[Federal Register: July 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 137)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[CGD07-05-091]
Implementation of Sector St. Petersburg
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of organizational change.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the establishment of Sector St.
Petersburg. The Sector St. Petersburg Commanding Officer will have the
authority, responsibility and missions of a Group Commander, Captain of
the Port (COTP) and Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Office (MSO). The
Coast Guard has established a continuity of operations order whereby
all previous practices and procedures will remain in effect until
superseded by an authorized Coast Guard official and/or document.
DATES: The effective date of this organizational change is July 11,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket CGD07-05-091 and are available for
inspection or copying at District 7 Resources, 9th Floor, 909 SE 1st
Avenue, Miami, FL 33131 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Michael Jackson,
District 7 Resources Program at 305-415-6706.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion of Notice
This notice announces the establishment of Sector St. Petersburg.
Upon creation of Sector St. Petersburg, Group St. Petersburg and MSO
Tampa will be incorporated into the Sector and no longer exist as
specific entities. Sector St. Petersburg will be composed of a Response
Department, Prevention Department, and Logistics Department. All
existing missions and functions performed by Group St. Petersburg and
MSO Tampa should be realigned under this new organizational structure
as of July 11, 2005.
Sector St. Petersburg is responsible for all Coast Guard missions
in the Tampa/St. Petersburg marine inspection zone,
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COTP zone, and Area of Responsibility (AOR). A continuity of operations
order has been issued to address existing COTP regulations, orders,
directives and policies.
The boundaries of these zones are comprised of the area starting at
the intersection of the Florida coast with longitude 083[deg]50' W
(30[deg] 00' N, 083[deg] 50' W); mouth of the Fenholloway river, thence
due north to a position 30[deg]15' N, 083[deg]50' W; thence due west to
a position 30[deg]15' N, 084[deg]45' W; thence due north to the
Florida-Georgia boundary at longitude 084[deg]45' W; thence easterly
along the Florida-Georgia boundary to longitude 083[deg]00' W; thence
southeasterly to 28[deg]00' N 081[deg]30' W; thence south to the
northern Collier county boundary; thence eastward along the northern
Collier county boundary to the intersection with Broward county; thence
southerly along the eastern Collier county boundary to the intersection
of the Collier and Monroe county boundaries; thence westerly along the
southern Collier county boundary encompassing all of Collier county.
The offshore area includes that portion of the Gulf of Mexico bounded
by an imaginary line bearing 199[deg]t from the intersection of the
Florida coast at 30[deg]00' N, 083[deg]50' W to the exclusive economic
zone (eez) boundary; bounded on the west by the outermost extent of the
eez; and on the south at the Collier/Monroe counties coastal boundary
line bearing 245[deg]t from a point 25[deg] 48.20' N, 081[deg]20.65' W
to the extent of the eez. All coordinates referenced use North American
Datum 1983 (NAD 1983).
The Sector St. Petersburg Commander is vested with all rights,
responsibilities, duties, and authority of a Group Commander and
Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Office, as provided for in Coast
Guard regulations, and is the successor in command to the Commanding
Officer, Marine Safety Office Tampa and the Commander, Group St.
Petersburg.
The Sector St. Petersburg Commander shall be designated: (a) COTP
for the zone described in 33 CFR 3.35-35; (b) Federal Maritime Security
Coordinator (FMSC); (c) Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the
zone described in 33 CFR 3.35-35, consistent with the national
contingency plan; (d) Officer In Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) for
the zone described in 33 CFR 3.35-35. The Deputy Sector Commander may
be designated alternate COTP, FMSC, FOSC, and Acting OCMI.
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.
Name: Sector St. Petersburg.
Addresses: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, 600
8th Ave., SE., St. Petersburg, FL 33701, Chief, Prevention Department,
155 Columbia Drive, Tampa, FL 33606.
Contact: General Number: (727) 824-7638; Operations Center
(Emergency): 1-866-881-1392; Sector Commander: (727) 824-7534; Deputy
Sector Commander: (727) 824-7534; Chief, Response Department: (727)
824-7674; Chief, Logistics Department: (727) 824-7674; Chief,
Prevention Department: (813) 228-2191.
Dated: July 6, 2005.
D.B. Peterman,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 05-14104 Filed 7-18-05; 8:45 am]
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