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Anchorage Regulations; Port of New York
Document Number: E6-19314
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-11-16
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to revise the duration vessels are authorized to anchor in specific anchorage grounds within the Port of New York and New Jersey (PONYNJ). This proposed action is necessary to facilitate safe navigation and provide for the overall safe and efficient flow of waterborne commerce. This proposed action is intended to better facilitate the efficient use of the limited deep water anchorage grounds available in PONYNJ.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Long Island, New York Inland Waterway from East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, Jones Beach, NY
Document Number: E6-19313
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-11-16
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Loop Parkway Bridge across Long Creek at mile 0.7, at Jones Beach, New York. Under this temporary deviation, the Loop Parkway Bridge need not open for the passage of vessel traffic from 8:30 a.m. through 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. through 4:30 p.m., daily, from November 5, 2006 through December 20, 2006. A single bridge opening for all inbound commercial fishing vessels shall be provided, if a request to open the bridge is given, during the 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. bridge closure period. This deviation is necessary to facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mississippi River, Iowa and Illinois
Document Number: E6-19311
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-11-16
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to change the regulation governing the operation of the Illinois Central Railroad Drawbridge, Mile 579.9, Upper Mississippi River at Dubuque, Iowa. Under the proposed rule, the drawbridge would open on signal if at least 24 hours advance notice is given from 12:01 a.m., on December 15, 2006 until 8 a.m., on March 15, 2007. This would allow time for making upgrades to critical mechanical components and performing scheduled annual maintenance/repairs to the bridge and pier protection.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Illinois Waterway, Illinois
Document Number: E6-19310
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-11-16
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has revised its proposal to change the operation of the Pekin Railroad Drawbridge, Mile 151.2, at Pekin, Illinois and the Chessie Railroad Drawbridge, Mile 254.1 at Seneca, Illinois across Illinois Waterway. The present regulation requires revision to reflect the actual procedures that have always been followed. The current regulation was intended to be temporary, for test purposes only, and was inadvertently permanently included. The revision would eliminate the ``Specific Requirements'' for remote operation and the bridge would continue to operate, as required by the Coast Guard, under the ``General Requirements''. In addition the Coast Guard proposes to change the regulation governing the operation of the Chessie Railroad Drawbridge across the Illinois Waterway, Mile 254.1, at Seneca, Illinois. The existing regulation requires the drawspan to open on signal. This change is necessary to reflect a change in operating procedure.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Thames River, New London, CT
Document Number: 06-9244
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-11-16
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has temporarily changed the drawbridge operation regulations that govern the Amtrak Bridge across the Thames River, mile 0.8, at New London, Connecticut. This temporary final rule allows the bridge owner to open the bridge on a temporary opening schedule from November 15, 2006 through May 15, 2007. This temporary final rule is necessary to facilitate bridge pier repairs.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Chincoteague Channel, Chincoteague, VA
Document Number: 06-9237
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-11-16
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is changing the drawbridge operation regulations that govern the SR 175 Bridge, at mile 3.5, across Chincoteague Channel at Chincoteague Island, Virginia. This change is necessary to help relieve vehicular traffic congestion and reduce traffic delays while still balancing the needs of marine and vehicular traffic.
Safety Zone; St. Louis River/Duluth/Interlake Tar Remediation Site, Duluth, MN
Document Number: E6-19105
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-11-13
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone on the St. Louis River in Duluth, Minnesota. The purpose of the safety zone is to protect the boating public from dangers associated with the cleanup operation in and around Stryker Bay. Entry into this zone will be prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or his duly appointed representative.
Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee
Document Number: E6-18900
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-11-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee (LMRWSAC) will meet to discuss various issues relating to navigational safety on the Lower Mississippi River and related waterways. The meeting will be open to the public.
