Department of Homeland Security July 29, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Coast Guard is revising regulations governing safety zones for fireworks displays in Long Island Sound. This revision establishes 9 new permanent safety zones, revises the location for one established fireworks safety zone, and amends the notification and enforcement provisions to include additional launches from beach areas. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the events.

The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone around a petroleum and gas production facility in Mississippi Canyon 778 of the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. The facility needs to be protected from vessels operating outside the normal shipping channels and fairways, and placing a safety zone around this area will significantly reduce the threat of collisions, oil spills and releases of natural gas. This rule prohibits all vessels from entering or remaining in the specified area around the facility's location except under specified conditions.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the Oswego Harbor Fireworks Display which will occur on July 30, 2005. This safety zone is necessary to control vessel traffic within the immediate location of the fireworks launch site and to ensure the safety of life and property during the event. This safety zone is intended to restrict vessel traffic from a portion of Lake Ontario.

The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has approved a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the Onslow Beach Swing Bridge across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW), mile 240.7, at Camp Lejeune, NC. This deviation allows the drawbridge to remain closed-to-navigation each day from 11 p.m. to 9 a.m., beginning October 6 until November 11, 2005, to facilitate sandblasting and painting.

The Coast Guard is changing the regulation governing the operation of the CSX Railroad Bridge across the Hillsborough River, Mile 0.7, Tampa, Florida. Previously owned by the Seaboard System Railroad, the bridge is now the CSX Railroad Bridge vice the Seaboard System Railroad Bridge. This rule allows the bridge to operate using an automated system without an onsite bridge tender.

The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, in conjunction with the Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, is currently conducting a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning the transmission of automated truck manifest data. This document announces the next two groups, or clusters, of ports to be deployed for this test.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-1595-DR), dated July 10, 2005, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Florida (FEMA-1595-DR), dated July 10, 2005, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Alabama (FEMA-1593-DR), dated July 10, 2005, and related determinations.

The designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will expire on September 17, 2005. This Notice extends TPS for Somalia for 12 months, until September 17, 2006, and sets forth procedures necessary for nationals of Somalia (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Somalia) with TPS to re- register and to apply for an extension of their employment authorization documents (EADs) for the additional 12-month period. Re- registration is limited to persons who registered under the initial designation (which was announced on September 16, 1991) or the re- designation (which was announced on September 4, 2001), and also timely re-registered under each subsequent extension of the designation. Certain nationals of Somalia (or aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Somalia) who previously have not applied for TPS may be eligible to apply under the late initial registration provisions.