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For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR parts 165 as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION
AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
[Docket No. USCG–2015–0109]
1. The authority citation for part 165
continues to read as follows:
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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.T09–0130 to read as
follows:
§ 165.T09–0130 Safety Zone; St. Patrick’s
Day Fireworks, Manitowoc River,
Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
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(a) Location. All waters of the
Manitowoc River within a 200 foot
radius of an approximate launch
position at 44°05.492′ N, 087°39.332′ W
(NAD 83).
(b) Effective and enforcement period.
This zone is effective and will be
enforced from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on
March 13, 2015.
(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 Lake Michigan or her
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
Lake Michigan or her designated onscene representative.
(3) The ‘‘on-scene representative’’ of
the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan
is any Coast Guard commissioned,
warrant or petty officer who has been
designated by the Captain of the Port
Lake Michigan to act on her behalf.
(4) Vessel operators desiring to enter
or operate within the safety zone must
contact the Captain of the Port Lake
Michigan or her on-scene representative
to obtain permission to do so. The
Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or her
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 Lake Michigan or her
on-scene representative.
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Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Hackensack River, Jersey City, NJ
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of deviation from
drawbridge regulation.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard has issued a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule that governs the operation of
the Port Authority Trans-Hudson
(PATH) railroad bridge across the
Hackensack River, mile 3.0, at Jersey
City, New Jersey. This deviation is
necessary to allow the bridge owner to
replace rails and ties at the bridge. This
deviation allows the bridge to remain
closed on Saturday and Sunday for
twenty six consecutive weekends.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
April 4, 2015 through September 27,
2015.
SUMMARY:
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Dated: March 2, 2015.
A.B. Cocanour,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Lake Michigan.
33 CFR Part 117
The docket for this
deviation, [USCG–2015–0109] is
available at https://www.regulations.gov.
Type the docket number in the
‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’
Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this temporary
deviation, call or email Mr. Joe M. Arca,
Project Officer, First Coast Guard
District, telephone (212) 514–4336,
joe.m.arca@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing the docket, call
Cheryl Collins, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone (202)
366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PATH
railroad bridge across the Hackensack
River, mile 3.0, at Jersey City, New
Jersey, has a vertical clearance in the
closed position of 40 feet at mean high
water and 45 feet at mean low water.
The existing bridge operating
regulations are found at 33 CFR 117.723.
The waterway is transited by seasonal
recreational vessels and commercial
vessels of various sizes.
The bridge owner, Port Authority
Trans-Hudson (PATH), requested a
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temporary deviation from the normal
operating schedule to facilitate
structural repairs, replacement of the
rails and ties, at the bridge.
Under this temporary deviation, the
PATH railroad bridge may remain in the
closed position for twenty six
weekends, between 12:01 a.m. on
Saturdays through 12:01 a.m. on
Mondays from April 4, 2015 through
September 27, 2015.
There are no alternate routes for
vessel traffic; however, the vertical
clearance at the bridge is 40 feet at mean
high water and 45 feet at mean low
water, which should allow most vessels
that normally transit this bridge to pass
under the closed draws during this
repair period. The bridge may be
opened in the event of an emergency.
The Coast Guard will inform the users
of the waterways through our Local and
Broadcast Notice to Mariners of the
change in operating schedule for the
bridges so that vessels can arrange their
transits to minimize any impact caused
by the temporary deviation.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
the drawbridge must return to its regular
operating schedule immediately at the
end of the effective period of this
temporary deviation. This deviation
from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: February 23, 2015.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist,
First Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG–2015–0098]
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Safety Zone; State Route 520 Bridge
Construction, Lake Washington;
Seattle, WA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Temporary final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is
establishing a temporary safety zone on
Lake Washington around the east span
of the State Route 520 Bridge in Seattle,
Washington for the construction of the
new bridge. The safety zone is necessary
to ensure the safety of the maritime
public and workers involved in the
bridge construction. The safety zone
will prohibit any person or vessel from
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entering or remaining in the safety zone
unless authorized by the Captain of the
Port or his Designated Representative.
