03-10423. Safety Zones, Security Zones and Regulated Navigation Areas

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notice of temporary rules issued.

SUMMARY:

This document provides required notice of substantive rules issued by the Coast Guard and temporarily effective between October 1, 2002, and December 31, 2002, that were not published in the Federal Register. This quarterly notice lists temporary security zones, safety zones and regulated navigation areas of limited duration and for which timely publication in the Federal Register was not possible.

DATES:

This notice lists temporary Coast Guard rules that became effective and were terminated between October 1, 2002, and December 31, 2002.

ADDRESSES:

The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this notice. Documents indicated in this notice will be available for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may electronically access the public docket for this notice on the Internet at http:dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For questions on this notice, contact LT Sean Fahey, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, telephone [phone]. For questions on viewing, or on submitting material to the docket, contact Dorothy Beard, Chief, Dockets, Department of Transportation at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Coast Guard District Commanders and Captains of the Port (COTP) must be immediately responsive to the safety and security needs of the waters 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. Regulated navigation areas are fixed locations where the movement of vessels inside is limited for environmental, safety or security purposes. Timely publication of these rules in the Federal Register is often precluded when a rule responds to an emergency, or when a event occurs without sufficient advance notice. The affected public is, however, 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 beginning of the effective period, mariners were personally notified of the contents of these security zones, safety zones or regulated navigation areas 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 security zones, safety zones and regulated navigation areas. Permanent rules are not included in this list because they are published in their entirety in the Federal Register. Temporary rules may also be published in their entirety if sufficient time is available to do so before they are placed in effect or terminated. The safety zones, security zones and regulated navigation areas listed in this notice have been exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, because of their emergency nature, or limited scope and temporary effectiveness.

The following rules were placed in effect temporarily during the period from October 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002, unless otherwise indicated. This notice also includes rules that were not received in time to be included on the quarterly notice for the third quarter of 2002.

Dated: April 22, 2003.

S.G. Venckus,

Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law.

COTP Quarterly Report—4th Quarter 2002

COTP docket	Location	Type	Effective date
CHARLESTON 02-142	COOPER RIVER, PORT OF CHARLESTON, SC	SAFETY ZONE	11/15/2002
HOUSTON-GALVESTON 02-019	SAN JACINTO RIVER, HOUSTON, TX	SAFETY ZONE	10/29/2002
HOUSTON-GALVESTON 02-020	SAN JACINTO RIVER, HOUSTON, TX	SAFETY ZONE	11/04/2002
HOUSTON-GALVESTON 02-021	SAN JACINTO RIVER, HOUSTON, TX	SAFETY ZONE	11/05/2002
HOUSTON-GALVESTON 02-022	SAN JACINTO RIVER, HOUSTON, TX	SAFETY ZONE	11/06/2002
HOUSTON-GALVESTON 02-023	SAN JACINTO RIVER, HOUSTON, TX	SAFETY ZONE	11/09/2002
HUNTINGTON 02-010	ELK RIVER, M. 0 TO 2	SECURITY ZONE	10/31/2002
JACKSONVILLE 02-129	ST. JOHNS RIVER, JACKSONVILLE, FL	SAFETY ZONE	10/31/2002
JACKSONVILLE 02-149	ST. JOHNS RIVER, JACKSONVILLE, FL	SAFETY ZONE	11/30/2002
JACKSONVILLE 02-150	ST. JOHNS RIVER, JACKSONVILLE, FL	SAFETY ZONE	12/11/2002
LOUISVILLE 02-008	OHIO RIVER, M. 468.5 TO 473	SECURITY ZONE	10/07/2002
LOUISVILLE 02-011	OHIO RIVER, M. 466.8 TO 470.5	SAFETY ZONE	10/19/2002
MIAMI 02-114	MIAMI RIVER, MIAMI, FL	SAFETY ZONE	10/03/2002
MIAMI 02-136	INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, WEST PALM BEACH, FL	SAFETY ZONE	12/07/2002
MIAMI 02-137	NEW RIVER, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	SAFETY ZONE	12/07/2002
MIAMI 02-138	MIAMI BEACH, FL	SAFETY ZONE	12/31/2002
MIAMI 02-139	MIAMI BEACH, FL	SAFETY ZONE	12/31/2002
MIAMI 02-140	INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, FT. LAUDERDALE, FL	SAFETY ZONE	12/14/2002
MIAMI 02-152	MIAMI RIVER, MIAMI, FL	SAFETY ZONE	12/19/2002
MOBILE 02-018	PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI	SAFETY ZONE	10/05/2002
MOBILE 02-021	GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI	SAFETY ZONE	10/04/2002
MOBILE 02-023	GULFPORT CHANNEL, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI	SAFETY ZONE	10/03/2002
MOBILE 02-023	BLACK WARRIOR RIVER, WALKER COUNTY, AL	SAFETY ZONE	11/05/2002
MORGAN CITY 02-008	GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, M. 98 TO 99	SAFETY ZONE	10/22/2002
MORGAN CITY 02-009	GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, M. 86 TO 88	SAFETY ZONE	10/18/2002
MORGAN CITY 02-010	GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, M. 173 TO 175	SAFETY ZONE	11/09/2002
NEW ORLEANS 02-023	TCHEFUNCT RIVER, M. 1 TO 3	SAFETY ZONE	10/11/2002
NEW ORLEANS 02-024	SOUTH SHORE, NEW ORLEANS, LA	SAFETY ZONE	11/06/2002
NEW ORLEANS 02-026	OUACHITA RIVER, M. 165 TO 168	SAFETY ZONE	12/07/2002
NEW ORLEANS 02-027	RED RIVER, M. 87 TO 90	SAFETY ZONE	12/20/2002
PADUCAH 02-010	OHIO RIVER, M. 934 TO 936	SAFETY ZONE	10/24/2002
PADUCAH 02-011	UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, M. 51.5 TO 52.5	SAFETY ZONE	11/18/2002
PADUCAH 02-012	UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, M. 51.5 TO 52.5	SAFETY ZONE	12/03/2002
PADUCAH 02-013	UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, M. 51.5 TO 52.5	SAFETY ZONE	12/17/2002
PITTSBURGH 02-025	ALLEGHENY RIVER, M. 0.3 TO 0.6	SAFETY ZONE	10/04/2002
PITTSBURGH 02-026	ALLEGHENY RIVER, M. 0.4 TO 0.8	SAFETY ZONE	11/21/2002
PITTSBURGH 02-027	ALLEGHENY RIVER, M. 0.6 TO 0.9	SAFETY ZONE	12/03/2002
PORT ARTHUR 02-007	CAPTAIN OF THE PORT, PORT ARTHUR, AREA	SAFETY ZONE	10/02/2002
SAN DIEGO 02-020	SAN DIEGO BAY, SAN DIEGO, CA	SAFETY ZONE	10/05/2002
SAN DIEGO 02-025	NATIONAL CITY MARINE TERMINAL, SAN DIEGO, CA	SECURITY ZONE	10/14/2002
SAN DIEGO 02-027	NATIONAL CITY MARINE TERMINAL, SAN DIEGO, CA	SECURITY ZONE	10/26/2002
SAN FRANCISCO BAY 02-020	SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA	SECURITY ZONE	11/15/2002
SAN FRANCISCO BAY 02-021	SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA	SAFETY ZONE	12/31/2002
SAN JUAN 02-126	LAS MAREAS HARBOR, GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO	SAFETY ZONE	10/17/2002
SAVANNAH 02-134	SAVANNAH RIVER, SAVANNAH, GA	SECURITY ZONE	11/13/2002
WILMINGTON 02-001	WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA	SECURITY ZONE	10/29/2002

