[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 245 (Tuesday, December 22, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70653-70661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33849]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD 08-98-018]
RIN 2115-AE46
Special Local Regulations; Eighth Coast Guard District Annual
Marine Events
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is revising Table 1, its list of annual marine
events that occur within the Eighth Coast Guard District. This action
is being taken to ensure the safety of life and property during each
event, while avoiding the necessity of publishing a separate temporary
regulation each year for each event. Table 1 reflects the approximate
dates and locations of each annual recurring marine event.
DATES: This final rule will become effective February 22, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Project Attorney, Lieutenant Commander Jim Wilson at Commander (dl),
Eighth Coast Guard District, 501 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA
70130-3396, (504) 589-6188.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulatory History
A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) was published on Tuesday,
June 16, 1998, (63 FR 32774) in the Federal Register proposing to
revise Table 1 to 33 CFR 100.801, the list of annual marine events that
occur within the Eighth Coast Guard District. That proposal also noted
the revision would include the territories previously encompassed by
the Second Coast Guard District as a result of the Eighth Coast Guard
District's absorption of the Second Coast Guard District. The Coast
Guard received no comments on the proposed rulemaking. A public hearing
was not requested and one was not held.
Background and Purpose
This rulemaking updates the existing list of anticipated annual
marine events in the Eighth Coast Guard District. This revision also
reflects the Eighth Coast Guard District's absorption of the
territories previously encompassed by the Second Coast Guard District.
It does so by deleting 33 CFR Sec. 100.201, the list of annual marine
events in the old Second Coast Guard District, and by expanding 33 CFR
Sec. 100.801 to include both territories.
Regulatory Evaluation
This rule is not a significant regulator action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866 and did not require an assessment of potential
costs 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 rule to be so
minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph 10e of the
regulatory policies and procedures of DOT was unnecessary. The economic
impact is not significant because this rule serves only to update an
already existing list of marine events and does not change the process
for reviewing such occurrences.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the
Coast Guard considered whether this rule will have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. ``Small
entities'' include small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that
are independently owned, operated, and not dominant in their fields,
and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.
The segment of the listed waterways regulated is the minimum
necessary to assure the safety of life and property on or adjacent to
navigable waters. These regulations are relatively brief in duration
and will only affect marine traffic. 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
No information is collected under this rule. This rule complies
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Federalism Implications
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
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to warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
Environment
The Coast Guard is revising its list of recurring marine events.
The listing itself will not affect the environment. When an event
application is received, the Coast Guard will conduct an environmental
analysis for the event. Under figure 2-1 paragraph (34)(h) of Coast
Guard Commandant Instruction M16475.1C, this revision is categorically
excluded from further environmental documentation.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and record keeping
requirements, Waterways.
Final Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, the Coast Guard is amending Part
100 of Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:
PART 100--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for Part 100 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233; 49 CFR 1.46; and 33 CFR 100.35.
Sec. 100.201 [Removed]
2. Remove Sec. 100.201.
3. Sec. 100.801 is amended by revising Table 1 to read as follows:
Sec. 100.801 Annual Marine Events in the Eighth Coast Guard District.
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Table 1 of Sec. 100.801
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Group Upper Mississippi River:
Fair St. Louis
Sponsor: Fair St. Louis Committee
Date: 3 Days--1st Week in July
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 179.2-180.0, St.
Louis, MO
Fourth of July River Front Blast
Sponsor: Alton Exposition Commission
Date: 1 Day--1st Week in July
Regulated Area: River Front Park, Upper Mississippi River miles
202.5-203.5, Alton, IL
Busch Beer Drag Boat Classic
Sponsor: St. Louis Drag Boat Association
Date: 2 Days--1st or 2nd Week of September
Regulated Area: Kaskaskia River miles 28.0-29.0, New Athens, IL
The Great Steamboat Race
Sponsor: Delta Queen Steamboat Company
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 173.6-179.2, St.
Louis, MO
Riverfest Power Boat Grand Prix
Sponsor: Twin City Power Boat Association
Date: 1 Day--2nd Saturday in June
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 980.0-981.0,
Little Falls, MN
Oak Ridge Sprints--Rowing Race
Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Rowing Association
Date: 3 Days--3rd Weekend in July
Regulated Area: Clinch River miles 49.8-51.1, Anderson County,
TN
W.A.M.S.O. Ball Fireworks
Sponsor: St. Paul Parks and Recreation
Date: 1 Day--1st or 2nd Saturday in June
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 839.1-839.7, St.
