[Federal Register: June 10, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 111)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[CGD05-05-029]
Implementation of Sector Delaware Bay
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of organizational change.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the stand-up of Sector Delaware Bay
and its subordinate entity, Sector Field Office (SFO) Atlantic City.
Sector Delaware Bay is subordinate to the Fifth Coast Guard District
Commander. Air Station Atlantic City remains an independent unit that
is subordinate to the Fifth Coast Guard District Commander.
The Sector Delaware Bay Commander has the authority, responsibility
and missions of the prior Group Philadelphia Commander, Captain of the
Port (COTP), Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI), Federal On
Scene Coordinator (FOSC), Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC),
and Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator (SMC). The SFO Atlantic City
Commander has the authority, responsibility, and missions of the prior
Group Atlantic City Commander and may be delegated Search and Rescue
Mission Coordinator authority. The Coast Guard has established a
continuity of operations whereby all previous practices and procedures
will remain in effect until superseded by an authorized Coast Guard
official and/or document.
DATES: This change was effective on March 31, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket CGD05-05-029 and are available for
inspection or copying at Fifth District Marine Safety, 431 Crawford
Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Brian Hall, Fifth District
Marine Safety Division at 757-398-6691.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion of Notice
Sector Delaware Bay is located at 1 Washington Ave., Philadelphia,
PA 19147-4395. A command center supporting Sector Delaware Bay is
located at Philadelphia, PA. A second command center operated by SFO
Atlantic City will support the Sector Field Office and the SFO's
subordinate units. Sector Delaware Bay is composed of a Response
Department, Prevention Department, and Logistics Department. All
existing missions and functions performed by Marine Safety Office
(MSO)/Group Philadelphia and Group Atlantic City have been realigned
under this new organizational structure as of March 31, 2005. MSO/Group
Philadelphia and Group Atlantic City no longer exist as organizational
entities. Sector Delaware Bay is responsible for all Coast Guard
missions in the Philadelphia Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the
Port Zone, which are now referred to as the Delaware Bay Marine
Inspection Zone and Delaware Bay Captain of the Port Zone. Group
Eastern Shore retains responsibility for Search and Rescue (SAR)
mission coordination for coastal Delaware and for inland portions of
lower Delaware, South of Cape Henlopen at latitude 38 degrees 45
minutes N. latitude. The boundary of the Sector Delaware Bay Marine
Inspection and Captain of the Port zone is as follows: ``Beginning on
the New Jersey coast at 40 degrees 18 minutes N. latitude and 73
degrees 58.8 minutes W. Longitude, thence proceeds westward to 40
degrees 18 minutes N. latitude, 74 degrees 30.5 minutes W. longitude,
thence north-northwesterly to the junction of the New York, New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania boundaries at Tristate; thence northwesterly along the
east bank of the Delaware River to 42 degrees 00 minutes N. latitude;
thence west along the New York-Pennsylvania boundary to 78 degrees 55
minutes W. longitude; thence south to 41 degrees 00 minutes N.
latitude; thence west to 79 degrees 00 minutes W. longitude; thence
south to the Pennsylvania-Maryland boundary; thence east to the
intersection of the Maryland-Delaware boundary; thence south and east
along the Maryland-Delaware boundary to the sea, including Fenwick
Island Light. The revised offshore boundary starts at Fenwick Island
Light and proceeds east to a point at 38 degrees 26.41 minutes N.
latitude and 74 degrees 26.76 minutes W. longitude; thence south
eastwardly to 37 degrees 19.23 minutes N. latitude and 72 degrees 13.22
minutes W. longitude; thence east to 37 degrees 19.23 minutes and 67
degrees 54.11 minutes W. longitude; then to a point on the New Jersey
coast at 40 degrees 18 minutes N. latitude and 73 degrees 58.8 minutes
W. longitude.'' A chart that depicts this area can be found on the
Fifth District Web page at http://www.uscg.mil/d5/D5_Units/Sectors.htm
.
