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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
COTP Captain of the Port
Coast Guard
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
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33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG–2014–0764]
RIN 1625–AA00, 1625–AA87
Safety Zones, St. Petersburg Captain
of the Port Zone
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard proposes to
establish several safety zones within the
Sector St. Petersburg Captain of the Port
Zone. This action would establish safety
zones restricting port operations in the
event of reduced or restricted visibility
or disasters including hurricanes. It
would also establish safety zones
around firework platforms, structures or
barges during the storage, preparation,
and launching of fireworks.
DATES: Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before April 20, 2015.
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
duplication, please use only one of
these three methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email Lieutenant Omar La Torre Reyes,
Sector St. Petersburg Waterways
Management Branch, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone (813) 228–2191, email
omar.latorereyes@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Cheryl
Collins, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone (202) 366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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–2014–0764) in
the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket
Folder on the line associated with this
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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).
B. Regulatory History and Information
This proposed regulatory amendment
will add safety zone regulations
regarding port restrictions due to
hurricanes and other disasters, reduced
or restricted visibility as well as a safety
zone around all fireworks barges,
structures, and piers.
C. Basis and Purpose
The legal basis for this proposed rule
is the Coast Guard’s authority to
establish safety zones: 33 U.S.C. 1231;
33 U.S.C. 1225; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1,
160.5; Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
The purpose of these regulations are
to ensure the safety of life on navigable
waters of the United States through the
addition of regulations regarding port
regulations in the event of hurricanes
and other disasters and reduced or
restricted visibility. It will establish a
safety zone around all firework barges,
structures, and piers.
D. Discussion of Proposed Rule
This rule would establish three
sections under 33 CFR 165.702: (1) A
safety zones dictating port closures
during hurricanes and other disasters;
(2) seven segments of Tampa Bay’s
shipping channel to give the COTP
flexibility in controlling and
reconstituting vessel traffic during
periods of reduced or restricted
visibility; and (3) a safety zone around
all fireworks launching platforms,
structures, or piers while engaged in
launching operations. Notice will be
given via Local Notice to Mariners.
E. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after
considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking.
Below we summarize our analyses
based on a number of these statutes or
executive orders.
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1. Regulatory Planning and Review
This proposed 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.
Due to the unexpected and quick
nature of hurricanes and other disasters,
emergency temporary final rules are
implemented for each individual event.
This regulation is not significant
regulatory action and will reduce time
and paper work since an emergency
temporary final rule would not have to
be implemented each time. This
proposed rule provides advance notice
of actions the Coast Guard intends to
take in the event a natural disaster
occurs.
There are already several special local
regulations establishing regulated areas
around fireworks events. The safety
zone that is being added is not expected
to have a significant regulatory action
due to the use of safety zones temporary
final rules for each event.
2. Impact on Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we have considered
the impact of this proposed rule on
small entities. The Coast Guard certifies
under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed
rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
If you think that your business,
organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity
and that this rule would have a
significant economic impact on it,
please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think
it qualifies and how and to what degree
this rule would economically affect it.
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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 proposed 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. The Coast Guard
will not retaliate against small entities
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5. Federalism
10. Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks
We have analyzed this proposed rule
under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically
significant rule and would not create an
environmental risk to health or risk to
safety that might disproportionately
affect children.
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 proposed rule under that
Order and determined that this rule
does not have implications for
federalism.
11. Indian Tribal Governments
This proposed rule does not have
tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would 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.
6. Protest Activities
12. Energy Effects
This proposed rule is not a
‘‘significant energy action’’ under
Executive Order 13211, Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use.
that question or complain about this
proposed rule or any policy or action of
the Coast Guard.
4. Collection of Information
This proposed rule will not call for a
new collection of information under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501–3520).
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
proposed rule would not result in such
expenditure, we do discuss the effects of
this rule elsewhere in this preamble.
8. Taking of Private Property
This proposed rule would 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 proposed 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.
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13. Technical Standards
This proposed rule does not use
technical standards. Therefore, we did
not consider the use of voluntary
consensus standards.
