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Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Rancocas Creek, Burlington County, NJ
Document Number: 2023-08554
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-04-24
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to modify the operating schedule that governs the US Route 543 (Riverside-Delanco) Bridge across Rancocas Creek, mile 1.3, at Burlington County, NJ. The proposed rule allows the drawbridge to change its operating schedule to reduce the number of bridge openings during off-peak hours. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Great Egg Harbor Bay, Ocean City, NJ
Document Number: 2023-08567
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-04-24
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters of Great Egg Harbor Bay in Ocean City, NJ. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a barge-based fireworks display. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Delaware Bay. Vessels within the zone prior to the enforcement period must leave the zone before the enforcement period begins. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Special Local Regulation; Marine Events; Annual Bayview Mackinac Race, Lake Huron, MI
Document Number: 2023-08453
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-21
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulations for the annual Bayview Yacht Club Port Huron to Mackinac Race. This special local regulation is necessary to safely control vessel movements in the vicinity of the race and provide for the safety of the general boating public and commercial shipping. During this enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the regulated area without the permission of the Coast Guard Patrol Commander (PATCOM).
Safety Zone; Illinois River Mile Markers 163.3 to 162.7, Peoria, IL
Document Number: 2023-08283
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-04-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters in the Illinois River at Mile Marker (MM) 162.7 through 163.3. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Peoria, IL, during a drone show on June 10, 2023. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi River or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Old River, Between Victoria Island and Byron Tract, CA
Document Number: 2023-08188
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is temporarily modifying the operating schedule that governs the draw of the California Department of Transportation (Route 4) highway bridge, mile 14.8 between Victoria Island and Byron Tract, CA. This action is necessary to allow the bridge owner to complete rehabilitation of the bridge after an unexpected delay in construction material delivery related to the COVID-19 pandemic, vandalism, and inclement weather.
Safety Zones in Reentry Sites; Tampa, and Tallahassee, Florida
Document Number: 2023-08183
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is activating two safety zones for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Commercial Resupply Service 27 (CRS 27) mission, reentry vehicle splashdown, and recovery operations. These operations will occur in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Our regulation for safety zones in reentry sites within the Seventh Coast Guard District identifies the regulated areas for this event. No U.S.-flagged vessel may enter the safety zones unless authorized by the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative. Foreign-flagged vessels are encouraged to remain outside the safety zones.
Safety Zone; Hylebos Waterway, Tacoma, WA
Document Number: 2023-08387
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-19
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters of the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma, Washington. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a firefighting efforts onboard the F/V KODIAK ENTERPRISE by emergency response personnel. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Puget Sound.
Security Zone; Kokosing ROV Survey Operation, Straits of Mackinac, MI
Document Number: 2023-08013
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-17
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone for navigable waters within a 500-yard radius of Tug Valerie B, Tug Nancy Anne, Tug Champion, Tug General and crew boat Timmy V. The security zone is needed to protect the remotely operated vehicle survey operations from other vessels. Entry of vessels into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sault Ste. Marie.
Safety Zones; Annual Fireworks Displays Within the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound
Document Number: 2023-08014
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-17
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce fourteen safety zones for annual firework displays in the Captain of the Port, Sector Puget Sound Zone during the dates and times noted under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This action is necessary to prevent injury and to protect life and property of the maritime public from the hazards associated with the firework displays. The regulation prohibits persons and vessels from being in the regulated areas unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Puget Sound or a designated representative.
