[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 13, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 77839-77847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31705]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[CGD01-00-221]
RIN 2115-AA97
Safety Zone: New York Harbor, Western Long Island Sound, East
River, and Hudson River Fireworks
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish ten permanent safety
zones for fireworks displays located in the Port of New York/New
Jersey, to expand the size of one current safety zone, and to modify
effective times and notice requirements of existing permanent safety
zones. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on
navigable waters during the events. This action establishes permanent
exclusion areas that are only active prior to the start of the
fireworks display until shortly after the fireworks display is
completed, and is intended to restrict vessel traffic in the affected
waterways, expand the effective times of the zones to allow for earlier
displays during daylight savings time, and to require one sign that may
be used for displays from a barge or onshore.
DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or
before February 12, 2001.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments and related material to Waterways
Oversight Branch (CGD01-00-221), Coast Guard Activities New York, 212
Coast Guard Drive, room 204, Staten Island, New York 10305. The
Waterways Oversight Branch of Coast Guard Activities New York maintains
the public docket for this rulemaking. Comments and material received
from the public, as well as documents indicated in this preamble as
being available in the docket, will become part of this docket and will
be available for inspection or copying at room 204, Coast Guard
Activities New York, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant M. Day, Waterways Oversight
Branch, Coast Guard Activities New York (718) 354-4012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related material. If you do so, please include your name
and address, identify the docket number for this rulemaking (CGD01-00-
221), indicate the specific section of this document to which each
comment applies, and give the reason for each comment. Please submit
all comments and related material in an unbound format, no larger than
8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying. If you would like to know
they reached us, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or
envelope. We will consider all comments and material received during
the comment period. We may change this proposed rule in view of them.
Public Meeting
We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a
request for a meeting by writing to the Waterways Oversight Branch at
the address under ADDRESSES explaining why one would be beneficial. If
we determine that one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a
time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register.
Background and Purpose
The Coast Guard proposes to establish ten permanent safety zones
that will be activated for fireworks displays occurring throughout the
year that are not held on an annual basis but are normally held in one
of these ten locations. The ten locations are south of
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Ellis Island, Rockaway Beach, and Rockaway Inlet in New York Harbor,
Larchmont Harbor in western Long Island Sound, Pier 16 and Newtown
Creek on the East River, Pier 54 and Pier 84, Manhattan, Peekskill Bay,
and Jersey City on the Hudson River. The Coast Guard also proposes to
expand the diameter of the current safety zone west of Pier 90, on the
Hudson River, to 360 yards from the current 300 yards. The Coast Guard
received 17 applications for fireworks displays in these new areas from
1999 to 2000. In 1997, the Coast Guard received four applications for
fireworks displays in these locations. In the past, temporary safety
zones were established with limited notice for preparation by the U.S.
Coast Guard and limited opportunity for public comment. Establishing
permanent safety zones by notice and comment rulemaking at least gives
the public the opportunity to comment on the proposed zone locations,
size, and length of time the zones will be active. The Coast Guard has
promulgated safety zones for fireworks displays at all 11 areas in the
past and we have not received notice of any impact to waterway traffic
resulting from the zones' enaction. Marine traffic would still be able
to transit around the proposed safety zones because all of the zones
prohibit vessels from entering only the zones themselves. Additionally,
vessels would not be precluded from mooring at or getting underway from
commercial or recreational piers in the vicinity of the proposed safety
zones. This proposal would also move the zone effective time back two
hours so that zones are enacted beginning at 6 p.m. versus 8 p.m. The
safety zone termination time remains the same. Finally, the proposed
rule would only require one sign reading ``FIREWORKS--STAY AWAY''. The
current regulations require a sign that reads ``FIREWORKS BARGE'' for
displays from barges, and a separate sign that reads ``FIREWORKS SITE''
for displays from shore. The sign dimensions and letter requirements
remain the same.
This proposed rule revises 33 CFR 165.168 by adding ten permanent
safety zones to the 24 existing ones, expanding the diameter of the
safety zone west of Pier 90, on the Hudson River, to 360 yards from the
current 300 yards, expanding the effective time of the zones to allow
for earlier displays during Daylight Savings Time, and simplifying the
requirements for signs used as on-scene notification.