Paul, MN
Winona Downtown Arts & River Festival
Sponsor: Winona Downtown Cooperative
Date: 2 Days--2nd or 3rd Weekend in June
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 725.0-726.0,
Winona, MN
La Crosse Riverfest
Sponsor: Riverfest Inc.
Date: 5 Days--Last Week of June or 1st Week of July
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 698.0-699.0, La
Crosse, WI
Steamboat Days
Sponsor: Winona Area Jaycees
Date: 3 Days--1st Weekend in July
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 725.0-726.0,
Winona, MN
Independence Day Celebration
Sponsor: Marquette American Legion
Date: 2 Days--1st Week in July
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 634.5-634.7,
Marquette, IA
City of Redwing 4th of July Fireworks
Sponsor: City of Redwing
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 790.0-791.0, Red
Wing, MN
City of Minneapolis 4th of July Fireworks
Sponsor: City of Minneapolis
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 854.7-855.8,
Minneapolis, MN
Celebrate the Bridge Regatta
Sponsor: Minneapolis Rowing Club
Date: 1 Day--2nd or 3rd Saturday in July
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 849.8-850.4,
Minneapolis, MN
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Hastings Rivertown Days
Sponsor: Hastings Chamber of Commerce
Date: 3 Days--3rd Weekend in July
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 813.0-815.2,
Hastings, MN
Lumberjack Days Festival
Sponsor: St. Croix Events and/or City of Stillwater
Date: 4 Days--3rd or 4th Weekend in July
Regulated Area: Lower St. Croix River miles 22.9-23.5,
Stillwater, MN
Minneapolis Aquatennial
Sponsor: Minneapolis Aquatennial Association
Date: 9 Days--3rd Weekend through 4th Weekend in July
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 854.7-856.2,
Minneapolis, MN
Big Splash Festival
Sponsor: City of Prairie du Chien and Lentzkow Racing
Date: 4 Days--3rd Weekend of July
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 634.5-636.0,
Prairie du Chien, WI
River City Days
Sponsor: Red Wing Chamber of Commerce
Date: 2 Days--1st or 2nd Weekend in August
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 790.0-792.0, Red
Wing, MN
RiverFeast
Sponsor: Capital City Partnership d.b.a. RiverFeast
Date: 1 Day--3rd or 4th Saturday in July
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 839.0-839.8, St.
Paul, MN
Riverboat Days
Sponsor: City of Yankton, Twin City Power Boat Association, WNAX
Radio
Date: 3 Days--3rd Weekend in August
Regulated Area: Missouri River miles 805.0-806.0, Yankton, SD
Labor Day Celebration
Sponsor: City of McGregor Chamber of Commerce
Date: 4 Days--Last Weekend in August
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 633.0-634.0,
McGregor, IA
Minnesota Orchestra on the Mississippi Fireworks Show
Sponsor: City of St. Paul Parks and Recreation
Date: 1 Day--1st or 2nd Saturday in September
Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 839.1-839.7, St.
Paul, MN
Group Ohio Valley:
TRRA Scholastic Spring
Sponsor: Three Rivers Rowing Association, Pittsburgh, PA
Date: 1 Day--1st Sunday in May
Regulated Area: Allegheny River miles 2.0-4.0, Pittsburgh, PA
Albert Gallatin Regatta
Sponsor: Point Marion (Pennsylvania) Rotary Club
Date: 2 Days--Saturday & Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend
Regulated Area: Monongahela River miles 89.9-90.8, Point Marion,
PA
Blessing of The Fleet
Sponsor: Pittsburgh Safe Boating Committee
Date: 1 Day--2nd or 3rd Sunday in June
Regulated Area: Allegheny River miles 0.0-0.2, Pittsburgh, PA
Saint Brendan Cup Rowing Race
Sponsor: Pittsburgh Irish Rowing Club
Date: 1 Day--2nd or 3rd Saturday in June
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 7.0-9.0, Pittsburgh, PA
Lottie McAlice Rowing Race
Sponsor: Three Rivers Rowing Association, Pittsburgh, PA
Date: 2 Days--Saturday & Sunday Near July 15
Regulated Area: Allegheny River miles 2.0-3.0, Pittsburgh, PA
Oakmont Regatta
Sponsor: Oakmont Yacht Club, Oakmont, PA
Date: 2 Days--Last Saturday and Sunday in July
Regulated Area: Allegheny River miles 11.8-12.3, Oakmont, PA
City of Pittsburgh Light Up Night Fireworks
Sponsor: Citiparks
Date: 1 Day-1st Friday in November
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 0.0-0.2, Pittsburgh, PA
City of Pittsburgh July 4th Celebration
Sponsor: Citiparks
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 0.0-0.2, Pittsburgh, PA
EZ Challenge Speedboat Race
Sponsor: APR Events Group, New Martinsville, WV
Date: 2 Days--Saturday & Sunday on or about 4th of July
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 77.0-78.0, Brooke County, WV
Steubenville (Ohio) Regatta Rumble On The River
Sponsor: Steubenville Regatta And Racing Association, Inc.
