[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 28, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 22323-22330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9850]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 110
[Docket No. USCG 2008-1082]
RIN 1625-AA01
Anchorage Regulations; Port of New York
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This document supplements the Coast Guard's September 2009
proposal to amend Anchorage Ground No. 19 located east of the
Edgewater-Weehawken Federal Channel on the Hudson River. The revised
proposal is necessary to facilitate safe navigation and provide safe
and secure anchorages for vessels operating in the area. This
supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking amends the NPRM that
incorrectly stated that the current Edgewater-Weehawken Federal Channel
would be relocated as part of the
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proposal to amend Anchorage Ground No. 19. This SNPRM also cancels two
proposed changes to the Anchorage Regulation discussed in the NPRM and
provides an additional opportunity for comment on the proposed changes
to the regulations for Anchorage 19.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before May 28, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2008-1082 using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(4) Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or e-mail Mr. Jeff Yunker, Coast Guard Sector New York,
Waterways Management Division; telephone 718-354-4195, e-mail
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2008-1082), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online (via http://www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of these means. If you submit a
comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be considered
received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment.
If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered
as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the
Docket Management Facility. We recommend that you include your name and
a mailing address, an e-mail address, or a telephone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov and
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become
highlighted in blue. In the ``Document Type'' drop-down menu select
``Proposed Rule'' and insert ``USCG-2008-1082'' in the ``Keyword'' box.
Click ``Search'' and then click on the balloon shape in the ``Actions''
column. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit
them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable
for copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and
would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a
stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all
comments and material received during the comment period and may change
the rule based on your comments.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov and
click on the ``Read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted
in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2008-1082'' and click
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.
You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on
the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an
agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket
Management Facility.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Public Meeting
We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But, you may submit a
request for one using one of the four methods specified under
ADDRESSES. Please explain why you believe a public meeting would be
beneficial. If we determine that one would aid this rulemaking, we will
hold one at a time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal
Register.
Background and Purpose
The Hudson River Pilots Association, through the Port of New York/
New Jersey Harbor Safety, Navigation and Operations Committee, has
requested that the Coast Guard revise the boundaries of Anchorage
Ground No. 19 which is located on the Hudson River, east of the
Weehawken-Edgewater Federal Channel and south of the George Washington
Bridge.
Due to severe recurring shoaling within the Weehawken-Edgewater
Federal Channel, the Hudson River Pilots requested and received
authorization from the Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE)
to pilot vessels through the deeper and safer water located within the
boundaries of Anchorage Ground No. 19.
Due to shoaling, the March 2007 ACOE survey verified a controlling
depth of 27 feet in the Right outside Quarter of the Weehawken-
Edgewater Federal Channel where vessels bound for ports north of New
York City would have to transit. As published by the ACOE Institute for
Water Resources, vessels with drafts of up to 34 feet transit the
Hudson River. In calendar year 2006, there were 6,562 transits on the
Hudson River between the mouth of the Harlem River and Waterford, NY by
vessels with a draft of 27 feet or greater. Vessels with a draft of 27
feet or greater would be required to transit through the deeper water
which is within the current boundaries of Anchorage Ground No.19.
Tug and barge traffic within the harbor has increased 37% since
1991. Anchorage Ground No. 19 is the closest Anchorage Ground available
for use when there is no space for temporary anchoring within the Upper
New York Bay Anchorage Grounds. Hence, these vessels transit to
Anchorage Ground No. 19 to await a berth, or orders, to minimize fuel
consumption and provide
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an orderly flow of commerce within the harbor and the New England
region.
On October 14, 2008, the Coast Guard Captain of the Port New York
issued an Advisory Notice notifying the maritime community that in
accordance with 33 CFR 110.155(c)(5)(i), vessels would only be allowed
to anchor on the western boundary of Anchorage Ground No. 19. This
temporary solution was necessary to facilitate deep draft vessel
transit through the eastern portion of Anchorage Ground No. 19.
On September 9, 2009, the Coast Guard published a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled ``Anchorage Regulations; Port of New
York and Vicinity'' (Docket number USCG-2009-1082) in the Federal
Register (74 FR 47906). The proposal sought to amend Anchorage Ground
No. 19 by dividing it into two separate anchorages (Anchorage Ground
No. 19 West and Anchorage Ground No. 19 East), and relocating the
majority of the anchorage area to the western side of the Hudson River.
The proposed change would allow deep draft vessels to transit the
deeper water without having to transit through Anchorage Ground No. 19.
In that NPRM, it was stated that the ACOE would relocate the
Weehawken-Edgewater Federal Channel to the east of its current location
and the Coast Guard would relocate Anchorage Ground No. 19 to the west
of its current location.
