Safety Zones, Security Zones, and Special Local Regulations

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title: "Safety Zones, Security Zones, and Special Local Regulations"
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title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "03-20193"
section_name: "Safety Zones, Security Zones, and Special Local Regulations"
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generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Homeland Security Department"
document_number: "03-20193"
document_type: "rule"
publication_date: "2003-08-08"
agencies:
  - "Homeland Security Department"
  - "Coast Guard"
cfr_references:
  - "33 CFR Part 100"
  - "33 CFR Part 165"
fr_citation: "68 FR 47237"
fr_volume: 68
docket_ids:
  - "USCG-2003-15813"
effective_date: "2003-04-01"
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#  Safety Zones, Security Zones, and Special Local Regulations

**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 April 1, 2003 and June 30, 2003, that were not published in the *Federal Register* . This quarterly notice lists temporary local 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, 2003 and June 30, 2003.

**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 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 Sean Fahey, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, telephone (202) 267-2830. For questions on viewing, or on submitting material to the docket, contact Dorothy Beard, Chief, Dockets, Department of Transportation at (202) 366-5149.

**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.  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, 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 special local 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 are 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 April 1, 2003, through June 30, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.

Dated: August 4, 2003.

S.G. Venckus,

Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law.

| COTP docket | Location | Type | Effective date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Charleston 03-093 | Charleston, SC | Safety Zone | 5/31/2003 |
| Jacksonville 03-055 | St. Johns River, Jacksonville, FL | Safety Zone | 4/26/2003 |
| Jacksonville 03-059 | Atlantic Ocean, Cocoa Beach, FL | Safety Zone | 4/26/2003 |
| Jacksonville 03-061 | Banana River, Cocoa Beach, FL | Safety Zone | 4/25/2003 |
| Jacksonville 03-074 | Fernandina Beach, FL | Safety Zone | 5/2/2003 |
| Jacksonville 03-096 | Indian River, New Smyrna Beach, FL | Safety Zone | 6/28/2003 |
| Louisville 03-002 | Cincinnati Offshore Grand Prix, Ohio River | Safety Zone | 6/14/2003 |
| Memphis 03-001 | McCellan-Kerr Arks. Riv. M. 335.3 to 336.3 | Safety Zone | 5/15/2003 |
| Miami 03-065 | West Palm Beach, FL | Safety Zone | 5/29/2003 |
| Miami 03-066 | Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, FL | Security Zone | 4/28/2003 |
| Miami 03-067 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Safety Zone | 5/3/2003 |
| Miami 03-068 | Sun Fest West Palm Beach, FL | Safety Zone | 5/2/2003 |
| New Orleans 03-008 | LWR Mississippi River, M. 94 | Safety Zone | 4/12/2003 |
| New Orleans 03-009 | LWR Mississippi River, M. 19 to 21 | Safety Zone | 4/12/2003 |
| New Orleans 03-010 | LWR Mississippi River, M. 430 | Safety Zone | 4/15/2003 |
| New Orleans 03-011 | LWR Mississippi River, Passes, LA | Security Zone | 4/9/2003 |
| New Orleans 03-012 | Inner Harbor Nav. Canal, New Orleans, LA | Safety Zone | 4/15/2003 |
| Paducah 03-007 | Upper Mississippi River, M. 51.5 to 52.5 | Safety Zone | 4/7/2003 |
| Paducah 03-008 | Upper Mississippi River, M. 51.5 to 52.5 | Safety Zone | 4/10/2003 |
| Paducah 03-011 | Ohio River, M. 962 to 963 | Safety Zone | 4/29/2003 |
| Paducah 03-012 | Upper Mississippi River, M. 51.5 to 52.5 | Safety Zone | 5/1/2003 |
| Paducah 03-013 | Tennessee River, M. 446 to 475 | Safety Zone | 5/6/2003 |
| Philadelphia 03-018 | Delaware Bay and River | Security Zone | 6/6/2003 |
| Pittsburgh 03-003 | Allegheny River, M. 0.3 to 0.7 | Safety Zone | 4/8/2003 |
| Pittsburgh 03-004 | Allegheny River, M. 0.3 to 0.7 | Safety Zone | 4/19/2003 |
| Pittsburgh 03-005 | Monogahela River, M. 97.5 to 98.5 | Safety Zone | 5/9/2003 |
| Port Arthur 03-003 | Gulf Intracoastal Water, M. 319 | Safety Zone | 4/15/2003 |
| Port Arthur 03-004 | Port Arthur Ship Canal, Port Arthur, TX | Safety Zone | 5/15/2003 |
| Port Arthur 03-005 | Port Arthur Ship Canal, Port Arthur, TX | Safety Zone | 5/16/2003 |
| Port Arthur 03-006 | Neches River, Port Neches, TX | Safety Zone | 5/21/2003 |
| Port Arthur 03-007 | Port Arthur Ship Canal, Port Arthur, TX | Safety Zone | 6/10/2003 |
| San Diego 03-016 | National City Marine Terminal, San Diego | Security Zone | 4/25/2003 |
| San Diego 03-020 | Naval Base Coronado, San Diego, California | Security Zone | 5/1/2003 |
| San Diego 03-021 | Colorado River | Safety Zone | 5/9/2003 |
| San Diego 03-024 | Laughlin, Nevada | Safety Zone | 5/25/2003 |
| San Francisco 03-006 | Suisun Bay, Concord, CA | Security Zone | 4/5/2003 |
| San Francisco 03-007 | Oakland Inner Harbor, Oakland, CA | Security Zone | 4/30/2003 |
| San Francisco Bay 03-011 | Oakland Inner Harbor, Oakland, CA | Safety Zone | 6/7/2003 |
| San Francisco Bay 03-012 | Oakland Estuary, Alameda, CA | Security Zone | 6/12/2003 |
| San Francisco Bay 03-013 | Pillar Point, California | Safety Zone | 6/12/2003 |
| San Francisco Bay 03-015 | San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA | Security Zone | 6/27/2003 |
| San Francisco Bay 03-016 | Half Moon Bay and Vicinity of Pillar Pt., CA | Safety Zone | 6/24/2003 |
| San Francisco Bay 03-018 | Half Moon Bay and Vicinity of Pillar Pt., CA | Safety Zone | 6/26/2003 |
| San Juan 03-063 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Security Zone | 4/16/2003 |
| San Juan 03-084 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Security Zone | 5/14/2003 |
| Savannah 03-056 | Savannah River, Savannah, GA | Security Zone | 4/2/2003 |
| Savannah 03-064 | Savannah River, Savannah, GA | Security Zone | 4/18/2003 |
| Savannah 03-070 | Brunswick River, Brunswick, GA | Safety Zone | 4/24/2003 |
| Savannah 03-077 | Savannah River, Savannah, GA | Security Zone | 5/8/2003 |
| Savannah 03-085 | Savannah River, Savannah, GA | Security Zone | 5/21/2003 |
| Savannah 03-086 | Savannah River, Savannah, GA | Safety Zone | 5/20/2003 |
| St. Louis 03-003 | Upper Mississippi River M. 403.5 to 404.5 | Safety Zone | 6/22/2003 |
| Tampa 03-058 | Clearwater Harbor, Florida | Security Zone | 4/5/2003 |

