[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 166 (Monday, August 28, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44429-44430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21295]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33 CFR Part 165
[COTP Honolulu 95-002]
RIN 2115-AA97
Safety Zone; Waimanalo Bay, Oahu, HI
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary rule.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on
Waimanalo Bay off Bellows Air Force Station, Oahu, Hawaii. The zone is
needed to ensure the safety of the public as well as U.S. Naval and
Russian vessels and personnel participating in Exercise Cooperation
from the Sea 95. The increased vessel usage of Waimanalo Bay caused by
this military exercise increases the potential risks of collision,
fire, pollution, harm to the environment, etc., if participating
military vessels are not separated from private recreational or
commercial vessels. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is
prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port.
DATES: This regulation becomes effective at 8 a.m. HST on August 29,
1995 and terminates at 4 p.m. HST on August 29, 1995 and again becomes
effective at 8 a.m. HST on August 30, 1995 and terminates at 4 p.m. HST
on August 30, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant Junior Grade Michael Sakaio, Port Safety and Security
Branch, Marine Safety Office, Honolulu, Hawaii, (808) 522-8260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
The situation requiring this regulation is a joint naval exercise
involving U.S. Naval and Russian personnel and vessels conducting
amphibious operations off Bellows AFS, Hawaii. This exercise will be
widely advertised through the local media which may generate public
interest in observing military maneuvers, especially by the Russians.
There is some risk of an accident whenever vessels are in close
proximity to one another. Having spectator or commercial vessels in the
middle of an amphibious operation increases the risk of destruction,
loss, or injury to vessels, personnel participating in this exercise,
spectators, and to the environment. These risks can be minimized if not
eliminated by keeping military and non-military vessels separate from
one another during the amphibious exercise. The area of the safety zone
encompasses the navigable waters bounded by these coordinates:
21 deg.22.8' N, 157 deg.40.4' W; 21 deg.22.8' N, 157 deg.42.3' W;
21 deg.20.8' N, 157 deg.42.2' W; 21 deg.20.8' N, 157 deg.40.4' W;
(Datum: WGS 84).
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 destruction, loss, or injury from accidents or
other causes of a similar nature.
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 be 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 Federalism 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.
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List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, 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; 33 CFR 1.05-1(g),
6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; 49 CFR 1.46.
2. A new temporary 165.T14-002 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 165.T14-002 Safety Zone; Waimanalo Bay, Oahu, Hawaii.
(a) Location. The following area is a Safety Zone: 21 deg.22.8' N,
157 deg.40.4' W; 21 deg.22.8' N, 157 deg.42.3' W; 21 deg.20.8' N,
157 deg.42.2' W; 21 deg.20.8' N, 157 deg.40.4' W; (Datum: WGS 84).
(b) Effective dates. This section becomes effective at 8 a.m. HST
on August 29, 1995 and terminates at 4 p.m. HST on August 29, 1995, and
again becomes effective at 8 a.m. HST on August 30, 1995 and terminates
at 4 p.m. HST on August 30, 1995.
(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: August 11, 1995.
Samuel E. Burton,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port.
[FR Doc. 95-21295 Filed 8-25-95; 8:45 am]
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