05-9917. Quarterly Listings; Drawbridge Operation Regulations, Safety Zones and Security Zones

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 January 1, 2005 and March 31, 2005, that were not published in the Federal Register. This quarterly notice lists temporary drawbridge operation regulations, safety zones and security zones, all of limited duration and for which timely publication in the Federal Register was not possible.

DATES:

This document lists temporary Coast Guard rules that became effective and were terminated between January 1, 2005, and March 31, 2005.

ADDRESSES:

The Department of Transportation 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 Jeff Bray, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, telephone [phone]. For questions on viewing, or on submitting material to the docket, contact Renee Z. Wright, Acting Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Coast Guard District Commanders and Captains of the Port (COTP) must be immediately responsive to the safety and security needs within their jurisdiction; therefore, District Commanders and COTPs have been delegated the authority to issue certain 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 and may also describe a zone around a vessel in motion. Drawbridge operation regulations authorize changes to drawbridge schedules to accommodate bridge repairs, seasonal vessel traffic, and local public 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 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 substantive rules adopted. To meet this obligation without imposing undue expense on the public, the Coast Guard periodically publishes a list of these temporary 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 are also published in their entirety if sufficient time is available to do so before they are placed in effect or terminated. The safety zones, 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 placed in effect temporarily during the period from January 1, 2005, through March 31, 2005, unless otherwise indicated.

Dated: May 10, 2005.

David L. Nichols,

Acting Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law.