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Date: 3 Days--Friday, Saturday & Sunday nearest August 15
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 65.0-67.0, Jefferson County, OH
Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta
Sponsor: Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta, Inc.
Date: 7 Days--End of July or beginning of August
Regulated Area: One mile around point at confluence of Allegheny
River miles 0.0-0.1, Monongahela River miles 0.0-0.1, and Ohio
River miles 0.0-0.1, Pittsburgh, PA
Armstrong County (Pennsylvania) Regatta
Sponsor: Three Rivers Outboard Racing Association
Date: 2 Days--Saturday & Sunday nearest August 15
Regulated Area: Allegheny River miles 43.8-45.7, Armstrong
County, PA
Beaver County Riverfest
Sponsor: Beaver County Chamber of Commerce, Beaver, PA
Date: 3 Days--Friday, Saturday & Sunday nearest August 15
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 25.1-25.8, Beaver River miles
0.1-0.3, Beaver County, PA
Head of The Ohio
Sponsor: Pittsburgh Mercy Foundation
Date: 1 Day--1st Saturday in October
Regulated Area: Allegheny River miles 0.0-3.3, Pittsburgh, PA
River Heritage Days Regatta And Powerboat Races
Sponsor: River Heritage Days Committee
Date: 2 Days--Saturday & Sunday--2nd or 3rd Weekend in June
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 127.6-128.5, New Martinsville,
WV
Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta
Sponsor: City of Point Pleasant
Date: 3 Days--Last Weekend in June
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 260.0-261.0, Kanawha River
miles 0.0-0.5, Point Pleasant, WV
St. Albans Riverfest
Sponsor: St. Albans Riverfest, Inc.
Date: 2 Days--1st Weekend in July
Regulated Area: Kanawha River miles 46.0-47.0, St. Albans, WV
Summer Motion Festival Tri-State Fireworks
Sponsor: Tri-State Fair and Regatta Committee
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 322.4-322.6, Ashland, KY
Parkersburg Homecoming Festival
Sponsor: Parkersburg Homecoming Festival
Date: 2 Days--3rd Weekend in August
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 184.0-185.0, Parkersburg, WV
Charleston Sternwheel Regatta
Sponsor: Charleston Festival Commission
Date: 4 Days--The 2 Weekends before Labor Day
Regulated Area: Kanawha River miles 57.0-59.0, Charleston, WV
Ohio River Sternwheel Festival
Sponsor: Ohio River Sternwheel Festival Commission
Date: 2 Days--1st or 2nd Weekend in September
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 170.0-180.0, Marietta, OH
Thunder Over Louisville
Sponsor: Thunder Over Louisville
Date: 1 Day--3rd Saturday in April
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 602.0-605.00, Louisville, KY
Kentucky Derby Festival Great Steamboat Race
Sponsor: Kentucky Derby Festival/Belle of Louisville Operating
Board
Date: 1 Day--Last Week in April or First Week in May
Regulated Area: Ohio River 597.0-604.0, Louisville, KY
Thunder On The Ohio
Sponsor: Evansville Freedom Festival
Date: 3 Days--Last Weekend in June
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 792.0-793.0, Evansville, KY
Augusta Sternwheel Days
Sponsor: City of Augusta/Sternwheel Days Committee
Date: 1 Day--Last Saturday in June
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 426.0-429.0, Augusta, KY
Indiana Governor's Cap
Sponsor: Madison Regatta Inc.
Date: 3 Days--1st Weekend in July
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 557.0-558.0, Madison, KY
Kentucky Drag Boat Association Inc.: Drag Boat Races
Sponsor: Kentucky Drag Boat Association Inc.