Discussion of Proposed Rule
The proposed sizes of these safety zones were determined using
National Fire Protection Association and New York City Fire Department
standards for 6 to 12 inch mortars fired from a barge, combined with
the Coast Guard's knowledge of tide and current conditions in these
areas. Proposed barge locations and mortar sizes were adjusted to try
and ensure the proposed safety zone locations would not interfere with
any known marinas or piers. The proposed earlier effective time for the
zones would allow for earlier fireworks displays during Daylight
Savings Time. The proposed new sign requirements are to make it easier
for the fireworks companies to make on-scene notifications. The 11
proposed safety zones are:
New York Harbor
The first proposed safety zone includes all waters of Upper New
York Bay within a 240-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate
position 40 deg.41'39.9"N 074 deg.02'33.7"W (NAD 1983), about 260 yards
south of Ellis Island. The proposed safety zone prevents vessels from
transiting a portion of Upper New York Bay and is needed to protect
boaters from the hazards associated with fireworks launched from a
barge in the area. Marine traffic will still be able to transit through
Anchorage Channel as it is unaffected by this zone. Additionally,
vessels would still be able to anchor in Federal Anchorage No. 20-B, to
the north, and 20-C, to the south of the proposed safety zone. The
Captain of the Port does not anticipate any negative impact on vessel
traffic due to this proposed safety zone.
The second proposed safety zone includes all waters of the Atlantic
Ocean within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate
position 40 deg.34'28.2"N 073 deg.50'00.0"W (NAD 1983), off Beach 116th
Street. The proposed safety zone prevents vessels from transiting a
portion of the Atlantic Ocean and is needed to protect boaters from the
hazards associated with fireworks launched from a barge in the area.
Marine traffic will still be able to transit through the Atlantic Ocean
near Rockaway Beach. Additionally, vessels would not be precluded from
mooring at or getting underway from recreational piers in the vicinity
of the zone and there are no commercial facilities in the vicinity of
the zone. The Captain of the Port does not anticipate any negative
impact on vessel traffic due to this proposed safety zone.
The third proposed safety zone includes all waters of Rockaway
Inlet within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate
position 40 deg.34'19.1"N 073 deg.54'43.5"W (NAD 1983), about 1,200
yards south of Point Breeze. The proposed safety zone prevents vessels
from transiting a portion of Rockaway Inlet and is needed to protect
boaters from the hazards associated with fireworks launched from a
barge in the area. Marine traffic will still be able to transit through
Rockaway Inlet. Additionally, vessels would not be precluded from
mooring at or getting underway from recreational piers in the vicinity
of the zone and there are no commercial facilities in the vicinity of
the zone. The Captain of the Port does not anticipate any negative
impact on vessel traffic due to this proposed safety zone.
Western Long Island Sound
The proposed safety zone includes all waters of Larchmont Harbor
within a 240-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position
40 deg.55'21.8"N 073 deg.44'21.7"W (NAD 1983), about 540 yards north of
Umbrella Rock. The proposed safety zone prevents vessels from
transiting a portion of Larchmont Harbor and is needed to protect
boaters from the hazards associated with fireworks launched from a
barge in the area. Recreational traffic will still be able to transit
through the western 100 yards and eastern 40 yards of the 620-yard wide
Larchmont Harbor. There are currently no commercial facilities in
Larchmont Harbor. Additionally, vessels would not be precluded from
mooring at or getting underway from any piers in the vicinity of the
proposed safety zone. The Captain of the Port does not anticipate any
negative impact on vessel traffic due to this proposed safety zone.
East River
The first proposed safety zone includes all waters of the East
River within a 180-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate
position 40 deg.42'12.5"N 074 deg.00'02.0"W (NAD 1983), about 200 yards
east of Pier 16. The proposed safety zone prevents vessels from
transiting a portion of the East River and is needed to protect boaters
from the hazards associated with fireworks launched from a barge in the
area. Vessel traffic will be able to transit through the eastern 140
yards of the 490-yard wide East River during the event. Additionally,
vessels would not be precluded from mooring at or getting underway from
any piers in the vicinity of the proposed safety zone.
The second proposed safety zone includes all waters of the East
River
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within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position
40 deg.44'24.0"N 073 deg.58'00.0"W (NAD 1983), about 785 yards south of
Belmont Island. The proposed safety zone prevents vessels from
transiting a portion of the East River and is needed to protect boaters
from the hazards associated with fireworks launched from a barge in the
area. Recreational and non-deep draft commercial vessel traffic will be
able to transit through the western 160 yards of the 910-yard wide East
River during the event. This safety zone would close this portion of
the East River for vessels that must use the Poorhouse Flats Range.