District Quarterly Report—4th Quarter 2002

District docket	Location	Type	Effective date
01-02-119	SOUTH BOSTON, MA	SAFETY ZONE	10/04/2002
01-02-125	FORE RIVER AND LONG CREEK, PORTLAND, ME	SECURITY ZONE	10/21/2002
01-02-126	VERRANZONO NARROWS BRIDGE, NEW YORK	SECURITY ZONE	11/03/2002
01-02-127	BOSTON, MA	SAFETY ZONE	10/21/2002
01-02-149	PORT OF NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY	SECURITY ZONE	12/31/2002
05-02-081	YORK RIVER, WEST POINT, VA	SAFETY ZONE	10/05/2002
05-02-082	HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA	SECURITY ZONE	10/06/2002
05-02-083	HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA	SECURITY ZONE	10/07/2002
05-02-084	HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA	SECURITY ZONE	10/12/2002
05-02-085	HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA	SECURITY ZONE	10/14/2002
05-02-086	HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA	SECURITY ZONE	10/24/2002
05-02-088	HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA	SECURITY ZONE	10/26/2002
05-02-089	HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA	SECURITY ZONE	10/29/2002
05-02-094	HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VIRGINIA	SECURITY ZONE	11/12/2002
05-02-096	ELIZABETH RIVER, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA	SAFETY ZONE	12/14/2002
05-02-098	CHESAPEAKE BAY, HAMPTON ROADS, VA	SAFETY ZONE	12/17/2002
05-02-104	HAMPTON ROADS, ELIZABETH RIVER, VA	SECURITY ZONE	12/29/2002
05-02-105	CHESAPEAKE BAY, HAMPTON ROADS, VA	SAFETY ZONE	12/27/2002
08-02-016	LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, M. 529.8 to 532.3	REG NAV AREA	11/30/2002
09-02-524	CHICAGO RIVER, CHICAGO, IL	SAFETY ZONE	11/04/2002
09-02-525	CHICAGO ZONE, LAKE MICHIGAN	SECURITY ZONE	11/06/2002
09-02-527	NAVY PIER, CHICAGO HARBOR, IL	SAFETY ZONE	12/13/2002
13-02-012	ELLIOTT BAY, WA	SAFETY ZONE	11/02/2002
13-02-017	ELLIOTT BAY, WA	SAFETY ZONE	10/26/2002
12-02-019	PUGET SOUND, WA	SECURITY ZONE	11/11/2002

Regulations Not on Previous 3rd Quarterly Report

District/COTP	Location	Type	Effective date
COTP REGULATIONS FOR 3RD QUARTER
MOBILE 02-020	GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, PASCAGOULA, MS, AND MOBILE, AL	SAFETY ZONE	09/25/02