Since the publication of the NPRM, the ACOE has advised the Coast
Guard that it does not intend to seek Congressional action to de-
authorize the Weehawken-Edgewater Federal Channel. However, the ACOE
also advised that it does not object to the Coast Guard establishing an
Anchorage Ground in the existing Weehawken-Edgewater Federal Channel.
Consequently, to facilitate safe navigation of deep draft vessels
the Coast Guard revises its proposal to disestablish Anchorage Ground
No. 19 and establish two separate anchorage grounds, Anchorage Ground
19 West and Anchorage Ground No. 19 East. This would be accomplished by
dividing Anchorage Ground No. 19 into an east and a west portion and
relocating the majority of the anchorage area (new Anchorage Ground No.
19 West) from the eastern half of the Hudson River to the western half
closer to the New Jersey shore (over the Weehawken-Edgewater Federal
Channel). The following graphics display the current boundary of
Anchorage Ground No. 19 and the proposed boundaries of Anchorage
Grounds No. 19 East and No. 19 West:
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Disestablishing Anchorage Ground No. 19 and establishing Anchorage
Ground No. 19 East and Anchorage Ground No. 19 West would create a 400
yard wide area of deeper water between the newly established anchorage
grounds. This proposed change would allow deep draft vessels to transit
the deeper water without having to transit through an anchorage ground.
The Weehawken-Edgewater Federal Channel is authorized by Congress,
and constructed and maintained by the ACOE. The ACOE has advised the
Coast Guard that no portion of the Weehawken-Edgewater Federal Channel
will be relocated in conjunction with the proposed reapportionment,
relocation and establishment of Anchorage Ground No. 19 into two new
anchorage grounds. The ACOE has further advised that establishment of
an anchorage ground in the Weehawken-Edgewater Federal Channel is not
expected to impede navigation or a need to maintain channel depth
because the Weehawken-Edgewater Federal Channel currently supports no
deep draft vessel traffic.
According to the ACOE the Weehawken-Edgewater Federal Channel was
originally intended to support commercial vessel operations on the New
Jersey waterfront in the vicinity of the Channel. However, due to
changes in shoreline usage from industrial to residential and
recreational, the original intent of the Channel no longer exists. As a
result there has not been a need to dredge the Weehawken-Edgewater
Federal Channel segment to its authorized depth since it was last
maintenance dredged in 1994.
The ACOE further advised that it does not appear likely that a need
will arise in the foreseeable future to maintain the Channel for deep
draft vessel traffic intending to access New Jersey waterfront and
shore facilities. However, should a need recur in the future to
accommodate deep draft traffic, the use of the areas as anchorage
grounds would be re-evaluated.
In the interest of safe navigation and to minimize confusion, the
ACOE and the USCG will request that the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) remove the Weehawken-Edgewater
Federal Channel designation from NOAA charts. In addition, the Coast
Guard will request chart corrections removing Anchorage Ground No. 19
boundary line designation and adding the boundary lines for the
proposed Anchorage
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Ground No. 19 West and Anchorage Ground No. 19 East.
Discussion of Revised Proposed Rule
In this rule the Coast Guard proposes to concurrently disestablish
Anchorage Ground No. 19 and establish Anchorage Ground No. 19 East and
Anchorage Ground No. 19 West. The following are the proposed boundaries
of the new Anchorage Grounds:
(1) Anchorage No. 19 East, bound by the following points:
40[deg]49'42.6'' N, 073[deg]57'14.7'' W; thence to 40[deg]49'45.9'' N,
073[deg]57'22.0'' W; thence to 40[deg]49'52.0'' N, 073[deg]57'22.0'' W;
thence to 40[deg]50'08.3'' N, 073[deg]57'10.8'' W; thence to
40[deg]50'55.4'' N, 073[deg]56'59.7'' W; thence to 40[deg]51'02.5'' N,
073[deg]56'57.4'' W; thence to 40[deg]51'00.8'' N, 073[deg]56'49.4'' W;
thence along the shoreline to the point of origin (NAD 83).
(2) Anchorage No. 19 West, would be bound by the following points:
40[deg]46'56.3'' N, 073[deg]59'42.2'' W; thence to 40[deg]47'36.9'' N,
073[deg]59'11.7'' W; thence to 40[deg]49'31.3'' N, 073[deg]57'43.8'' W;
thence to 40[deg]49'40.2'' N, 073[deg]57'37.6'' W; thence to
40[deg]49'52.4'' N, 073[deg]57'37.6'' W; thence to 40[deg]49'57.7'' N,
073[deg]57'47.3'' W; thence to 40[deg]49'32.2'' N, 073[deg]58'12.9'' W;
thence to 40[deg]49'00.7'' N, 073[deg]58'33.1'' W; thence to
40[deg]48'28.7'' N, 073[deg]58'53.8'' W; thence to 40[deg]47'38.2'' N,
073[deg]59'31.2'' W; thence to 40[deg]47'02.7'' N, 073[deg]59'57.4'' W;
thence to the point of origin (NAD 83).