14. Environment
We have analyzed this proposed 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 made a preliminary determination
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 proposed
rule is categorically excluded from
further review under paragraph 34(g) of
Figure 2–1 of the Commandant
Instruction. A preliminary
environmental analysis checklist
supporting this determination is
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
proposed rule.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation
(water), Reporting and Recordkeeping
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Requirements, Security measures,
Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to
amend 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:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1225, 1231; 46 U.S.C.
Chapter 701; 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 § 165.780 to read as follows:
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§ 165.780 Safety Zone; Hurricanes and
other Disasters in Western Florida.
(a) Regulated Areas. The following
areas are established as a safety zone
during the specified conditions:
(1) All waters within the Sector St.
Petersburg Captain of the Port zone
encompassing all navigable waters or
tributaries between or within
Fenholloway River through
Chokoloskee Pass, Florida.
(2) All coordinates are North
American Datum 1983.
(b) Definitions.
(1) Designated Representative means
Coast Guard Patrol Commanders
including Coast Guard coxswains, petty
officers and other officers operating
Coast Guard vessels, and federal, state,
and local officers designated by or
assisting the COTP, in the enforcement
of regulated navigation areas, safety
zones, and security zones.
(2) Hurricane Port Condition
WHISKEY means condition set when
weather advisories indicates sustained
gale force winds (39–54 mph/34–47
knots) from a tropical or hurricane force
storm are predicted to make landfall at
the port within 72 hours.
(3) Hurricane Port Condition X-Ray
means condition set when weather
advisories indicates sustained gale force
winds (39–54 mph/34–47 knots) from a
tropical or hurricane force storm are
predicted to make landfall at the port
within 48 hours.
(4) Hurricane Port Condition YANKEE
means condition set when weather
advisories indicate that sustained gale
force winds (39–54 mph/34–47 knots)
from a tropical or hurricane force storm
are predicted to make landfall at the
port within 24 hours.
(5) Hurricane Port Condition ZULU
means condition set when weather
advisories indicate that sustained gale
force winds (39–54 mph/34–47 knots)
from a tropical or hurricane force storm
are predicted to make landfall at the
port within 12 hours.
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(c) Regulations. (1) Hurricane Port
Condition WHISKEY. All vessel and
port facilities must exercise due
diligence in preparation for potential
storm impacts. Ports and waterfront
facilities shall begin removing all debris
and secure potential flying hazards.
Container stacking plans shall be
implemented. Waterfront facilities that,
due to space constraints, are unable to
reduce container stacking height to no
more than four high, must submit a
container stacking protocol to the
Captain of the Port (COTP).
(2) Hurricane Port Condition X-Ray.
All vessels and port facilities shall
ensure that potential flying debris is
removed or secured. Hazardous
materials/pollution hazards must be
secured in a safe manner and away from
waterfront areas. Facilities continue to
implement container stacking protocol.
Containers must not exceed four tiers
unless previously approved by the
COTP. Containers carrying hazardous
materials may not be stacked above the
second tier. All oceangoing commercial
vessels greater than 500-gross tons must
prepare to depart the ports and
anchorages within Tampa Bay. These
vessels shall depart immediately upon
the setting of Port Condition Yankee.
Slow-moving vessels may be ordered to
depart to ensure safe avoidance of the
incoming storm. A COTP Order will be
issued to vessels asked to depart early.
COTP orders requiring vessel departure
will be considered on a case-by-case
basis. Vessels that are unable to depart
the port must contact the COTP to
request and receive permission to
remain in port. Proof of facility owner/
operator approval is required. Vessels
with COTP’s permission to remain in
port must implement their approved
mooring arrangement. Terminal
operators shall prepare to terminate all
cargo operations. The COTP may require
additional precautions to ensure the
safety of the ports and waterways. Coast
Guard Port Assessment Teams will be
deployed to validate implementation of
Port Condition X-Ray. The COTP will
convene the Port Heavy Weather
Advisory Group (PHWAG) as deemed
necessary.
