Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within a 1,000 foot radius of the deadship tow of the Battleship Texas while it transits from its current location at San Jacinto Park on the Houston Ship Channel to its drydock location on the Galveston Channel. The safety zone is needed to ensure the safety of other waterway users. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston. Tug and barge traffic will be authorized to transit through the safety zone in the barge lanes, with no meeting or overtaking of other tug and barge traffic, with Vessel Traffic Service approval.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 [Docket Number USCG-2022-0651] RIN 1625-AA00 AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Temporary final rule. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within a 1,000 foot radius of the deadship tow of the Battleship Texas while it transits from its current location at San Jacinto Park on the Houston Ship Channel to its drydock location on the Galveston Channel. The safety zone is needed to ensure the safety of other waterway users. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston. Tug and barge traffic will be authorized to transit through the safety zone in the barge lanes, with no meeting or overtaking of other tug and barge traffic, with Vessel Traffic Service approval. DATES: This rule is effective from 6 a.m. through 9 p.m. on August 31, 2022. ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov , type USCG-2022-0651 in the search box and click “Search.” Next, in the Document Type column, select “Supporting & Related Material.” FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, call or email MST1 Christopher Morgan, Sector Houston-Galveston Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 281-464-4780, email houstonwwm@uscg.mil . SUPPLE…
Citation: 87 FR 52686
