Federal Register/Vol. 63, No. 63/Thursday, April 2, 1998/Rules
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16116 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 63 / Thursday, April 2, 1998 / Rules and Regulations List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION President, Vice President, and visiting heads of foreign states or foreign Marine safety, Navigation (water), Coast Guard governments arrive at Logan Reporting and recordkeeping International Airport and then transit to requirements, Waterways. 33 CFR Part 165 locations throughout Boston by car or Temporary Regulations [CGD01±97±004] boat. Due to the sensitive nature of these visits, a security zone is needed. RIN 2115±AA97 In consideration of the foregoing, the Standard security procedures are Coast Guard amends Part 100 of Title Security Zone: Dignitary Arrival/ enacted to ensure the proper level of 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as Departure Logan International Airport, protection to prevent sabotage or other follows. Boston, MA subversive acts, accidents, or other activities of a similar nature. In the past, PART 100Ð[AMENDED] AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT. temporary security zones were ACTION: Final rule. requested by the U.S. Secret Service 1. The authority citation for Part 100 with limited notice for preparation by continues to read as follows: SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is the U.S. Coast Guard. This regulation establishing a permanent, four-sector establishes a permanent four-sector Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233, 49 CFR 1.46 and security zone on the waters around security zone that can be activated upon 33 CFR 100.35. Logan International Airport, above the the request of the U.S. Secret Service 2. A temporary section 100.35±T07± Callahan Tunnel, Sumner Tunnel, Ted pursuant to their authority under 18 017 is added to read as follows: Williams Tunnel, and around any U.S.C. 3056. The security zone sections designated vessel, to protect the will be as follows: § 100.35±T07±017 Whitbread Race; Fort President, Vice President and visiting Sector one will go into effect 15 Lauderdale, FL heads of foreign states or foreign minutes prior to the scheduled landing governments during their arrival, or takeoff of the aircraft carrying the (a) Regulated Areas (all coordinates departure and transits to and from President, Vice President, or visiting reference Datum: NAD 1983). (1) A Logan International Airport. heads of foreign states or foreign regulated area is established for the DATES: This rule is effective on June 1, governments at Logan International starting line by a line joining the 1998. Airport. Sector one will preclude all following corner points: Corner point 1: vessels from approaching within three ADDRESSES: The comments and other 26±07.9NÐ080±04.4W, Corner point 2: hundred yards of the Logan material referred to in this preamble are 26±07.1NÐ080±04.4W, Corner point 3: International Airport shoreline, bound available for inspection or copying at 26±07.9NÐ080±05.6W, Corner point 4: on the west by a line drawn between the Marine Safety Office, Boston, MA, 26±07.1NÐ080±05.6W. positions 42°22′45′′N, 071°01′05′′W and during normal working hours between ° ′ ′′ ° ′ ′′ (2) A regulated area is established for 42 21 48 N, 071 01 45 W (NAD 1983). the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Sector two will go into effect 15 the turning point by a line joining the Monday through Friday, except federal minutes before the vehicle carrying the following corner points: Corner point 1: holidays. President, Vice President, or visiting 26±10.1NÐ080±04.6W, Corner point 2: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT heads of foreign states or foreign 26±10.1NÐ080±05.2W, Corner point 3: Michael H. Day or MSTC Daniel J. governments enters the Callahan Tunnel 26±10.9NÐ080±04.6W, Corner point 4: Dugery, Coast Guard Marine Safety or Sumner Tunnel. Sector two may 26±10.9NÐ080±05.2W. Office, Boston, MA; telephone (617) preclude vessels, as necessary, from (b) Special local regulations. (1) Entry 223±3000. entering an area of the main ship into the regulated area by other than SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: channel, Boston Inner Harbor, fifty yards in all directions from a point event participants is prohibited unless Regulatory History otherwise authorized by the Patrol directly above the Callahan Tunnel or Commander. After departure of On January 8, 1998, the Coast Guard the Sumner Tunnel. participants from the regulated area, published a Notice of Proposed Sector three will go into effect 15 minutes before the vehicle carrying the traffic may resume normal operations. Rulemaking titled ``Security Zone: Dignitary Arrival/Departure Logan President, Vice President, or visiting (2) A succession of not fewer than 5 International Airport, Boston, MA'' in heads of foreign states or foreign short whistle or horn blasts from a the Federal Register (63 FR 1089). The governments enters the Ted Williams patrol vessel will be the signal for any comment period ended March 9, 1998. Tunnel. Sector three may preclude