(3) Hurricane Port Condition
YANKEE. Affected ports are closed to
inbound vessel traffic. All oceangoing
commercial vessels greater than 500gross tons must have departed Tampa
Bay. Appropriate container stacking
protocol must be completed. Terminal
operators must terminate all cargo
operations not associated with storm
preparations: Cargo operations
associated with storm preparations
include moving cargo within or off the
port for securing purposes, crane and
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other port/facility equipment
preparations, and similar activities, but
do not include moving cargo onto the
port or vessel loading/discharging
operations unless specifically
authorized by the COTP. All facilities
shall continue to operate in accordance
with approved Facility Security Plans
and comply with the requirements of
the Maritime Transportation Security
Act (MTSA). Anticipate drawbridges
may be closed to vessel traffic as early
as eight hours prior to the arrival of
tropical storm force winds. Coast Guard
Port Assessment Teams will conduct
Port Condition Yankee validation. The
COTP will convene the Port Heavy
Weather Advisory Group (PHWAG) as
deemed necessary.
(4) Hurricane Port Condition ZULU.
All port waterfront operations are
suspended excepting final preparations
as expressly permitted by the COTP
necessary to ensure the safety of the
ports and facilities. Coast Guard Port
Assessment Teams will conduct final
port assessments.
(5) Emergency Restrictions for Other
Disasters. Any natural or other disasters
that are anticipated to affect the Sector
St. Petersburg Captain of the Port zone
will result in the prohibition of
commercial vessel traffic transiting or
remaining in the port or facility
operations.
■ 3. Add § 165.781 to read as follows:
§ 165.781 Safety Zone; Restricted Visibility
in Tampa Bay.
(a) Regulated Areas. The following
areas are established as safety zones
during the specified conditions:
(1) Zone 1 (Interbay) means all
navigable waters within a box marked
by the following coordinates: 27°52′56″
N, 82°29′44″ W; thence to 27°52′50″ N,
82°23′41″ W; thence to 27°57′27″ N,
82°23′50″ W thence to 27°57′19″ N,
82°29′39″ W. This encompasses all
navigable waterways north of
Hillsborough Cut ‘‘C’’ Channel LB ‘‘25’’
(LLNR 23445) & ‘‘26’’ (LLNR 23450).
(2) Zone 2 (East Tampa/Big Bend)
means all navigable waters within a box
marked by the following coordinates:
27°52′50″ N, 82°23′41″ W; thence to
27°46′36″ N; 82°24′04″ W; thence to
27°46′29″ N, 82°31′21″ W; thence to
27°52′59″ N, 82°31′24″ W. This zone
encompasses all navigable waterways
between Hillsborough Cut ‘‘C’’ Channel
LB ‘‘25’’ (LLNR 23445) & ‘‘26’’ (LLNR
23450) to Cut ‘‘6F’’ (LLNR 22830)
Channel.
(3) Zone 3 (Old Tampa Bay) means all
navigable waters within a box marked
by the following coordinates: 27°46′29″
N, 82°31′21″ W; 28°01′58″ N, 82°31′39″
W; thence to 28°02′01″ N, 82°43′20″ W;
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thence to 27°46′15″ N, 82°43′24″ W.
This zone encompasses all navigable
waterways between all of Old Tampa
Bay to Cut ‘‘6F’’ (LLNR 22830) Channel.
(4) Zone 4 (Middle Tampa Bay) means
all navigable waters within a box
marked by the following coordinates:
27°46′34″ N, 82°34′04″ W; thence to
27°38′40″ N, 82°31′54″ W; thence to
27°44′38″ N, 82°40′44″ W; thence to
27°46′15″ N, 82°40′46″ W. This zone
encompasses all navigable waterways
between Cut ‘‘6F’’ (LLNR 22830)
Channel to Tampa Bay ‘‘1C’’ (LLNR
22590).
(5) Zone 5 (Lower Tampa Bay/
Manatee) means all navigable waters
within a box marked by the following
coordinates: 27°44′33″ N, 82°40′37″ W;
thence to 27°58′59″ N, 82°40′34″ W;
thence to 27°36′18″ N, 82°38′57″ W;
thence to 27°34′10″ N, 82°34′50″ W;
thence to 27°37′56″ N, 82°31′15″ W.
