Atlantic Ocean South of Entrance to Chesapeake Bay off Camp Pendleton, Virginia; Firing Range, 35621-35623 [2015-15293]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 2015 / Proposed Rules tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS the index, some information is not publicly available, such as CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Olson, Headquarters, Operations and Regulatory Community of Practice, Washington, DC at 202–761–4922 or Ms. Linda Speerstra, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, Regulatory Division, at 907–747–0658. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to its authorities in Section 7 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1917 (40 Stat 266; 33 U.S.C. 1) and Chapter XIX of the Army Appropriations Act of 1919 (40 Stat 892; 33 U.S.C. 3), the Corps is proposing to amend the regulation at 33 CFR part 334 by amending existing language applicable to restricted area in the waters of the West Arm Behm Canal, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Ketchikan Alaska; Area No. 5. The proposed amendment would revise the wording of the existing restricted area description to accurately describe the installed light configuration, update contact information and increase vessel transiting area. Procedural Requirements a. Review Under Executive Order 12866. The proposed rule is issued with respect to a military function of the Department of Defense and the provisions of Executive Order 12866 do not apply. b. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act. This proposed rule has been reviewed under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Public Law 96–354). The Regulatory Flexibility Act generally requires an agency to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice-and-comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities (i.e., small businesses and small governments). The restricted area is necessary to protect users of this waterway during naval operations. The restricted area will only be closed for brief amounts of time (usually no more than 20 minutes) when it is activated. Unless information is obtained to the contrary during the comment period, the Corps certifies that the proposed rule would have no significant economic impact on the public. After considering the economic impacts of this proposed restricted area VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 235001 regulation on small entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. c. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act. Due to the administrative nature of this action and because there is no intended change in the use of the area, the Corps expects that these amendments to regulation, if adopted, will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment and, therefore, preparation of an environmental impact statement will not be required. An environmental assessment will be prepared after the public notice period is closed and all comments have been received and considered. d. Unfunded Mandates Act. This proposed rule does not contain a Federal mandate that may result in expenditures of $100 million or more for State, local, and Tribal governments, in the aggregate, or the private sector in any one year. Therefore, this proposed rule is not subject to the requirements of Sections 202 and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). The proposed rule contains no regulatory requirements that might significantly or uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, the proposed rule is not subject to the requirements of Section 203 of UMRA. List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 334 Danger zones, Navigation (water), Restricted areas, Waterways. For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Corps proposes to amend 33 CFR part 334 as follows: 35621 when it is safe to pass through the area. A flashing amber beacon means that the area is closed to all vessels and to await a clear signal. The flashing amber beacon not lighted is the clear signal and indicates that vessels may proceed through the area. Each closure of the area by the Navy will normally not exceed 20 minutes. (ii) When Area No. 5 restrictions are in place, vessels may operate within 1000 yards of the shoreline at speeds no greater than 5 knots in accordance with the restriction in effect in Area No. 3. (c) Vessels will be allowed to transit Restricted Area #5 within 20 minutes of marine radio or telephone notification to the Navy Facility Control Officer. (d) Enforcement. The regulations in this section shall be enforced by the Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, and such agencies he/she may designate. Dated:_May 12, 2015. Edward E. Belk, Jr., Chief, Operations and Regulatory Division, Directorate of Civil Works. [FR Doc. 2015–15294 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720–58–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers 33 CFR Part 334 Atlantic Ocean South of Entrance to Chesapeake Bay off Camp Pendleton, Virginia; Firing Range AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. PART 334—DANGER ZONE AND RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS ACTION: 1. The authority citation for part 334 continues to read as follows: SUMMARY: ■ Authority: 40 Stat. 266 (33 U.S.C. 1) and 40 Stat. 892 (33 U.S.C. 3). 2. Amend § 334.1275 by revising paragraphs (b)(5), (c) and (d) to read as follows: ■ § 334.1275 West Arm Behm Canal, Ketchikan, Alaska, restricted area. * * * * * (b) * * * (5) Area No. 5. (i) The area will be open unless the Navy is actually conducting operations. To ensure safe and timely passage through the restricted area vessel operators are required to notify the Facility Control Officer of their expected time of arrival, speed and intentions. For vessels not equipped with radio equipment, the Navy shall signal with flashing beacon lights whether passage is prohibited and PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments. The Corps of Engineers is proposing to establish a permanent danger zone in waters of the Atlantic Ocean south of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Camp Pendleton firing range supports a myriad of stakeholders that include all components of the Department of Defense, including: US Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, US Navy, Navy Reserve, US Marine Corps, US Marine Corps Reserve, US Air Force, Air Force National Guard, Air Force Reserve, US Coast Guard, and Coast Guard Reserve, as well as many nonDoD units. Camp Pendleton, VA will provide an economical, safe training environment for individual live fire exercises, and collective units to conduct the minimum requirements for weapons qualification. The proposed danger zone will increase the level of E:\FR\FM\22JNP1.SGM 22JNP1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS 35622 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 2015 / Proposed Rules safety to the public in the vicinity of the live firing operations by providing additional notice of the hazards present. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 22, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number COE– 2015–0006, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Email: david.b.olson@usace.army.mil. Include the docket number, COE–2015– 0006, in the subject line of the message. Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CECW–CO–R (David B. Olson), 441 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20314–1000. Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to security requirements, we cannot receive comments by hand delivery or courier. Instructions: Direct your comments to docket number COE–2015–0006. All comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available on-line at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the commenter indicates that the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI, or otherwise protected, through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov Web site is an anonymous access system, which means we will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email directly to the Corps without going through regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, we recommend that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and also include your contact information with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If we cannot read your comment because of technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, we may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic comments should avoid the use of any special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to www.regulations.gov . All documents in VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 235001 the docket are listed. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, such as CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Olson, Headquarters, Operations and Regulatory Community of Practice, Washington, DC at 202–761–4922, or Ms. Nicole Woodward, Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, Regulatory Branch, at 757–201–7122. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to its authorities in Section 7 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 266; 33 U.S.C. 1) and Chapter XIX of the Army Appropriations Act of 1919 (40 Stat. 892; 33 U.S.C. 3), the Corps of Engineers is proposing amendments to regulations in 33 CFR part 334 to establish a permanent danger zone in waters of the Atlantic Ocean, south of the entrance to Chesapeake Bay off Camp Pendleton, Virginia. The proposed establishment of a permanent danger zone is necessary to protect the public from hazards associated with live firing operations. potential impacts of the danger zone on small entities and welcome comments on issues related to such impacts. Procedural Requirements List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 334 Danger zones, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Restricted areas, Waterways. For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Corps proposes to amend 33 CFR part 334 as follows: a. Review under Executive Order 12866. This proposed rule is issued with respect to a military function of the Defense Department and the provisions of Executive Order 12866 do not apply. b. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act This proposed rule has been reviewed under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96–354). The Regulatory Flexibility Act generally requires an agency to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to noticeand-comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities (i.e., small businesses and small governments). The danger zone is necessary to protect public safety and satisfy Department of Defense operations requirements for weapons training. Small entities can utilize other navigable waters outside of the danger zone when the danger zone is activated. After considering the economic impacts of this proposed danger zone regulation on small entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. We are interested in the PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 c. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act Due to the administrative nature of this action and because there is no intended change in the use of the area, the Corps expects that this regulation, if adopted, will not have a significant impact to the quality of the human environment and, therefore, preparation of an environmental impact statement will not be required. An environmental assessment will be prepared after the public notice period is closed and all comments have been received and considered. d. Unfunded Mandates Act This proposed rule does not impose an enforceable duty among the private sector and, therefore, it is not a Federal private sector mandate and it is not subject to the requirements of either Section 202 or Section 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Act. We have also found under Section 203 of the Act, that small governments will not be significantly and uniquely affected by this rulemaking. PART 334—DANGER ZONE AND RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS 1. The authority citation for 33 CFR part 334 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 40 Stat. 266 (33 U.S.C. 1) and 40 Stat. 892 (33 U.S.C. 3). ■ 2. Add § 334.405 to read as follows: § 334.405 South of entrance to Chesapeake Bay off Camp Pendleton, Virginia; firing range. (a) The danger zone. The danger zone encompasses all navigable waters of the United States as defined at 33 CFR part 329, within the area bounded by a line connecting the following coordinates: Commencing from the shoreline at latitude 36°49′00″ N., longitude 75°58′04″ W.; thence to latitude 36°49′19″ N., longitude 75°57′41″ W.; thence to latitude 36°49′21″ N., longitude 75°57′32″ W.; thence to latitude 36°49′13″ N., longitude 75°56′44″ W.; thence to latitude 36°49′22″ N., longitude 75°55′48″ W.; thence to latitude 36°49′12″ N., longitude 75°55′46″ W.; thence to E:\FR\FM\22JNP1.SGM 22JNP1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 2015 / Proposed Rules tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS latitude 36°49′02″ N., longitude 75°55′45″ W.; thence to latitude 36°48′52″ N., longitude 75°55′45″ W.; thence to latitude 36°48′54″ N., longitude 75°56′42″ W.; thence to latitude 36°48′41″ N., longitude 75°57′28″ W.; thence to latitude 36°48′41″ N., longitude 75°57′37″ W.; thence to latitude 36°48′57″ N., longitude 75°58′04″ W. The datum for these coordinates is WGS84. (b) The regulations. (1) Persons and vessels shall proceed through the area with caution and shall remain therein no longer than necessary for purpose of transit. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 235001 (2) When firing is in progress during daylight hours, red flags will be displayed at conspicuous locations on the beach. No firing will be done during the hours of darkness or low visibility. (3) Firing on the ranges shall be suspended as long as any persons or vessels are within the danger zone. (4) Lookout posts shall be manned by the activity or agency operating the firing range State Military Reservation, Camp Pendleton. (5) There shall be no firing on the range during periods of low visibility which would prevent the recognition of a person or vessel (to a distance of 7,500 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 35623 yards) which is properly displaying navigation lights, or which would preclude a vessel from observing the red range flags or lights. (c) Enforcement. The regulations in this section shall be enforced by the Adjutant General of Virginia, and such agencies as he or she may designate. Dated: June 12, 2015. Edward E. Belk, Jr., Chief, Operations and Regulatory Division, Directorate of Civil Works. [FR Doc. 2015–15293 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720–58–P E:\FR\FM\22JNP1.SGM 22JNP1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35621-35623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15293]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

