02-19135. Safety Zones, Security Zones, Drawbridge Operation Regulations and Special Local Regulations

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of temporary rules issued.

SUMMARY:

This document provides required notice of substantive rules issued by the Coast Guard and temporarily effective between April 1, 2002 and June 30, 2002, which were not published in the Federal Register. This quarterly notice lists temporary local regulations, drawbridge operation regulations, security zones, and safety zones 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 April 1, 2002 and June 30, 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 LTJG Sean Fahey, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, at telephone number [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. Drawbridge operation regulations authorize changes to drawbridge schedules to accommodate bridge repairs, seasonal vessel traffic, and local public events. 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 is often precluded when a rule responds to an emergency, or when an 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 special local regulations, drawbridge operation regulations, security zones, or safety zones 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 all substantive rules adopted. To meet this obligation without imposing undue expense on the public, the Coast Guard periodically publishes a list of these temporary special local regulations, drawbridge operation regulations, security zones, and safety zones.

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, special local regulations, drawbridge operation regulations, and security zones 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 place in effect temporarily during the period from April 1, 2002, through June 30, 2002, unless otherwise indicated. This notice also includes rules that were not received in time to be included on the quarterly notice for the second, third and fourth quarters of 2001 and the first quarter of 2002.

Dated: July 23, 2002.

S.G. Venckus,

Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law.

COTP Quarterly Report—2nd Quarter 2002

COTP docket	Location	Type	Effective date
Baltimore 02-004	Annapolis, Maryland	Security Zone	05/24/2002
Charleston 02-039	Myrtle Beach, SC	Safety Zone	04/29/2002
Guam 02-009	Outer Apra Harbor, Guam	Safety Zone	04/16/2002
Guam 02-010	North of Glass Breakwater, Guam	Safety Zone	04/18/2002
Houston-Galveston 02-005	Galveston, Texas	Security Zone	04/05/2002
Houston-Galveston 02-008	COPT Houston-Galveston Zone	Security Zone	04/15/2002
Houston-Galveston 02-013	Dredge Operation, Channel Closure	Safety Zone	04/22/2002
Houston-Galveston 02-014	Dredge Operation, Channel Closure	Safety Zone	05/21/2002
Houston-Galveston 02-015	Dredge Operation, Channel Closure	Safety Zone	06/08/2002
Huntington 02-002	Kanawha River, M. 57.5 to 62	Safety Zone	04/27/2002
Jacksonville 02-076	Indian River, New Smyrna Beach, FL	Safety Zone	06/29/2002
LA/Long Beach 02-008	Flight Demonstration, Long Beach, CA	Safety Zone	04/13/2002
Louisville 02-001	Ohio River, M. 470 to 471.5	Security Zone	06/17/2002
Miami 02-029	Palm Beach County, FL	Safety Zone	05/03/2002
Miami 02-031	Air Sea Show, Fort Lauderdale, FL	Safety Zone	05/01/2002
Miami 02-040	M/V Conti Seattle, Miami, FL	Safety Zone	05/02/2002
Miami 02-043	FL Keys National Marine Sanctuary	Safety Zone	05/12/2002
Miami 02-071	FL Keys National Marine Sanctuary	Safety Zone	05/20/2002
Morgan 02-003	Little Lake, Louisiana	Safety Zone	04/10/2002
New Orleans 02-007	LWR Mississippi River, M. 94 to 96	Safety Zone	04/13/2002
New Orleans 02-009	LWR Mississippi River, M. 94 to 96	Safety Zone	05/15/2002
Pittsburgh 02-008	Allegheny River, M. 3 to 6	Safety Zone	04/12/2002
Pittsburgh 02-009	Monongahela River, M. 14.1 to 11.2	Safety Zone	06/17/2002
San Diego 02-003	Lake Moovalya, Colorado River, AZ	Safety Zone	04/06/2002
San Diego 02-005	Colorado River, Davis Dam	Safety Zone	06/01/2002
San Diego 02-006	San Diego Bay, CA	Safety Zone	04/26/2002
San Diego 02-007	Oceanside, California	Safety Zone	05/05/2002
San Diego 02-011	Colorado River	Safety Zone	05/11/2002
San Diego 02-012	San Diego, CA	Safety Zone	05/23/2002
San Francisco 02-004	Suisun Bay, Concord, CA	Security Zone	04/15/2002
San Francisco 02-005	Suisun Bay, Concord, CA	Security Zone	04/24/2002
San Francisco 02-006	San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA	Safety Zone	05/01/2002
San Francisco 02-007	San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA	Safety Zone	05/11/2002
San Francisco Bay 02-009	Oakland Inner Harbor, Oakland, CA	Safety Zone	05/18/2002
San Francisco Bay 02-012	San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA	Safety Zone	06/14/2002
San Francisco Bay 02-013	Oakland Estuary, Alameda, CA	Security Zone	06/14/2002
San Juan 02-072	San Juan Harbor, San Juan, PR	Safety Zone	06/20/2002
Savannah 02-027	Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway, GA	Safety Zone	04/04/2002
Savannah 02-028	Memorial Park, Savannah, GA	Safety Zone	04/06/2002
St. Louis 02-006	Illinois River, M. 0 to 187	Safety Zone	05/16/2002