Transportation Worker Identification Credential-Facility Reader Requirement; Conforming Amendment
Document Number: 2023-08040
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-17
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is amending its Risk Group A facility regulations so that their provisions to implement Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) electronic inspection requirements by May 8, 2023, is changed to May 8, 2026. This will revise our regulations to conform with recently passed legislation. The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Authorization Act) was enacted December 23, 2022. A provision within the Authorization Act directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to not implement TWIC reader regulations for certain facilities before May 8, 2026. This conforming amendment will have no substantive effect. Controlling statutory authority already nullifies the May 8, 2023, implementing dates in our regulations. We note there is a separate ongoing rulemaking to address whether the implementation date should remain May 8, 2026, or be moved to a later date. The Authorization Act was enacted after the Coast Guard published the proposed rule for that separate rulemaking.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Erie Canal, Part of the New York State Canal System, in Brockport, NY
Document Number: 2023-07859
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-04-14
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to temporarily change the operating schedule that governs the E-182 Main Street Bridge, mile 278.93, over the Erie Canal, in Brockport, NY to allow contractors to rehabilitate the bridge. The roadway has been closed since last fall and vehicles are unable to cross the bridge until repairs are completed. New York Department of Transportation has made this request to temporarily modify the bridge operations to allow for the required maintenance. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Safety Zone; Anchor Floating Production Unit (FPU) Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Green Canyon Block 763, Gulf of Mexico
Document Number: 2023-07858
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-04-14
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a safety zone on the navigable waters around the Anchor Floating Production Unit (FPU), located in Green Canyon Block 763 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose of this proposed rule is to protect the facility from all vessel traffic operating outside the normal shipping channels and fairways that are not providing service to or working with the facility. Establishing a safety zone around the facility will significantly reduce the threat of allisions, collisions, security breaches, oil spills, releases of natural gas, and thereby protect the safety of life, property, and the environment.
Safety Zone; ARGOS Semisubmersible Floating Production Unit Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Green Canyon Block 780, Gulf of Mexico
Document Number: 2023-07856
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-04-14
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a safety zone around the ARGOS Semisubmersible Floating Production Unit (FPU), located in Green Canyon Block 780 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose of this rule is to protect the facility from all vessel traffic operating outside the normal shipping channels and fairways that are not providing service to or working with the facility. Establishing a safety zone around the facility will significantly reduce the threat of allisions, collisions, security breaches, oil spills, releases of natural gas, and thereby protect the safety of life, property, and the environment.
Safety Zone; Constitution Spar Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Green Canyon Block 680, Gulf of Mexico
Document Number: 2023-07853
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-14
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is is establishing a safety zone on the navigable waters around the Constitution Spar, located in Green Canyon Block 680 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose of this rule is to protect the facility from all vessel traffic operating outside the normal shipping channels and fairways that are not providing service to or working with the facility. Establishing a safety zone around the facility will significantly reduce the threat of allisions, collisions, security breaches, oil spills, releases of natural gas, and thereby protect the safety of life, property, and the environment.
Safety Zone; Fireworks Display; Chesapeake Bay, Norfolk, VA
Document Number: 2023-07749
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-13
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Shore Thing Independence Day Celebration on June 30, 2023, in Virginia Beach, VA, to protect against hazards associated with a fireworks display and provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Norfolk, VA. During the enforcement period, entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Virginia.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Chicago River, Chicago, IL
Document Number: 2023-07644
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-04-12
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to modify the operating schedule that governs the Dearborn Street Bridge, mile 1.13, over the Main Branch of the Chicago River at Chicago, Illinois. During this maintenance period, the bridge need only operate one leaf while the other leaf remains secured to masted navigation. Vessels able to pass under the bridge without an opening may do so at any time. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Keweenaw Waterway, Between Houghton and Hancock, MI
Document Number: 2023-07647
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-04-12
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to change the operating schedule that governs the US41 Bridge, mile 16.0, over the Keweenaw Waterway between the towns of Houghton and Hancock, Michigan. The Michigan Department of Transportation, who owns and operates the bridge, has requested a change to the drawbridge operation schedule to help facilitate the movement of all modes of transportation at the bridge. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Safety Zone; Naval Air Station Key West, Boca Chica, FL
Document Number: 2023-07500
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-11
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters of the Boca Chica Channel in Boca Chica, Florida. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Boca Chica Key, FL, during the 2023 Naval Air Station Key West Air Show. This rule prohibit persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Key West or a designated representative.
