[Federal Register: April 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 82)]
[Notices]
[Page 22357-22358]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[CGD08-05-024]
Implementation of Sector Corpus Christi
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of organizational change.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the stand-up of Sector Corpus
Christi. Sector Corpus Christi is an internal reorganization that
combines Group Corpus Christi and Marine Safety Office Corpus Christi
into a single 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effect until superseded by an authorized Coast Guard official or
document.
DATES: This notice is effective May 13, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket CGD08-05-024 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 Corpus Christi is located at 8930 Ocean Drive, Corpus
Christi, TX 78419-5201 and contains a single Command Center. Sector
Corpus Christi is composed of a Response Department, Prevention
Department, and Logistics Department. Effective May 13, 2005, all
existing missions and functions performed by Group Corpus Christi and
Marine Safety Office Corpus Christi will be performed by Sector Corpus
Christi. Group Corpus Christi and Marine Safety Office Corpus Christi
will no longer exist as organizational entities. Sector Corpus Christi
is responsible for all Coast Guard Missions in the following zone: the
boundary of Sector Corpus Christi Marine Inspection zone and Captain of
the Port zone ``Starts at the junction of the sea and the east bank of
the Colorado River; thence proceeds northerly along the east bank of
the Colorado River to 29[deg]18' N. latitude, 96[deg]07' W. longitude;
thence northwesterly to the southeast corner of New Mexico at
32[deg]00' N. latitude; thence westerly along the Texas-New Mexico
boundary; thence southeasterly along the Mexican border to the sea. The
offshore area includes all waters and islands contained therein of the
EEZ that are south and west of a line bearing 140[deg] T from the
junction of the sea and the east bank of the Colorado River to the
outermost extent of the EEZ.''
Sector Corpus Christi's zone will be modified in the future upon
the stand-up of adjoining sectors. Notice will be published in the
Federal Register.
The Sector Corpus Christi 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, and is the successor in command to the Commanding Officers
of Group Corpus Christi and Marine Safety Office Corpus Christi. The
Sector Corpus Christi Commander is designated: (a) Captain of the Port
(COTP) for the Corpus Christi COTP zone; (b) Federal Maritime Security
Coordinator (FMSC); (c) Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the
Corpus Christi COTP zone, consistent with the National Contingency
Plan; (d) Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) for the Corpus
Christi 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. A continuity of operations
order has been issued ensuring that all previous Group Corpus Christi
and Marine Safety Office Corpus Christi practices and procedures will
remain in effect until superseded by Commander, Sector Corpus Christi.
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 Corpus Christi.
Address: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi, 8930
Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78419-5201
Contact: General Number, (361) 939-6269, Sector Commander: Captain
John Korn; Deputy Sector Commander: Captain Lincoln Stroh.
Chief, Prevention Department: (361) 939-6219.
Chief, Response Department: (361) 939-6366.
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Chief, Logistics Department: (361) 939-6203.
Dated: April 19, 2005.
Kevin L. Marshall,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 8th Coast Guard Dist., Acting.
[FR Doc. 05-8538 Filed 4-28-05; 8:45 am]
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