[Federal Register: March 26, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 58)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[COTP Western Alaska 98-002]
RIN 2115-AA97

 
Safety Zone; Summer Bay, Unalaska Island, AK

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary Safety zone in 
Summer Bay, Unalaska Island, AK. The zone is needed to protect the 
ongoing salvage operation of the M/V KUROSHIMA and the salvage barge. 
Entry of vessels or persons into this zone not involved in the salvage 
operation is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain 
of the Port or his on scene representative, the supervisor of Marine 
Safety Detachment Unalaska.


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DATES: This regulation becomes effective on February 25, 1998 at 1:00 
p.m. ADT and terminates on March 31, 1998 at 11:59 p.m. ADT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LCDR Rick Rodriguez, Chief of Port Operations, Coast Guard Captain of 
the Port Western Alaska, Anchorage, 510 L Street, Suite 100; Anchorage, 
Alaska 99501; (907) 271-6700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

    The purpose of this safety zone is to allow the salvage barge to 
conduct salvage operations unencumbered by vessels at or proceeding to 
anchor within the zone defined later in this rule.
    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of proposed rulemaking 
was not published for this regulation and good cause exists for making 
it effective in less than 30 days after Federal Register publication. 
Publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking and delay of effective 
date would be contrary to the public interest because immediate action 
is necessary to prevent disruption of the safe salvage operation of the 
M/V KUROSHIMA.

 Regulatory Evaluation

    This 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. It 
has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget 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). The Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this 
proposal to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under 
paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies and procedures of DOT is 
unnecessary.

Collection of Information

    This rule contains no information collection requirements under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Federalism

    The Coast Guard has analyzed this rule under the principles and 
criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that 
this rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant 
the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environment

    The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this rule 
and concluded that, under paragraph 2.B.2 of Commandant Instruction 
M16475.1B, this rule is categorically excluded from further 
environmental documentation.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Vessels, Waterways.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 
CFR Part 165 as follows:
    1. The authority citation for Part 165 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; and 33 CFR 1.05-1(g), 
6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; and 49 CFR 1.46.

    2. A new temporary Sec. 165.T17-002 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 165.T17-002  Summer Bay Safety Zone.

    (a) Location. The following area is a Safety Zone: the body of 
water enclosed by the following coordinates: from Second Priest Rock 
(N53-54.18, W166-28.0) north to N53-55.0, W166-28.0 east to N53-55.0, 
W166-26.6 south to the southwest bluff bordering Morris Cove (N53-
54.70, W166-26.6).
    (b) Effective dates. This section becomes effective on February 25, 
1998 at 1:00 p.m. ADT and terminates on March 31, 1998 at 11:59 p.m. 
ADT unless otherwise cancelled by the Captain of the Port Western 
Alaska.
    (c) Regulations. In accordance with the general regulations in 
Sec. 165.23 of this part, entry into this zone is prohibited except as 
authorized by the Captain of the Port or his on scene representative, 
the supervisor of Marine Safety Detachment Unalaska.

    Dated: February 24, 1998.
E. P. Thompson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Western Alaska.
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