Date: 3 Days--End of August
Regulated Area: Green River miles 70.0-71.5, Livermore, KY
WEBN/Toyota Fireworks
Sponsor: WEBN
Date: 1 Day--Sunday before Labor Day
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Regulated Area: Ohio River 469.2-470.5, Cincinnati, OH
Ducks On The Ohio
Sponsor: Goodwill Industries, Inc.
Date: 1 Day--2nd or 3rd Weekend in September
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 792.0-793.0, Evansville, KY
Head of Licking Regatta
Sponsor: Kendle, Cincinnati Rowing Club, City of Newport
Date: 1 Day--Last Saturday in September
Regulated Area: Licking River miles 0.0-3.5, Newport, KY
Fleur De Lis Regatta
Sponsor: City of Louisville, KY
Date: 2 Days--Last Weekend in September
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 602.0-604.0, Louisville, KY,
Eskimo Escapades--Water Ski Race
Sponsor: Skiers of Knoxville, TN
Date: 1 Day--2nd Saturday in January
Regulated Area: Tennessee River miles 648.0-649.0, Knoxville, TN
Tom White Invitational--Rowing
Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Rowing Association
Date: 1 Day--2nd or 3rd Saturday in March
Regulated Area: Clinch River miles 49.8-51.1, Anderson County,
TN
Oak Ridge Scholastics--Rowing Shells
Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Rowing Association
Date: 1 Day--4th Saturday in April
Regulated Area: Clinch River miles 49.8-50.8, Anderson County,
TN
Blessing of the Fleet--Parade of Boats
Sponsor: Jonathan Aurora Action Committee, Aurora, KY
Date: 1 Day--2nd or 3rd Weekend in May
Regulated Area: Tennessee River miles 42.0-43.0, Aurora, KY
Annual Boat Review--Marine Parade
Sponsor: Chattanooga Marine Trade Association
Date: 1 Day--1st Saturday in May
Regulated Area: Tennessee River miles 471.0-478.0, Hamilton
County, TN
Festival On The Lake--Rowing Race
Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Rowing Association
Date: 2 Days--4th Weekend in June
Regulated Area: Clinch River miles 50.3-50.8, Anderson Country,
TN
Riverbend Festival--Concerts and Fireworks
Sponsor: Friends of the Festival, Chattanooga, TN
Date: 4 Days--1st & 2nd Weekend in June
Regulated Area: Tennessee River miles 463.4-464.5, Chattanooga,
TN
Annual Superman Celebration--Fireworks
Sponsor: Metro Chamber, Metropolis, IL
Date: 1 Day--2nd Saturday in June
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 942.0-943.0, Metropolis, IL
Chattanooga Dam Triathlon--Lake Swim
Sponsor: Chattanooga Track Club
Date: 1 Day--4th Sunday in June
Regulated Area: Tennessee River miles 471.0-471.5, Chattanooga,
TN
Fitness System's Lock Triathlon--Lake Swim
Sponsor: Greater Knoxville Triathlon Club
Date: 1 Day--4th Weekend in July
Regulated Area: Clinch River Miles 22.0-23.0, Loudon County, TN
Paducah Summer Festival--Fireworks
Sponsor: Paducah Promotions
Date: 1 Day--4th Weekend In July
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 934.0-935.0, Paducah, KY
Independence Day Celebration--Fireworks
Sponsor: Paducah Parks Department
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 935.5-936.0, Paducah, KY
Rocketman Triathlon--Lake Swim
Sponsor: Spring City Triathlon, Huntsville, AL
Date: 1 Day--2nd or 3rd Saturday in July
Regulated Area: Tennessee River miles 324.0-324.5, Madison
County, TN
Independence Day Celebration--Boat Parade and Fireworks
Sponsor: Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, Nashville,
TN
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Cumberland River miles 190.0-191.0, Nashville,
TN
4th of July Celebration--Fireworks
Sponsor: Players Riverboat Casino, Metropolis, IL
Date: 1 Day--3rd or 4th of July
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 943.0-944.0, Metropolis, IL
My 102 Booms Day--Fireworks
Sponsor: WMYU Radio, Knoxville, TN
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Date: 1 Day--1st Weekend in September
Regulated Area: Tennessee River miles 645.0-649.0, Knoxville, TN
Fall Color Cruise--Marine Parade
Sponsor: Alhambra Shrine, Chattanooga, TN
Date: 2 Day--3rd and 4th Saturdays in October
