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Safety Zone; Redoubt Shoal, Cook Inlet, Alaska
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[Federal Register: May 10, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 91)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29954-29955]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[COTP Western Alaska 00-004]
RIN 2115-AA97
Safety Zone; Redoubt Shoal, Cook Inlet, Alaska
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary 500-yard radius
moving safety zone around the Exploratory Drilling Structure OSPREY as
it is towed by Crowley Marine Service Tugs from Port Graham, Alaska to
its set down site located in Redoubt Bay, Cook Inlet, Alaska. This
safety zone is implemented to ensure the safe and timely movement and
set down of the Drilling Structure OSPREY in Redoubt Bay, Cook Inlet,
Alaska.
DATES: This temporary final rule is effective from 12:01 a.m. on July
7, 2000, until 11:59 p.m. on July 9, 2000.
ADDRESSES: The public docket for this rulemaking is maintained by Coast
Guard Marine Safety Office Anchorage, 510 ``L'' Street, Suite 100,
Anchorage, AK 99501. Materials in the public docket are available for
inspection and copying at Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Anchorage.
Normal Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Rick Rodriguez,
Chief of Port Operations, USCG Marine Safety Office, Anchorage, at
(907) 271-6724.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulatory History
A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) was not published for this
regulation. In keeping with requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(B), the Coast
Guard finds that good cause exists for not publishing a NPRM.
Publishing an NPRM and delaying the effective date would be contrary to
national safety interests since immediate action is needed to minimize
potential danger to the public. The OSPREY is a large structure that is
difficult to maneuver and presents a potential hazard. Publishing an
NPRM and delaying the effective date of the regulation is warranted
because immediate action is necessary to protect participants and other
vessel traffic from the potential hazards associated with this
operation.
Background and Purpose
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary 500-yard radius moving
safety zone on the navigable waters of the United States around the
Exploratory Drilling Structure OSPREY as it is towed by Crowley Marine
Service Tugs from Port Graham, Alaska to its set down site located in
Redoubt Bay, Cook Inlet, Alaska, latitude 60 deg.41'74" W, longitude
151 deg.40'33" N. This safety zone is implemented to ensure the safe
and timely movement
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and set down of the Drilling Structure OSPREY in Redoubt Bay, Cook
Inlet, Alaska. The 500-yard standoff of the safety zone also aids the
safety of these evolutions by minimizing conflicts and hazards that
might otherwise occur with other transiting vessels. The limited size
of the zone is designed to minimize impact on other mariners transiting
through the area.
Regulatory Evaluation
This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866 and does not require an assessment of
potential cost and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that order. It has
not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under that
order. It is not significant under the regulatory policies and
procedures of the Department of Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040;
February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this
proposal to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under
paragraph 10(e) of the regulatory policies and procedures of DOT is
unnecessary.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the
Coast Guard considers whether this rule will have significant economic
impacts on a substantial number of small entities. ``Small entities''
include small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are
independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields,
and governmental jurisdictions with populations less than 50,000.
Because this safety zone is very small, will only be in effect for
three days, and does not impede access to other maritime facilities in
the area, the Coast Guard believes there will be no impact to small
entities. Therefore, the Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b)
that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
Collection of Information
This rule does not provide for a collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Federalism
The Coast Guard has analyzed this rule under the principles and
criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that
this rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant
the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
Environment
The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this rule
and concluded that, under Figure 2-1, paragraph 34(g) of Commandant
Instruction M16475.1C, this rule is categorically excluded from further
environmental documentation because it establishes a safety zone. A
``Categorical Exclusion Determination'' is available in the docket for
inspection or copying where indicated under ADDRESSES.
Unfunded Mandates
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538) and
Executive Order 12875, Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership, (58
FR 58093; October 28, 1993) govern the issuance of Federal regulations
that require unfunded mandates. An unfunded mandate is a regulation
that requires a State, local, or tribal government or the private
sector to incur direct costs without the Federal Government's having
first provided the funds to pay those costs. This rule will not impose
an unfunded mandate.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.
Temporary Final Regulation
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:
PART 165--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05-1(g),
6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; 49 CFR 1.46.
2. From 12:01 a.m. on July 7, 2000, until 11:59 p.m. on July 9,
2000, Sec. 165.T17-004 is temporarily added to read as follows:
Sec. 165.T17-004 Safety Zone; Redoubt Bay, Cook Inlet, Alaska.
(a) Description. The following area is a Safety Zone: All navigable
waters within a 500-yard radius of the Exploratory Drilling Structure
OSPREY as it transits between Port Graham and Redoubt Bay in Cook
Inlet, Alaska.
(b) Effective Dates. This section is effective from 12:01 a.m. on
July 7, 2000, until 11:59 p.m. on July 9, 2000.
(c) Regulations. (1) The Captain of the Port means the Captain of
the Port, Western Alaska. The Captain of the Port may authorize or
designate any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer to
act on his behalf as his representative.
(2) The general regulations governing safety zones contained in
Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations, part 165.23 apply. No person or
vessel may enter, transit through, anchor or remain in this safety
zone, with the exception of attending vessels, without first obtaining
permission from the Captain of the Port, Western Alaska, or his
representative. The Captain of the Port or his representative may be
contacted in the vicinity of the OSPREY Platform via marine VHF channel
16. The Captain of the Port's representative can also be contacted by
telephone at (907) 271-6700.
Dated: April 18, 2000.
W. J. Hutmacher,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Western Alaska.
[FR Doc. 00-11705 Filed 5-9-00; 8:45 am]
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