DATES: This rule is effective without
actual notice from March 13, 2015 until
May 30, 2015. For the purposes of
enforcement, actual notice will be used
from the date the rule was signed,
February 18, 2015, until March 13,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in
this preamble are part of docket USCG–
2015–0098. To view documents
mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, type the docket
number 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email BM2 Ryan Griffin, Waterways
Management Division, Coast Guard
Sector Puget Sound; Coast Guard;
telephone (206) 217–6323, email
SectorPugetSoundWWM@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:
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DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
A. Regulatory History and Information
The Coast Guard is issuing this
temporary final rule without prior
notice and opportunity to comment
pursuant to authority under section 4(a)
of the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision
authorizes an agency to issue a rule
without prior notice and opportunity to
comment when the agency for good
cause finds that those procedures are
‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that
good cause exists for not publishing a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because
publishing an NPRM would be
impracticable as delayed promulgation
may result in injury or damage to the
maritime public, vessel crews, the
vessels themselves, and the facilities
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prior to conclusion of a notice and
comment period.
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast
Guard finds that good cause exists for
making this rule effective less than 30
days after publication in the Federal
Register. Delaying the effective date
until 30 days after publication would be
contrary to public interest, as this delay
would eliminate the safety zone’s
effectiveness and usefulness in
protecting persons, property, and the
safe navigation of maritime traffic before
30 days have elapsed.
B. Basis and Purpose
Coast Guard Captains of the Port are
granted authority to establish safety and
security zones in 33 CFR 1.05–1(f) for
safety and environmental purposes,
described in 33 CFR part 165.
The State Route 520 Bridge is the
longest floating bridge in the world that
has a span of 1.4 miles across Lake
Washington and is supported by 33
pontoons.
The State Route 520 Bridge is being
replaced, and those efforts include
upgrading the bridge’s floating pontoons
for larger ones. During the bridge
replacement project, construction barges
will occasionally need to block the
waterway that runs beneath the east
span of the bridge. As a result, the Coast
Guard is establishing a temporary safety
zone which is necessary to ensure the
safety of the maritime public and
workers involved in the bridge
construction.
C. Discussion of the Final Rule
The Coast Guard is establishing a
safety zone which encompasses all
waters within 100 yards of the east span
of the State Route 520 Bridge, located on
Lake Washington at the following point:
47°38′16.4″ N, 122°14′31.4″ W.
Vessels wishing to enter the zone
must request permission for entry by
contacting the Joint Harbor Operations
Center at 206–217–6001. Once
permission for entry is granted vessels
must proceed at a minimum speed for
safe navigation.
D. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this rule after
considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking.
Below we summarize our analyses
based on these statutes and 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
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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. This rule is not a significant
regulatory action as the safety zone is
both limited in size and duration.
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 term
‘‘small entities’’ comprises small
businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and
operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions
with populations of less than 50,000.
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 rule will affect the following
entities, some of which may be small
entities: The owners or operators of
vessels intending to transit the affected
waterway during the period mentioned.
This safety zone will not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
because the zone established in this rule
is limited in size and duration.
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, 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.
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11. Indian Tribal Governments
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. 3501–3State Route 520).
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 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.
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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.
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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.
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 a 100
yard temporary safety zone around the
east span of the State Route 520 Bridge.
The rule will prevent any vessel from
approaching within 100 yards of the
east span during periods of construction
with permission of the Captain of the
Port. This rule 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
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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:
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1. The authority citation for Part 165
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 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, 160.5; Pub. L.
107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1
2. Add § 165.T13–283 to read as
follows:
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§ 165.T13–283 Safety Zone; State Route
520 Bridge, Lake Washington; Seattle, WA.
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(a) Location. The following areas are
designated as a safety zone: All waters
within 100 yards of the east span of the
State Route 520 Bridge, located on Lake
Washington at the following point:
47°38′16.4″ N, 122°14′31.4″ W.
(b) Regulations. In accordance with
the general regulations in 33 CFR part
165, subpart C, vessels wishing to enter
the zone must request permission for
entry by contacting the Joint Harbor
Operation Center at 206–217–6001.
Once permission for entry is granted
vessels must proceed at a minimum
speed for safe navigation.
(c) Dates. This rule will be enforced
on days during which construction
operations occur, from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m.,
or until the construction barge has
departed from the waterway under the
east span, starting on February 18, 2015,
until May 30, 2015.
Dated: February 18, 2015.