This zone encompasses all navigable
waterways between Tampa Bay ‘‘1C’’
(LLNR 22590) to Sunshine Skyway
Bridge.
(6) Zone 6 (Mullet Key) means all
navigable waters within a box marked
by the following coordinates: 27°38′59″
N, 82°40′35″ W; thence to 27°36′44″ N,
82°44′13″ W; thence to 27°32′20″ N,
82°44′37″ W; thence to 27°31′18″ N,
82°38′59″ W; thence to 27°34′09″ N,
82°34′53″ W; thence to 27°36′15″ N,
82°39′00″ W. This zone encompasses all
navigable waterways between the
Sunshine Skyway Bridge to Mullet Key
Channel LB ‘‘21’’ (LLNR 22365) & ‘‘22’’
(LLNR 22370).
(7) Zone 7 (Egmont Entrance) means
all navigable waters within the area
encompassed by the following
coordinates: 27°36′27″ N, 82°44′14″ W;
thence to 27°39′46″ N, 82°44′45″ W;
thence to 27°39′36″ N, 83°05′10″ W;
thence to 27°32′29″ N, 83°04′50″ W;
thence to 27°32′21″ N, 82°44′42″ W.
This zone includes the fairway
anchorages.
(b) Definition. (1) Designated
Representative means Coast Guard
Patrol Commanders including Coast
Guard coxswains, petty officers and
other officers operating Coast Guard
vessels, and federal, state, and local
officers designated by or assisting the
COTP, in the enforcement of regulated
navigation areas, safety zones, and
security zones.
(c) Regulations. (1) Vessel should not
commence an inbound, shift, or
outbound transit during periods where
visibility is less than one nautical mile
due to fog or inclement weather.
(2) The COTP may open or close
Tampa Bay or specific zones to vessel
traffic described in the regulated areas
section of this chapter.
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4. Add § 165.782 to read as follows:
§ 165.782 Safety Zone; Firework Displays
in Captain of the Port Zone St. Petersburg,
Florida.
(a) Regulated Area. The following area
is established as a safety zone during the
specified conditions: All waters within
the Sector St. Petersburg COTP Zone
within a 500-yard radius of all firework
platforms, structures or barges during
the storage, preparation, and launching
of fireworks. Designated representatives
may reduce the 500-yard zone based on
prevailing conditions and enforcement
needs.
(1) The Coast Guard realizes that some
large scale events, such as those with
many participants or spectators, or those
that could severely restrict navigation or
pose a significant hazard, may still
require separate special local
regulations or safety zones that address
the specific peculiarities of the event. In
those situations, the Coast Guard will
create special local regulations or safety
zones specifically for the event, and
those regulations will supersede the
proposed regulations in this rule.
(2) All firework platforms, structures
or barges will also have a sign on their
port and starboard side labeled
‘‘FIREWORKS—STAY AWAY’’. This
sign will consist of 10-inch high by 1.5inch wide red lettering on a white
background. Shore fireworks site that
affect navigable waterways will display
a sign with the aforementioned
specifications.
(b) Definition.
Designated Representative means
Coast Guard Patrol Commanders
including Coast Guard coxswains, petty
officers and other officers operating
Coast Guard vessels, and federal, state,
and local officers designated by or
assisting the COTP, in the enforcement
of regulated navigation areas, safety
zones, and security zones. Captain of
the Port (COTP) for the purpose of this
section means the Commanding Officer
of Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg.
Captain of the Port St. Petersburg Zone
is defined in 33 CFR 3.35–35.
(c) Regulations. (1) All persons and
vessels are prohibited from entering,
transiting through, anchoring in, or
remaining within the regulated area
unless authorized by the Coast Guard
Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a
designated representative.
(2) Persons and vessels desiring to
enter, transit through, anchor in, or
remain in the regulated area may
contact the Captain of the Port St.
Petersburg via telephone at (727) 824–
7506, or a designated representative via
VHF radio on channel 16, to request
authorization. If authorization to enter,
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transit through, anchor in, or remain in
the regulated area is granted by the
Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a
designated representative, all persons
and vessels receiving such authorization
must comply with the instructions of
the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or
a designated representative.
