Rule2024-13907
Safety Zone; M/V DALI, Transit From the Maryland/Virginia Line, Chesapeake Bay, Thimble Shoal Channel, Norfolk Harbor, and Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA
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Published
June 24, 2024
Effective
June 22, 2024
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for waters of the Chesapeake Bay, Thimble Shoal Channel, a portion of Norfolk Harbor, and a portion of the Elizabeth River. This action is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the M/V Dali as it is transiting from the Port of Baltimore to Norfolk, Va. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Virginia.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52383-52385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13907]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG-2024-0552]
RIN 1625-AA00
Safety Zone; M/V DALI, Transit From the Maryland/Virginia Line,
Chesapeake Bay, Thimble Shoal Channel, Norfolk Harbor, and Elizabeth
River, Norfolk, VA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for
waters of the Chesapeake Bay, Thimble Shoal Channel, a portion of
Norfolk Harbor, and a portion of the Elizabeth River. This action is
necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment
from potential hazards created by the M/V Dali as it is transiting from
the Port of Baltimore to Norfolk, Va. Entry of vessels or persons into
this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain
of the Port, Sector Virginia.
DATES: This rule is effective from June 22, 2024, through June 28,
2024, during such times as the M/V Dali is in transit to facilities in
the Port of Virginia. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice
will be used from June 22, 2024, until June 24, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, type USCG-
2024-0552 in the search box and click ``Search.'' Next, in the Document
Type column, select ``Supporting & Related Material.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this rule,
call or email CDR Patrick Grizzle, Sector Virginia, Prevention
Department, U.S. Coast Guard, Telephone: 757-668-5580, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65330c17020c0b0c04320411001712041c1625101606024b080c09"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1046796277797e797147716475626771696350656373773e7d797c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec. Section
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background Information and Regulatory History
On March 26, 2024, the M/V Dali lost propulsion and allided with
the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Chesapeake Bay, near the Port of
Baltimore, causing the bridge to collapse upon it. See 89 FR 24385
(April 8, 2024) for additional details about the allision. More
recently, the Maryland Pilots Association, LLC has notified the Coast
Guard that the M/V Dali will be transiting from the Port of Baltimore
to Norfolk, Va. for repairs. The vessel transit is taking place with
the assistance of multiple tugboats and will be subject to a safety
zone issued by the Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Maryland-National
Capital Region. It is anticipated that the vessel will arrive in
Virginia waters on June 22, 2024 and that it will reach Norfolk on June
22, 2024, but these dates are subject to change. Given both the damage
to the vessel from the allision, and the vessel's mechanical history,
including the loss of propulsion which led to the allision, a 500-yard
safety zone will abut the safety zone in Maryland waters to be enforced
during the transit within Virginia waters.
The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary rule under authority in 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B). This statutory provision authorizes an agency to
issue a rule without prior notice and opportunity to comment when the
agency for good cause finds that those procedures are ``impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.'' The Coast Guard
finds that good cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) with respect to this rule because doing so would be
impracticable and contrary to public interest. There is insufficient
time to provide notice of a proposed rule, take and consider comments,
and publish a final rule before June 22, when the rule must be in
effect to provide for safety in the navigable waters around the M/V
Dali as it arrives in waters subject to this safety zone in transit to
Norfolk, Virginia.
Also, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. Delaying the effective date of
this rule would be impracticable because prompt action is needed to
respond to the dangers associated with the transit of the M/V DALI.
III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule
The Coast Guard is issuing this rule under authority in 46 U.S.C.
70034. The COTP, Sector Virginia has determined that potential hazards
associated with the transit of the M/V DALI will be a safety concern
for anyone within a 500-yard radius of the vessel due to its limited
ability to maneuver. This rule is needed to protect personnel, vessels,
and the marine environment in the navigable waters within the safety
zone while the M/V DALI transits through the waters of the COTP Zone,
Sector Virginia enroute from the Port of Baltimore to the Port of
Norfolk.
IV. Discussion of the Rule
This rule establishes a safety zone from June 22, 2024, to June 28,
2024. The safety zone will cover all navigable waters within 500 yards
of the M/V DALI while in transit within waters of the COTP Zone, Sector
Virginia, from Baltimore to Norfolk. The dates of the safety zone were
chosen to protect
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personnel, vessels, and the marine environment in the navigable waters
of the Sector Virginia, COTP Zone before, during, and after the
scheduled transit. No vessel or person will be permitted to enter the
safety zone without obtaining permission from the COTP or a designated
representative.
V. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this 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 rule has not been designated a ``significant
regulatory action,'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as
amended by Executive Order 14094 (Modernizing Regulatory Review).
Accordingly, this rule 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 safety zone. Vessel traffic
will be able to safely transit around this safety zone while the vessel
transits from Baltimore to Norfolk. Moreover, the Coast Guard would
issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners via VHF-FM marine channel 16 about
the zone, and the rule would allow vessels to seek permission to enter
the zone.
B. Impact on Small Entities
Because the Coast Guard has determined that this final rule is
exempt from notice and comment rulemaking requirements, the provisions
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply
to this action.
C. Collection of Information
This rule will 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 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 rule does not have tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it does not 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.
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 rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.
F. Environment
We have analyzed this 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 determined 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 rule involves a 500-
yard moving safety zone around a vessel. It is categorically excluded
from further review under paragraph L60(c) of Appendix A, Table 1 of
DHS Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01, Rev. 1. A 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.
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.
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 amends
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, 70124; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1,
6.04-6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.
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2. Add Sec. 165.T05-0552 to read as follows:
Sec. 165.T05-0552 Safety Zone; M/V DALI, Transit from the Maryland/
Virginia Line, Chesapeake Bay, Thimble Shoal Channel, Norfolk Harbor,
and Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA
(a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: All waters of
the Chesapeake Bay, Thimble Shoal Channel, Norfolk Harbor, and
Elizabeth River within 500 yards of the M/V Dali while it is transiting
within Virginia waters.
(b) Definitions. As used in this section, designated representative
means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander, including a Coast Guard coxswain,
petty officer, or other officer operating a Coast Guard vessel and a
Federal, State, and local officer designated by or assisting the
Captain of the Port Virginia (COTP) in the enforcement of the safety
zone.
(c) Regulations. (1) Under the general safety zone regulations in
subpart C of this part, you may not enter the safety zone described in
paragraph (a) of this section unless authorized by the COTP or the
COTP's designated representative.
(2) To seek permission to enter, contact the COTP or the COTP's
representative by VHF-FM Channel 16. Those in the safety zone must
comply with all lawful orders or directions given to them by the COTP
or the COTP's designated representative.
(d) Enforcement officials. The U.S. Coast Guard may be assisted in
the patrol and enforcement of the safety zone by Federal, State, and
local agencies.
(e) Enforcement period. This section will be enforced from June 22,
2024 through June 28, 2024, during inbound transit of the M/V Dali to
the Port of Norfolk.
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Dated: June 20, 2024.
J.A. Stockwell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Virginia.
[FR Doc. 2024-13907 Filed 6-21-24; 8:45 am]
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