Cancellation of Obsolete Navigation and Inspection Circulars, 37238-37239 [2021-14966]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
37238
*
*
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 133 / Thursday, July 15, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
*
*
*
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2021.
George Gonzalez,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations
Group.
[FR Doc. 2021–14978 Filed 7–14–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2020–0642; Airspace
Docket No. 19–AWP–98]
RIN 2120–AA66
Amendment of V–25, V–27, V–494,
V–108, V–301, and T–257 in the Vicinity
of Santa Rosa, CA
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
This action corrects a final
rule published by the FAA in the
Federal Register on June 4, 2021 that
amends VHF Omnidirectional Range
(VOR) Federal airways V–25, V–27,
V–494, V–108, V–301, and United States
Area Navigation route (RNAV) T–257 in
the vicinity of Santa Rosa, CA. This
action makes an editorial correction to
include the Mendocino VOR, which was
inadvertently deleted from the legal
description for V–494. Amendments are
due to the planned decommissioning of
the Santa Rosa, CA VOR/Distance
Measuring Equipment (DME) navigation
aid (NAVAID) which provides
navigation guidance for portions of the
affected airways. The Santa Rosa VOR/
DME is being decommissioned as part of
the FAA’s VOR Minimum Operational
Network (MON) program.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, August
12, 2021. The Director of the Federal
Register approves this incorporation by
reference action under 1 CFR part 51,
subject to the annual revision of FAA
Order 7400.11 and publication of
conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can
be viewed online at https://
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/.
For further information, you can contact
the Rules and Regulations Group,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
The Order is also available for
inspection at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of FAA
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
15:50 Jul 14, 2021
Jkt 253001
Order 7400.11E at NARA, email:
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher McMullin, Rules and
Regulations Group, Office of Policy,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
The FAA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking for Docket No.
FAA–2020–0642 in the Federal Register
(85 FR 47928; August 7, 2020) and a
final rule (86 FR 29946; June 4, 2021),
amending VOR Federal airways V–25,
V–27, V–494, V–108, V–301, and RNAV
route T–257 in the vicinity of Santa
Rosa, CA, due to the planned
decommissioning of the Santa Rosa, CA,
VOR/DME NAVAID. Subsequent to the
publication, it was determined that
Mendocino, CA, VOR was missing from
the legal description of V–494. This rule
corrects that error by including
Mendocino, CA, VOR in its appropriate
place in the V–494 legal description.
This is an editorial change only and
does not alter the alignment of the route
as shown on aeronautical charts, and
does not affect the use of the route by
aircraft.
VOR Federal airways are published in
paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order
7400.11E dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The VOR Federal airway listed in
this document will be subsequently
published in the Order.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document amends FAA Order
7400.11E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020,
and effective September 15, 2020. FAA
Order 7400.11E is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.
Correction to Final Rule
V–494 [Corrected]
From Crescent City, CA, via INT Crescent
City 195° and Fortuna, CA, 345° radials;
Frm 00026
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
*
*
*
*
*
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2021.
George Gonzalez,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations
Group.
[FR Doc. 2021–15004 Filed 7–14–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Chapter I
46 CFR Chapter I
[Docket No. USCG–2021–0404]
Cancellation of Obsolete Navigation
and Inspection Circulars
Coast Guard, DHS.
Announcement of decision.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard announces
the cancellation of several obsolete
Navigation and Vessel Inspection
Circulars (NVIC). NVICs are guidance
documents issued by the Coast Guard
that do not have the force of law.
However, NVICs ensure Coast Guard
inspections and other regulatory actions
conducted by field personnel are
complete and consistent. Similarly, the
marine industry and the general public
rely on NVICs as a way to assess how
the Coast Guard will enforce certain
regulations or conduct various marine
safety programs. Thus, it is important
that the public is made aware when
NVICs are cancelled so as to avoid
confusion.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
July 15, 2021.
For
information about this document call or
email LCDR Peter Bizzaro, Coast Guard;
telephone 202–372–1135, email cg-cvc@
uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background and Purpose
The description of VOR Federal
Airway V–494, as published on page
29948, in column 1 beginning on line
10, in the Federal Register of June 4,
2021 (86 FR 29946), FR Doc. 2021–
11651, is corrected as follows:
■
PO 00000
Fortuna; INT Fortuna 170° and Mendocino,
CA 321° radials; Mendocino; INT Point
Reyes, CA 006° and Scaggs Island, CA 314°
radials; Sacramento, CA; INT Sacramento
038° and Squaw Valley, CA, 249° radials;
Squaw Valley; INT Squaw Valley 078° and
Hazen, NV, 244° radials; Hazen.
A Navigation and Vessel Inspection
Circular (NVIC) provides detailed
guidance about the enforcement or
compliance with a certain Federal
marine safety regulations and Coast
Guard marine safety programs. While
NVIC’s are non-directive, meaning that
they do not have the force of law, they
are important ‘‘tools’’ for complying
E:\FR\FM\15JYR1.SGM
15JYR1
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 133 / Thursday, July 15, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES
with the law. To best serve the public
and maritime industry, the Coast Guard
is reviewing and actively managing its
inspections policy to ensure that all
published NVICs are consistent with
current practices.