Safety Zone; Horn Mountain Spar Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Mississippi Canyon Block 127, Gulf of Mexico
Document Number: 2023-07594
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-11
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone on the navigable waters around the Horn Mountain Spar, located in Mississippi Canyon Block 127 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose of this rule is to protect the facility from all vessel traffic operating outside the normal shipping channels and fairways that are not providing service to or working with the facility. Establishing a safety zone around the facility will significantly reduce the threat of allisions, collisions, security breaches, oil spills, releases of natural gas, and thereby protect the safety of life, property, and the environment.
Safety Zone; Heidelberg Spar Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Green Canyon Block 860, Gulf of Mexico
Document Number: 2023-07593
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-11
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone around the Heidelberg Spar, located in Green Canyon Block 860 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose of this rule is to protect the facility from all vessel traffic operating outside the normal shipping channels and fairways that are not providing service to or working with the facility. Establishing a safety zone around the facility will significantly reduce the threat of allisions, collisions, security breaches, oil spills, releases of natural gas, and thereby protect the safety of life, property, and the environment.
Safety Zone; Vito Floating Production System, Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Mississippi Canyon Block 939, Gulf of Mexico
Document Number: 2023-07589
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-11
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone around the Vito Floating Production System (FPS), located in Mississippi Canyon Block 939 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose of this rule is to protect the facility from all vessel traffic operating outside the normal shipping channels and fairways that are not providing service to or working with the facility. Establishing a safety zone around the facility will significantly reduce the threat of allisions, collisions, security breaches, oil spills, releases of natural gas, and thereby protect the safety of life, property, and the environment.
Safety Zone; Lucius Spar Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Keathley Canyon Block 875, Gulf of Mexico
Document Number: 2023-07585
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-11
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone around the Lucius Spar, located in Keathley Canyon Block 875 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose of this rule is to protect the facility from all vessel traffic operating outside the normal shipping channels and fairways that are not providing service to or working with the facility. Establishing a safety zone around the facility will significantly reduce the threat of allisions, collisions, security breaches, oil spills, releases of natural gas, and thereby protect the safety of life, property, and the environment.
Safety Zone; Menominee River, Marinette, WI
Document Number: 2023-07444
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-10
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone on the Menominee River in Marinette, WI, on April 15, 2023, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This action is necessary and intended to protect the safety of life and property on navigable waterways before, during and after the launch of a naval vessel from Marinette Marine on the Menominee River in Marinette, WI. During the enforcement period, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in the safety zone. No person or vessel may enter, transit, or anchor within the safety zone while it is being enforced unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated representative.
Lifejacket Approval Harmonization
Document Number: 2023-06504
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-04-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to amend the approval requirements and follow-up program requirements for lifejackets by incorporating new standards to replace existing legacy standards. The Coast Guard further proposes to amend lifejacket and personal flotation device (PFD) carriage requirements to allow for the use of equipment approved to the new standards and remove obsolete equipment approval requirements. The proposed amendments would streamline the process for the approval of PFDs and allow manufacturers the opportunity to produce more innovative equipment that would meet approval requirements in both Canada and the United States while also reducing the burden of the approval process and the production inspections on manufacturing firms.
Safety Zone; Atlantic Ocean, Cocoa Beach, FL
Document Number: 2023-07373
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on certain waters of the Atlantic Ocean near Cocoa Beach, FL. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of the boating public on navigable waters near Cocoa Beach, FL, during the Cocoa Beach Air Show. This rule prohibits persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Jacksonville or a designated representative.