(3) The Coast Guard will provide
notice of the regulated area via
Broadcast Notice to Mariners or by onscene designated representatives.
Fireworks platforms, piers, and
structures will also have signs to notify
the public of the danger and to keep
away.
(4) This regulation does not apply to
authorized law enforcement agencies
operating within the regulated area.
Dated: February 11, 2015.
G. D. Case,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port.
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revisions remove definitions that were
in this rule but have been moved to the
state’s general definitions rule. These
revisions also clarify the information
required in emission reports and clarify
the types and frequency of reports for
the emission inventory. In addition, a
revision to the emission fees section of
this rule is being clarified so that the
current emissions fee is only applicable
for years 2013, 2014, and 2015 as set by
Missouri statute.
DATES: Comments on this proposed
action must be received in writing by
April 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
OAR–2015–0134, by mail to Paula
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG-2014-0764]
RIN 1625-AA00, 1625-AA87
Safety Zones, St. Petersburg Captain of the Port Zone
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish several safety zones
within the Sector St. Petersburg Captain of the Port Zone. This action
would establish safety zones restricting port operations in the event
of reduced or restricted visibility or disasters including hurricanes.
It would also establish safety zones around firework platforms,
structures or barges during the storage, preparation, and launching of
fireworks.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before April 20, 2015.
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 duplication, please use only one of
these three methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email Lieutenant Omar La Torre Reyes, Sector St. Petersburg
Waterways Management Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone (813) 228-
2191, email omar.latorereyes@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing
or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, 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
COTP Captain of the Port
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.
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-2014-0764 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 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and 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-2014-0764) 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).
B. Regulatory History and Information
This proposed regulatory amendment will add safety zone regulations
regarding port restrictions due to hurricanes and other disasters,
reduced or restricted visibility as well as a safety zone around all
fireworks barges, structures, and piers.
C. Basis and Purpose
The legal basis for this proposed rule is the Coast Guard's
authority to establish safety zones: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 33 U.S.C. 1225; 33
CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 0170.1.
The purpose of these regulations are to ensure the safety of life
on navigable waters of the United States through the addition of
regulations regarding port regulations in the event of hurricanes and
other disasters and reduced or restricted visibility. It will establish
a safety zone around all firework barges, structures, and piers.
D. Discussion of Proposed Rule
This rule would establish three sections under 33 CFR 165.702: (1)
A safety zones dictating port closures during hurricanes and other
disasters; (2) seven segments of Tampa Bay's shipping channel to give
the COTP flexibility in controlling and reconstituting vessel traffic
during periods of reduced or restricted visibility; and (3) a safety
zone around all fireworks launching platforms, structures, or piers
while engaged in launching operations. Notice will be given via Local
Notice to Mariners.
E. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on a number of these statutes or executive orders.
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1. Regulatory Planning and Review
This proposed 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.
Due to the unexpected and quick nature of hurricanes and other
disasters, emergency temporary final rules are implemented for each
individual event. This regulation is not significant regulatory action
and will reduce time and paper work since an emergency temporary final
rule would not have to be implemented each time. This proposed rule
provides advance notice of actions the Coast Guard intends to take in
the event a natural disaster occurs.
There are already several special local regulations establishing
regulated areas around fireworks events. The safety zone that is being
added is not expected to have a significant regulatory action due to
the use of safety zones temporary final rules for each event.
2. Impact on Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered the impact of this proposed rule on small entities. The
Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.
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 proposed 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. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or any
policy or action of the Coast Guard.
4. Collection of Information
This proposed 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 proposed 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 proposed rule would not
result in such expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.
8. Taking of Private Property
This proposed rule would 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 proposed 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 From Environmental Health Risks
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not
create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.
11. Indian Tribal Governments
This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would 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 proposed rule 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 proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.
14. Environment
We have analyzed this proposed 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
made a preliminary determination 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 proposed rule is categorically
excluded from further review under paragraph 34(g) of Figure 2-1 of the
Commandant Instruction. A preliminary environmental analysis checklist
supporting this determination is 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
proposed rule.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
Recordkeeping
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Requirements, Security measures, Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 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. 1225, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; 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. 165.780 to read as follows:
Sec. 165.780 Safety Zone; Hurricanes and other Disasters in Western
Florida.
