[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 6, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16642-16643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8475]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[CGD01-99-018]
RIN 2115-AA97
Safety Zone: Bergen County United Way Fireworks, Hudson River,
Manhattan, NY
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for
the Bergen County United Way Fireworks program located on the Hudson
River, Manhattan, New York. This action is necessary to provide for the
safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This action is
intended to restrict vessel traffic on a portion of the Hudson River.
DATES: This rule is effective from 9:30 p.m. until 11:00 p.m., on
Sunday, April 11, 1999. For rain date, refer to the regulatory text set
out in this rule.
ADDRESSES: Documents as indicated in this preamble are available for
inspection or copying at Coast Guard Activities New York, 212 Coast
Guard Drive, room 205, Staten Island, New York 10305, between 8 a.m.
and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The
telephone number is (718) 354-4193.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant J. Lopez, Waterways
Oversight Branch, Coast Guard Activities New York (718) 354-4193.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulatory History
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
was not published for this regulation. Good cause exists for not
publishing an NPRM and for making this regulation effective less than
30 days after Federal Register publication. Due to the date the
Application for Approval of Marine Event was received, there was
insufficient time to draft and publish an NPRM and publish the final
rule 30 days before its effective date. Any delay encountered in this
regulation's effective date would be contrary to public interest since
immediate action is needed to close a portion of the waterway and
protect the maritime public from the hazards associated with this
fireworks display.
Background and Purpose
On February 24, 1999, Bay Fireworks submitted an application to
hold a fireworks program on the waters of the Hudson River. The
fireworks program is being sponsored by Bergen County United Way. This
regulation establishes a safety zone in all waters of the Hudson River
within a 360 yard radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate
position 40 deg.44'49'' N 074 deg.01'02'' W (NAD 1983), approximately
500 yards west of Pier 60, Manhattan, New York. The safety zone is in
effect from 9:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, 1999, with a
rain date on Sunday, April 11, 1999, at the same time and place. The
safety zone prevents vessels from transiting a portion of the Hudson
River and is needed to protect boaters from the hazards associated with
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fireworks launched from a barge in the area. Marine traffic will still
be able to transit through the eastern 150 yards of the 850-yard wide
Hudson River during the event. The Captain of the Port does not
anticipate any negative impact on commercial traffic due to this event.
Additionally, vessels are not precluded from mooring at or getting
underway from Piers 59-62 or from the Piers at Castle Point, New
Jersey. Public notifications will be made prior to the event via local
notice to mariners, and marine information broadcasts.
Regulatory Evaluation
This final 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 final rule to be so minimal that a full Regulatory
Evaluation under paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies and
procedures of DOT is unnecessary. This finding is based on the minimal
time that vessels will be restricted from the area, that vessels are
not precluded from getting underway, or mooring at, Piers 59-62 and the
Piers at Castle Point, New Jersey, that vessels may safely transit to
the east of the zone, and extensive advance notifications which will be
made.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the
Coast Guard considered whether this rule will have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. ``Small
entities'' include small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that
are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000.
For reasons discussed in the Regulatory Evaluation above, the Coast
Guard certifies under section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that this final rule will not have a
significance economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Collection of Information
This final rule does not provide for a collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Federalism
The Coast Guard has analyzed this final rule under the principles
and criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that
this final rule does not have sufficient implications for federalism to
warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
Unfunded Mandates
Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4), the
Coast Guard must consider whether this rule will result in an annual
expenditure by state, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate
of $100 million (adjusted annually for inflation). If so, the Act
requires that a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives be
considered, and that from those alternatives, the least costly, most
cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative that achieves the
objective of the rule be selected. No state, local, or tribal
government entities will be effected by this rule, so this rule will
not result in annual or aggregate costs of $100 million or more.
Therefore, the Coast Guard is exempt from any further regulatory
requirements under the Unfunded Mandates Act.
Environment
The Coast Guard has considered the environmental impact of this
final rule and concluded that under Figure 2-1, paragraph 34(g), of
Commandant Instruction M16475.1C, this final rule is categorically
excluded from further environmental documentation. A written
Categorical Exclusion Determination is available in the docket for
inspection in copying where indicated under ADDRESSES.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.
Regulation
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR Part 165 as follows:
PART 165--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for Part 165 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05-1(g),
6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; 49 CFR 1.46.
2. Add temporary Sec. 165.T01-018 to read as follows:
Sec. 165.T01-018 Safety Zone: Bergen County United Way Fireworks,
Hudson River, Manhattan, New York.
(a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: all waters of
the Hudson River within a 360 yard radius of the fireworks barge in
approximate position 40 deg.44'49'' N, 074 deg.01'02'' W (NAD 1983),
approximately 500 yards west of Pier 60, Manhattan, New York.
(b) Effective period. This section is effective from 9:30 p.m.
until 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, 1999, with a rain date of
Sunday, April 11, 1999, at the same time and place.
(c) Regulations.
(1) The general regulations contained in 33 CFR 165.23 apply.
(2) All persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of
the Coast Guard Captain of the Port or the designated on scene patrol
personnel. U.S. Coast Guard patrol personnel include commissioned,
warrant, and petty officers of the Coast Guard. Upon being hailed by a
U.S. Coast Guard vessel via siren, radio, flashing light, or other
means, the operator of a vessel shall proceed as directed.
Dated: March 22, 1999.
R.E. Bennis,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, New York.
[FR Doc. 99-8475 Filed 4-5-99; 8:45 am]
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