Port Access Route Study: Approaches to the Ports of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
Document Number: 2023-07367
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-04-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is conducting a Port Access Route Study to evaluate safe access routes for the movement of vessel traffic proceeding to or from the ports or places in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and to determine whether shipping safety fairways and/or routing measures should be established, adjusted, or modified. The Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Port Access Route Study considers whether such measures are necessary to improve navigation safety due to factors such as planned or potential offshore development, current port capabilities and planned improvements, increased vessel traffic, existing and potential anchorage areas, changing vessel traffic patterns, effects of weather, or navigational difficulty. Vessel routing measures, which include traffic separation schemes, two-way routes, recommended tracks, deep-water routes, precautionary areas, and areas to be avoided, are implemented to reduce the risk of marine casualties. To assist us in conducting the Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Port Access Route Study, we invite your responses to the questions in the INFORMATION REQUESTED section. The recommendations of the study may subsequently be implemented through rulemakings or in accordance with international agreements.
Safety Zone; Back River, Hampton, VA; Air Show
Document Number: 2023-07365
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone for certain waters in the vicinity of the northwest branch of the Back River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, VA, during an annual airshow. This rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from entry in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Virginia or a designated representative.
Safety Zone: Tall Ships America; Galveston, TX
Document Number: 2023-07294
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary moving safety zone on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Galveston, around a Tall Ships America Parade of Sail in Galveston, Texas. Once the vessels are moored at the Galveston Historic Seaport, a temporary fixed safety zone will be established. The safety zones are necessary to protect the public and wooden sailing vessels and their crews from the hazards associated with transiting the area. Persons and vessels are prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the moving and fixed safety zones unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston or a designated representative.
Security Zones; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX
Document Number: 2023-07292
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing two temporary, 500-yard radius, moving security zones for certain vessels carrying Certain Dangerous Cargoes (CDC) within the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and La Quinta Channel. The temporary security zones are needed to protect the vessels, the CDC cargo, and the surrounding waterway from terrorist acts, sabotage, or other subversive acts, accidents, or other events of a similar nature. Entry of vessels or persons into these zones is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi or a designated representative.
Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone
Document Number: 2023-07227
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations at various locations in the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone from June 2, 2023, to September 9, 2023. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters during marine events. These regulations prohibit persons and vessels from being in the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River or a designated representative.
Security Zone; San Francisco Bay, Oakland Estuary, Alameda, CA
Document Number: 2023-07223
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is amending the established security zone extending 50 yards into the navigable waters of the Oakland Estuary, Alameda, California, surrounding the Coast Guard Island Pier. This security zone change will now include the entire perimeter of Coast Guard Island and 50 yards on either side of the Coast Guard Island causeway (Dennison Street Bridge). This action is necessary to provide for the continued security of the military service members on board vessels moored at the pier, as well as all military members and government property on Coast Guard Island. This security zone will prohibit all persons and vessels from entering, transiting through, or anchoring within a portion of the Oakland Estuary surrounding Coast Guard Island, and prohibit all persons and vessels from loitering within 50 yards of the Coast Guard Island causeway, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) or his designated representative.
Safety Zone; Port Los Angeles and Long Beach, San Pedro Bay, CA
Document Number: 2023-07361
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary moving safety zone around the M/V ZHEN HUA 26 while it transits through the Port of Los AngelesLong Beach, CA, to Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT), LB Berth E22, then to Fenix Marine Services (FMS), LA Berth 302. This safety zone is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with oversized cargo transfer operations of four ship-to-shore gantry cranes and one rubber tire gantry crane, which will extend more than 200 feet out from the transiting vessels. Entry of persons or vessels into this safety zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Los AngelesLong Beach, or their designated representative.
Consolidation of Redundant Coast Guard Boat Stations
Document Number: 2023-07148
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-04-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard requests public comments on the planned consolidation of three redundant, seasonally operated Coast Guard boat stations and the seasonalization of one Coast Guard boat station. As modern boat operating speeds rise and navigation technology improves, the Coast Guard can respond to incidents with multiple units significantly faster than when these boat stations were first established. The combination of significantly improved response times, along with an overall reduction in rescue calls due to boating safety improvements throughout the Nation, has resulted in a number of boat stations becoming redundant. This consolidation will result in a more robust response system by increasing staffing levels and capacity at select nearby boat stations. The seasonalization of a unit shifts the Coast Guard's response to Search and Rescue cases from a more robustly staffed nearby boat station during the winter months.