Docket No.	Location	Type	Effective date
CGD05-05-001	Baltimore Harbor, MD	Safety Zone	1/19/2005
CGD05-05-002	Chesapeake Bay, Mathews, VA	Safety Zone	1/17/2005
CGD05-05-003	Potomac River, Washington, DC	Safety Zone	1/12/2005
CGD05-05-012	New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway	Drawbridges	3/20/2005
CGD09-05-002	Detroit, MI	Security Zone	2/8/2005
CGD09-05-003	St. Lawrence River, NY	Safety Zone	3/14/2005
CGD13-05-005	Cape Disappointment, WA	Safety Zone	3/25/2005
COTP Corpus Christi 05-001	Corpus Christi, TX	Safety Zone	1/5/2005
COTP Houston 04-002	Galveston Bay, TX	Safety Zone	12/13/2004
COTP Houston 04-003	Galveston Bay, TX	Safety Zone	12/20/2004
COTP Huntington 05-001	Reedsville, OH	Safety Zone	1/13/2005
COTP Jacksonville 05-003	Port Canaveral, FL	Safety Zone	1/12/2005
COTP Jacksonville 05-004	St. Johns River, FL	Safety Zone	2/6/2005
COTP Jacksonville 05-030	Jacksonville, FL	Safety Zone	3/8/2005
COTP LA/LB 05-002	Los Angeles, CA	Safety Zone	1/30/2005
COTP Louisville 05-001	Uniontown, KY	Safety Zone	1/24/2005
COTP Louisville 05-002	Ghent, KY	Safety Zone	1/11/2005
COTP Louisville 05-003	Ghent, KY	Safety Zone	1/13/2005
COTP Louisville 05-004	Spottsville, KY	Safety Zone	1/13/2005
COTP Louisville 05-006	Louisville, KY	Safety Zone	3/10/2005
COTP Memphis 05-005	Henrico, AR	Safety Zone	2/5/2005
COTP Memphis 05-007	Little Rock, AR	Safety Zone	2/22/2005
COTP Miami 05-013	Miami, FL	Safety Zone	3/12/2005
COTP Miami 05-014	Palm Beach, FL	Safety Zone	3/15/2005
COTP Mobile 04-035	Bayou La Batre, LA	Safety Zone	9/21/2004
COTP Mobile 04-036	Orange Beach, FL	Safety Zone	9/21/2004
COTP Mobile 04-037	Orange Beach, AL	Safety Zone	9/21/2004
COTP Mobile 04-038	Santa Rosa Island, FL	Safety Zone	9/21/2004
COTP Mobile 04-039	Apalachicola, FL	Safety Zone	9/21/2004
COTP Mobile 04-040	Apalachicola to St Marks, FL	Safety Zone	9/14/2004
COTP Mobile 04-043	Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast	Safety Zone	9/21/2004
COTP Mobile 04-044	Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast	Safety Zone	9/21/2004
COTP Mobile 04-045	Florida Gulf Coast	Safety Zone	9/21/2004
COTP Mobile 04-053	Pascagoula, MS	Safety Zone	12/13/2004
COTP Mobile 04-059	Santa Rosa Island, FL	Safety Zone	1/15/2005
COTP Mobile 04-060	Pensacola, FL	Safety Zone	12/17/2004
COTP Mobile 04-062	Pascagoula, MS	Safety Zone	12/17/2004
COTP Mobile 04-063	Destin, FL	Safety Zone	12/13/2004
COTP Mobile 05-003	Pensacola, FL	Security Zone	3/18/2005
COTP Mobile 05-004	Pensacola, FL	Security Zone	3/18/2005
COTP Morgan City 04-015	Berwick, LA	Security Zone	11/18/2004
COTP Morgan City 05-001	Montegut, LA	Safety Zone	1/28/2005
COTP Morgan City 05-013	Bayou Perot, LA	Safety Zone	2/17/2005
COTP New Orleans 04-039	Darrow, LA	Safety Zone	11/2/2004
COTP New Orleans 04-042	Red River, LA	Safety Zone	1/15/2005
COTP New Orleans 04-043	Crown Point, LA	Safety Zone	12/16/2004
COTP New Orleans 04-044	Algiers Point, New Orleans, LA	Safety Zone	12/18/2004
COTP New Orleans 04-045	Lake Pontchartrain, Kenner, LA	Safety Zone	1/1/2005
COTP New Orleans 04-046	Lake Pontchartrain, Bonnabel, LA	Safety Zone	1/1/2005
COTP New Orleans 04-047	New Orleans, LA	Safety Zone	1/1/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-001	Crown Point, LA	Safety Zone	1/1/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-002	New Orleans, GA	Safety Zone	1/18/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-003	New Orleans, LA	Safety Zone	1/17/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-004	Baton Rouge, LA	Safety Zone	1/21/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-005	New Orleans, LA	Safety Zone	1/28/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-006	Vicksburg, MS	Safety Zone	2/2/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-007	New Orleans, LA	Safety Zone	2/7/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-008	LaPalco Bridge, New Orleans LA	Safety Zone	1/1/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-009	Vicksburg, MS	Safety Zone	2/9/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-010	Pitottown, LA	Safety Zone	2/5/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-011	Laplace, LA	Safety Zone	2/8/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-012	Laplace, LA	Safety Zone	2/9/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-013	Southwest Pass, LA	Safety Zone	2/10/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-014	Geismar, LA	Safety Zone	2/10/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-015	Convent, LA	Safety Zone	2/10/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-016	Laplace Anchorage, LA	Safety Zone	2/16/2005
COTP New Orleans 05-017	Lower Mississippi River, LA	Safety Zone	2/23/2005
COTP Pittsburgh 04-028	Pittsburgh, PA	Safety Zone	1/1/2005
COTP Pittsburgh 05-005	Pittsburgh, PA	Safety Zone	1/23/2005
COTP Pittsburgh 05-006	New Kensington, PA	Safety Zone	1/31/2005
COTP Port Arthur 05-001	Orange, TX	Safety Zone	1/7/2005
COTP San Francisco Bay 05-001	Napa River, CA	Safety Zone	1/17/2005
COTP San Francisco Bay 05-002	San Francisco Bay, CA	Safety Zone	3/1/2005
COTP San Juan 04-138	Saint Croix, Virginia Islands	Security Zone	1/29/2005
COTP Savannah 04-065	Savannah, GA	Safety Zone	9/1/2004
COTP Savannah 05-011	Savannah, GA	Safety Zones	2/3/2005
COTP Savannah 05-022	Savannah, GA	Security Zones	3/2/2005
COTP St. Louis 04-047	South Sioux City, NE	Safety Zones	1/1/2005
COTP St. Louis 05-002	Alton, IL	Safety Zones	3/31/2005