97-1797. Special Local Regulations; Hillsborough Bay; Tampa, FL  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 1997)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 3608-3610]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-1797]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    Coast Guard
    
    33 CFR Part 100
    
    [CGD07-96-074]
    RIN 2115-AE46
    
    
    Special Local Regulations; Hillsborough Bay; Tampa, FL
    
    AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
    
    ACTION: Temporary final rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: Temporary special local regulations are being established for 
    the Gasparilla Marine Parade in Hillsborough Bay, Tampa, Florida. This 
    event will be held on Saturday, February 1, 1997, between 10 a.m. 
    Eastern Standard Time (EST) and 1:30 p.m. EST. During the event, there 
    will be approximately 750 participants and over 200 spectator craft. 
    The resulting congestion of navigable channels creates an extra or 
    unusual hazard. Therefore, these regulations are necessary to provide 
    for the safety of life on the navigable waters during the event.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: These regulations become effective at 9 a.m. EST and 
    terminate at 2:30 p.m. EST on February 1, 1997.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    LTJG Tom Stuhlreyer, Project Officer. Coast Guard Group St. Petersburg, 
    FL at (813) 824-7533.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552, a 
    notice of proposed rulemaking has not been published for these 
    regulations and good cause exists for making them effective in less 
    than 30 days from the date of publication. Following normal rulemaking 
    procedures would have been impracticable. The application to hold the 
    event was not received with sufficient time remaining to publish a 
    proposed rule in advance of the event or to provide for a delayed 
    effective date.
    
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    Discussion of Regulations
    
        Temporary special local regulations are being established for the 
    Gasparilla Marine Parade in Hillsborough Bay, Tampa, Florida. This 
    event will be held on Saturday, February 1, 1997, between 10 a.m. 
    Eastern Standard Time (EST) and 1:30 p.m. EST. These regulations are 
    needed to provide for the safety of life, to protect vessels 
    participating in the parade, and to protect marine mammals during the 
    Gasparilla Marine Parade. There will be approximately 750 participants, 
    afloat and ashore, participating in the marine parade. Also, 200-400 
    spectator craft are expected. The resulting congestion of navigable 
    waters.
        These regulations establish a regulated area in Hillsborough Bay, 
    which consists of all waters east of a line drawn from Gadsen Point 
    south to E.G. Simmons Park, at position 27-44.8 N, 082-28.3 W, then to 
    the northern end of Hillsborough Bay. All coordinates referenced use 
    Datum: NAD 1983. Additionally, the regulated area includes the 
    following, in their entirely: Hillsborough Cut ``D'' Channel, Sparkman 
    Channel, Ybor Channel, Seddon Channel and the Hillsborough River south 
    of the Cass Street Bridge.
        Entry into the regulated area is closed to all commercial marine 
    traffic from 10 a.m. EST to 2:30 p.m. EST on February 1, 1997. The 
    regulated area is an idle speed, ``no wake'' zone. All vessels within 
    the regulated area shall stay clear of and give way to all vessels in 
    parade formation in the Gasparilla Marine Parade. When within the 
    marked channels of the parade route, vessels participating in the 
    Gasparillas Marine Parade may not exceed the minimum speed necessary to 
    maintain steerage. Jet skis and vessels without mechanical propulsion 
    are prohibited from the parade route. Northbound vessels of length in 
    excess of 80 feet and without mooring arrangements make prior to 
    February 1, 1997 are prohibited from entering Seddon Channel, unless 
    the vessel is officially entered in the Gasparilla Marine Parade. All 
    northbound vessels, not officially entered in the Gasparilla Marine 
    Parade, in excess of 80 feet without prior mooring arrangements must 
    use the alternate route through Sparkman Channel.
    
    Regulatory Evaluation
    
        This regulation is not a significant regulatory action under 
    section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and does not require an 
    assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(f) of 
    that order. It has been exempted from review 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 action to be so minimal that a full Regulatory 
    Evaluation under paragraph 10e of the regulated policies and procedures 
    of DOT is unnecessary. The regulated area encompasses a limited area 
    and entry into this area will be prohibited for only 5\1/2\ hours on 
    the day of the event.
    
    Small Entities
    
        Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the 
    Coast Guard must consider whether this rulemaking will have a 
    significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. ``Small 
    entities'' include independently owned and operated small businesses 
    that are not dominant in their field and that otherwise qualify as 
    ``small business concerns'' under Section 3 of the Small Business Act 
    (15 U.S.C. 632).
        The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605 (b) of the Regulatory 
    Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that this final rule will not 
    have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
    entities. The regulated area encompasses a limited area and will be in 
    effect for only 5\1/2\ hours on the day of the event.
    