Currently, Anchorage Ground No. 19 covers approximately 1,352 acres.
The proposed Anchorage Ground No. 19 West would cover approximately
714.5 acres, and Anchorage Ground No. 19 East would cover 185.5 acres.
There would be a 400-yard-wide space separating the two Anchorage
Grounds. The depth of the water in the 400 yard wide space separating
the two proposed Anchorage Grounds is sufficient to allow deep draft
vessels to safely navigate and transit.
In the NPRM, the Coast Guard proposed to remove the regulation (33
CFR 110.155(c)(5)(i)) requiring all vessels to obtain permission from
the Captain of the Port (COTP) prior to anchoring. Based on the
expanded review of this proposal the Coast Guard has decided to
maintain this regulation. This would provide the COTP the ability to
better promote safe navigation and ensure the viability of the Marine
Transportation System during events that create unforeseen
circumstances for vessel traffic in the area.
In the NPRM, the Coast Guard proposed to remove the regulation (33
CFR 110.155(c)(5)(ii)) requiring each vessel to report its position to
the Captain of the Port immediately after anchoring. Based on the
expanded review of this proposal the Coast Guard has decided to
maintain this regulation. This would provide the COTP the ability to
better promote safe navigation and ensure the viability of the Marine
Transportation System during events that create unforeseen
circumstances for vessel traffic in the area.
The Coast Guard proposes to revise the regulation (33 CFR
110.155(c)(5)(iii)) that currently provides that no vessel may conduct
lightering operations in the anchorage grounds without receiving
permission from the Captain of the Port. The revision will clarify that
when lightering is requested, the Captain of the Port must be notified
at least four hours in advance of a vessel conducting lightering
operations as required by 33 CFR 156.118.
The Coast Guard proposes to remove the regulation (33 CFR
110.155(c)(5)(iv)) requiring each vessel to move when the Captain of
the Port notifies them the Anchorage is required by naval vessels. This
regulation is no longer required as the closest naval facility is now
located approximately 22 nautical miles away at Earle, NJ.
Additionally, vessels may still be required to shift their position
into, or within, the anchorage under the authority of 33 CFR
110.155(l)(12).
The Coast Guard proposes to revise the regulation (33 CFR
110.155(c)(5)(v)) requiring 48 hours advance notice to the Captain of
the Port from vessels over 800 feet in length overall, or 40 feet in
draft, requesting to use the anchorages. We propose to limit the use of
the anchorage grounds to tugs and/or barges. Ships will not be
authorized to anchor in these proposed anchorage grounds as they are
already anchoring outside of the Federal Channel, off Yonkers, NY,
approximately 5 to 10 nautical miles north of these proposed revised
anchorage grounds.
The Coast Guard proposes to add a requirement that any vessel
conducting lightering or bunkering operations shall display by day a
red flag (Pub 102; International Code of Signals; signaling
instructions) at its mast head or at least 10 feet above the upper deck
if the vessel has no mast, and by night the flag must be illuminated by
spotlight. These signals shall be in addition to day signals, lights
and whistle signals as required by rules 30 (33 U.S.C 2030) and 35 (33
U.S.C. 2035) of the Inland Navigation Rules when at anchor in a general
anchorage area. Within an anchorage, fishing and navigation would be
prohibited within 500 yards of an anchored vessel displaying a red flag
by day or a red light by night.
The Coast Guard proposes to add a regulation (33 CFR
110.155(c)950(i)(D)) to specify that these anchorage grounds are only
authorized for use by tugs and/or barges.
Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.
Regulatory Planning and Review
This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
and does not require an assessment of potential costs and benefits
under section 6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under that Order.
We expect the economic impact of this proposed rule to be so
minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation is unnecessary. This
conclusion is based upon the fact that there are no fees, permits, or
specialized requirements for the maritime industry to utilize these
anchorage areas. The regulation is solely for the purpose of advancing
safety of maritime commerce.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this proposed rule would have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000.
The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed
rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. This proposed rule would affect the following
entities, some of which might be small entities: The owners or
operators of vessels intending to transit through the proposed
Anchorage Grounds 19 East and 19 West. Vessels intending to anchor in
the current Anchorage Ground No. 19 would still be able to anchor in
the revised Anchorage Ground No. 19 East or No. 19 West.
