Proposed Rule2021-12401
Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays, Air Shows and Swim Events in Captain of the Port Long Island Sound Zone
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Published
June 14, 2021
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Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard is proposing to add one safety zone for the Dolan Family Labor Day Fireworks event on Oyster Bay, NY, and remove six other annual recurring marine events in Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound's Captain of the Port Zone. This proposed rule is intended to expedite public information and to ensure the protection of the maritime public and event participants from the hazards associated with certain marine events. When enforced, the safety zones would restrict vessels from transiting the regulated area during annually recurring events. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 112 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31456-31459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12401]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG-2021-0135]
RIN 1625-AA00
Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays, Air Shows and Swim Events in
Captain of the Port Long Island Sound Zone
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing to add one safety zone for the
Dolan Family Labor Day Fireworks event on Oyster Bay, NY, and remove
six other annual recurring marine events in Coast Guard Sector Long
Island Sound's Captain of the Port Zone. This proposed rule is intended
to expedite public information and to ensure the protection of the
maritime public and event participants from the hazards associated with
certain marine events. When enforced, the safety zones would restrict
vessels from transiting the regulated area during annually recurring
events. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before July 14, 2021.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2021-0135 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. See the ``Public Participation and Request for
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further
instructions on submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
proposed rulemaking, call or email Marine Science Technician 1st Class
Chris Gibson, Waterways Management Division, Sector Long Island Sound;
Tel: (203) 468-4565; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d3e352f342e733c733a343f2e32331d282e3e3a73303431"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f4c475d465c014e0148464d5c40416f5a5c4c4801424643">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
COTP Captain of the Port
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec. Section
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background, Purpose, and Legal Basis
Marine events are held on an annual recurring basis on the
navigable waters within the Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound
Captain of the Port (COTP) Zone. The Coast Guard has established safety
zones for some of these annually recurring events on a case by case
basis to ensure the protection of the maritime public and event
participants from potential hazards.
Regulations establishing safety zones to restrict vessel traffic
are located in part 165 of Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Section 165.151 in part 165 establishes safety zones to ensure the
safety and security of marine related events, participants, and
spectators in Sector Long Island Sound's area of responsibility. The
COTP of Long Island Sound proposes to amend Table 1 and 2 of 33 CFR
165.151 Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays, Air Shows, and Swim Events in
the COTP Long Island Zone because updating the recurring events will
considerably reduce administrative overhead and provide the public with
notice through publication in the Federal Register of the upcoming
recurring safety zone.
The Secretary of Homeland Security has delegated to the Coast Guard
authority under section 70041 of Title 46 of the U.S. Code (46 U.S.C.
70041) to issue these regulations.
III. Discussion of Proposed Rule
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a safety zone for the annual
Dolan Family Labor Day Fireworks event by adding this event to Table 1
to CFR 165.151. The event would occur on a single day in September at a
time to be determined. The regulated area would encompass waters of
Long Island Sound off of Oyster Bay, NY. When enforced on the single
day in September each year, this safety zone would restrict vessels
from transiting the regulated area. The specific proposed description
of this proposed regulation appears at the end of this document.
Additionally, this rulemaking proposes to update Table 1 and 2 to
CFR 165.151 by removing six events that no longer take place. The Coast
Guard proposes to remove event 5.1 Jones Beach Air Show safety zone
from Table 1 and remove five events from Table 2: (1) 1.1 Swim Across
the Sound; (2) 1.3 Maggie Fischer Memorial Great South Bay Cross Bay
Swim; (3) 1.4 Waves of Hope Swim; (4) 1.5 Stonewall Swim; and (5) 1.6
Swim Across America Greenwich safety zones.
IV. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on a number of these statutes and Executive orders, and
we discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. This NPRM has not been designated a ``significant
regulatory action,'' under Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, the NPRM
has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
This regulatory action determination is based on the size,
location, duration, and time-of-day of the established safety zones.
Moreover, the Coast Guard would issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners
vis VHF-FM marine channel 16 about the safety zone and the rule would
allow vessels to seek permission to enter the area. Vessel traffic
would also be able to request permission from the COTP or a designated
representative to enter the restricted area.
B. Impact on Small Entities
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. 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.
While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
safety zone may be small entities, for the reasons stated in section
IV.A above, this proposed rule would not have a significant economic
impact on any vessel owner or operator.
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.
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. If the rule would affect
your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you
have questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance,
please call or email the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or any
policy or action of the Coast Guard.
C. Collection of Information
This proposed rule would not call for a new collection of
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520).
D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments
A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132
(Federalism), if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on
the relationship between the National Government and the States, or on
the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels
of government. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and
have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
Also, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments) because it would not
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have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on the
relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on
the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes. If you believe this proposed rule has
implications for federalism or Indian tribes, please call or email the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.
F. Environment
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Directive 023-01, Rev. 1, associated implementing
instructions, and Environmental Planning COMDTINST 5090.1 (series),
which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have made
a preliminary determination that this action is one of a category of
actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant
effect on the human environment. This proposed rule involves adding and
removing an annually recurring marine event in Table 1 in 33 CFR
165.151 and removing five recurring marine events from Table 2 in 33
CFR 165.151. Normally such actions are categorically excluded from
further review under paragraph L60(a) and L60(b) of Appendix A, Table 1
of DHS Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01, Rev. 1. A preliminary Record
of Environmental Consideration supporting this determination is
available in the docket. For instructions on locating the docket, see
the ADDRESSES section of this preamble. We seek any comments or
information that may lead to the discovery of a significant
environmental impact from this proposed rule.
G. Protest Activities
The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to call or email the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so
that your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places, or vessels.
V. Public Participation and Request for Comments
We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking,
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. If your material cannot be
submitted using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, call or email the person
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for
alternate instructions.
We accept anonymous comments. Comments we post to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> will include any personal information you have
provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this
document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,
March 11, 2020).
Documents mentioned in this NPRM as being available in the docket,
and public comments, will be in our online docket at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and can be viewed by following that website's
instructions. We review all comments received, but we will only post
comments that address the topic of the proposed rule. We may choose not
to post off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate comments that we
receive. If you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts,
you will be notified when comments are posted or a final rule is
published.
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 is
proposing to amend 33 CFR part 165 as follows:
PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
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1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-
6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1
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2. Amend Table 1 in Sec. 165.151 by inserting item 9.7, in numerical
order, to read as follows:
Sec. 165.151 Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays, Air Shows and Swim
Events in the Captain of the Port Long Island Sound Zone.
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Table 1 to Sec. 165.151
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9 * * * September
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9.7 Dolan Family Labor Day Fireworks... <bullet> Date: A single day
event in September.
<bullet> Location: Waters of
Oyster Bay Harbor in Long
Island Sound off Oyster Bay,
NY in approximate position
40[deg]53'43.50'' N,
073[deg]30'06.85'' W.
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Sec. 165.151 [Amended]
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3. Amend Sec. 165.151 by:
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a. Removing in Table 1 item 5.1 Jones Beach Air Show;
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b. Removing in Table 2 items 1.1 Swim Across the Sound, 1.3 Maggie
Fischer Memorial Great South Bay Cross
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Bay Swim, 1.4 Waves of Hope Swim, 1.5 Stonewall Swim and 1.6 Swim
Across America Greenwich.
Dated: April 29, 2021.
E.J. Van Camp,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Long Island Sound.
[FR Doc. 2021-12401 Filed 6-11-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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