The Coast Guard is issuing this
document under 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1)(e).
This document serves to inform the
public about the cancellation and
removal of certain obsolete and
outdated Coast Guard NVICs. The Coast
Guard wishes to reduce confusion to the
public by removing NVICs that do not
reflect current practices and that
potentially conflict with more modern
guidance.
NVICs Being Repealed
1. NVIC 09–83 provided guidance on
the carriage of charts and publications.
The regulations it references were
amended in June 2001. Agencies
mentioned in the NVIC no longer
provide the services mentioned as
charts have moved to digital formatting.
Current policy can be found in the
superseding NVIC 01–16.
2. NVICs 02–97 and 02–97CH–1
provided guidance on the
implementation of operational measures
for existing tank vessels without double
hulls until 2015. The phase out ended
on January 1, 2015. Since the phase out
date of January 1, 2015 has passed the
guidance no longer applies. Due to the
obsolescence of the vessel classification
this NVIC regulates, there is no longer
a need for its publication.
3. NVICs 10–94, 10–94CH–1, and 10–
94CH–2 provided guidance for the OPA
90 Phase-Out Schedule of single hull
vessels carrying oil. The phase out
ended on January 1, 2015. After January
1, 2015 any vessel carrying oil must be
double hulled, except for those
exceptions under 46 U.S.C. 3703a
(b)(1)–(5). The phase out was final in
2015. Therefore, there are no more
vessels operating lawfully which would
need a determination for phase out. This
eliminates the need for guidance in
classifying them.
4. NVIC 10–83 provides guidance on
the procedures for the issuance of
stability letters to small passenger
vessels (SPV) of less than 65′. The Coast
Guard organizations referenced no
longer exist and the SPV stability
regulations have been updated twice
since the date of issuance. This NVIC is
outdated and confusing to the public.
The current regulatory requirements for
a stability letter can be found in 46 CFR
part 170.
5. NVIC 00–13 provides guidance on
the list of currently applicable NVICs as
of January 1, 2013. This list is
incomplete and outdated. The list of
VerDate Sep<11>2014
15:50 Jul 14, 2021
Jkt 253001
currently applicable NVICs has not been
updated since January 1, 2013. The
Coast Guard provides all NVICs on its
outward facing website where each
NVIC entry’s description indicates
whether its currently applicable.
6. NVIC 05–71 provides an index of
46 CFR part 151 under subchapter O
that concerns barges carrying bulk
liquid hazardous material cargoes. The
subchapter has been altered since the
time of the NVIC’s release. The
information in this NVIC is no longer
accurate or current. The current outline
of subchapter O on certain bulk
dangerous cargoes can be found as part
of the eCFR, provided at no cost online.
7. NVIC 07–99 provides guidance
regarding the Coast Guard’s policy on
ensuring maritime safety during the year
2000 (Y2K) date change. The year 2000
has passed and this policy is no longer
applicable.
8. NVIC 13–92 provides guidance
concerning the delineation of Captain of
the Port (COTP) zone boundaries
throughout the Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ). NVIC 13–92 has out of date
geographical limits to represent COTP
zone boundaries and is obsolete. The
current COTP boundaries are properly
reflected in 33 CFR part 3.
Dated: June 14, 2021.
W.R. Arguin,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of
Inspection and Compliance (CG–5PC).
[FR Doc. 2021–14966 Filed 7–14–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket Number USCG–2021–0214]
RIN 1625–AA08
Special Local Regulation; Breton Bay,
McIntosh Run, Leonardtown, MD
Coast Guard, DHS.
Temporary final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is
establishing special local regulations for
certain waters of Breton Bay and
McIntosh Run. This action is necessary
to provide for the safety of life on these
navigable waters located at
Leonardtown, MD, during a high-speed
power boat demonstration event on July
31, 2021, and August 1, 2021. Entry of
vessels or persons into this regulated
area is prohibited unless specifically
authorized by the Captain of the Port
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00027
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
37239
Maryland-National Capital Region or the
Event Patrol Commander.
DATES: This rule is effective from 7 a.m.
on July 31, 2021, through 6 p.m. on
August 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: To view documents
mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2021–
0214 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
‘‘SEARCH.’’ Next, in the Document
Type column, select ‘‘Supporting &
Related Material.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email MST1 Shaun Landante, Sector
Maryland-National Capital Region
Waterways Management Division, U.S.
Coast Guard; telephone 410–576–2570,
email Shaun.C.Landante@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
§ Section
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background Information and
Regulatory History
The Southern Maryland Boat Club of
Leonardtown, MD, has notified the
Coast Guard that it will be conducting
the Southern Maryland Boat Club Wharf
Summer Regatta from 9:30 a.m. to 4
p.m. on July 31, 2021, and from 10:15
a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 1, 2021. The
high-speed boat event consists of
approximately 50 participating vintage
and historic race boats—including
runabouts, v-bottoms, tunnel hulls, and
hydroplanes—12 to 21 feet in length.