M. W. Raymond,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port, Puget Sound.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R05–OAR–2014–0123; FRL–9922–71–
Region 5]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois;
Amendments to Gasoline Vapor
Recovery Requirements for Illinois
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving a state
implementation plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency (IEPA) on January 17,
2014, concerning the state’s gasoline
vapor recovery requirements. The
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2015-0098]
RIN 1625-AA00
Safety Zone; State Route 520 Bridge Construction, Lake
Washington; Seattle, WA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on
Lake Washington around the east span of the State Route 520 Bridge in
Seattle, Washington for the construction of the new bridge. The safety
zone is necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime public and
workers involved in the bridge construction. The safety zone will
prohibit any person or vessel from
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entering or remaining in the safety zone unless authorized by the
Captain of the Port or his Designated Representative.
DATES: This rule is effective without actual notice from March 13, 2015
until May 30, 2015. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will
be used from the date the rule was signed, February 18, 2015, until
March 13, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble are part of docket
USCG-2015-0098. To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type the
docket number 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email BM2 Ryan Griffin, Waterways Management Division, Coast
Guard Sector Puget Sound; Coast Guard; telephone (206) 217-6323, email
SectorPugetSoundWWM@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:
Table of Acronyms
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
A. Regulatory History and Information
The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary final rule without prior
notice and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section
4(a) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because publishing an NPRM would be
impracticable as delayed promulgation may result in injury or damage to
the maritime public, vessel crews, the vessels themselves, and the
facilities prior to conclusion of a notice and comment period.
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. Delaying the effective date until
30 days after publication would be contrary to public interest, as this
delay would eliminate the safety zone's effectiveness and usefulness in
protecting persons, property, and the safe navigation of maritime
traffic before 30 days have elapsed.
B. Basis and Purpose
Coast Guard Captains of the Port are granted authority to establish
safety and security zones in 33 CFR 1.05-1(f) for safety and
environmental purposes, described in 33 CFR part 165.
The State Route 520 Bridge is the longest floating bridge in the
world that has a span of 1.4 miles across Lake Washington and is
supported by 33 pontoons.
The State Route 520 Bridge is being replaced, and those efforts
include upgrading the bridge's floating pontoons for larger ones.
During the bridge replacement project, construction barges will
occasionally need to block the waterway that runs beneath the east span
of the bridge. As a result, the Coast Guard is establishing a temporary
safety zone which is necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime
public and workers involved in the bridge construction.
C. Discussion of the Final Rule
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone which encompasses all
waters within 100 yards of the east span of the State Route 520 Bridge,
located on Lake Washington at the following point: 47[deg]38'16.4'' N,
122[deg]14'31.4'' W.
Vessels wishing to enter the zone must request permission for entry
by contacting the Joint Harbor Operations Center at 206-217-6001. Once
permission for entry is granted vessels must proceed at a minimum speed
for safe navigation.
D. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on these statutes and 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. This rule is not a
significant regulatory action as the safety zone is both limited in
size and duration.
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 term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. 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 rule will affect the following entities, some of
which may be small entities: The owners or operators of vessels
intending to transit the affected waterway during the period mentioned.
This safety zone will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities because the zone established in
this rule is limited in size and duration.
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,
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.
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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. 3501-3State Route 520).
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 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 a 100 yard temporary safety zone around
the east span of the State Route 520 Bridge. The rule will prevent any
vessel from approaching within 100 yards of the east span during
periods of construction with permission of the Captain of the Port.
This rule 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.
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. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50
U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, 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.T13-283 to read as follows:
Sec. 165.T13-283 Safety Zone; State Route 520 Bridge, Lake
Washington; Seattle, WA.
(a) Location. The following areas are designated as a safety zone:
All waters within 100 yards of the east span of the State Route 520
Bridge, located on Lake Washington at the following point:
47[deg]38'16.4'' N, 122[deg]14'31.4'' W.
(b) Regulations. In accordance with the general regulations in 33
CFR part 165, subpart C, vessels wishing to enter the zone must request
permission for entry by contacting the Joint Harbor Operation Center at
206-217-6001. Once permission for entry is granted vessels must proceed
at a minimum speed for safe navigation.
(c) Dates. This rule will be enforced on days during which
construction operations occur, from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m., or until the
construction barge has departed from the waterway under the east span,
starting on February 18, 2015, until May 30, 2015.
Dated: February 18, 2015.
M. W. Raymond,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2015-05741 Filed 3-12-15; 8:45 am]
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