; 8:45 am]
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