Regulated Area: Tennessee River miles 425.0-471.0, Chattanooga,
TN
Chattanooga Head Race--Rowing Race
Sponsor: Look Out Rowing Club
Date: 1 Day--2nd Saturday in October
Regulated Area: Tennessee River miles 464.0-467.0, Chattanooga,
TN
Head of Tennessee Regatta
Sponsor: Knoxville Rowing Association
Date: 1 Day--2nd Saturday in October
Regulated Area: Tennessee River miles 641.5-645.0, Knoxville, TN
Christmas on the River--Marine Parade
Sponsor: Chattanooga Downtown Partnership
Date: 1 Day--Last Weekend in November or 1st Weekend in December
Regulated Area: Tennessee River miles 464.0-469.0, Chattanooga,
TN
Cross River Swim Paducah Summerfest
Sponsor: Paducah Tourist & Convention Commission
Date: 1 Day--3rd Saturday in July
Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 934.5-936, Paducah, KY
UT Coaches Regatta--Rowing Race
Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Rowing Association
Date: 1 Day--2nd or 3rd Saturday in May
Regulated Area: Clinch River miles 49.8-51.1, Anderson County,
TN
Southeast Intercollegiate Rowing Championships--Rowing Race
Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Rowing Association
Date: 2 Days--3rd Weekend in April
Regulated Area: Clinch River miles 49.8-51.1, Anderson County,
TN
NCAA Regional Championships--Rowing Race
Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Rowing Association
Date: 1 Day--2nd or 3rd Saturday in May
Regulated Area: Clinch River miles 49.8-51.1, Anderson County,
TN
Oak Ridge Sprints--Rowing Race
Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Rowing Association
Date: 3 Days--3rd Weekend in July
Regulated Area: Clinch River miles 49.8-51.1, Anderson County,
TN
Group Lower Mississippi River:
Memphis in May Canoe & Kayak Race
Sponsor: Outdoors, Inc.
Date: 1 Day--1st or 2nd Saturday in May
Regulated Area: Lower Mississippi River miles 735.5-738.5,
Memphis, TN
Duckin' Down the River Rubber Duck Race
Sponsor: Young Women's Community Guild
Date: 1 Day--1st or 2nd Saturday in May
Regulated Area: Arkansas River miles 308.2-308.6, Fort Smith, AR
Memphis in May Sunset Symphony Fireworks Display
Sponsor: Memphis in May International Festival, Inc.
Date: 1 Day--Saturday before Memorial Day
Regulated Area: Lower Mississippi River miles 735.0-736.0,
Memphis, TN
Riverfest, Little Rock Arkansas
Sponsor: Riverfest, Inc.
Date: 1 Day--Sunday before Memorial Day
Regulated Area: Arkansas River miles 118.8-119.5, Main Street
Bridge, Little Rock, AR
Riverfest Fireworks Display
Sponsor: Old Fort Riverfest Committee
Date: 1 Day--2nd or 3rd Saturday in June
Regulated Area: Arkansas River miles 297.0-298.0, Fort Smith, AR
Star Spangled Celebration
Sponsor: WMC Stations
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Lower Mississippi River miles 735.5-736.5, Mud
Island, Memphis, TN
Pops on the River Fireworks Display
Sponsor: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Arkansas River miles 118.8-119.5, Main Street
Bridge, Little Rock, AR
Meat on the River Barbecue Cook-Off Fireworks Display
Sponsor: Meat on the Mississippi
Date: 1 Day--1st Friday or Saturday in August
Regulated Area: Lower Mississippi River miles 847.0-849.0,
Caruthersville, MO
Budweiser/Jesse Brent Memorial Boat Racing Association
Sponsor: Budweiser/Jesse Brent Memorial Boat Racing Association
Date: 1 Day--Sunday before Labor Day
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Regulated Area: Lake Ferguson, Lower Mississippi River miles
522.0-537.0, Greenville, MS
Arkansas National Drag Boat Association
Sponsor: Mid-South Drag Boat Association
Date: 2 Days--Saturday and Sunday before Labor Day
Regulated Area: Lake Langhofer, Arkansas River miles 71.0-71.5,
Pine Bluff, AR
Group Mobile:
Air Sea Rescue
Sponsor: Gulf Coast Shows
Date: 1st or 2nd Weekend in February
Regulated Area: Mobile River \1/2\ mile up river and \1/2\ mile
down river from the Mobile Convention Center, Mobile, AL
Annual Labor Day Fireworks
Sponsor: City of Destin, FL
Date: Day of or Day before Labor Day
