Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA, 40813-40814 [2016-14911]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 121 / Thursday, June 23, 2016 / Rules and Regulations Dated: June 17, 2016. Robert W. Middleton, Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. [FR Doc. 2016–14850 Filed 6–22–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 117 [Docket No. USCG–2016–0474] Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR 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 Morrison Bridge across the Willamette River, mile 12.8, at Portland, Oregon. The deviation is necessary to accommodate Multnomah County’s replacement of the bridge decking. This deviation allows the bridge to only open half of the span, single leaf, to allow for the replacement of bridge decking. The deviation also allows the vertical clearance to be reduced due to the project’s containment system. DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on April 1, 2017 until 7 p.m. on September 27, 2017. ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG–2016–0474] 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Steven Fischer, Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206–220–7282, email d13-pfd13bridges@uscg.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Multnomah County has requested that the Morrison Bridge across the Willamette River, mile 12.8, be allowed to only open half the span, 92 feet, as opposed to a full opening, 185 feet, to accommodate the replacement of the bridge decking. The County has also requested to reduce the vertical clearance of the non-opening side of the span with scaffolding erected 10 feet below the lower bridge cord for a containment system and to require at least a two hour advance notice for an asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Jun 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 opening. The Morrison Bridge is a double bascule bridge. When the bascule span is in the closed-tonavigation position, the bridge provides 69 feet of vertical clearance, which will be reduced to 59 feet with the containment system in place. The normal operating schedule for the Morrison Bridge is in accordance with 33 CFR 117.897(c)(3)(iv). The vertical clearance is above Columbia River Datum 0.0. The deviation period is from 6 a.m. on April 1, 2017 until 7 p.m. on September 27, 2017. The deviation allows the Morrison Bridge operator to only open half the span for maritime traffic with at least a two hour advanced notice. Waterway usage on this part of the Willamette River includes vessels ranging from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft. Vessels able to pass through the Morrison Bridge in the closed position may do so at any time. A tug will be on site to assist vessels through the single leaf span opening upon request. The bridge will be able to open half the span for emergencies with a two hour notice and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to pass. The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterways through our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in operating schedule for the bridges so that vessel operators 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 designated time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. Dated: June 17, 2016. Steven M. Fischer, Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 2016–14846 Filed 6–22–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 [Docket No. USCG–2016–0260] Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of enforcement of regulation. AGENCY: ACTION: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 40813 The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the San Francisco Giants Fireworks display in the Captain of the Port, San Francisco area of responsibility during the dates and times noted below. This action is necessary to protect life and property of the maritime public from the hazards associated with the fireworks display. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or anchoring in the safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM). DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1 will be enforced from 11 a.m. on June 24, 2016 to 1 a.m. on June 25, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Christina Ramirez, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone (415) 399–3585 or email at D11-PF-MarineEvents@uscg.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone established in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1 on June 24, 2016. From 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. on June 24, 2016 the safety zone will be enforced in the navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge within a radius of 100 feet throughout the loading and transit of fireworks barge at the launch site and until the start of the fireworks display. As indicated below, during the fireworks display, the size of the safety zone will increase to accommodate fallout and other debris during the display. From 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on June 24, 2016 the fireworks barge will be loading pyrotechnics at Pier 50 in San Francisco, CA. From 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on June 24, 2016 the fireworks barge will remain at Pier 50. From 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on June 24, 2016 the loaded fireworks barge will transit from Pier 50 to the launch site near Pier 48 in approximate position 37°46′36″ N., 122°22′56″ W. (NAD83). At the conclusion of the baseball game, approximately 10 p.m. on June 24, 2016, the safety zone will increase in size and encompass the navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge within a radius of 700 feet in approximate position 37°46′36″ N., 122°22′56″ W. (NAD83) for the San Francisco Giants Fireworks display in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1. Upon the conclusion of the fireworks display, the safety zone shall terminate. Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1191, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or anchoring in SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23JNR1.SGM 23JNR1 40814 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 121 / Thursday, June 23, 2016 / Rules and Regulations the safety zone during all applicable effective dates and times, unless authorized to do so by the PATCOM. Additionally, each person who receives notice of a lawful order or direction issued by an official patrol vessel shall obey the order or direction. The PATCOM is empowered to forbid entry into and control the regulated area. The PATCOM shall be designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco. The PATCOM may, upon request, allow the transit of commercial vessels through regulated areas when it is safe to do so. This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1191 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with extensive advance notification of the safety zone and its enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners. If the Captain of the Port determines that the regulated area need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice of enforcement, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the regulated area. Dated: June 3, 2016. Patrick S. Nelson, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco, Acting. [FR Doc. 2016–14911 Filed 6–22–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 [Docket Number USCG–201 5–1123] RIN 1625–AA00 Safety Zone; Pleasure Beach Bridge, Bridgeport, CT Coast Guard, DHS. Temporary final rule. AGENCY: ACTION: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone within the Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound (LIS) Captain of the Port (COTP) Zone. This temporary final rule is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters. Entry into, transit through, mooring, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by COTP Sector LIS. DATES: This rule is effective without actual notice from 12:01 a.m. on June 23, 2016 until 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2016. For the purposes of enforcement, asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Jun 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 actual notice will be used from January 1, 2016, until June 23, 2016. ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble are part of docket [USCG– 2015–1123]. To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to https:// www.rcgulations.gov, type the docket number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket Folder on the line associated with this rulemaking. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, contact Lieutenant Junior Grade Martin Betts, Prevention Department, Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, telephone (203) 468–4432, email Martin.B.Betts@ uscg.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Table of Abbreviations COTP Captain of the Port OHS Department of Homeland Security E.O. Executive order FR Federal Register NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking NAD 83 North American Datum 1983 II. Background Information and Regulatory History This rulemaking establishes a safety zone for the waters around Pleasure Beach Bridge, Bridgeport, CT. Corresponding regulatory history is discussed below. The Coast Guard was made aware on December 9, 2015, of damage sustained to Pleasure Beach Bridge, the result of which created a hazard to navigation. In response, on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, the Coast Guard published a temporary final rule (TFR) entitled, ‘‘Safety Zone; Pleasure Beach Bridge, Bridgeport CT’’ in the Federal Register (80 FR 79480). We received no comments on this rule. The rule expired on January 1, 2016. The degraded condition of the Pleasure Beach Bridge structure presents a continued hazard to navigation in the waterway. The Coast Guard is establishing this temporary final rule to mitigate the risk posed by the bridge structure and to allow responsible parties ample time to develop plans to reduce or eliminate the hazard. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good cause exists for not publishing an NPRM with respect to this rule because doing so would be impracticable and contrary to the public interest. There is insufficient time to publish an NPRM and solicit comments from the public before establishing a safety zone to address the existing hazard to navigation. The nature of the navigational hazard requires the immediate establishment of a safety zone. Publishing an NPRM and delaying the effective date of this rule to await public comment inhibits the Coast Guard’s ability to fulfill its statutory mission to protect ports, waterways and the maritime public. Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), and for the same reasons stated in the preceding paragraph, the Coast Guard finds that good cause exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule The legal basis for this temporary rule is 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5 and Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170. 1 which collectively authorize the Coast Guard to define regulatory safety zones. On December 9, 2015, the Coast Guard was made aware of damage sustained to Pleasure Beach Bridge, Bridgeport, CT that has created a hazard to navigation. After further analysis of the bridge structure, the Coast Guard concluded that the overall condition of the structure created a continued hazard to navigation. The COTP Sector LIS has determined that the safety zone established by this temporary final rule is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways. IV. Discussion of the Rule The safety zone established by this rule will cover all navigable waters of the entrance channel to Johnsons Creek in the vicinity of Pleasure Beach Bridge, Bridgeport, CT. This safety zone will be bound inside an area that starts at a point on land at position 41–10.2N, 073–10.7W and then east along the shoreline to a point on land at position 41–9.57N, 073–9.54W and then south across the channel to a point on land at position 41–9.52N, 073–9.58W and then west along the shoreline to a point on land at position 41–9.52N, 073–10.5W and then north across the channel back to the point of origin. This rule prevents vessels from entering, transiting, mooring, or anchoring within the area specifically designated as a safety zone during the E:\FR\FM\23JNR1.SGM 23JNR1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 121 (Thursday, June 23, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40813-40814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14911]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0260]


Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks, San Francisco Bay, 
San Francisco, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the San 
Francisco Giants Fireworks display in the Captain of the Port, San 
Francisco area of responsibility during the dates and times noted 
below. This action is necessary to protect life and property of the 
maritime public from the hazards associated with the fireworks display. 
During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are 
prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or anchoring in the 
safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM).

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1 will 
be enforced from 11 a.m. on June 24, 2016 to 1 a.m. on June 25, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Christina 
Ramirez, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone (415) 399-
3585 or email at D11-PF-MarineEvents@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
established in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1 on June 24, 
2016. From 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. on June 24, 2016 the safety zone will 
be enforced in the navigable waters around and under the fireworks 
barge within a radius of 100 feet throughout the loading and transit of 
fireworks barge at the launch site and until the start of the fireworks 
display. As indicated below, during the fireworks display, the size of 
the safety zone will increase to accommodate fall-out and other debris 
during the display.
    From 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on June 24, 2016 the fireworks barge will 
be loading pyrotechnics at Pier 50 in San Francisco, CA. From 5 p.m. to 
9:30 p.m. on June 24, 2016 the fireworks barge will remain at Pier 50. 
From 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on June 24, 2016 the loaded fireworks barge 
will transit from Pier 50 to the launch site near Pier 48 in 
approximate position 37[deg]46'36'' N., 122[deg]22'56'' W. (NAD83). At 
the conclusion of the baseball game, approximately 10 p.m. on June 24, 
2016, the safety zone will increase in size and encompass the navigable 
waters around and under the fireworks barge within a radius of 700 feet 
in approximate position 37[deg]46'36'' N., 122[deg]22'56'' W. (NAD83) 
for the San Francisco Giants Fireworks display in 33 CFR 165.1191, 
Table 1, Item number 1. Upon the conclusion of the fireworks display, 
the safety zone shall terminate.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1191, unauthorized persons or 
vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or 
anchoring in

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the safety zone during all applicable effective dates and times, unless 
authorized to do so by the PATCOM. Additionally, each person who 
receives notice of a lawful order or direction issued by an official 
patrol vessel shall obey the order or direction. The PATCOM is 
empowered to forbid entry into and control the regulated area. The 
PATCOM shall be designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector San 
Francisco. The PATCOM may, upon request, allow the transit of 
commercial vessels through regulated areas when it is safe to do so.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.1191 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement 
in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime 
community with extensive advance notification of the safety zone and 
its enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners.
    If the Captain of the Port determines that the regulated area need 
not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice of 
enforcement, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant 
general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: June 3, 2016.
Patrick S. Nelson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco, Acting.
[FR Doc. 2016-14911 Filed 6-22-16; 8:45 am]
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