2020-01660. 2019 Quarterly Listings; Safety Zones, Security Zones, and Special Local Regulations

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notification of expired temporary rules issued.

SUMMARY:

This document provides notification of substantive rules issued by the Coast Guard that were made temporarily effective but expired before they could be published in the Federal Register. This document lists temporary safety zones, security zones, and special local regulations, all of limited duration and for which timely publication in the Federal Register was not possible.

DATES:

This document lists temporary Coast Guard rules that became effective, primarily between October 2019 and December 2019, unless otherwise indicated, and were terminated before they could be published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES:

Temporary rules listed in this document may be viewed online, under their respective docket numbers, using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For questions on this document contact Yeoman First Class Glenn Grayer, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Coast Guard District Commanders and Captains of the Port (COTP) must be immediately responsive to the safety and security needs within their jurisdiction; therefore, District Commanders and COTPs have been delegated the authority to issue certain local regulations. Safety zones may be established for safety or environmental purposes. A safety zone may be stationary and described by fixed limits or it may be described as a zone around a vessel in motion. Security zones limit access to prevent injury or damage to vessels, ports, or waterfront facilities. Special local regulations are issued to enhance the safety of participants and spectators at regattas and other marine events.

Timely publication of these rules in the Federal Register may be precluded when a rule responds to an emergency, or when an event occurs without sufficient advance notice. The affected public is, however, often informed of these rules through Local Notices to Mariners, press releases, and other means. Moreover, actual notification is provided by Coast Guard patrol vessels enforcing the restrictions imposed by the rule. Because Federal Register publication was not possible before the end of the effective period, mariners were personally notified of the contents of the safety zones, security zones, or special local regulations listed in this notice by Coast Guard officials on-scene prior to any enforcement action. However, the Coast Guard, by law, must publish in the Federal Register notice of substantive rules adopted. To meet this obligation without imposing undue expense on the public, the Coast Guard periodically publishes a list of these temporary safety zones, security zones, and special local regulations. Permanent rules are not included in this list because they are published in their entirety in the Federal Register. Temporary rules are also published in their entirety if sufficient time is available to do so before they are placed in effect or terminated.

Docket No.	Rule type	Location	Effective date
USCG-2019-0770	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Santa Cruz Island, CA	9/3/2019
USCG-2019-0810	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Port Jefferson, NY	9/18/2019
USCG-2019-0786	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Ludlow, KY	10/2/2019
USCG-2019-0808	Safety Zones (Part 165)	COTP New York Zone	10/4/2019

The following unpublished rules were placed in effect temporarily during the period between October 2019 and December 2019 unless otherwise indicated. To view copies of these rules, visit www.regulations.gov and search by the docket number indicated in the following table.

USCG-2019-0840	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Union City, CA	10/4/2019
USCG-2019-0839	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Union City, CA	10/4/2019
USCG-2019-0832	Security Zones (Part 165)	New Orleans, LA	10/5/2019
USCG-2019-0777	Special Local Regulations (Part 100)	Helena, AR	10/5/2019
USCG-2019-0616	Security Zones (Part 165)	Lake Charles, LA	10/11/2019
USCG-2019-0831	Special Local Regulations (Part 100)	San Diego, CA	10/13/2019
USCG-2019-0851	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Union City, CA	10/15/2019
USCG-2019-0854	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Pittsburgh, PA	10/17/2019
USCG-2019-0716	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Pittsburgh, PA	10/19/2019
USCG-2019-0576	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Rich Passage, WA	10/20/2019
USCG-2019-0863	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Pittsburgh, PA	10/23/2019
USCG-2019-0707	Security Zones (Part 165)	Jacksonville Beach, FL	10/24/2019
USCG-2019-0873	Security Zones (Part 165)	Washington, DC	10/25/2019
USCG-2019-0858	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Groton, CT	11/1/2019
USCG-2019-0677	Security Zones (Part 165)	San Diego, CA	11/6/2019
USCG-2019-0888	Safety Zones (Part 165)	San Francisco, CA	11/7/2019
USCG-2019-0073	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Miami River, FL	12/3/2019
USCG-2019-0886	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Toledo, OH	11/11/2019
USCG-2019-0930	Security Zones (Part 165)	Helena Island, SC	11/27/2019
USCG-2019-0939	Security Zones (Part 165)	Hallandale Beach, FL	12/7/2019
USCG-2019-0944	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Rochester, PA	12/10/2019
USCG-2019-0927	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Berkeley, CA	12/14/2019
USCG-2019-0928	Safety Zones (Part 165)	Sausalito, CA	12/14/2019
USCG-2019-0941	Safety Zones (Part 165)	San Francisco, CA	12/19/2019
USCG-2019-0957	Safety Zones (Part 165)	San Francisco, CA	12/31/2019
USCG-2019-0913	Safety Zones (Part 165)	COTP New York Zone	12/31/2019

Dated: January 27, 2020.

M.W. Mumbach,

Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, United States Coast Guard.