Potential Revision of Mandatory Ballast Water Management Reporting Requirements
Document Number: E6-18903
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-11-08
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard requests public comments on our current ballast water management reporting and recordkeeping requirements. To provide additional opportunity for public comment, public meetings will be held in the Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico regions. All stakeholders and interested parties are encouraged to submit comments to the docket and to attend a public meeting in or near their region.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; S.E. Third Avenue, Andrews Avenue, Marshall/Seventh Avenue and Davie Boulevard/S.W. Twelfth Street bridges, New River and New River South Fork, Miles 1.4, 2.3, 2.7, and 0.9 at Fort Lauderdale, FL
Document Number: E6-18801
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-11-08
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is changing the operating regulation governing the operation of the SE. Third Avenue, Andrews Avenue and Marshal (Seventh Avenue) bridges across the New River, miles 1.4, 2.3, and 2.7 and the regulations governing the operation of the Davie Boulevard (SW. Twelfth Street) bridge across the New River, South Fork, mile 0.9, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Anna Maria, FL
Document Number: E6-18799
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-11-08
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing a supplemental change to its notice of proposed rulemaking for modifying the Cortez and Anna Maria drawbridge operating regulations. This supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking is necessary to address written concerns from the public regarding the original notice of proposed rulemaking and oral comments received during a public meeting. Additionally, city officials from Anna Maria, Brandenton Beach and Longboat Key contributed their input to this rulemaking in an effort to relieve vehicular congestion on the above bridges.
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee
Document Number: E6-18681
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-11-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) will hold a meeting to discuss various issues relating to national maritime security. This notice announces the date, time, and location for the meeting of the NMSAC.
Nationwide Automatic Identification System, Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision
Document Number: E6-18653
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-11-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS) final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). The NAIS is being implemented pursuant to the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, and will include installation of Automatic Identification System (AIS) equipment and related support systems on and around communications towers or other structures along 95,000 miles of coastline and inland rivers. The project will enable detection and identification of vessels carrying (AIS) equipment to enhance maritime domain awareness.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Cerritos Channel, Los Angeles, CA
Document Number: E6-18602
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-11-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Henry Ford Drawbridge across the Cerritos Channel, mile 4.8 at Los Angeles, CA. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed- to-navigation position during the deviation period. The deviation is necessary for the bridge owner, the Port of Los Angeles, to perform critical repairs which involve modifications to allow for the inspection of the bridge's counterweight wire ropes.
Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard District
Document Number: E6-18516
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-11-03
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to amend the list of permanent safety zones established for fireworks displays at various locations within the geographic boundary of the Fifth Coast Guard District. This action is necessary to protect the life and property of the maritime public from the hazards posed by fireworks displays. Entry into or movement within these proposed zones during the enforcement periods is prohibited without approval of the appropriate Captain of the Port.
Safety Zone: Fireworks Display, Trent River, New Bern, NC
Document Number: E6-18515
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-11-03
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes the establishment of a 1000 foot safety zone around a fireworks display for the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Conference occurring on November 12, 2006, on the Trent River, New Bern, NC. This action is intended to restrict vessel traffic on the Trent River. This safety zone is necessary to protect mariners from the hazards associated with fireworks displays.
Domestic Vessel Passenger Weights-Voluntary Interim Measures
Document Number: E6-18334
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-11-02
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard announces supplemental guidance for owners and operators of small passenger vessels to avoid operation in environmental conditions that are inappropriate for their vessels. The Coast Guard is requesting public comments on this notice.
Safety Zone; Sanibel Island Bridge Span A, Ft. Myers Beach, FL
Document Number: E6-18392
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-11-01
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the waters of San Carlos Bay, Florida in the vicinity of the Sanibel Island Bridge span ``A'' while bridge construction is conducted. This rule is necessary to ensure the safety of the construction workers and mariners on the navigable waters of the United States.
Safety Zone; Caloosahatchee River, FL
Document Number: E6-18333
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-11-01
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the waters of the Caloosahatchee River, Florida in the vicinity of the Cape Coral Bridge while repair operations are being conducted. This rule is necessary to ensure the safety of the construction workers and mariners on the navigable waters of the United States.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Potomac River, Between Maryland and Virginia
Document Number: E6-18332
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-11-01
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has approved a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the new Woodrow Wilson Memorial (I-95) Bridge, mile 103.8, across Potomac River between Alexandria, Virginia and Oxon Hill, Maryland. This deviation allows the new drawbridge to remain closed-to-navigation each day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning on October 25, 2006 until and including December 24, 2006, to facilitate completion of the Outer Loop portion for the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge construction project.
National Boating Safety Activities: Funding for National Nonprofit Public Service Organizations
Document Number: E6-18265
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-10-31
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard seeks applications for fiscal year 2007 grants and cooperative agreements from national, nongovernmental, nonprofit public service organizations. The Boating Safety Financial Assistance Program is listed in section 97.012 of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. These grants and cooperative agreements would be used to fund projects on various subjects promoting recreational boating safety on a national scope. This notice provides information about the grant and cooperative agreement application process and some of the subjects of particular interest to the Coast Guard.