(a) Regulated Areas. The following areas are established as a
safety zone during the specified conditions:
(1) All waters within the Sector St. Petersburg Captain of the Port
zone encompassing all navigable waters or tributaries between or within
Fenholloway River through Chokoloskee Pass, Florida.
(2) All coordinates are North American Datum 1983.
(b) Definitions.
(1) Designated Representative means Coast Guard Patrol Commanders
including Coast Guard coxswains, petty officers and other officers
operating Coast Guard vessels, and federal, state, and local officers
designated by or assisting the COTP, in the enforcement of regulated
navigation areas, safety zones, and security zones.
(2) Hurricane Port Condition WHISKEY means condition set when
weather advisories indicates sustained gale force winds (39-54 mph/34-
47 knots) from a tropical or hurricane force storm are predicted to
make landfall at the port within 72 hours.
(3) Hurricane Port Condition X-Ray means condition set when weather
advisories indicates sustained gale force winds (39-54 mph/34-47 knots)
from a tropical or hurricane force storm are predicted to make landfall
at the port within 48 hours.
(4) Hurricane Port Condition YANKEE means condition set when
weather advisories indicate that sustained gale force winds (39-54 mph/
34-47 knots) from a tropical or hurricane force storm are predicted to
make landfall at the port within 24 hours.
(5) Hurricane Port Condition ZULU means condition set when weather
advisories indicate that sustained gale force winds (39-54 mph/34-47
knots) from a tropical or hurricane force storm are predicted to make
landfall at the port within 12 hours.
(c) Regulations. (1) Hurricane Port Condition WHISKEY. All vessel
and port facilities must exercise due diligence in preparation for
potential storm impacts. Ports and waterfront facilities shall begin
removing all debris and secure potential flying hazards. Container
stacking plans shall be implemented. Waterfront facilities that, due to
space constraints, are unable to reduce container stacking height to no
more than four high, must submit a container stacking protocol to the
Captain of the Port (COTP).
(2) Hurricane Port Condition X-Ray. All vessels and port facilities
shall ensure that potential flying debris is removed or secured.
Hazardous materials/pollution hazards must be secured in a safe manner
and away from waterfront areas. Facilities continue to implement
container stacking protocol. Containers must not exceed four tiers
unless previously approved by the COTP. Containers carrying hazardous
materials may not be stacked above the second tier. All oceangoing
commercial vessels greater than 500-gross tons must prepare to depart
the ports and anchorages within Tampa Bay. These vessels shall depart
immediately upon the setting of Port Condition Yankee. Slow-moving
vessels may be ordered to depart to ensure safe avoidance of the
incoming storm. A COTP Order will be issued to vessels asked to depart
early. COTP orders requiring vessel departure will be considered on a
case-by-case basis. Vessels that are unable to depart the port must
contact the COTP to request and receive permission to remain in port.
Proof of facility owner/operator approval is required. Vessels with
COTP's permission to remain in port must implement their approved
mooring arrangement. Terminal operators shall prepare to terminate all
cargo operations. The COTP may require additional precautions to ensure
the safety of the ports and waterways. Coast Guard Port Assessment
Teams will be deployed to validate implementation of Port Condition X-
Ray. The COTP will convene the Port Heavy Weather Advisory Group
(PHWAG) as deemed necessary.
(3) Hurricane Port Condition YANKEE. Affected ports are closed to
inbound vessel traffic. All oceangoing commercial vessels greater than
500-gross tons must have departed Tampa Bay. Appropriate container
stacking protocol must be completed. Terminal operators must terminate
all cargo operations not associated with storm preparations: Cargo
operations associated with storm preparations include moving cargo
within or off the port for securing purposes, crane and other port/
facility equipment preparations, and similar activities, but do not
include moving cargo onto the port or vessel loading/discharging
operations unless specifically authorized by the COTP. All facilities
shall continue to operate in accordance with approved Facility Security
Plans and comply with the requirements of the Maritime Transportation
Security Act (MTSA). Anticipate drawbridges may be closed to vessel
traffic as early as eight hours prior to the arrival of tropical storm
force winds. Coast Guard Port Assessment Teams will conduct Port
Condition Yankee validation. The COTP will convene the Port Heavy
Weather Advisory Group (PHWAG) as deemed necessary.
