[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7706-7707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3910]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[COTP Western Alaska 98-001]
RIN 2115-AA97
Safety Zone; Summer Bay, Unalaska Island, AK
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary rule.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in
Summer Bay, Unalaska Island, AK. The temporary zone is needed to
protect the ongoing salvage operation of the M/V KUROSHIMA and the
salvage vessel M/V AMERICAN SALVOR. Entry of vessels or persons into
this zone not involved in the salvage operation is prohibited unless
specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port.
DATES: This temporary rule becomes effective on January 26, 1998 at
1:00 p.m. ADT and terminates on 28 February 1998 at 11:59 p.m. ADT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR Rick Rodriguez, Chief of Port
Operations, Coast Guard Captain of the Port Western Alaska, Anchorage,
510 L Street, Suite 100; Anchorage, Alaska 99501; (907) 271-6700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
The purpose of this temporary safety zone is to allow the salvage
vessel to conduct salvage operations unencumbered by vessels at or
proceeding to anchor within the zone defined later in this rule.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of proposed rulemaking
was not published for this regulation and good cause exists for making
it effective in less than 30 days after Federal Register publication.
Publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking and delay of effective
date would be contrary to the public interest because immediate action
is necessary to prevent disruption of the safe salvage operation of the
M/V KUROSHIMA.
Regulatory Evaluation
This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866 and does not require an assessment of
potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that order. It
has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under that
order. It is not significant under the regulatory policies and
procedures of the Department of Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040;
February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this
proposal to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under
paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies and procedures of DOT is
unnecessary.
Collection of Information
This rule contains no information collection requirements under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Federalism
The Coast Guard has analyzed this rule under the principles and
criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that
this rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant
the preparation of a Federal Assessment.
Environment
The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this rule
and concluded that, under paragraph 2.B.2 of Commandant Instruction
M16475.1B, this rule is categorically excluded from further
environmental documentation.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Vessels, Waterways.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR Part 165 as follows:
1. The authority citation for Part 165 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; and 33 CFR 1.05-1(g),
6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; and 49 CFR 1.46.
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2. A new temporary Sec. 165.T17-001 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 165.T17-001 Summer Bay Safety Zone.
(a) Location. The following area is a Safety Zone: the area bounded
by the following coordinates: from Second Priest Rock (N53-54.18, W166-
28.0) north to N53-55.0, W166-28.0 east to N53-55.0, W166-26.6 south to
the southwest bluff bordering Morris Cove (N53-54.70, W166-26.6.).
Datum NAD 1983.
(b) Effective dates. This section becomes effective on January 26,
1998 at approximately 1:00 p.m. ADT and terminates on February 28, 1998
at approximately 11:59 p.m. ADT.
(c) Regulations. In accordance with the general regulations in
Sec. 165.23 of this part, entry into this zone is prohibited except as
authorized by the Captain of the Port.
Dated: January 26, 1998.
E.P. Thompson,
Captain, USCG, Captain of the Port Western Alaska.
[FR Doc. 98-3910 Filed 2-13-98; 8:45 am]
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