District Quarterly Report—2nd Quarter 2002

District docket	Location	Type	Effective date
01-02-006	Mystic Offshore Gran Prix, New London, CT	Safety Zone	05/03/2002
01-02-065	Yarmouth, Nantucket Sound, MA	Safety Zone	06/07/2002
01-02-073	Hingham, Massachusetts	Safety Zone	06/29/2002
05-02-018	Washington Channel, Washington DC	Security Zone	05/31/2002
05-02-023	James River, Williamsburg, VA	Safety Zone	05/05/2002
05-02-024	Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia	Safety Zone	05/26/2002
05-02-026	Severn River, Annapolis, MD	Special Local	05/21/2002
05-02-027	Pea Patch Island to Delaware City, Delaware	Special Local	06/08/2002
05-02-030	Willoughby Bay, Norfolk, Virginia	Safety Zone	06/04/2002
05-02-035	Hampton Roads, Elizabeth River, VA	Security Zone	06/04/2002
05-02-036	Thimble Shoals Channel, Hampton Roads, VA	Safety Zone	06/04/2002
05-02-037	Hampton Roads, Virginia	Safety Zone	06/13/2002
05-02-038	Hampton Roads, Elizabeth River, VA	Security Zone	06/11/2002
07-02-023	Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL	Drawbridge Operation	05/05/2002
07-02-045	Cooper River, North Charleston, SC	Special Local	06/15/2002
07-02-068	San Juan Harbor, San Juan, PR	Safety Zone	06/17/2002
09-02-014	Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, OH	Safety Zone	05/03/2002
09-02-016	Lake Ontario, Youngstown, NY	Safety Zone	05/18/2002
09-02-019	Lake Michigan	Security Zone	05/05/2002
09-02-022	Buffalo River, Buffalo, NY	Safety Zone	05/28/2002
09-02-023	Pridefest 2002, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Safety Zone	06/07/2002
09-02-025	River Splash 2002, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Safety Zone	05/31/2002
09-02-030	U.S. Aerospace Challenge, Holland, MI	Safety Zone	05/18/2002
09-02-043	Ottawa River, Toledo, OH	Safety Zone	06/29/2002
09-02-045	Summerfest Big Bang, 2002, Milwaukee, WI	Safety Zone	06/27/2002
09-02-047	Betsie Bay, Frankfort, MI	Safety Zone	06/29/2002
09-02-054	Detroit River, Detroit, MI	Safety Zone	06/27/2002
09-02-056	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Safety Zone	06/27/2002

Regulations not on Previous Quarterly Reports

COPT docket/district	Location	Type	Effective date
COPT Regulation for 2nd Quarter 2001
Guam 01-010	Outer Apra Harbor, Guam	Safety Zone	06/06/01
COPT Regulation for 3rd Quarter 2001
Louisiana 01-023	LMR from the seabuoys at SW Pass and South Pass to M 233, Highway 190 Bridge, AHP and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet	Security Zone	09/12/01
New Orleans 01-025	Lower Mississippi River M 106.1 to M 92.7	Safety Zone	09/13/01
COPT Regulations for 4th Quarter 2001
Houston-Galveston 01-011	Houston-Galveston	Security Zones	12/07/01
Tampa 01-148	Tampa Bay, Florida	Safety Zone	12/20/01
District Docket for 4th Quarter 2001
08-01-040	Mississippi River, Iowa and Illinois	Drawbridge Operation Regulations	12/17/01
COPT Regulations for 1st Quarter 2002
Houston 02-007	Houston, Texas	Safety Zone	03/24/02
Houston-Galveston 02-002	Port of Galveston, Galveston, TX	Security Zone	03/01/02
Mobile 02-005	Mobile, Alabama	Security Zone	03/20/02
Mobile 02-006	Tyndall AFB, East Bay, Panama City, FL	Security Zone	03/23/02
Pittsburgh 02-007	Ohio River M 67.5 to 68.5, Steubenville, Ohio	Safety Zone	03/30/02
San Francisco Bay 02-002	Suisun Bay, Concord, CA	Security Zone	03/25/02
Tampa 02-018	St. Pete Beach, Florida	Security Zone	03/08/02
Tampa 02-019	Old Tampa Bay, Clearwater, Florida	Security Zone	03/08/02