Regulated Area: Destin Pass Between and Including Buoys 8 & 9,
Destin, FL
Bass Tournament Weight-In
Sponsor: Gulf Coast Shows
Date: 2 Days--3rd or 4th Weekend in February
Regulated Area: Mobile River \1/2\ mile upriver and \1/2\ mile
down river from the Mobile Convention Center, Mobile, AL
Blessing of the Fleet--Biloxi, MS
Sponsor: St. Michael's Catholic Church
Date: 1 Day--1st or 2nd Sunday in May
Regulated Area: Entire Biloxi Channel, Biloxi, MS
Blessing of the Fleet--Bayou La Batre, AL
Sponsor: St. Margaret Church
Date: 1 Day--2nd or 3rd Sunday in May
Regulated Area: Entire Bayou La Batre, Bayou La Batre, AL
Flag Day Parade
Sponsor: Warrior River Boating Association
Date: 1 Day--July 5th
Regulated Area: Warrior River Bankhead Lake River miles 368.4-
386.4, Cottondale AL
Independence Day Fireworks, Destin, FL
Sponsor: City of Destin
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Destin Eastpass between and including Buoys 8 &
9, Destin, FL
Independence Day Fireworks, Gulf Shores, AL
Sponsor: City of Gulf Shores
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: 500 yard radius around fireworks platform
adjacent to Main Pavilion at Gulf Shore Public Beach, Gulf
Shores, AL
Independence Day Fireworks, Panama City, FL
Sponsor: US Navy MWR NSWCCSS CP21
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: 500 yard radius around fireworks platform
adjacent to Hathaway Bridge in St. Andrews Bay, Panama City, FL
Water Ski Demonstrations
Sponsor: Gulf Coast Shows
Date: 2 Days--3rd or 4th Weekend in February
Regulated Area: Mobile River \1/2\ mile upriver and \1/2\ mile
down river from the Mobile Convention Center, Mobile, AL
Independence Day Fireworks, Niceville & Valparaiso, FL
Sponsor: Niceville-Valparaiso Bay Chamber of Commerce
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Entire Boggy Bayou, Valparaiso, FL
Christmas Afloat, Tuscaloosa, AL
Sponsor: Christmas Afloat, Inc.
Date: 1 Day--2nd or 3rd Weekend in December
Regulated Area: Warrior River miles 338.0-341.0, Tuscaloosa
County, AL
Group New Orleans:
The Blessing of the Fleet and Fireworks Display, Morgan City, LA
Sponsor: LA Shrimp and Petroleum Festival and Fair Assoc., Inc.
Date: 1 Day--Sunday of Labor Day Weekend
Regulated Area: Berwick Bay From Junction of the Lower
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City, LA to Berwick Locks Buoy 1
(LLNR 18445)
July Fourth Fireworks Display
Sponsor: City of Morgan City, LA
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Between mile Markers
95 and 97 and North to Railroad Bridge, Morgan City, LA
Blessing of The Fleet
Sponsor: Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, Golden
Meadow, LA
Date: 1 Day--2nd Saturday in May
Regulated Area: Bayou Lafourche in Downtown Golden Meadow, LA,
area
Annual Patterson Pirogue Race, Patterson, LA
Sponsor: Rotary Club of Patterson
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Lower Atchafalaya River--Jennings Bridge to 1
mile South of Jennings Bridge, Patterson, LA
USS KIDD Star Spangled Celebration, Baton Rouge, LA
Sponsor: USS KIDD and Nautical Center
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Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Lower Mississippi River miles 229.4-229.6, Baton
Rouge, LA
Uncle Sam Jam Fireworks, Alexandria, LA
Sponsor: Champion Broadcasting of Alexandria
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Red River, Alexandria, LA
Monroe Jaycees Fireworks, Monroe, LA
Sponsor: Monroe Jaycees
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Ouachita River at the Parish Court House,
Monroe, LA
Boomtown Casino Fireworks, Harvey, LA
Sponsor: Boomtown Casino
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Harvey Canal, Harvey, LA
Kenner Fireworks, Kenner, LA
Sponsor: City of Kenner
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: 500 yard radius around fireworks platform in
Lake Pontchartrain at Williams Blvd., Kenner, LA
Bally's Casino Fireworks, New Orleans, LA
Sponsor: Bally's Casino
