[Federal Register: August 30, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 167)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[CGD08-05-050]
Implementation of Sector New Orleans
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of organizational change.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the stand-up of Sector New Orleans.
The creation of Sector New Orleans is an internal reorganization to
combine Group New Orleans, Marine Safety Office New Orleans, and Marine
Safety Office Morgan City into one command. 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and procedures will remain in effect until superseded by an authorized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 is effective August 19, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket CGD08-05-050 and are available for
inspection or copying at Commander (rpl), Eighth Coast Guard District,
500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-3310 between 7:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Michael Roschel, Eighth
District Planning Office at 504-589-6293.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion of Notice
Sector New Orleans is located at 201 Old Hammond Highway, Metairie,
LA 70005 and contains a single Command Center. Sector New Orleans is
composed of a Response Department, Prevention Department, and Logistics
Department. All existing missions and functions performed by Group New
Orleans, Marine Safety Office New Orleans and Marine Safety Office
Morgan City (and subordinate units) will be performed by Sector New
Orleans. Effective August 19, 2005, Group New Orleans, Marine Safety
Office New Orleans and Marine
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Safety Office Morgan City no longer exist as organizational entities.
However, Marine Safety Office Morgan City is renamed Marine Safety Unit
Morgan City and reports directly to the Sector New Orleans Commander.
Marine Safety Unit Houma will remain a subunit of Marine Safety Unit
Morgan City and will report directly to Marine Safety Unit Morgan City.
Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge will report to Sector New Orleans Deputy
Sector Commander. Sector New Orleans consists of two sub-zones. The
Commander, Sector New Orleans will have overall responsibility for all
Coast Guard missions in these zones. The sub-zones are the New Orleans
Sub-Zone and MSU Morgan City Sub-Zone.
New Orleans Sub-Zone starts at 28[deg]50' North latitude,
088[deg]00' West longitude; thence north along longitude 088[deg]00'
West to latitude 29[deg]10' North; thence northwesterly to the
Mississippi coast at 89[deg]10' West longitude; thence north to the
northern Harrison County Boundary; then westerly along the north
Harrison County boundary; thence northerly along the western boundaries
of Stone, Forrest, Jones, Jasper, Newton, Neshoba, Winston, Choctaw,
and Webster counties to the northern boundary of Montgomery County;
then southwesterly along the northern and western boundaries of
Montgomery, Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Sharkey, and Issaquena Counties
to the Louisiana-Arkansas boundary; thence west along the Louisiana-
Arkansas boundary to the Texas-Louisiana boundary; thence south along
the Texas-Louisiana boundary to the northern DeSoto Parish boundary;
thence easterly along the northern and eastern boundaries of DeSoto,
Sabine, Vernon and Allen Parishes; thence east along the northern
boundaries of Acadia, Lafayette, St. Martin, Iberia, Assumption and
Lafourche Parishes to 29[deg]18' North latitude, 090[deg]00' West
longitude; thence southeast to 28[deg]50' North latitude,
089[deg]27'06'' West longitude; thence east to 88[deg]00' West
longitude.
MSU Morgan City Sub-zone starts at latitude 28[deg]50' North and
longitude 088[deg]00' West; thence proceeds west to 28[deg]50' North
latitude, 089[deg]27'06'' West longitude; thence northwesterly to
29[deg]18' North latitude, 090[deg]00' West longitude; thence
northwesterly along the northern boundaries of Lafourche, Assumption,
Iberia, and St. Martin Parishes; thence northwesterly along the
northern boundary of Lafayette and Acadia Parishes to 092[deg]23' West
longitude; thence south along 092[deg]23' West longitude to the
outermost extent of the EEZ; thence easterly along the outermost extent
of the EEZ to 088[deg]00' West longitude; thence north to 28[deg]50'
North latitude, 088[deg]00' West longitude.
These sub-zones will be modified in the future upon the stand-up of
adjoining sectors. Notice of this change will be published in the
Federal Register.
The Sector New Orleans Commander is vested with all the rights,
responsibilities, duties, and authority of a Group Commander and
Commanding Officer Marine Safety Office, as provided for in Coast Guard
regulations, with the exception of specific authorities that shall be
retained by MSU Morgan City. The Sector New Orleans Commander is the
successor in command to the Commanding Officers of Group New Orleans,
Marine Safety Office New Orleans and Marine Safety Office Morgan City.
The Sector New Orleans Commander is designated for the entire Sector
as: (a) Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC), consistent with the
National Contingency Plan; and (b) Search and Rescue Mission
Coordinator (SMC). Also, the Sector New Orleans Commander is designated
for the entire Sector except for the MSU Morgan City Sub-Zone as: (a)
Captain of the Port (COTP); (b) Federal Maritime Security Coordinator
(FMSC); (c) Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) consistent with the
National Contingency Plan; and (d) Officer in Charge of Marine
Inspection (OCMI). The Deputy Sector Commander is designated alternate
COTP, FMSC, FOSC, SMC and Acting OCMI.
The Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Unit Morgan City is
designated for the entire MSU Morgan City Sub-Zone as: (a) Captain of
the Port (COTP); (b) Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC); (c)
Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) consistent with the National
Contingency Plan; and (d) Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection
(OCMI). The Executive Officer, Marine Safety Unit Morgan City is
designated alternate COTP, FMSC, FOSC, and Acting OCMI for the sub-
zone.
A continuity of operations order has been issued ensuring that all
previous Group New Orleans, Marine Safety Office New Orleans and Marine
Safety Office Morgan City practices and procedures will remain in
effect until superseded by Commander, Sector New Orleans or, in MSU
Morgan City Sub-Zone, until superseded by Commanding Officer, Marine
Safety Unit Morgan City. 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:
Name: Sector New Orleans.
Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, 201 Old
Hammond Highway, Metairie, LA 70005.
Contact: General Number, (504) 846-6184, Sector.
Commander: Captain Frank Paskewich; Deputy Sector.
Commander: Captain Robert Mueller.
Chief, Prevention Department: Commander Joseph Paradis (504) 589-
6196 extension 232; Chief, Response Department: Commander Gregory Stump
(504) 846-6184; Chief, Logistics Department: Commander Kim Croke (504)
589-6196 extension 365.
MSU Morgan City General Number, (985) 380-5305.
Dated: August 16, 2005.
Kevin L. Marshall,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander Eighth Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 05-17207 Filed 8-29-05; 8:45 am]
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