If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.
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Assistance for Small Entities
Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule so that they can better
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. If the
rule would affect your small business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or
options for compliance, please contact Mr. Jeff Yunker at 718-354-4195.
The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small entities that question
or complain about this proposed rule or any policy or action of the
Coast Guard.
Collection of Information
This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
Federalism
A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this proposed rule
under that Order and have determined that it does not have implications
for federalism.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 or more in any
one year. Though this proposed rule would not result in such an
expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this
preamble.
Taking of Private Property
This proposed rule would not cause a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.
Civil Justice Reform
This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.
Protection of Children
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not
create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.
Indian Tribal Governments
This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.
Energy Effects
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13211,
Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.
Technical Standards
The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.
Environment
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and
have made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a
category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. This rule involves
changing the size of anchorage grounds resulting in a reduction in the
overall size of the anchorage area. We seek any comments or information
that may lead to the discovery of a significant environmental impact
from this proposed rule.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 110
Anchorage grounds.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 110 as follows:
PART 110--ANCHORAGE REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 110 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 471, 1221 through 1236, 2030, 2035, 2071;
33 CFR 1.05-1; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1.
2. Amend Sec. 110.155 by revising paragraph (c)(5) to read as
follows:
Sec. 110.155 Port of New York.
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(c) * * *
(5) Anchorages No. 19 East and 19 West.
(i) Anchorage No. 19 East. All waters of the Hudson River bound by
the following points: 40[deg]49'42.6'' N, 073[deg]57'14.7'' W; thence
to 40[deg]49'45.9'' N, 073[deg]57'22.0'' W; thence to 40[deg]49'52.0''
N, 073[deg]57'22.0'' W; thence to 40[deg]50'08.3'' N, 073[deg]57'10.8''
W; thence to 40[deg]50'55.4'' N, 073[deg]56'59.7''W; thence to
40[deg]51'02.5'' N, 073[deg]56'57.4'' W; thence to 40[deg]51'00.8'' N,
073[deg]56'49.4'' W; thence along the shoreline to the point of origin
(NAD 83).
(ii) Anchorage No. 19 West. All waters of the Hudson River bound by
the following points: 40[deg]46'56.3'' N, 073[deg]59'42.2'' W; thence
to 40[deg]47'36.9'' N, 073[deg]59'11.7'' W; thence to 40[deg]49'31.3''
N, 073[deg]57'43.8'' W; thence to 40[deg]49'40.2'' N, 073[deg]57'37.6''
W; thence to 40[deg]49'52.4'' N, 073[deg]57'37.6'' W; thence to
40[deg]49'57.7'' N, 073[deg]57'47.3'' W; thence to 40[deg]49'32.2'' N,
073[deg]58'12.9'' W; thence to 40[deg]49'00.7'' N, 073[deg]58'33.1'' W;
thence to 40[deg]48'28.7'' N, 073[deg]58'53.8'' W; thence to
40[deg]47'38.2'' N,
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073[deg]59'31.2'' W; thence to 40[deg]47'02.7'' N, 073[deg]59'57.4'' W;
thence to the point of origin. (NAD 83).
(iii) The following regulations apply to 33 CFR 110.155(c)(5)(i)
and (ii):
(A) No vessel may conduct lightering operations in these anchorage
grounds without permission from the Captain of the Port. When
lightering is authorized, the Captain of the Port New York must be
notified at least four hours in advance of a vessel conducting
lightering operations as required by Sec. 156.118 of this title.
(B) Any vessel conducting lightering or bunkering operations shall
display by day a red flag (Pub 102; International Code of Signals;
signaling instructions) at its mast head or at least 10 feet above the
upper deck if the vessel has no mast, and by night the flag must be
illuminated by spotlight. These signals shall be in addition to day
signals, lights and whistle signals as required by rules 30 (33 U.S.C
2030) and 35 (33 U.S.C. 2035) of the Inland Navigation Rules when at
anchor in a general anchorage area.
(C) Within an anchorage, fishing and navigation are prohibited
within 500 yards of an anchored vessel displaying a red flag.
(D) These anchorage grounds are only authorized for use by tugs
and/or barges.
(E) No vessel may occupy this anchorage ground for a period of time
in excess of 96 hours without prior approval of the Captain of the
Port.
(F) No vessel may anchor in Anchorage No. 19 East or No. 19 West
without permission from the Captain of the Port.
(G) Each vessel shall report its position within Anchorage No. 19
East or No. 19 West to the Captain of the Port immediately after
anchoring.
(H) All coordinates referenced use datum: NAD 83.
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Joseph L. Nimmich,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
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