Coast Guard 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Coast Guard is establishing seven temporary safety zones for fireworks displays within the Captain of the Port (COTP) Long Island Sound (LIS) Zone. These temporary safety zones are necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during these seven events. Entry into, transit through, mooring or anchoring within these limited access areas is prohibited unless authorized by the COTP LIS.

The Coast Guard is modifying the operating schedule that governs the Monmouth County Highway Bridge (alternatively referred to as the ``Sea Bright Bridge'' or the ``S-32 Bridge'') across the Shrewsbury River, mile 4.0 at Sea Bright, New Jersey. The owner of the bridge, the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Monmouth County), submitted a request to reduce the number of bridge openings during the summer months to better serve the needs of the community while continuing to meet the reasonable needs of navigation.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway. The safety zone is needed to protect participants of the Jim Whelan Open Water Festival on these navigable waters near Atlantic City, NJ, during a swim event on July 14, 2019. This regulation prohibits non- participant persons and vessels from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Delaware Bay or a designated representative.

The Coast Guard is establishing a permanent special local regulation to enable vessel movement restrictions for certain waters of the Zimovia Strait. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Wrangell Harbor during power boat races on July 4, 2019 and every subsequent year on July 4. This rule prohibits persons and vessels from transiting through, mooring, or anchoring within the special local regulation race area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Southeast Alaska or a designated representative.

The Coast Guard will enforce two special local regulations for marine events in the Sector Long Island Sound area of responsibility on the dates and times listed in the table below. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the events. During the enforcement periods, no person or vessel may enter the safety zones without permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector Long Island Sound or designated representative.

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Coronado Glorietta Bay Fourth of July Fireworks on the waters of Glorietta Bay, CA on Thursday, July 4, 2019. The safety zone is necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, spectators, official vessels of the event, and general users of the waterway. Our regulation for the Southern California Annual Firework Events for the San Diego Captain of the Port Zone identifies the regulated area for this event. During the enforcement period, no spectators shall anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the transit of official patrol vessels in the regulated area without the approval of the Captain of the Port, or his designated representative.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters of the Ohio River from Mile 67.5 to Mile 68.5. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a land-based fireworks display. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh.

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for the Big Bay Boom Fourth of July Fireworks on the waters of San Diego Bay, CA on Thursday, July 4, 2019. The safety zones are necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, spectators, official vessels of the event, and general users of the waterway. Our regulation for the Southern California Annual Firework Events for the San Diego Captain of the Port Zone identifies the regulated areas for this event. During the enforcement period, no spectators shall anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the transit of official patrol vessels in the regulated areas without the approval of the Captain of the Port, or his designated representative.

The Coast Guard is proposing to amend and update its table of annual and recurring marine events that take place within the Sector Upper Mississippi River Captain of the Port Zone as well as to make a technical correction to the text of Sec. 801 contained in Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 100, hereafter referred to as 33 CFR 100.801. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain waters of the Missouri River from mile marker (MM) 366.3 to MM 369.8. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Kansas City, MO, during an air show from July 3 through July 7, 2019. This regulation prohibits 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.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters of Yaquina Bay near Newport, OR. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters during a fireworks display on July 4, 2019. This regulation prohibits persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Columbia River or a designated representative.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in the navigable waters of the Port of Redwood City near the Redwood City Turning Basin in support of the Redwood City Independence Day Fireworks Display on July 4, 2019. This safety zone is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from the dangers associated with pyrotechnics. Unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone without permission of the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters of Corpus Christi Bay, Corpus Christi, TX. This safety zone is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with firework displays. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi or a designated representative.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within a 560-foot radius of the launch site located near the Buffalo Outer Harbor, Buffalo, NY. This safety zone is intended to restrict vessels from portions of the Buffalo Outer Harbor and Lake Erie during the Canalside 4th of July fireworks display. The safety zone is necessary to protect mariners and vessels from potential hazards associated with a fireworks display. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or a designated representative.

The Coast Guard proposes to establish a regulated navigation area for certain waters of the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio Rivers near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of persons, vessels, and the marine environment on these navigable waters due to the high volume of vessels navigating the area. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from loitering, anchoring, stopping, mooring, remaining, or drifting more than 100 feet from any river bank in the regulated navigation area unless authorized in order to reduce vessel congestion and provide for safe passage of transiting vessels in the center of the rivers. It would also prohibit persons and vessels from loitering, anchoring, stopping, mooring, remaining, or drifting in any manner that impedes the safe passage of another vessel to any launching ramp, marine, or fleeting area unless authorized. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within a 420-foot radius of the launch site located at position 41[deg]29'50'' N, 081[deg]47'52'' W at Lakewood Park, Lakewood, OH. This safety zone is needed to restrict vessels from a portion of Lake Erie during the Lakewood Independence Day fireworks display. The temporary safety zone is necessary to protect mariners and vessels from the navigational hazards associated with a fireworks display. Entry of vessel or person into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo.

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for an annual marine event in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone. Enforcement of this zone is necessary and intended to protect the safety of life on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after the fireworks display. During the enforcement period listed below, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels within the safety zone. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the respective safety zone without permission of the Captain of the Port or his designated representative.

The Coast Guard will enforce various special local regulations for annual regattas and marine parades in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone. Enforcement of these regulations is necessary and intended to protect the safety of life on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and after these regattas or marine parades. During the enforcement period listed below, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately prior to, during, and after regattas or marine parades.

The Coast Guard will enforce numerous safety zones within the Captain of the Port San Francisco Zone on specified dates and times in celebration of the Fourth of July. This action is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from the dangers associated with pyrotechnics. Our regulation for marine events within Northern California and the Lake Tahoe area identifies the regulated area for these events. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or remaining in the regulated areas without permission of the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters of the Upper Mississippi River from Chester, IL to Thebes, IL from mile maker 109.9 to 33.0. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by high water. Entry of vessels or persons into the zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Ohio Valley.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters of the Cooper River in North Charleston, SC. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of the general public, spectators, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards during a fireworks display. This rulemaking will prohibit persons and vessels from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters of the Cooper River at Patriot's Point in Charleston, SC. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of the general public, spectators, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards during a fireworks display. This rulemaking will prohibit persons and vessels from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative.

This final rule makes non-substantive technical, organizational, and conforming amendments to existing Coast Guard regulations. This rule will have no substantive effect on the regulated public.

The Coast Guard will enforce safety zones for fireworks displays on the Metedeconk River, Brick Township, NJ, as described in its regulations for the Fifth Coast Guard District on various dates in July 2019 to provide for safety of life on navigable waterways during these events. During the enforcement periods an operator of a vessel may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or designated Coast Guard patrol personnel on scene.

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within a 280-foot radius of the launch site located near the Bicentennial Tower, Erie, PA. This safety zone is intended to restrict vessels from portions of Presque Isle Bay during the City of Erie 4th of July fireworks display. The safety zone is necessary and intended to protect mariners and vessels from potential hazards associated with a fireworks display. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or a designated representative.