    Collection of Information
    
        These regulations contain no collection-of-information requirements 
    under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    
    Federalism
    
        This action has been analyzed in accordance with the principles and 
    criteria contained in Executive Order 12612, and it has been determined 
    that the rulemaking does not have sufficient Federalism implications to 
    warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
    
    Environmental Assessment
    
        The Coast Guard has considered the environmental impact of this 
    action consistent with Section 2.B.2. of Commandant Instruction 
    M16475.1B, (as revised by 59 FR 38654, July 29, 1994). In accordance 
    with that instruction section 2.B.4.g. and 2.B.5., this action has been 
    environmentally assessed (EA completed), and the Coast Guard has 
    concluded that it will not significantly affect the quality of the 
    human environment. An environmental assessment and finding of no 
    significant impact have been prepared and are available for inspection 
    and copying. Specifically, the Coast Guard has consulted with the U.S. 
    Fish and Wildlife Service, the Florida Department of Environmental 
    Protection, and the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the 
    environmental impact of this event, and it was determined that the 
    event does not jeopardize the continued existence of protected species. 
    As a condition to this permit, the applicant is required to educate the 
    operators of spectator craft and parade participants regarding the 
    possible presence of manatees and the appropriate precautions to take 
    if the animals are sighted.
    
    List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
    
        Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping 
    requirements, Waterways.
    
    Temporary Regulations
    
        For reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends Part 
    100 of Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:
        1. The authority citation for Part 100 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
    PART 100--[AMENDED]
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233; 49 CFR 1.46 and 33 CFR 100.35.
    
        2. A temporary section 100.35 T96-074 is added to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 100.35 T96-074  Hillsborough Bay; Tampa, FL.
    
        (a) Regulated Area. A regulated area is established in Hillsborough 
    Bay, which consists of all waters east of a line drawn from Gadsen 
    Point south to E. G. Simmons Park, at position 27-44.8 N, 082-28.3 W, 
    then to the northern end of Hillsborough Bay. All coordinates 
    referenced use Datum: NAD 1983. Additionally, the regulated area 
    includes the following, in their entirety: Hillsborough Cut ``D'' 
    Channel, Sparkman Channel, Ybor Channel, Seddon Channel and the 
    Hillsborough River south of the Cass Street Bridge.
        (b) Special Local Regulations.
        (1) Entry into the regulated area is closed to all commercial 
    marine traffic from 10 a.m. EST to 2:30 p.m. EST on February 1, 1997.
        (2) The regulated area is an idle speed, ``no wake'' zone.
        (3) All vessels within the regulated area shall stay clear of and 
    give way to all vessels in parade formation in the Gasparilla Marine 
    Parade.
        (4) When within the marked channels of the parade route, vessels 
    participating in the Gasparilla Marine Parade may not exceed the 
    minimum speed necessary to maintain steerage.
    
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        (5) Jet skis and vessels without mechanical propulsion are 
    prohibited from the parade route.
        (6) Northbound vessels of length in excess of 80 feet and without 
    mooring arrangements made prior to February 1, 1997 are prohibited from 
    entering Seddon Channel, unless the vessel is officially entered in the 
    Gasparilla Marine Parade. All northbound vessels, not officially 
    entered in the Gasparilla Marine Parade, in excess of 80 feet without 
    prior mooring arrangements must use the alternate route through 
    Sparkman Channel.
        (c) Effective Date. This regulation becomes effective at 9 a.m. EST 
    and terminates at 2:30 p.m. EST on February 1, 1997.
    
        Dated: January 2, 1997.
    R.C. Olsen, Jr.,
    Captain U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Seventh Coast Guard 
    District.
    [FR Doc. 97-1797 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Effective Date:
2/1/1997
Published:
01/24/1997
Department:
Coast Guard
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Temporary final rule.
Document Number:
97-1797
Dates:
These regulations become effective at 9 a.m. EST and terminate at 2:30 p.m. EST on February 1, 1997.
Pages:
3608-3610 (3 pages)
Docket Numbers:
CGD07-96-074
RINs:
2115-AE46: Regatta Regulations
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2115-AE46/regatta-regulations
PDF File:
97-1797.pdf
CFR: (1)
33 CFR 100.35