33 CFR Part 334


Atlantic Ocean South of Entrance to Chesapeake Bay off Camp 
Pendleton, Virginia; Firing Range

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Corps of Engineers is proposing to establish a permanent 
danger zone in waters of the Atlantic Ocean south of Rudee Inlet in 
Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Camp Pendleton firing range supports a 
myriad of stakeholders that include all components of the Department of 
Defense, including: US Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, US 
Navy, Navy Reserve, US Marine Corps, US Marine Corps Reserve, US Air 
Force, Air Force National Guard, Air Force Reserve, US Coast Guard, and 
Coast Guard Reserve, as well as many non-DoD units. Camp Pendleton, VA 
will provide an economical, safe training environment for individual 
live fire exercises, and collective units to conduct the minimum 
requirements for weapons qualification. The proposed danger zone will 
increase the level of

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safety to the public in the vicinity of the live firing operations by 
providing additional notice of the hazards present.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number COE-
2015-0006, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Email: david.b.olson@usace.army.mil. Include the docket number, 
COE-2015-0006, in the subject line of the message.
    Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CECW-CO-R (David B. 
Olson), 441 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20314-1000.
    Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to security requirements, we cannot 
receive comments by hand delivery or courier.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket number COE-2015-0006. 
All comments received will be included in the public docket without 
change and may be made available on-line at https://www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal information provided, unless the commenter 
indicates that the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI, or otherwise protected, through regulations.gov or 
email. The regulations.gov Web site is an anonymous access system, 
which means we will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email 
directly to the Corps without going through regulations.gov, your email 
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the 
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the 
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, we recommend that you 
include your name and other contact information in the body of your 
comment and also include your contact information with any disk or CD-
ROM you submit. If we cannot read your comment because of technical 
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, we may not be 
able to consider your comment. Electronic comments should avoid the use 
of any special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any 
defects or viruses.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to www.regulations.gov . All documents in the 
docket are listed. Although listed in the index, some information is 
not publicly available, such as CBI or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as 
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be 
publicly available only in hard copy form.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Olson, Headquarters, 
Operations and Regulatory Community of Practice, Washington, DC at 202-
761-4922, or Ms. Nicole Woodward, Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, 
Regulatory Branch, at 757-201-7122.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to its authorities in Section 7 of 
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 266; 33 U.S.C. 1) and 
Chapter XIX of the Army Appropriations Act of 1919 (40 Stat. 892; 33 
U.S.C. 3), the Corps of Engineers is proposing amendments to 
regulations in 33 CFR part 334 to establish a permanent danger zone in 
waters of the Atlantic Ocean, south of the entrance to Chesapeake Bay 
off Camp Pendleton, Virginia. The proposed establishment of a permanent 
danger zone is necessary to protect the public from hazards associated 
with live firing operations.

Procedural Requirements

a. Review under Executive Order 12866.

