Coast Guard August 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Emergency Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Knowlton Revetment, AR
Document Number: 2020-19139
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-31
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for emergency purposes for all waters of the Lower Mississippi River (LMR), between Mile Marker 618 and 622. The emergency safety zone is needed to protect persons, property, infrastructure, and the marine environment from the potential safety hazards associated with the Mat Sinking Unit effort in the vicinity of the Knowlton Revetment, AR. Deviation from the safety zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Lower Mississippi River or a designated representative.
Emergency Safety Zone; Red River, Avoyelles Parish, LA
Document Number: 2020-19138
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-31
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for emergency purposes for all waters of the Red River (RR), extending from River Mile Marker (MM) 34 through MM 39. The emergency safety zone is needed to protect persons, property, infrastructure, and the marine environment from the potential safety hazards associated with the dredging operations being conducted on the Red River, in the vicinity of Avoyelles Parish, LA. Deviation from the safety zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Lower Mississippi River or a designated representative.
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2020-19044
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-28
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee teleconference meeting scheduled for August 26, 2020 and announced in the Federal Register on July 28, 2020 has been rescheduled.
Special Local Regulation; Boat Parade; San Diego, CA
Document Number: 2020-18962
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-27
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation (SLR) on the waters of San Diego Bay, California on September 6, 2020. This temporary SLR is necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, crew, spectators, sponsor vessels, and general users of the waterway. This SLR temporarily establishes a designated section of the commercial anchorage area as a First Amendment area to be used at the discretion of the the Captain of the Port, or his designated representative as a spectator area. Parade participants operating within the SLR shall comply with all instructions given by the on-scene PATCOM monitoring the event. 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; Atlantic Ocean, Cape Canaveral, FL
Document Number: 2020-18886
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-27
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within defined points during the launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 SAOCOM1B mission. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by space vehicles being launched in a direction resulting in a polar orbit trajectory. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Jacksonville.
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0106
Document Number: 2020-18854
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-27
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0106, Unauthorized Entry Into Cuban Territorial Waters; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.
Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee; September 2020 Teleconference
Document Number: 2020-18333
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-21
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (Committee) and its working groups will meet via teleconference to discuss matters relating to medical certification determinations for issuance of licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariners' documents, medical standards and guidelines for the physical qualifications of operators of commercial vessels, medical examiner education, and medical research. The meeting will be open to the public.
Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee; September 2020 Teleconference
Document Number: 2020-18329
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-21
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet via teleconference to discuss issues related to the training and fitness of merchant marine personnel. The meeting will be open to the public.
Special Local Regulation; Cumberland River, Hendersonville, TN
Document Number: 2020-18316
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-21
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is issuing a marine event permit for the Waddle & Reed Inc. Boat in Movie, and establishing a temporary special local regulation for navigable waters on the Cumberland River from mile marker (MM) 236.0 to MM 237.5. The special local regulation is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the Boat in Movie night on August 22, 2020. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Ohio Valley.
Emergency Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Rosedale, MS
Document Number: 2020-17482
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-21
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for emergency purposes for all waters of the Lower Mississippi River (LMR), extending from River Mile Marker (MM) 592.0 to MM 595.0. The emergency safety zone is needed to protect persons, property, infrastructure, and the marine environment from the potential safety hazards associated with the salvage and diving effort of two sunken barges at MM 593.5, in the vicinity of the Victoria Bend Revetment, Rosedale, Mississippi. Deviation from the safety zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Lower Mississippi River or a designated representative.
Special Local Regulation; Potomac River, Between Jones Point, VA, and National Harbor, MD
Document Number: 2020-18405
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation for certain waters of the Potomac River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters located at Washington, DC, during a swim event on August 23, 2020. This rule will prohibit persons and vessels from entering the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region or the Coast Guard Patrol Commander.
Gulf of Mexico Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee (AMSC)
Document Number: 2020-18105
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-19
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
This notice requests individuals interested in serving on the Gulf of Mexico Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee (AMSC) submit their applications for membership to the Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC) Eighth Coast Guard District. The Committee assists the FMSC, Eighth District, in developing, reviewing, and updating the Area Maritime Security Plan for their area of responsibility.