The SFO Atlantic City SMC AOR includes the waters of the Delaware
Bay and those coastal offshore areas of the Sector Delaware Bay zone,
except for those waters that have been assigned to Coast Guard Group
Eastern Shore. The SFO Atlantic City SMC zone is as follows: ``The
Sector Field Office Atlantic City Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator
AOR starts on the New Jersey coast at 40 degrees 18 minutes N. latitude
and 73 degrees 58.8 minutes W. longitude, thence proceeds westward to
40 degrees 18 minutes N. latitude and 74 degrees 30.5 minutes W.
longitude, thence south to 39 degrees 57 minutes N. latitude and 74
degrees 30.5 minutes W. longitude, thence proceeds southwestward to 39
degrees 36 minutes N. latitude and 74 degrees 42 minutes W. longitude,
thence proceeds westward to 39 degrees 30 minutes N. latitude and 75
degrees 19 minutes W. longitude, thence proceeds south to 39 degrees 19
minutes N. latitude and 75 degrees 19 minutes W. longitude, thence
proceeds west to a point at 39 degrees 18.9 minutes N. latitude and 75
degrees 46.3 minutes W. longitude on the Maryland-Delaware boundary,
thence proceeds south along the Maryland-Delaware boundary to a point
38 degrees 45 minutes N. latitude and 75 degrees 43.5 minutes W.
longitude, thence proceeds east continuing along the Maryland-Delaware
boundary to the sea, including Fenwick Island Light, thence proceeds
offshore from Fenwick Island Light southeastwardly to 37 degrees 19.23
minutes N. latitude and 72 degrees 13.22 minutes W. longitude, thence
proceeds east to 37 degrees 19.23
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minutes N. latitude and 67 degrees 54.11 minutes W. longitude, thence
proceeds northwestwardly to the start at 40 degrees 18 minutes N.
latitude and 73 degrees 58.8 minutes W. longitude.''
The Sector Delaware Bay Commander is vested with all the rights,
responsibilities, duties, and authority of a Group/Activities Commander
and Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Office, as provided for in Coast
Guard regulations, and is the successor in command to the Commanding
Officer, MSO/Group Philadelphia and Commander, Group Atlantic City. The
Sector Delaware Bay Commander is designated: (a) Captain of the Port
(COTP) for the Delaware Bay COTP zone; (b) Federal Maritime Security
Coordinator (FMSC); (c) Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the
Delaware Bay COTP zone, consistent with the National Contingency Plan;
(d) Officer In Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) for the Delaware Bay
Marine Inspection Zone and, (e) Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator
(SMC). The Deputy Sector Commander is designated alternate COTP, FMSC,
FOSC, SMC and Acting OCMI. The Deputy Sector Commander also assumes
active search suspension (ACTSUS) authority in the absence of the
Sector Commander. The Commander of SFO Atlantic City is subordinate to
the Sector Commander and is vested with all the rights,
responsibilities, duties, and authority of a Group Commander, which may
include Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator (SMC) when delegated by
the Sector Commander. In the absence of the SFO Commander, SMC
authority may remain with the Acting Commander. However, active search
suspension (ACTSUS) authority will revert to the Commander, Sector
Delaware Bay. A continuity of operations order has been issued ensuring
that all previous MSO/Group Philadelphia and Group Atlantic City
practices and procedures will remain in effect until superseded by
Commander, Sector Delaware Bay. This continuity of operations order
addresses existing COTP regulations, orders, directives and policies.
The following information is a list of updated command titles,
addresses and points of contact to facilitate requests from the public
and assist with entry into security or safety zones.
Sector Delaware Bay
Commander: CAPT J. Sarubbi.
Deputy Sector Commander: CDR S. Wood.
Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, 1
Washington Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19147-4395.
Contact: General Number: (215) 271-4940
Chief, Prevention Department: (215) 271-4859;
Chief, Response Department: (215) 271-4864;
Chief, Logistics Department: (215) 271-4912.
Sector Field Office Atlantic City
Commander: CDR T. Harrop.
Address: U.S. Coast Guard Sector Field Office Atlantic City,
International Airport, Atlantic City, NJ 08401-0001.
Contact: General Number: (609) 677-2226.
Emergency search and rescue: (609) 677-2222.
Air Station Atlantic City
Commanding Officer: CAPT J. Hubbard.
Address: Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic
City, International Airport, Atlantic City, NJ 08401-0001.
Contact: General Number: (609) 677-2225.
Dated: June 1, 2005.
Sally Brice-O'Hara,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 05-11488 Filed 6-9-05; 8:45 am]
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