Coast Guard June 26, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone encompassing the navigable waters of Oneida Lake in Brewerton, NY on July 3, 2006. This safety zone is necessary to ensure the safety of spectators and vessels from the hazards associated with firework displays. This safety zone restricts vessel traffic from a portion of Oneida Lake in Brewerton, NY.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone encompassing the navigable waters of St. Lawrence River near Heart Island on July 4, 2006. This safety zone is necessary to ensure the safety of spectators and vessels from the hazards associated with fireworks displays. This safety zone is intended to restrict vessel traffic from a portion of St. Lawrence River, Heart Island, New York.

On March 31, 2006, the Coast Guard published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register (71 FR 19150). That document contains a detailed history of the Coast Guard's previous regulatory efforts regarding the SR 175 Bridge. The Coast Guard is reopening the period for public comment concerning the drawbridge operation regulations that govern the SR 175 Bridge, mile 3.5, across Chincoteague Channel at Chincoteague, Virginia, because an Accomack County official communicated to the Coast Guard those residents of Chincoteague have additional comments concerning the operating regulations of the drawbridge.

The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone for the Mentor Power Boat Race located in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone. This safety zone is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during this event. This action is intended to restrict vessel traffic within the immediate vicinity of the event in a portion of Lake Erie.

The Coast Guard proposes that the procedures found in Sec. 117.393 for operation of the Pekin Railroad Drawbridge, Mile 151.2, across the Illinois Waterway at Pekin, Illinois, be revised to reflect the actual procedures that have always been followed. The present regulation in Sec. 117.393 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''.