This range marks the area where the 35-foot deep main channel crosses
from the west side of the river to the east side of the river. The
Poorhouse Flats Range marks the best water in this crossover. But the
Coast Guard will minimize any negative impact from this safety zone by
ensuring that this zone is not effective during slack tide, which is
typically when vessels that must use the Poorhouse Flats Range transit
this portion of the East River. Additionally, vessels would not be
precluded from mooring at or getting underway from any piers in the
vicinity of the proposed safety zone.
Hudson River
The first proposed safety zone includes all waters of the Hudson
River within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate
position 40 deg.44'31"N 074 deg.01'00"W (NAD 1983), about 380 yards
west of Pier 54. The proposed safety zone prevents vessels from
transiting a portion of the Hudson River and is needed to protect
boaters from the hazards associated with fireworks launched from a
barge in the area. Marine traffic will still be able to transit through
the western 170 yards of the 885-yard wide Hudson River during the
event. Additionally, vessels would not be precluded from mooring at or
getting underway from any piers in the vicinity of the proposed safety
zone. The Captain of the Port does not anticipate any negative impact
on vessel traffic due to this proposed safety zone.
The second proposed safety zone includes all waters of the Hudson
River within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate
position 40 deg.45'56.9"N 074 deg.00'25.4"W (NAD 1983), about 380 yards
west of Pier 84. The proposed safety zone prevents vessels from
transiting a portion of the Hudson River and is needed to protect
boaters from the hazards associated with fireworks launched from a
barge in the area. Marine traffic will still be able to transit through
the western 165 yards of the 875-yard wide Hudson River during the
event. Additionally, vessels would not be precluded from mooring at or
getting underway from any piers in the vicinity of the proposed safety
zone. The Captain of the Port does not anticipate any negative impact
on vessel traffic due to this proposed safety zone.
The third proposed safety zone includes all waters of Peekskill Bay
within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position
41 deg.17'16"N 073 deg.56'18"W (NAD 1983), about 670 yards north of
Travis Point. The proposed safety zone prevents vessels from transiting
a portion of Peekskill Bay and is needed to protect boaters from the
hazards associated with fireworks launched from a barge in the area.
Marine traffic will still be able to transit through Peekskill Bay
Channel during the event. Additionally, vessels would not be precluded
from mooring at or getting underway from any piers in the vicinity of
the proposed safety zone. The Captain of the Port does not anticipate
any negative impact on vessel traffic due to this proposed safety zone.
The fourth proposed safety zone includes all waters of the Hudson
River within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate
position 40 deg.42'37.3"N 074 deg.01'41.6"W (NAD 1983), about 420 yards
east of Morris Canal Little Basin. The proposed safety zone prevents
vessels from transiting a portion of the Hudson River and is needed to
protect boaters from the hazards associated with fireworks launched
from a barge in the area. Marine traffic will still be able to transit
through the eastern 535 yards of the 1,215-yard wide Hudson River
during the event. Additionally, vessels would not be precluded from
mooring at or getting underway from any piers in the vicinity of the
proposed safety zone. The Captain of the Port does not anticipate any
negative impact on vessel traffic due to this proposed safety zone.
The fifth proposed safety zone includes all waters of the Hudson
River within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate
position 40 deg.46'11.8"N 074 deg.00'14.8"W (NAD 1983), about 375 yards
west of Pier 90, Manhattan. The proposed safety zone prevents vessels
from transiting a portion of the Hudson River and is needed to protect
boaters from the hazards associated with fireworks launched from a
barge in the area. Marine traffic will still be able to transit through
the western 160 yards of the 895-yard wide Hudson River during the
event. This would expand the diameter of the current safety zone
(Sec. 165.168(d)(4)) from 300 yards to 360 yards. This expanded safety
zone would only be authorized when it would not interfere with vessel
traffic at the New York Passenger Ship Terminal. Normally, this safety
zone is established in conjunction with a passenger ship arrival or
departure from Pier 88, 90, or 92. Additionally, vessels would not be
precluded from mooring at or getting underway from any piers in the
vicinity of the proposed safety zone. The Captain of the Port does not
anticipate any negative impact on vessel traffic due to this proposed
safety zone.
The Coast Guard does not know the actual dates that these safety
zones will be activated at this time. Coast Guard Activities New York
will give notice of the activation of each safety zone by all
appropriate means to provide the widest publicity among the affected
segments of the public. This will include publication in the Local
Notice to Mariners. Marine information and facsimile broadcasts may
also be made for these events, beginning 24 to 48 hours before the
event is scheduled to begin, to notify the public. The Coast Guard
expects that the notice of the activation of each permanent safety zone
in this rulemaking will normally be made between thirty and fourteen
days before the zone is actually activated. Fireworks barges used in
the locations stated in this rulemaking will also have a sign on the
port and starboard side of the barge labeled ``FIREWORKS--STAY AWAY''.