Port Access Route Study: Approaches to Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts
Document Number: 2023-07149
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-04-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The First Coast Guard District announces the completion of the Approaches to Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts Port Access Route Study (MNMPARS). This study was conducted to evaluate the adequacy of existing vessel routing measures and determine whether additional vessel routing measures are necessary for port approaches to Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts and international and domestic transit areas in the First Coast Guard District area of responsibility. The MNMPARS considered whether routing measure revisions were necessary to improve navigation safety due to several factors such as planned or potential offshore development, current port capabilities and planned improvements, increased vessel traffic, changing vessel traffic patterns, weather, or navigational difficulty. The MNMPARS final report is available for viewing and download from the Federal Register docket at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) website at https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/port-access-route- study-reports. The recommendations of this study may lead to future rulemakings or appropriate international agreements.
Safety Zone; Delaware Bay, Lower Township, NJ
Document Number: 2023-07054
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-04-05
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters of the Delaware Bay, in Lower Township, NJ. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a fireworks display. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Cheboygan River at Cheboygan, MI
Document Number: 2023-06925
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-04-05
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to modify the operating schedule that governs the US 23 Highway Bridge, mile 0.92, across the Cheboygan RiverPart of the Inland Route, at Cheboygan, Michigan. The Cheboygan County Road Commission requested we extend the winter advance notice for the bridge. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget
Document Number: 2023-06960
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-04-04
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is withdrawing the sixty-day notice for the Information Collection Request (ICR) regarding Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1625-0041, for Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention Certificates and Documents, and Equivalency Certificates. The Coast Guard published a notice of ICR in the Federal Register on November 29, 2022, titled ``Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0041''. We are withdrawing that notice because it is a duplicate submission of the subsequent sixty-day notice and request for public comment associated with this ICR that we published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2023.
Special Local Regulations Northern California and Lake Tahoe Area Annual Marine Events; Opening Day on San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA
Document Number: 2023-06836
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-04
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulations for the annual Opening Day on the San Francisco Bay Boat Parade on April 30, 2023 to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways in the San Francisco Bay during this event. Our regulation for marine events in Northern California identifies the regulated area for this event in San Francisco, CA. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or loitering or anchoring in the regulated area, unless authorized by the designated Patrol Commander (PATCOM) or other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies on scene to assist the Coast Guard in enforcing the regulated area.
Special Local Regulations Northern California and Lake Tahoe Area Annual Marine Events; Blessing of the Fleet, San Francisco, CA
Document Number: 2023-06831
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-04
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulations for the annual Blessing of the Fleet Boat Parade on April 30, 2023, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways in the San Francisco Bay during this event. Our regulation for marine events in Northern California identifies the regulated area for this event in San Francisco, CA. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or loitering or anchoring in the regulated area, unless authorized by the designated Patrol Commander (PATCOM) or other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies on scene to assist the Coast Guard in enforcing the regulated area.
Special Local Regulations; Sector Ohio Valley Annual and Recurring Special Local Regulations
Document Number: 2023-06934
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-04-04
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is amending and updating its special local regulations for recurring marine parades, regattas, and other events that take place in the Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley area of responsibility (AOR). This rule informs the public of regularly scheduled events that require additional safety measures through the establishing of a special local regulation. Through this rulemaking the current list of recurring special local regulations is updated with revisions, additional events, and removal of events that no longer take place in Sector Ohio Valley's AOR. When these special local regulations are enforced, certain restrictions are placed on marine traffic in specified areas.
National Boating Safety Advisory Committee; May 2023 Meetings
Document Number: 2023-06932
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-04-04
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The National Boating Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will conduct a series of meetings over three days in Annapolis, MD to discuss matters relating to recreational boating safety. The meetings will be open to the public via a virtual platform. There is also limited in-person access.