Anchorage Regulations; Mississippi River Below Baton Rouge, LA, Including South and Southwest Passes
Document Number: E6-18086
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-30
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has amended anchorage regulations for the Mississippi River below Baton Rouge, LA, including South and Southwest Passes, in order to improve safety at the Lower Kenner Bend Anchorage. This rule is needed to protect aircraft passengers and crew, mariners and the public from the potential safety hazards associated with the ascent and descent of aircraft over vessels anchored in the vicinity of the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, New Orleans, LA.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Youngs Bay and Lewis and Clark River, Astoria, OR
Document Number: E6-17971
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-10-27
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to change the operating regulations for the New Youngs Bay, Old Youngs Bay, and the Lewis and Clark River Drawbridges near Astoria, Oregon. This change is requested by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), owner of the bridges, due to reduced demand for draw openings.
Draft Environmental Assessment, Draft Finding of No Significant Impact, and Draft Memorandum of Agreement for the Decommissioning and Excessing of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutters STORIS (WMEC-38) and ACUSHNET (WMEC-167)
Document Number: E6-17900
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-10-26
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announces the availability of, and seeks comment on, the Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed decommissioning of the USCG cutters STORIS (WMEC-38) and ACUSHNET (WMEC-167) in Ketchikan and Kodiak, Alaska. The USCG is also announcing the availability and seeking comment on a related Draft Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office (AK SHPO) and the General Services Administration (GSA).
Special Local Regulation; ChampBoat Grand Prix of Savannah; Savannah, GA
Document Number: E6-17849
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-26
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation (SLR) for the ChampBoat Grand Prix of Savannah, a speed boat race occurring on the Savannah River. The regulated area is defined as all waters located between the width of the Savannah River bounded on the northern end by the U. S. Highway 17 (Talmadge) Bridge across the Savannah River and on the southern end by a line drawn at 146 degrees True from Day Board 62 on the left descending bank of the Savannah River. This special local regulation is necessary to ensure the safety of commercial and recreational vessels and personnel within the regulated area.
Notice of Arrival; Port or Place of Destination
Document Number: E6-17822
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-24
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is announcing its policy regarding the term ``port or place of destination'' used in our notice of arrival regulations in 33 CFR Part 160, Subpart C. We are issuing this notice to provide clarification as to how that term will be used by Coast Guard personnel enforcing our notice of arrival regulations.
Safety Zones; U.S. Coast Guard Water Training Areas, Great Lakes
Document Number: 06-8849
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-10-23
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
This document provides the times and locations of for the additional public meetings which will be held by the Coast Guard to discuss issues relating to the proposed permanent safety zones located in the Great Lakes to conduct live gunnery training exercises. These meetings will be open to the public and are in addition to the four currently scheduled public meetings.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Saugus River, Lynn and Revere, MA
Document Number: 06-8823
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-23
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has temporarily changed the drawbridge operation regulations that govern the operation of the General Edwards SR1A Bridge, mile 1.7, across the Saugus River, between Lynn and Revere, Massachusetts. This temporary final rule allows the bridge to remain in the closed position from November 1, 2006 through April 30, 2007. This action is necessary to facilitate structural maintenance at the bridge.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Belle Chasse, LA
Document Number: E6-17646
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has temporarily changed the regulation governing the operation of the State Route 23 vertical lift span drawbridge across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Algiers Alternate Route), mile 3.8, at Belle Chasse, Louisiana. This temporary final rule is issued to facilitate movement of vehicular traffic for the New Orleans Open House 2006 Air Show, to be held at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base at Belle Chasse, Louisiana.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Connecticut River, East Haddam, CT
Document Number: E6-17609
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Route 82 Bridge across the Connecticut River at mile 16.8, at East Haddam, Connecticut. Under this temporary deviation, the bridge may remain in the closed position for two nights only from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. between October 30, 2006 and November 4, 2006. The exact dates to be selected will be determined by favorable weather conditions. This deviation is necessary to facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance.