(4) Hurricane Port Condition ZULU. All port waterfront operations
are suspended excepting final preparations as expressly permitted by
the COTP necessary to ensure the safety of the ports and facilities.
Coast Guard Port Assessment Teams will conduct final port assessments.
(5) Emergency Restrictions for Other Disasters. Any natural or
other disasters that are anticipated to affect the Sector St.
Petersburg Captain of the Port zone will result in the prohibition of
commercial vessel traffic transiting or remaining in the port or
facility operations.
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3. Add Sec. 165.781 to read as follows:
Sec. 165.781 Safety Zone; Restricted Visibility in Tampa Bay.
(a) Regulated Areas. The following areas are established as safety
zones during the specified conditions:
(1) Zone 1 (Interbay) means all navigable waters within a box
marked by the following coordinates: 27[deg]52'56'' N, 82[deg]29'44''
W; thence to 27[deg]52'50'' N, 82[deg]23'41'' W; thence to
27[deg]57'27'' N, 82[deg]23'50'' W thence to 27[deg]57'19'' N,
82[deg]29'39'' W. This encompasses all navigable waterways north of
Hillsborough Cut ``C'' Channel LB ``25'' (LLNR 23445) & ``26'' (LLNR
23450).
(2) Zone 2 (East Tampa/Big Bend) means all navigable waters within
a box marked by the following coordinates: 27[deg]52'50'' N,
82[deg]23'41'' W; thence to 27[deg]46'36'' N; 82[deg]24'04'' W; thence
to 27[deg]46'29'' N, 82[deg]31'21'' W; thence to 27[deg]52'59'' N,
82[deg]31'24'' W. This zone encompasses all navigable waterways between
Hillsborough Cut ``C'' Channel LB ``25'' (LLNR 23445) & ``26'' (LLNR
23450) to Cut ``6F'' (LLNR 22830) Channel.
(3) Zone 3 (Old Tampa Bay) means all navigable waters within a box
marked by the following coordinates: 27[deg]46'29'' N, 82[deg]31'21''
W; 28[deg]01'58'' N, 82[deg]31'39'' W; thence to 28[deg]02'01'' N,
82[deg]43'20'' W;
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thence to 27[deg]46'15'' N, 82[deg]43'24'' W. This zone encompasses all
navigable waterways between all of Old Tampa Bay to Cut ``6F'' (LLNR
22830) Channel.
(4) Zone 4 (Middle Tampa Bay) means all navigable waters within a
box marked by the following coordinates: 27[deg]46'34'' N,
82[deg]34'04'' W; thence to 27[deg]38'40'' N, 82[deg]31'54'' W; thence
to 27[deg]44'38'' N, 82[deg]40'44'' W; thence to 27[deg]46'15'' N,
82[deg]40'46'' W. This zone encompasses all navigable waterways between
Cut ``6F'' (LLNR 22830) Channel to Tampa Bay ``1C'' (LLNR 22590).
(5) Zone 5 (Lower Tampa Bay/Manatee) means all navigable waters
within a box marked by the following coordinates: 27[deg]44'33'' N,
82[deg]40'37'' W; thence to 27[deg]58'59'' N, 82[deg]40'34'' W; thence
to 27[deg]36'18'' N, 82[deg]38'57'' W; thence to 27[deg]34'10'' N,
82[deg]34'50'' W; thence to 27[deg]37'56'' N, 82[deg]31'15'' W. This
zone encompasses all navigable waterways between Tampa Bay ``1C'' (LLNR
22590) to Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
(6) Zone 6 (Mullet Key) means all navigable waters within a box
marked by the following coordinates: 27[deg]38'59'' N, 82[deg]40'35''
W; thence to 27[deg]36'44'' N, 82[deg]44'13'' W; thence to
27[deg]32'20'' N, 82[deg]44'37'' W; thence to 27[deg]31'18'' N,
82[deg]38'59'' W; thence to 27[deg]34'09'' N, 82[deg]34'53'' W; thence
to 27[deg]36'15'' N, 82[deg]39'00'' W. This zone encompasses all
navigable waterways between the Sunshine Skyway Bridge to Mullet Key
Channel LB ``21'' (LLNR 22365) & ``22'' (LLNR 22370).