| District docket | Location | Type | Effective date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01-03-015 | Hudson River, Middle Ground Flats, Hudson, NY | Safety Zone | 6/14/2003 |
| 01-03-032 | Branford, CT | Safety Zone | 6/21/2003 |
| 01-03-046 | Bridgeport, CT | Safety Zone | 5/17/2003 |
| 01-03-048 | New London, CT | Security Zone | 5/21/2003 |
| 01-03-049 | Boston Harbor Fireworks, Boston, Mass | Safety Zone | 6/29/2003 |
| 01-03-052 | JFK Library, Boston, MA | Safety Zone | 5/28/2003 |
| 01-03-055 | Vietnam Veterans Fireworks, East Haven, CT | Safety Zone | 6/29/2003 |
| 01-03-056 | Harkness Fireworks Display, Waterford, CT | Safety Zone | 6/28/2003 |
| 01-03-058 | Godfrey Wedding Fireworks, Westport, CT | Safety Zone | 6/28/2003 |
| 01-03-077 | ISC Boston, MA | Safety/Security | 6/27/2003 |
| 05-03-039 | Neuse River, New Bern, NC | Special Local | 5/3/2003 |
| 05-03-041 | Williamsburg, Virginia | Safety Zone | 4/29/2003 |
| 05-03-044 | Hampton Roads, Elizabeth Riber, VA | Security Zone | 5/6/2003 |
| 05-03-045 | Hampton Roads, Elizabeth River, VA | Security Zone | 5/4/2003 |
| 05-03-052 | Atlantic Ocean, Point Pleasant Beach | Special Local Reg | 6/22/2003 |
| 05-03-053 | Isle of Wight Bay, Ocean City, Maryland | Safety Zone | 5/26/2003 |
| 05-03-054 | Tappahannock, Virginia | Safety Zone | 5/30/2003 |
| 05-03-055 | Chester River, Chestertown, MD | Special Local Reg | 6/28/2003 |
| 05-03-067 | Hampton Roads, Elizabeth River, VA | Security Zone | 6/11/2003 |
| 05-03-069 | Hampton Roads, Elizabeth River, VA | Security Zone | 6/14/2003 |
| 05-03-070 | Hampton Roads, Elizabeth, River, VA | Security Zone | 6/16/2003 |
| 05-03-071 | Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland | Safety Zone | 6/14/2003 |
| 09-03-220 | Muskego Lake, Muskegon, MI | Safety Zone | 6/7/2003 |