This will provide on-scene notice that the safety zone the fireworks
barge is located in is or will be activated on that day. This sign will
consist of 10'' high by 1.5'' wide red lettering on a white background.
Displays launched from shore sites will have a sign labeled
``FIREWORKS--STAY AWAY'' with the same size requirements. There will
also be a Coast Guard patrol vessel on scene 30 minutes before the
display is scheduled to start until 15 minutes after its completion to
enforce each safety zone.
The effective period for each proposed safety zone is from 6 p.m.
(e.s.t.) to 1 a.m. (e.s.t.). This is two hours earlier than the current
regulations and is to allow for earlier fireworks displays during
Daylight Savings Time. However, vessels may enter, remain in, or
transit through these safety zones during this time frame if authorized
by the Captain of the Port New York, or designated Coast Guard patrol
personnel on scene, as provided for in 33 CFR 165.23. Generally,
blanket permission to enter, remain in, or transit through these safety
zones will be given except for the 45-minute period that a Coast Guard
patrol vessel is present.
This rule is being proposed to provide for the safety of life on
navigable waters
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during the events and to give the marine community the opportunity to
comment on the proposed zone locations, size, and length of time the
zones will be active.
Regulatory Evaluation
This proposed 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. The Office of Management and Budget has not reviewed it
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).
We expect the economic impact of this proposed 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 zones, and all of the zones are in areas where the
Coast Guard expects insignificant adverse impact on all mariners from
the zones' activation. Vessels may also still transit through New York
Harbor, western Long Island Sound, the East River, and Hudson River,
during these events. Vessels would not be precluded from getting
underway, or mooring at, any piers or marinas currently located in the
vicinity of the proposed safety zones. Advance notifications would also
be made to the local maritime community by the Local Notice to
Mariners. Marine information and facsimile broadcasts may also be made
to notify the public. Additionally, the Coast Guard anticipates that
there will only be 18 total activations of these safety zones per year.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we
considered whether this proposed rule would have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small
entities'' comprises 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.
The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed
rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
This proposed rule would affect the following entities, some of
which might be small entities: the owners or operators of vessels
intending to transit or anchor in a portion of New York Harbor, western
Long Island Sound, the East River, and Hudson River, during the times
these zones are activated.
These safety zones would not have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities for the following reasons:
Vessel traffic could transit around all 11 safety zones. Vessels would
not be precluded from getting underway, or mooring at, any piers or
marinas currently located in the vicinity of the proposed safety zones.
Before the effective period, we would issue maritime advisories widely
available to users of the Port of New York/New Jersey by local notice
to mariners. Marine information and facsimile broadcasts may also be
made.
If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.
Assistance for Small Entities
Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule so that they can better
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. If the
rule would affect your small business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or
options for compliance, please contact Lieutenant M. Day, Waterways
Oversight Branch, Coast Guard Activities New York (718) 354-4012.
Collection of Information
This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.).
Federalism
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13132 and
have determined that this rule does not have implications for
federalism under that Order.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
governs the issuance of Federal regulations that require unfunded
mandates. An unfunded mandate is a regulation that requires a State,
local, or tribal government or the private sector to incur direct costs
without the Federal Government's having first provided the funds to pay
those costs. This proposed rule would not impose an unfunded mandate.
Taking of Private Property
This proposed rule would not effect a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.
Civil Justice Reform
This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.
Protection of Children
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and does not
concern an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that may
disproportionately affect children.
Environment
We considered the environmental impact of this proposed rule and
concluded that, under figure 2-1, paragraph 34(g), of Commandant
Instruction M16475.1C, this proposed rule is categorically excluded
from further environmental documentation. This proposed rule fits
paragraph 34(g) as it establishes 11 safety zones. A ``Categorical
Exclusion Determination'' is available in the docket where indicated
under ADDRESSES.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR Part 165 as follows:
PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
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, 160.5; 49 CFR 1.46.
2. Section 165.168 is amended as follows:
a. Revise the section heading;
b. Revise paragraph (a) introductory text and add paragraphs (a)(7)
through (a)(9);
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c. Revise paragraph (b) introductory text and add paragraph
(b)(10);
d. Revise paragraph (c) introductory text and add paragraphs (c)(3)
through (c)(4);
e. Revise paragraphs (d) introductory text and (d)(4) and add
paragraphs (d)(8) through (d)(11);
f. Revise paragraphs (e) and (f); and
g. Revise Figures 1 through 4.