Safety Zone; Channel Closure for Bridge Construction/Rehabilitation, Bayville Bridge at Mile 0.1, Mill Creek, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, NY
Document Number: E6-17606
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
At the request of the County of Nassau of the State of New York, the Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone that will close the channel at the Bayville Bridge at Mile 0.1, Mill Neck Creek, in the Town of Oyster Bay from 7 a.m. October 2, 2006, through 6 p.m. October 26, 2006, in order for the County to conduct necessary rehabilitation and construction operations on the bridge. The zone will temporarily close all waters within a one hundred (100) yard radius of the Bayville Bridge. This temporary safety zone is necessary for the safety of life and to protect the maritime community transiting the area from the potential safety hazards associated with the rehabilitation and construction operations on the bridge, which will include barge-mounted crane operations, replacement of the roadway grating, structural steel repair, and repair of the bridge fender system. The channel closure temporarily prohibits passage into or movement within this portion of Mill Neck Creek, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP), Long Island Sound or the COTP's designated representative.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Cheesequake Creek, Morgan, NJ
Document Number: E6-17578
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-10-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to temporarily change the drawbridge operating regulations governing the operation of the New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJTRO) railroad bridge, mile 0.2, at Morgan, New Jersey. This proposed rule would allow the NJTRO railroad bridge to remain in the closed position from January 1, 2007 through March 31, 2007. This rule is necessary to facilitate structural bridge rehabilitation.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Jamaica Bay and Connecting Waterways, Queens, NY
Document Number: E6-17577
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is changing the drawbridge operation regulations governing the operation of the Beach Channel railroad bridge across Jamaica Bay, mile 6.7, at Queens, New York. This final rule requires the Beach Channel bridge to remain in the closed position during the morning and afternoon commuter rush hours from 6:45 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. In addition, obsolete language shall also be removed from the existing regulatory text. This rule is expected to help facilitate commuter rail traffic while continuing to meet the present and anticipated needs of navigation.
Safety Zone; Albert Witted Air Show, Tampa Bay, FL
Document Number: E6-17576
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary safety zones on the waters of Tampa Bay, Florida. These safety zones will ensure the safety of mariners during the Albert Whitted Air Show, an event that will include low flying demonstrations over the waters of Tampa Bay, Florida in the vicinity of the Albert Whitted Airport. This regulation is necessary for the safety of life on the navigable waters of the United States.
Safety Zone Regulations; Tacoma Narrows Waterway, WA
Document Number: E6-17575
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the waters of Puget Sound including the waters of Tacoma Narrows, WA. New power lines are being strung over the Tacoma Narrows Waterway. This may pose a significant threat to public safety, to vessels and their occupants transiting the Tacoma Narrows Waterway. The Coast Guard is establishing this zone to ensure the safety of all persons and vessels transiting the Tacoma Narrows Waterway. Entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound or his designated representatives.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Thames River, New London, CT
Document Number: 06-8814
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-10-19
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to temporarily change the drawbridge operating regulations governing the operation of the Amtrak Bridge across the Thames River, mile 0.8, at New London, Connecticut. This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) would allow the bridge owner to open the bridge on a temporary opening schedule from November 15, 2006 through May 15, 2007. This proposed rule is necessary to facilitate bridge pier repairs.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Passaic River, Harrison, NJ
Document Number: E6-17390
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-18
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Amtrak Dock Bridge across the Passaic River at mile 5.0, at Harrison, New Jersey. Under this temporary deviation, the bridge may remain in the closed position for six weekends from October 13, 2006 through November 20, 2006. This deviation is necessary to facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Mill Neck Creek, Oyster Bay, NY
Document Number: E6-17385
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-18
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Bayville Bridge, across Mill Neck Creek, mile 0.1, at Oyster Bay, New York. This deviation, allows the bridge owner to open only one of the two moveable bascule spans for the passage of vessel traffic from October 28, 2006 through November 20, 2006. This deviation is necessary to facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance.
Vessel Documentation: Lease Financing for Vessels Engaged in the Coastwise Trade
Document Number: E6-17037
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-18
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard amends its regulations for documenting lease- financed vessels that have a ``coastwise endorsement'' (i.e., vessels used in trade and passenger service within the U.S. or between U.S. ports and those used in dredging and towing in U.S. waters). The vessels affected by this proposal are owned by foreign owned or controlled U.S. companies, where there is a ``demise charter'' to a U.S. citizen (i.e., an agreement for the charterer to assume responsibility for operating, crewing, and maintaining the vessel as if the charterer owned it).