    This proposed rule is issued with respect to a military function of 
the Defense Department and the provisions of Executive Order 12866 do 
not apply.

b. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This proposed rule has been reviewed under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354). The Regulatory Flexibility Act 
generally requires an agency to prepare a regulatory flexibility 
analysis of any rule subject to notice-and-comment rulemaking 
requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other 
statute unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
(i.e., small businesses and small governments). The danger zone is 
necessary to protect public safety and satisfy Department of Defense 
operations requirements for weapons training. Small entities can 
utilize other navigable waters outside of the danger zone when the 
danger zone is activated. After considering the economic impacts of 
this proposed danger zone regulation on small entities, I certify that 
this action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number 
of small entities. We are interested in the potential impacts of the 
danger zone on small entities and welcome comments on issues related to 
such impacts.

c. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act

    Due to the administrative nature of this action and because there 
is no intended change in the use of the area, the Corps expects that 
this regulation, if adopted, will not have a significant impact to the 
quality of the human environment and, therefore, preparation of an 
environmental impact statement will not be required. An environmental 
assessment will be prepared after the public notice period is closed 
and all comments have been received and considered.

d. Unfunded Mandates Act

    This proposed rule does not impose an enforceable duty among the 
private sector and, therefore, it is not a Federal private sector 
mandate and it is not subject to the requirements of either Section 202 
or Section 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Act. We have also found under 
Section 203 of the Act, that small governments will not be 
significantly and uniquely affected by this rulemaking.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 334

    Danger zones, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Restricted areas, 
Waterways.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Corps proposes to 
amend 33 CFR part 334 as follows:

PART 334--DANGER ZONE AND RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS

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1. The authority citation for 33 CFR part 334 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  40 Stat. 266 (33 U.S.C. 1) and 40 Stat. 892 (33 
U.S.C. 3).

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2. Add Sec.  334.405 to read as follows:


Sec.  334.405  South of entrance to Chesapeake Bay off Camp Pendleton, 
Virginia; firing range.

    (a) The danger zone. The danger zone encompasses all navigable 
waters of the United States as defined at 33 CFR part 329, within the 
area bounded by a line connecting the following coordinates: Commencing 
from the shoreline at latitude 36[deg]49'00'' N., longitude 
75[deg]58'04'' W.; thence to latitude 36[deg]49'19'' N., longitude 
75[deg]57'41'' W.; thence to latitude 36[deg]49'21'' N., longitude 
75[deg]57'32'' W.; thence to latitude 36[deg]49'13'' N., longitude 
75[deg]56'44'' W.; thence to latitude 36[deg]49'22'' N., longitude 
75[deg]55'48'' W.; thence to latitude 36[deg]49'12'' N.,

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longitude 75[deg]55'46'' W.; thence to latitude 36[deg]49'02'' N., 
longitude 75[deg]55'45'' W.; thence to latitude 36[deg]48'52'' N., 
longitude 75[deg]55'45'' W.; thence to latitude 36[deg]48'54'' N., 
longitude 75[deg]56'42'' W.; thence to latitude 36[deg]48'41'' N., 
longitude 75[deg]57'28'' W.; thence to latitude 36[deg]48'41'' N., 
longitude 75[deg]57'37'' W.; thence to latitude 36[deg]48'57'' N., 
longitude 75[deg]58'04'' W. The datum for these coordinates is WGS84.
    (b) The regulations. (1) Persons and vessels shall proceed through 
the area with caution and shall remain therein no longer than necessary 
for purpose of transit.
    (2) When firing is in progress during daylight hours, red flags 
will be displayed at conspicuous locations on the beach. No firing will 
be done during the hours of darkness or low visibility.
    (3) Firing on the ranges shall be suspended as long as any persons 
or vessels are within the danger zone.
    (4) Lookout posts shall be manned by the activity or agency 
operating the firing range State Military Reservation, Camp Pendleton.
    (5) There shall be no firing on the range during periods of low 
visibility which would prevent the recognition of a person or vessel 
(to a distance of 7,500 yards) which is properly displaying navigation 
lights, or which would preclude a vessel from observing the red range 
flags or lights.
    (c) Enforcement. The regulations in this section shall be enforced 
by the Adjutant General of Virginia, and such agencies as he or she may 
designate.

    Dated: June 12, 2015.
Edward E. Belk, Jr.,
Chief, Operations and Regulatory Division, Directorate of Civil Works.
[FR Doc. 2015-15293 Filed 6-19-15; 8:45 am]
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