[Federal Register: June 26, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 123)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
33 CFR Part 334
United States Navy Restricted Area, Naval Weapons Station Earle,
Sandy Hook Bay, NJ
AGENCY: United States Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is amending its regulations
to establish a restricted area in waters adjacent to Naval Weapons
Station Earle.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 2003.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CECW-OR, 441 G Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20314-1000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Frank Torbett, Headquarters
Regulatory Branch, Washington, DC at (202) 761-
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4618, or Mr. Richard L. Tomer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York
District, Regulatory Branch, at (212) 264-3996.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to its authorities in section 7 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 266; 33 U.S.C. 1) and
chapter XIX, of the Army Appropriations Act of 1919 (40 Stat. 892; 33
U.S.C. 3) the Corps is amending the restricted area regulations in 33
CFR part 334 by adding section 334.102 to establish a restricted area
in waters adjacent to Naval Weapons Station Earle at Sandy Hook Bay,
Township of Middletown, New Jersey.
This amendment will close off an open area in Sandy Hook Bay within
the following coordinates: latitude 40[deg]25'55.6'' N, longitude
074[deg]04'31.4'' W; thence to latitude 40[deg]26'54.0'' N, longitude
074[deg]03'53.0'' W; thence to latitude 40[deg]26'58.0'' N, longitude
074[deg]04'03.0'' W; thence to latitude 40[deg]27'56.0'' N, longitude
074[deg]03'24.0'' W; thence to latitude 40[deg]27'41.7'' N, longitude
074[deg]02'45.0'' W; thence to latitude 40[deg]28'23.5'' N, longitude
074[deg]02'16.6'' W; thence to latitude 40[deg]28'21.2'' N, longitude
074[deg]01'56.0'' W; thence to latitude 40[deg]28'07.9'' N, longitude
074[deg]02'18.6'' W; thence to latitude 40[deg]27'39.3'' N, longitude
074[deg]02'38.3'' W; thence to latitude 40[deg]27'28.5'' N, longitude
074[deg]02'10.4'' W; thence to latitude 40[deg]26'29.5'' N, longitude
074[deg]02'51.2'' W; thence to latitude 40[deg]26'31.4'' N, longitude
074[deg]02'55.4'' W; thence to latitude 40[deg]25'27.1'' N, longitude
074[deg]03'39.7'' W longitude; and thence along the shoreline to the
point of origin (NAD 83).
These coordinates correct a small error in the coordinates in the
proposed notice, but the change to the size and shape of the restricted
area is considered to be negligible. The Department of the Navy plans
to install buoys along these coordinates to outline the Restricted
Area. These regulations are necessary to safeguard Navy vessels and
United States Government facilities from sabotage and other subversive
acts, accidents, or incidents of similar nature. These regulations are
also necessary to protect the public from potentially hazardous
conditions which may exist as a result of Navy use of the area.
Procedural Requirements
a. Review Under Executive Order 12866
This rule is issued with respect to a military function of the
Defense Department and the provisions of Executive Order 12866 do not
apply.
b. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
This rule has been reviewed under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(Pub. L. 96-354) which requires the preparation of a regulatory
flexibility analysis for any regulation that will have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities (i.e., small
businesses and small governments). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
expects that the economic impact of this restricted area would have
practically no impact on the public, no anticipated navigational hazard
or interference with existing waterway traffic and accordingly,
certifies that this amendment will have no significant economic impact
on small entities.
c. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act
The New York District has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA)
for this action. We have concluded, based on the minor nature of this
change to the restricted area regulations, that this action will not
have a significant impact to the quality of the human environment, and
preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not required.
The EA may be reviewed at the New York District office listed at the
end of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, above.
d. Unfunded Mandates Act
This rule does not impose an enforceable duty among the private
sector and, therefore, is not a Federal private sector mandate and is
not subject to the requirements of section 202 or 205 of the Unfunded
Mandates Act. We have also found under section 203 of the Act, that
small governments will not be significantly and uniquely affected by
this rulemaking.
e. Submission to Congress and the General Accounting Office
Pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A) of the Administrative Procedure
Act, as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness
Act of 1996, the Army has submitted a report containing this rule to
the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the General Accounting Office. This rule is not a major rule
within the meaning of section 804(2) of the Administrative Procedure
Act, as amended.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 334
Danger zones, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Restricted areas,
Waterways.
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For the reasons set out in the preamble, the U.S. Army Corps amends 33
CFR part 334 as follows:
PART 334--DANGER ZONE AND RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 334 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 40 Stat. 266 (33 U.S.C. 1) and 40 Stat. 892 (33
U.S.C. 3).
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2. Section 334.102 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 334.102 Sandy Hook Bay, Naval Weapons Station EARLE, Piers and
Terminal Channel, Restricted Area, Middletown, New Jersey.
(a) The area. All of the navigable waters within the area bounded
by these coordinates:
Latitude 40[deg]25'55.6'' N, longitude 074[deg]04'31.4'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]26'54.0'' N, longitude 074[deg]03'53.0'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]26'58.0'' N, longitude 074[deg]04'03.0'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]27'56.0'' N, longitude 074[deg]03'24.0'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]27'41.7'' N, longitude 074[deg]02'45.0'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]28'23.5'' N, longitude 074[deg]02'16.6''W; thence to
Latitude 40[deg]28'21.2'' N, longitude 074[deg]01'56.0'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]28'07.9'' N, longitude 074[deg]02'18.6'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]27'39.3'' N, longitude 074[deg]02'38.3'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]27'28.5'' N, longitude 074[deg]02'10.4'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]26'29.5'' N, longitude 074[deg]02'51.2'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]26'31.4'' N, longitude 074[deg]02'55.4'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]25'27.1'' N, longitude 074[deg]03'39.7''W longitude;
and thence along the shoreline to the point of origin (NAD 83).
The Department of the Navy plans to install buoys along these
coordinates to outline the Restricted Area.
(b) The regulation. (1) Except as set forth in subparagraph (b)(2),
no persons, unauthorized vessels or other unauthorized craft may enter
the restricted area at any time;
(2) Vessels are authorized to cross the Terminal Channel provided
that there are no naval vessels then transiting the channel bounded by:
Latitude 40[deg]27'41.7'' N, longitude 074[deg]02'45.0'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]28'23.5'' N, longitude 074[deg]02'16.6'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]28'21.2'' N, longitude 074[deg]01'56.0'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]28'07.9'' N, longitude 074[deg]02'18.6'' W; thence
to
Latitude 40[deg]27'39.3'' N, longitude 074[deg]02'38.3'' W); and (3)
No person may swim in the Restricted Area.
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(c) Enforcement. The regulation in this section, promulgated by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shall be enforced by the Commanding
Officer, Naval Weapons Station Earle, and/or other persons or agencies
as he/she may designate.
Dated: June 5, 2003.
Lawrence A. Lang,
Acting Chief, Operations Division, Directorate of Civil Works.
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