Anchorage Regulations; Passagassawakeag River, Belfast, ME; Corrections
Document Number: 2020-17518
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-18
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
On April 20, 2020, the Coast Guard published a correcting amendment that corrected errors in the coordinates describing the boundaries of the special anchorage areas in the Passagassawakeag River in the vicinity of Belfast, ME. Unfortunately, that correcting amendment also contained errors for two of the coordinates describing the boundaries of Special Anchorage Area A. This document corrects those errors.
Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2020-17540
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-11
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to discuss Committee matters relating to Great Lakes pilotage, including review of proposed Great Lakes pilotage regulations and policies. The meeting will be open to the public.
Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0073
Document Number: 2020-17535
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-11
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0073, Alteration of Unreasonable Obstructive Bridges; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.
Request for Information on Integration of Automated and Autonomous Commercial Vessels and Vessel Technologies Into the Maritime Transportation System
Document Number: 2020-17496
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-11
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is seeking input regarding the introduction and development of automated and autonomous commercial vessels and vessel technologies subject to U.S. jurisdiction, on U.S. flagged commercial vessels, and in U.S. port facilities. The Coast Guard is also seeking input regarding barriers to the development of autonomous vessels. This document solicits the public's view on issues related to the opportunities, challenges, and impacts of automated and autonomous commercial vessels and vessel technologies.
Special Local Regulation; North Atlantic Ocean, Ocean City, MD
Document Number: 2020-17480
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-10
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation for certain waters of the North Atlantic Ocean adjacent to Ocean City, MD. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters located at Ocean City, MD, during activities associated with an air show event from August 13, 2020, through August 16, 2020. This rule prohibits persons and vessels from entering the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region or the Coast Guard Patrol Commander.
Safety Zone Regulations; Recurring Marine Event in the Long Island Sound Captain of the Port Zone
Document Number: 2020-16524
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-10
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce two safety zones 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 event. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zone without permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector Long Island Sound or designated representative.
Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments for U.S. Coast Guard Field Districts 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, and 17
Document Number: 2020-12916
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-10
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
On February 13, 2020, the Coast Guard published a final rule on Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments for U.S. Coast Guard Field Districts 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, and 17. Effective March 16, 2020, that rule removed a security zone regulation when only the section heading for that regulation needed to be amended. This document corrects that error.
Safety Zone; Patuxent and Patapsco Rivers, Solomons, MD, and Baltimore, MD
Document Number: 2020-17366
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-08-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish two temporary safety zones for certain waters within the Captain of the Port Maryland- National Capital Region Zone. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters of the Patuxent River at Solomons, MD, on September 5, 2020, (with alternate date of September 6, 2020), and Patapsco River (Inner Harbor) at Baltimore, MD, on October 2, 2020, (with no alternate date), during fireworks displays. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the safety zones unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Safety Zone; Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA
Document Number: 2020-17035
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce safety zone regulations for the Tacoma Freedom Fair Air Show on Commencement Bay from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on both September 12, 2020, and September 13, 2020. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of the public from inherent dangers associated with the annual aerial displays. During the enforcement periods, no person or vessel may enter or transit this safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Puget Sound or her designated representative.
Safety Zone; Upper Mississippi River, Muscatine, IA
Document Number: 2020-17012
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is amending a pre-established safety zone for certain waters of the Upper Missippi River during a fireworks display. This Safety Zone is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters. This rulemaking will prohibit persons and vessels from entering the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Upper Mississippi River (COTP) or a designated representative.
Special Local Regulation; Southern California Annual Marine Events for San Diego-San Diego Bayfair
Document Number: 2020-17011
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce the San Diego Bayfair special local regulations on the waters of Mission Bay, California from September 18 through September 20, 2020. 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.