Safety Zone; Allegheny River Mile Marker 0.25-0.8, Pittsburgh, PA
Document Number: 2023-06758
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-04-03
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary safety zone for the Allegheny River at Mile Marker 0.25-0.8. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters during a drone show display. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Pittsburgh or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Safety Zone; Potomac River, Between Charles County, MD, and King George County, VA
Document Number: 2023-06659
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-03-31
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain waters of the Potomac River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters at the old Governor Harry W. Nice/Senator Thomas ``Mac'' Middleton Memorial (US- 301) Bridge during demolition operations from March 30, 2023, through April 30, 2023. This rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Maryland-National Capital Region or a designated representative.
Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone
Document Number: 2023-06636
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-03-31
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce multiple safety zones located in federal regulations for recurring marine events taking place in July 2023. This action is necessary and intended for the safety of life and property on navigable waters during these events. During the enforcement periods, no person or vessel may enter the respective safety zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port Buffalo or a designated representative.
Special Local Regulations; California Half Ironman Triathlon, San Diego, CA
Document Number: 2023-06862
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-03-31
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce the California Half Ironman Triathlon special local regulations on the waters of Oceanside, California on April 1, 2023. These special local regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, crew, spectators, sponsor vessels, and general users of the waterway. During the enforcement period, persons and vessels are prohibited from anchoring, blocking, loitering, or impeding within this regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, or his designated representative.
Safety Zone; Gallants Channel, Beaufort, NC
Document Number: 2023-06637
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-03-30
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a safety zone on the navigable waters of Gallants Channel near Beaufort, NC. The safety zone is necessary to enhance the safety of mariners and participants during the swim portion of a triathlon. Entry of vessels or persons into this safety zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) North Carolina or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Safety Zones; Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley Annual and Recurring Safety Zones Update
Document Number: 2023-06521
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-03-30
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is amending and updating its safety zone regulations for annual events that take place in the Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley area of responsibility (AOR). This action is necessary to update the current list of recurring safety zones with revisions, additional events, and removal of events that no longer take place in the Sector Ohio Valley. When these safety zones are enforced, certain restrictions are placed on marine traffic in specified areas.
Safety Zone; Military Ocean Terminal Concord Safety Zone, Suisun Bay, Military Ocean Terminal Concord, CA
Document Number: 2023-06613
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-03-30
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in the navigable waters of Suisun Bay, off Concord, CA, in support of explosive on- loading to Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) from March 30, 2023, through April 14, 2023. This safety zone is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential explosion within the explosive arc. The safety zone is open to all persons and vessels for transitory use, but vessel operators desiring to anchor or otherwise loiter within the safety zone must obtain the permission of the Captain of the Port San Francisco or a designated representative. All persons and vessels operating within the safety zone must comply with all directions given to them by the Captain of the Port San Francisco or a designated representative.
Request for Information on Coast Guard Vessel Response Plan and Maritime Oil-Spill Response Plan Advisory Group (MORPAG) Recommendations
Document Number: 2023-06611
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-03-30
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The U.S. Coast Guard seeks input from the public on the Maritime Oil-spill Response Plan Advisory Group recommendations for changes to the Coast Guard's Vessel Response Plan program and policies. These recommendations were provided in response to an audit from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. This information will support the Coast Guard's mission in marine environmental protection from oil spills.
Security Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 94 to 97 Above Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA
Document Number: 2023-06572
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-03-30
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce a security zone for all navigable waters within 400 yards of the Left Descending Bank (LDB) on the Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Mile Marker (MM) 94.4 to MM 95.1, Above Head of Passes (AHP), New Orleans, LA. This security zone is necessary to provide security and protection for visiting personnel during the events related to the French Quarter Festival. Except for Vessel Movement Reporting System Users operating in the Algiers Point VT Special Area, no person or vessel may enter this security zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port New Orleans (COTP) or a designated representative.
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