Use of Reports of Marine Casualty in Claims Process by National Pollution Funds Center
Document Number: E6-17042
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-10-13
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The U.S. Coast Guard is providing a notice of interpretation that the prohibition in 46 U.S.C. 6308 on the use of any part of a report of a Coast Guard Marine Casualty Investigation Report (MCIR) in certain administrative proceedings does not prohibit use of such reports in the process used by the Coast Guard's National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC) for determining whether to pay or deny claims under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Patapsco River, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD
Document Number: E6-16907
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-12
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing special local regulations during the ``Red Bull Flugtag Baltimore'', a marine event to be held October 21, 2006 on the waters of the Patapsco River, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD. These special local regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This action is intended to temporarily restrict vessel traffic in a portion of the Baltimore Inner Harbor during the event.
Coast Guard Organization; Activities Europe; Correction
Document Number: E6-16904
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-12
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
Final rule USCG-2006-24520, related to the Coast Guard's organization for marine safety functions, as affected by a change in the operational and administrative control of Activities Europe, was published in the Federal Register of June 22, 2006 (71 FR 35816). That final rule document contained an error that unintentionally resulted in the removal of several paragraphs of text in the Code of Federal Regulations. This final rule corrects that omission.
Safety Zones; U.S. Coast Guard Water Training Areas, Great Lakes
Document Number: E6-16903
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-10-12
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is announcing that it is adding three more public meetings to its current schedule of public meetings to discuss issues relating to the proposed permanent safety zones located in the Great Lakes to conduct live gunnery training exercises. These meetings will be open to the public and are in addition to the four currently scheduled public meetings.
Navigation Safety Advisory Council
Document Number: E6-16667
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-10-10
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC) will meet as required to discuss various issues relating to the safety of navigation. The meeting will be open to the public.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway (NJICW), Grassy Sound Channel, Great Channel, and Townsend Inlet, NJ
Document Number: E6-16426
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-10
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is changing the drawbridge operation regulations of four Cape May County Bridge Commission bridges: The Townsend Inlet Bridge, at mile 0.3 in Avalon; the County of Cape May Bridge, at mile 0.7, across Great Channel between Stone Harbor and Nummy Island; the Ocean Drive Bridge, at mile 1.0, across Grassy Sound Channel in North Wildwood; and the Two-Mile Bridge, at NJICW mile 112.2, across Middle Thorofare in Wildwood Crest, in NJ. This final rule will allow the bridges to remain in the closed position at particular dates and times to accommodate the Ocean Drive Marathon. Vessels that can pass under the bridges without a bridge opening may do so at all times.
Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's Advisory Committee; Charter Renewal
Document Number: E6-16430
Type: Notice
Date: 2006-10-05
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has recertified the Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's Advisory Council for the period covering September 1, 2006 through August 31, 2007. Under the Oil Terminal and Oil Tanker Environmental Oversight and Monitoring Act of 1990, the Coast Guard may certify on an annual basis an alternative voluntary advisory group in lieu of a regional citizens' advisory council for Cook Inlet, Alaska. This advisory group monitors the activities of terminal facilities and crude oil tankers under the Cook Inlet Program established by the statute.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Harvey, LA
Document Number: E6-16428
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-05
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Harvey Canal Railroad Bascule Bridge across the Harvey Canal, mile 0.2 (Gulf Intracoastal Canal, mile 0.2 west of Harvey Lock, near Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. This deviation provides for the bridge to remain closed to navigation for 60 consecutive hours to conduct scheduled maintenance to the drawbridge.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, Mispillion River, DE
Document Number: E6-16427
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2006-10-05
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to change the drawbridge operation regulations of three Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) bridges: The Savannah Road/SR 18 Bridge, at mile 1.7, in Lewes, the SR 14A Bridge, at mile 6.7, in Rehoboth, and the S14 Bridge, at mile 11.0, across Mispillion River at Milford, DE. This proposal would allow the bridges to open on signal if 24 hours advance notice is given. This proposal would provide longer advance notification for vessel openings from 2 hours to 24 hours while still providing for the reasonable needs of navigation.
Special Local Regulation; Sunfish World Championship Regatta, Charleston Harbor, SC
Document Number: E6-16334
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-03
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations for the Sunfish World Championship Regatta located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The event will run from October 1, 2006 through October 6, 2006. This Regulation is necessary to ensure safety and security during this international event, while also reducing the impact to commercial traffic in Charleston Harbor.
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Kennebec River, Bath and Woolwich, ME
Document Number: E6-16318
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-10-03
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Carlton Bridge across the Kennebec River at mile 14.0, between Bath and Woolwich, Maine. Under this temporary deviation, the bridge may remain in the closed position from 7 a.m. on October 16, 2006 through 8 p.m., on October 17, 2006. This deviation is necessary to facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance.
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