and all vessels to take immediate steps The Coast Guard received two letters vessels, as necessary, from entering an to avoid collision. The display of an commenting on this proposal. These area of the main ship channel, Boston orange distress smoke signal from a comments have been incorporated into Inner Harbor, fifty yards in all directions patrol vessel will be the signal for any this final rule. No public hearing was from a point directly above the Ted and all vessels to stop immediately. requested and none was held. Williams Tunnel. Sector four will go into effect 15 (c) Dates. This section is effective at Background and Purpose minutes before the President, Vice 12 p.m. and terminates at 1 p.m. EDT on Boston Massachusetts is visited by the President, or visiting heads of foreign April 19, 1998. President or Vice President of the states or foreign governments board the Dated: March 18, 1998. United States, or visiting heads of designated transport vessel. Sector four foreign states or foreign governments an will preclude all vessels from Norman T. Saunders, average of 24 times per year. Often these approaching within three hundred yards Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, visits are on short notice. The President, in all directions from the designated Seventh Coast Guard District. Vice President, and visiting heads of vessel transporting the dignitaries [FR Doc. 98±8254 Filed 4±1±98; 8:45 am] foreign states or foreign governments between Logan International Airport BILLING CODE 4910±15±M require Secret Service protection. The and any location in Boston Harbor. Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 63 / Thursday, April 2, 1998 / Rules and Regulations 16117 The activation of a particular sector of Office of Management and Budget under environmental documentation. A this security zone will be announced via that order. It is not significant under the Categorical Exclusion Determination Safety Marine Information Broadcasts regulatory policies and procedures of and an Environmental Analysis and/or by locally issued notices. the Department of Transportation (DOT) Checklist are included in the docket. (44 FR 11040; February 26, 1979). The Discussion of Comments and Changes List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 Coast Guard expects the economic Responses to the Notice of Proposed impact of this rule to be so minimal that Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation Rulemaking provided a number of a full Regulatory Evaluation is (water), Reporting and recordkeeping specific comments on the proposed rule. unnecessary. The Coast Guard requirements, Security measures, The letters expressed concern over the anticipates that this security zone will Waterways. potential impact this rule could have on be activated an average of 24 times per For reasons set out in the preamble, the port community. year. Costs resulting from these the Coast Guard amends 33 CFR Part One comment expressed a concern of regulations, if any, will be minor and 165 as follows: local shipping agencies that this rule have no significant adverse financial would close the waters over the effect on vessel operators as the PART 165ÐREGULATED NAVIGATION Callahan Tunnel, Sumner Tunnel, and activation of any one of the sectors of AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS Ted Williams Tunnel for extended this security zone will be less than one periods of time. In response to this 1. The authority citation for part 165 half-hour duration. Deep draft vessel continues to read as follows: comment, the wording of sections two traffic, fishing vessels, and tour boats and three of the security zone has been may experience slight delays in Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; changed from ``will preclude all departures or arrivals, however, the 33 CFR 1.05±1(g), 6.04±1, 6.04±6, and 160.5; 49 CFR 1.46. vessels'' to ``may preclude vessels, as delays are minimal relative to the highly necessary.'' In the past, when enforcing significant national security interest in 2. Section 165.113, is added to read as a temporary security zone over these protecting the President, Vice President, follows: tunnels, the Coast Guard vessel(s) on and visiting heads of foreign states or § 165.113 Security zone: Dignitary arrival/ scene had the option whether to allow foreign governments visiting Boston. vessels to transit through the temporary departure Logan International Airport, Boston, MA security zone or to close the waterway Small Entities (a) Location. The permanent security to all vessel transits. This option Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act zone consists of four sectors that may be remains. (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Coast Guard activated in part, or in whole, upon the Another comment expressed concern must consider whether this proposal request of the U.S. Secret Service. These that the security zone around the will have a significant economic impact zones are for the protection of the designated transport vessel moving the on a substantial number of small President or Vice President of the President, Vice President, or visiting entities.