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: 500 yard radius around fireworks platform in
Lake Pontchartrain, \1/4\ miles North of Bally's Casino, New
Orleans, LA
Riverfront Marketing Fireworks, New Orleans, LA
Sponsor: Riverfront Marketing Group
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: 500 yard radius around fireworks platform
adjacent to Woldenburg Park in Mississippi River, New Orleans,
LA
Riverfront Marketing Fireworks, New Orleans, LA
Sponsor: Jax Brewery
Date: 1 Day--December 31
Regulated Area: 500 yard radius around fireworks platform in
Mississippi River adjacent to Woldenburg Park, New Orleans, LA
Riverfront Marketing Fireworks, New Orleans, LA
Sponsor: Riverfront Marketing Group
Date: 1 Day--Lundi Gras Day
Regulated Area: 500 yard radius around fireworks platform in
Mississippi River adjacent to Algiers Point, New Orleans, LA
Annual Hogdown Fireworks, Mandeville, LA
Sponsor: Mr. R.C. Lunn
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: 500 yard radius around fireworks platform
adjacent to intersection of Tangipahoa River and Lake
Pontchartrain, Mandeville, LA
Group Galveston:
Neches River Festival, Beaumont, TX
Sponsor: Neches River Festival, Inc.
Date: 2 Days--3rd Weekend in April
Regulated Area: Neches River from Collier's Ferry Landing to
Lawson's Crossing at the end of Pine St., Beaumont, TX
Contraband Days Fireworks Display, Lake Charles, LA
Sponsor: Contraband Days Festivities, Inc.
Date: 1 Day--1st Saturday of May
Regulated Area: 500 foot radius from the fireworks barge in Lake
Charles anchored at approximate position 30 deg.13'54''N 093
deg.13'42''W, Lake Charles, LA
Neches River 4th of July Celebration, Beaumont, TX
Sponsor: City of Beaumont
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: River Front Park, Beaumont, TX--All waters of
the Neches River, bank to bank, from the Trinity Industries Dry
Dock to the northeast corner of the Port of Beaumont's dock No.
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Christmas on the Neches River, Port Neches Park
Sponsor: Port Neches Chamber of Commerce
Date: 1 Day--1st Saturday in December
Regulated Area: Waters adjacent to Neches River Front Park, Port
Neches, TX
Clear Lake Fireworks Display, Clear Lake, Houston, TX
Sponsor: Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Rectangle extending 500 feet East, 500 feet
West; 1000 feet North, and 1000 feet South around fireworks
barge at Light #19 on Clear Lake, Houston, TX
Sylvan Beach Fireworks Display, Sylvan Beach, Houston, TX
Sponsor: City of LaPorte
Date: 1 Day--Last of June or Early July
Regulated Area: Rectangle Extending 250 feet East, 250 feet
West; 1000 feet North, and 1000 feet South, around fireworks
barge at Sylvan Beach, Houston, TX
Group Corpus Christi:
Bayfest Fireworks Display
Sponsor: Bayfest, Inc.
Date: 2 Days--3rd Friday & Saturday in September
Regulated Area: Bayfront, All Waters inside Corpus Christi
Marina Levee, Corpus Christi Bay, TX
Great Tugboat Challenge
Sponsor: Bayfest, Inc.
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Date: 2 Days--3rd Friday & Saturday in September
Regulated Area: Bayfront, All Waters inside Corpus Christi
Marina Levee, Corpus Christi Bay, TX
Buccaneer Days Fireworks Display
Sponsor: Buccaneer Commission, Inc.
Date: 1 Day--Last Friday in April or First Friday in May
Regulated Area: Bayfront, All Waters inside Corpus Christi
Marina Levee, Corpus Christi Bay, TX
Corpus Christi 4th of July Fireworks Display
Sponsor: City of Corpus Christi
Date: 1 Day--4th of July
Regulated Area: Bayfront, All Waters inside Corpus Christi
Marina Levee, Corpus Christi Bay, TX
Harbor Lights
Sponsor: City of Corpus Christi
Date: 1 Day--1st Saturday in December
Regulated Area: Bayfront, All Waters inside Corpus Christi
Marina Levee, Corpus Christi Bay, TX
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Dated: December 7, 1998.
Paul J. Pluta,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 98-33849 Filed 12-21-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-15-M