The additions and revisions read as follows:
Sec. 165.168 Safety Zones: New York Harbor, Western Long Island Sound,
East River, and Hudson River Fireworks.
(a) New York Harbor. Figure 1 of this section displays the safety
zone areas in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(9).
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(7) South Ellis Island Safety Zone: All waters of Upper New York
Bay within a 240-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate
position 40 deg.41'39.9"N 074 deg.02'33.7"W (NAD 1983), about 260 yards
south of Ellis Island.
(8) Rockaway Beach Safety Zone: All waters of the Atlantic Ocean
within a 360 yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position
40 deg.34'28.2"N 073 deg.50'00.0"W (NAD 1983), off Beach 116th Street.
(9) Rockaway Inlet Safety Zone: All waters of Rockaway Inlet within
a 360 yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position
40 deg.34'19.1"N 073 deg.54'43.5"W (NAD 1983), about 1,200 yards south
of Point Breeze.
(b) Western Long Island Sound. Figure 2 of this section displays
the safety zone areas in paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(10).
* * * * *
(10) Larchmont Harbor, Western Long Island Sound Safety Zone: All
waters of western Long Island Sound within a 240-yard radius of the
fireworks barge in approximate position 40 deg.55'21.8"N
073 deg.44'21.7"W (NAD 1983), about 540 yards north of Umbrella Rock.
(c) East River. Figure 3 of this section displays the safety zone
areas in paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(4).
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(3) Pier 16, East River Safety Zone: All waters of the East River
within a 180-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position
40 deg.42'12.5"N 074 deg.00'02.0"W (NAD 1983), about 200 yards east of
Pier 16.
(4) Newtown Creek, East River Safety Zone: All waters of the East
River within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate
position 40 deg.44'24.0"N 073 deg.58'00.0"W (NAD 1983), about 785 yards
south of Belmont Island.
(d) Hudson River. Figure 4 of this section displays the safety zone
areas in paragraphs (d)(1) through (d)(11).
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(4) Pier 90, Hudson River Safety Zone: All waters of the Hudson
River within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate
position 40 deg.46'11.8"N 074 deg.00'14.8"W (NAD 1983), about 375 yards
west of Pier 90, Manhattan.
* * * * *
(8) Pier 54, Hudson River Safety Zone: All waters of the Hudson
River within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate
position 40 deg.44'31"N 074 deg.01'00"W (NAD 1983), about 380 yards
west of Pier 54, Manhattan.
(9) Pier 84, Hudson River Safety Zone: All waters of the Hudson
River within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in approximate
position 40 deg.45'56.9"N 074 deg.00'25.4"W (NAD 1983), about 380 yards
west of Pier 84, Manhattan.
(10) Peekskill Bay, Hudson River Safety Zone: All waters of
Peekskill Bay within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in
approximate position 41 deg.17'16"N 073 deg.56'18"W (NAD 1983), about
670 yards north of Travis Point.
(11) Jersey City, Hudson River Safety Zone: All waters of the
Hudson River within a 360-yard radius of the fireworks barge in
approximate position 40 deg.42'37.3"N 074 deg.01"41.6"W (NAD 1983),
about 420 yards east of Morris Canal Little Basin.
(e) Notification. Coast Guard Activities New York will cause notice
of the activation of these safety zones to be made by all appropriate
means to effect the widest publicity among the affected segments of the
public, including publication in the local notice to mariners, marine
information broadcasts, and facsimile. Fireworks barges used in these
locations will also have a sign on their port and starboard side
labeled ``FIREWORKS--STAY AWAY''. This sign will consist of 10" high by
1.5" wide red lettering on a white background. Shore sites used in
these locations will display a sign labeled ``FIREWORKS--STAY AWAY''
with the same dimensions.
(f) Effective Period. This section is effective from 6 p.m.
(e.s.t.) to 1 a.m. (e.s.t.) each day a barge with a ``FIREWORKS--STAY
AWAY'' sign on the port and starboard side is on-scene or a
``FIREWORKS--STAY AWAY'' sign is posted in a location listed in
paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section. Vessels may enter, remain
in, or transit through these safety zones during this time frame if
authorized by the Captain of the Port New York or designated Coast
Guard patrol personnel on scene.
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Dated: November 3, 2000.
P.A. Harris,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, New York, Acting.
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