The Coast Guard proposes to amend the Portland Rose Festival on
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Willamette River security zone. This regulation is enforced annually during the Portland, Oregon Rose Festival on the waters of the Willamette River between the Hawthorne and Steel Bridges. The proposed change would clarify the annual enforcement period for this

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is establishing safety zones on the navigable waters of Sector New Orleans surrounding barges that have sustained damage requiring salvage operations during Hurricane Katrina. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life and property during salvage operations, as well as to minimize effects on the navigable waters of

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is revising the perimeter of the existing security zone that extends approximately 50 yards into the navigable waters of the Oakland Estuary, Alameda, California, around the United States Coast Guard Island Pier to coincide with the perimeter of a floating security barrier. This action is necessary to provide continued security for

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard proposes to establish a moving and fixed security zone around cruise ships entering, departing, mooring or anchoring at the Port of Fredericksted in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. These proposed regulations are designed to protect cruise ships at this port. All vessels, with the exception of cruise ships, would be prohibited

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard proposes to modify the permanent safety zone for the annual Macy's July 4 fireworks
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display. The modification is required to accommodate an added fireworks discharge site near Liberty Island, and necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This action is intended to restrict

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Captain of the Port, Portland, Oregon, will enforce the safety zones established May 30, 2003, to safeguard watercraft and their occupants from safety hazards associated with the display of fireworks. Entry into these safety zones is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Portland Zone.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain waters of the Lower Mississippi River. This safety zone is needed to protect persons and vessels from the potential safety hazards associated with the New Greenville Bridge construction. Entry into this zone is prohibited to all vessels and mariners unless specifically authorized

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is temporarily suspending a portion of the regulation relating to security zones around Designated Vessels within the Captain of the Port New York Zone, and adding a temporary section to allow the Captain of the Port to protect Mass Transit Ferries and other vessels that are certificated to carry 150 or more passengers as

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard has established a permanent regulated navigation area on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on the Illinois Waterway near Romeoville, IL. This permanent regulated navigation area places navigational and operational restrictions on all vessels transiting through the demonstration electrical dispersal barrier located on the Chicago

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

In response to public comments on the proposed Regulated Navigation Area and Security Zones; High Capacity Passenger Vessels in Alaska, the Coast Guard is reopening the public comment period an additional 30 days. These actions will afford the public additional time and opportunity to provide the Coast Guard with information regarding the proposed

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone surrounding the El Segundo offshore marine terminal near Los Angeles, California. This action is necessary to ensure public safety and reduce the likelihood of a collision or other casualty involving a tank vessel moored at the offshore marine terminal. Entry into this zone will be prohibited unless

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the 2005 Mentor Harbor Offshore Powerboat Race. The safety zone is necessary to ensure the safety of the people participating in this event on July 10, 2005. The safety zone will restrict vessels from portions of the southern shore of Lake Erie.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Captain of the Port, Puget Sound will begin enforcing the Budd Inlet security zone established by 33 CFR 165.1321 on Tuesday, January 11, 2005, at 8 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. The security zone provides for the security of Department of Defense assets and military cargo in the navigable waters of Puget Sound and adjacent waters. The security

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard proposes to establish 34 permanent safety zones for fireworks displays at various locations within the geographic boundary of the Fifth Coast Guard District. This action is necessary to protect the life and property of the maritime public from the hazards posed by fireworks displays. Entry into or movement within these proposed

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is continuing temporary security zones encompassing the TransAlaska Pipeline (TAPS) Valdez Terminal Complex, Valdez, Alaska and TAPS Tank Vessels and Valdez Narrows, Port Valdez, Alaska, and is reducing the size of one of these zones. These temporary security zones will remain effective until January 12, 2006, while we complete a

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is issuing a supplement to our notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on May 20, 2004 (69 FR 29114). The NPRM underwent further Coast Guard review after its comment period that produced revisions significant enough to merit this supplement to our original proposal. This supplement is intended to announce the revisions and

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is removing an established security zone in the Port of Port LavacaPoint Comfort. Under the Maritime
Transportation Security Act of 2002, owners or operators of local facilities are required to take specific action to improve facility security. As such, a security zone around local facilities will no longer be necessary under

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in all navigable waters of the Captain of the Port Baltimore zone. This safety zone is necessary to protect mariners from the hazards associated with ice. The temporary safety zone restricts vessels from transiting the zone during ice season, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone at the North Carolina State Port Authority (NCSPA), Wilmington to include the Cape Fear River and Eagle Island. Entry into or movement within the security zone will be prohibited without authorization from the Captain of the Port (COTP), Wilmingon, NC. This action is necessary to safeguard

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone in the vicinity of the HOVENSA refinery facility in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. This security zone extends approximately 2 miles seaward from the HOVENSA facility waterfront area along the south coast of the island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. This security zone is needed for

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is modifying the permanent safety zone for the annual Macy's July 4th fireworks display found at 33 CFR 165.166 to accommodate an added fireworks discharge site near Liberty Island. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This will restrict vessel traffic in portions of the

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone around a fireworks launch site while it launches fireworks. The safety zone includes all waters within 500 yards in any direction of the fireworks launch site located at Sisters Creek Marina, Jacksonville, Florida. The rule prohibits entry into the safety zone without the permission of the

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is establishing permanent moving security zones around escorted vessels while they are in the navigable waters of the Fifth Coast Guard District. The security zones require all vessels in a 500yard radius around escorted vessels, to operate at the minimum speed necessary to navigate safely and prohibits any vessels from entering within

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard proposes a temporary safety zone on the waters of the Wando River, Cooper River, and Charleston Harbor from Hobcaw Yacht Club to Charleston Harbor Marina and from the coast of Mount Pleasant to 150 yards offshore during the Lowcountry Splash swimming event. A temporary safety zone is necessary to prevent commercial or recreational

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is extending the effective period of a safety zone in the waters surrounding the Wantagh Parkway Number 3 Bridge across the Sloop Channel in Town of Hempstead, New York. This change will extend the effective period of the temporary final rule until December 31, 2005, allowing time for the completion of the bascule bridge being

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Coast Guard