2015-14103. Safety Zones; Fireworks Events in Captain of the Port New York Zone

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notice of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones within the Captain of the Port New York Zone on the specified dates and times. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels and spectators from hazards associated with fireworks displays. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zones without permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP).

DATES:

The regulation for the safety zones described in 33 CFR 165.160 will be enforced on the dates and times listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have questions on this document, call or email Lieutenant Douglas Neumann, Coast Guard; telephone [phone], email [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones listed in 33 CFR 165.160 on the specified dates and times as indicated in Table 1.

Table 1

1. The Boston Consulting Group, Liberty Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.1)	• Launch site: A barge located in approximate position 40°41′16.5″ N. 074°02′23″ W. (NAD 1983), located in Federal Anchorage 20-C, about 360 yards east of Liberty Island. This Safety Zone is a 360-yard radius from the barge. • Date: June 12, 2015. • Time: 8:30 p.m.-9:45 p.m.
2. Heritage of Pride, Pier 40 Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(5.14)	• Launch site: A barge located in approximate position 40°43′30″ N. 074°01′06.7″ W. (NAD 1983), in the vicinity of the Holland Tunnel Ventilator, 530 yards south of Pier 40, Manhattan, New York. This Safety Zone is a 240-yard radius from the barge. • Date: June 28, 2015. • Time: 09:15 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
3. Briggs Inc., Ellis Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.2)	• Launch site: A barge located between Federal Anchorages 20-A and 20-B, in approximate position 40°41′45″ N. 074°02′09″ W. (NAD 1983) about 365 yards east of Ellis Island. This Safety Zone is a 360-yard radius from the barge. • Date: June 06, 2015. • Time: 10:00 p.m.-11:20 p.m.
4. Havas Worldwide LLC, Pier 60 Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(5.1)	• Launch site: A barge located in approximate position 40°44′49″ N. 074°01′02″ W. (NAD 1983), approximately 500 yards west of Pier 60, Manhattan, New York. This Safety Zone is a 360-yard radius from the barge. • Date: June 25, 2015. • Rain Date: June 26, 2015. • Time: 10:45 p.m.-12:15 a.m.
5. Ellis Island Medals of Honor, Liberty Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.1)	• Launch site: A barge located in approximate position 40°41′16.5″ N. 074°02′23″ W. (NAD 1983), located in Federal Anchorage 20-C, about 360 yards east of Liberty Island. This Safety Zone is a 360-yard radius from the barge. • Date: May 09, 2015. • Time: 11:00 p.m.-12:10 a.m.
6. Big Shoulders, Liberty Island Safety Zone, 33 CFR 165.160(2.1)	• Launch site: A barge located in approximate position 40°41′16.5″ N. 074°02′23″ W. (NAD 1983), located in Federal Anchorage 20-C, about 360 yards east of Liberty Island. This Safety Zone is a 360-yard radius from the barge. • Date: June 20, 2015. • Time: 11:30 p.m.-11:45 p.m.

Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.160, vessels may not enter the safety zones unless given permission from the COTP or a designated representative. Spectator vessels may transit outside the safety zones but may not anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the transit of other vessels. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.

This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.160(a) and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notification in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide mariners with advanced notification of enforcement periods via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine information broadcasts. If the COTP determines that a safety zone need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this document, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the safety zone.

Dated: April 17, 2015.

G. Loebl,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.