The boats will be participating in an
exhibition, operating in heats along a
marked racetrack-type course 1 mile in
length and 150 feet in width, located in
Breton Bay and McIntosh Run at
Leonardtown, MD. The Regatta is not a
competition, but rather a demonstration
of the vintage race craft. Hazards from
the high-speed power boat
demonstration event include
participants operating within and
adjacent to designated navigation
channels and interfering with vessels
intending to operate within those
channels, as well as operating within
approaches to local public boat
landings. In response, on June 10, 2021,
the Coast Guard published a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled
‘‘Special Local Regulation; Breton Bay,
McIntosh Run, Leonardtown, MD’’ (86
FR 30851). There we stated why we
issued the NPRM, and invited
comments on our proposed regulatory
action related to this high-speed power
E:\FR\FM\15JYR1.SGM
15JYR1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 133 (Thursday, July 15, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37238-37239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14966]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Chapter I
46 CFR Chapter I
[Docket No. USCG-2021-0404]
Cancellation of Obsolete Navigation and Inspection Circulars
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Announcement of decision.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the cancellation of several obsolete
Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVIC). NVICs are guidance
documents issued by the Coast Guard that do not have the force of law.
However, NVICs ensure Coast Guard inspections and other regulatory
actions conducted by field personnel are complete and consistent.
Similarly, the marine industry and the general public rely on NVICs as
a way to assess how the Coast Guard will enforce certain regulations or
conduct various marine safety programs. Thus, it is important that the
public is made aware when NVICs are cancelled so as to avoid confusion.
DATES: July 15, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document
call or email LCDR Peter Bizzaro, Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1135,
email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
A Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) provides
detailed guidance about the enforcement or compliance with a certain
Federal marine safety regulations and Coast Guard marine safety
programs. While NVIC's are non-directive, meaning that they do not have
the force of law, they are important ``tools'' for complying
[[Page 37239]]
with the law. To best serve the public and maritime industry, the Coast
Guard is reviewing and actively managing its inspections policy to
ensure that all published NVICs are consistent with current practices.
The Coast Guard is issuing this document under 5 U.S.C.
552(a)(1)(e). This document serves to inform the public about the
cancellation and removal of certain obsolete and outdated Coast Guard
NVICs. The Coast Guard wishes to reduce confusion to the public by
removing NVICs that do not reflect current practices and that
potentially conflict with more modern guidance.
NVICs Being Repealed
1. NVIC 09-83 provided guidance on the carriage of charts and
publications. The regulations it references were amended in June 2001.
Agencies mentioned in the NVIC no longer provide the services mentioned
as charts have moved to digital formatting. Current policy can be found
in the superseding NVIC 01-16.
2. NVICs 02-97 and 02-97CH-1 provided guidance on the
implementation of operational measures for existing tank vessels
without double hulls until 2015. The phase out ended on January 1,
2015. Since the phase out date of January 1, 2015 has passed the
guidance no longer applies. Due to the obsolescence of the vessel
classification this NVIC regulates, there is no longer a need for its
publication.
3. NVICs 10-94, 10-94CH-1, and 10-94CH-2 provided guidance for the
OPA 90 Phase-Out Schedule of single hull vessels carrying oil. The
phase out ended on January 1, 2015. After January 1, 2015 any vessel
carrying oil must be double hulled, except for those exceptions under
46 U.S.C. 3703a (b)(1)-(5). The phase out was final in 2015. Therefore,
there are no more vessels operating lawfully which would need a
determination for phase out. This eliminates the need for guidance in
classifying them.
4. NVIC 10-83 provides guidance on the procedures for the issuance
of stability letters to small passenger vessels (SPV) of less than 65'.
The Coast Guard organizations referenced no longer exist and the SPV
stability regulations have been updated twice since the date of
issuance. This NVIC is outdated and confusing to the public. The
current regulatory requirements for a stability letter can be found in
46 CFR part 170.
5. NVIC 00-13 provides guidance on the list of currently applicable
NVICs as of January 1, 2013. This list is incomplete and outdated. The
list of currently applicable NVICs has not been updated since January
1, 2013. The Coast Guard provides all NVICs on its outward facing
website where each NVIC entry's description indicates whether its
currently applicable.
6. NVIC 05-71 provides an index of 46 CFR part 151 under subchapter
O that concerns barges carrying bulk liquid hazardous material cargoes.
The subchapter has been altered since the time of the NVIC's release.
The information in this NVIC is no longer accurate or current. The
current outline of subchapter O on certain bulk dangerous cargoes can
be found as part of the eCFR, provided at no cost online.
7. NVIC 07-99 provides guidance regarding the Coast Guard's policy
on ensuring maritime safety during the year 2000 (Y2K) date change. The
year 2000 has passed and this policy is no longer applicable.
8. NVIC 13-92 provides guidance concerning the delineation of
Captain of the Port (COTP) zone boundaries throughout the Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ). NVIC 13-92 has out of date geographical limits to
represent COTP zone boundaries and is obsolete. The current COTP
boundaries are properly reflected in 33 CFR part 3.
Dated: June 14, 2021.
W.R. Arguin,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Inspection and Compliance (CG-
5PC).
[FR Doc. 2021-14966 Filed 7-14-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