(7) Zone 7 (Egmont Entrance) means all navigable waters within the
area encompassed by the following coordinates: 27[deg]36'27'' N,
82[deg]44'14'' W; thence to 27[deg]39'46'' N, 82[deg]44'45'' W; thence
to 27[deg]39'36'' N, 83[deg]05'10'' W; thence to 27[deg]32'29'' N,
83[deg]04'50'' W; thence to 27[deg]32'21'' N, 82[deg]44'42'' W. This
zone includes the fairway anchorages.
(b) Definition. (1) Designated Representative means Coast Guard
Patrol Commanders including Coast Guard coxswains, petty officers and
other officers operating Coast Guard vessels, and federal, state, and
local officers designated by or assisting the COTP, in the enforcement
of regulated navigation areas, safety zones, and security zones.
(c) Regulations. (1) Vessel should not commence an inbound, shift,
or outbound transit during periods where visibility is less than one
nautical mile due to fog or inclement weather.
(2) The COTP may open or close Tampa Bay or specific zones to
vessel traffic described in the regulated areas section of this
chapter.
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4. Add Sec. 165.782 to read as follows:
Sec. 165.782 Safety Zone; Firework Displays in Captain of the Port
Zone St. Petersburg, Florida.
(a) Regulated Area. The following area is established as a safety
zone during the specified conditions: All waters within the Sector St.
Petersburg COTP Zone within a 500-yard radius of all firework
platforms, structures or barges during the storage, preparation, and
launching of fireworks. Designated representatives may reduce the 500-
yard zone based on prevailing conditions and enforcement needs.
(1) The Coast Guard realizes that some large scale events, such as
those with many participants or spectators, or those that could
severely restrict navigation or pose a significant hazard, may still
require separate special local regulations or safety zones that address
the specific peculiarities of the event. In those situations, the Coast
Guard will create special local regulations or safety zones
specifically for the event, and those regulations will supersede the
proposed regulations in this rule.
(2) All firework platforms, structures or barges will also have a
sign on their port and starboard side labeled ``FIREWORKS--STAY AWAY''.
This sign will consist of 10-inch high by 1.5-inch wide red lettering
on a white background. Shore fireworks site that affect navigable
waterways will display a sign with the aforementioned specifications.
(b) Definition.
Designated Representative means Coast Guard Patrol Commanders
including Coast Guard coxswains, petty officers and other officers
operating Coast Guard vessels, and federal, state, and local officers
designated by or assisting the COTP, in the enforcement of regulated
navigation areas, safety zones, and security zones. Captain of the Port
(COTP) for the purpose of this section means the Commanding Officer of
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg. Captain of the Port St. Petersburg
Zone is defined in 33 CFR 3.35-35.
(c) Regulations. (1) All persons and vessels are prohibited from
entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the
regulated area unless authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port
St. Petersburg or a designated representative.
(2) Persons and vessels desiring to enter, transit through, anchor
in, or remain in the regulated area may contact the Captain of the Port
St. Petersburg via telephone at (727) 824-7506, or a designated
representative via VHF radio on channel 16, to request authorization.
If authorization to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain in the
regulated area is granted by the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or
a designated representative, all persons and vessels receiving such
authorization must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the
Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative.
(3) The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated area via
Broadcast Notice to Mariners or by on-scene designated representatives.
Fireworks platforms, piers, and structures will also have signs to
notify the public of the danger and to keep away.
(4) This regulation does not apply to authorized law enforcement
agencies operating within the regulated area.
Dated: February 11, 2015.
G. D. Case,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port.
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