Special Local Regulation; Chesapeake Bay, Between Sandy Point and Kent Island, MD
Document Number: 2020-16829
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-08-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is withdrawing its proposed rule to establish temporary special local regulations for certain waters of the Chesapeake Bay. The rulemaking was initiated to establish a special local regulation during the ``Bay Bridge Paddle,'' a marine event to be held on certain waters of the Chesapeake Bay located between Sandy Point in Anne Arundel County, MD, and Kent Island in Queen Anne's County, MD. The proposed rule is being withdrawn because it is no longer necessary. The event sponsor has cancelled the paddling event.
Safety Zone; Annual Fireworks Displays and Other Events in the Eighth Coast Guard District Requiring Safety Zones
Document Number: 2020-16703
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a pyrotechnics display at Green Turtle Bay Marina & Resort, Grand Rivers, KY. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. During the enforcement period, entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Ohio Valley or a designated representative.
Request To Modify Thames River Special Anchorage Area No. 4
Document Number: 2020-16522
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-08-07
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
We are requesting your comments on a submission we received from a company to modify the coordinates of Thames River Special Anchorage Area No. 4 as they begin the permitting process for a new waterfront facility in New London, CT. The facility will be located on the Thames River between the Gold Star Bridge and the Coast Guard Academy, and the current pier design would intersect the current Thames River Special Anchorage Area No. 4. We seek your comments on how the Thames River Special Anchorage Area No. 4 is currently used and how any modifications to the anchorage may impact you.
Safety Zone; Tropical Storm Isaias, Coast Guard Maryland-National Capital Region Captain of the Port Zone
Document Number: 2020-17294
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters within the Coast Guard Maryland-National Capital Region Captain of the Port Zone. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the possible landfall of Tropical Storm Isaias. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region or a designated representative.
RIN 1625-AA00
Document Number: 2020-16319
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-06
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary safety zones for navigable waters within 50 yards of certain swim routes of a marine event in the Les Cheneaux Islands in Cedarville, MI. The safety zones are needed to protect event participants from risks associated with the boating public near highly trafficked areas of the waterway. Entry of vessels or persons into these zones is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie or a designated representative.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Indiana Harbor Canal, East Chicago, IN
Document Number: 2020-15887
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-08-05
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to modify the operating schedule that governs the Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railroad Bridge, mile 0.68, and the Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railroad Bridge, mile 1.89, both over the Indiana Harbor Canal near the town of East Chicago, IN. Canadian National, the owner and operator of these bridges has requested to stop continual drawtender service to both bridges and operate the bridges only while trains are crossing the bridge.
Revisions to Notification Procedures for Limited Access Areas and Regulated Navigation Areas and Removal of Certain Marine Event and Limited Access Area Regulations for the Ninth, Thirteenth, and Seventeenth Coast Guard Districts
Document Number: 2020-16334
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-04
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is revising portions of our general regulation on the notification procedures for the establishment and disestablishment of limited access areas and regulated navigation areas, to reflect current organizational procedures. This rule also removes certain marine event and limited access area regulations for the Ninth, Thirteenth, and Seventeenth Coast Guard Districts because they are no longer needed.
Emergency Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Rosedale, MS
Document Number: 2020-16038
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-04
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for emergency purposes for all waters of the Lower Mississippi River (LMR), extending from River Mile Marker (MM) 594.0 to MM 597.0. The emergency safety zone is needed to protect persons, property, infrastructure, and the marine environment from the potential safety hazards associated with the emergency dredging operations being conducted between MM 595.0 and MM 596.0, in the vicinity of the Victoria Bend Dikes, Rosedale, Mississippi. Deviation from the safety zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Lower Mississippi River or a designated representative.
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-NEW
Document Number: 2020-16851
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-03
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting approval for the following collection: 1625NEW, Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Card Readers: Updated Risk Analysis. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0041
Document Number: 2020-16850
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-08-03
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0041, Various International Agreement Pollution Prevention Certificates and Documents, and Equivalency Certificates; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
Safety Zone; Port Huron Float Down, St. Clair River, Port Huron, MI
Document Number: 2020-16538
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-08-03
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the waters of the St. Clair River in the vicinity of Port Huron, MI. This zone is intended to restrict and control movement of vessels in a portion of the St. Clair River. Though this is an unsanctioned, non- permitted marine event, this zone is necessary to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waters during a float down event near Port Huron, MI.
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