2016-01375. Special Local Regulations; Sector Ohio Valley Annual and Recurring Special Local Regulations Update

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard is amending and updating its special local regulations relating to recurring marine parades, regattas, and other events that take place in the Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley area of responsibility (AOR). This document informs the public of regularly scheduled events that require additional safety measures through establishing a special local regulation. Through this document the current list of recurring special local regulations is updated with revisions, additional events, and removal of events that no longer take place in Sector Ohio Valley's AOR. When these special local regulations are enforced, certain restrictions are placed on marine traffic in specified areas. Additionally, this one proposed rulemaking project reduces administrative costs involved in producing separate proposed rules for each individual recurring special local regulation and serves to provide notice of the known recurring special local regulations throughout the year.

DATES:

Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before April 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-2015-1039 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the “Public Participation and Request for Comments” portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have questions on this proposed rule, call or email Petty Officer James Robinson, Sector Ohio Valley, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone [phone], email [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

DHS Department of Homeland Security

E.O. Executive order

FR Federal Register

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking

Pub. L. Public Law

§ Section

U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal Basis

The Captain of the Port (COTP) Ohio Valley is proposing to establish, amend, and update its current list of recurring special local regulations.

These special local regulations are proposed to be added, amended, and updated to the list of annually recurring special local regulations under 33 CFR 100.801 in Table 1 for annual special local regulations in the COTP Ohio Valley zone. The Coast Guard will address all comments accordingly, whether through response, additional revision to the regulation, or otherwise. Additionally, these recurring events are provided to the public through local avenues and planned by the local communities.

The current list of annual and recurring special local regulations occurring in Sector Ohio Valley's AOR is published under 33 CFR 100.801. That most recent list was created August 19, 2015 through the rulemaking 80 FR 50196, which finalized the interim rule published April 22, 2014, 79 FR 22381, which received no adverse comments. The August 19, 2015 rulemaking established under 33 CFR 100.801 created the current comprehensive list of recurring safety zones.

The Coast Guard's authority for establishing a special local regulation is contained at 33 U.S.C. 1233. The Coast Guard is amending and updating the special local regulations under 33 CFR part 100 to include the most up to date list of recurring special local regulations for events held on or around navigable waters within Sector Ohio Valley's AOR. These events include marine parades, boat races, swim events, and other marine related events. The current list under 33 CFR 100.801 requires amending to provide new information on existing special local regulations, updating to include new special local regulations expected to recur annually or biannually, and to remove special local regulations that are no longer required. Issuing individual regulations for each new special local regulation, amendment, or removal of an existing special local regulation creates unnecessary administrative costs and burdens. This single proposed rulemaking will considerably reduce administrative overhead and provides the public with notice through publication in the Federal Register of the upcoming recurring special local regulations.

The Coast Guard encourages the public to participate in this proposed rulemaking through the comment process so that any necessary changes can be identified and implemented in a timely and efficient manner.

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule

33 CFR part 100 contains regulations to provide effective control over regattas and marine parades conducted on U.S. navigable waters in order to ensure the safety of life in the regattas or marine parade area. Section 100.801 provides the regulations applicable to events taking place in the Eighth Coast Guard District and also provides a table listing each event and special local regulation. This section requires amendment from time to time to properly reflect the recurring special local regulations in Sector Ohio Valley's AOR. This proposed rule amends and updates § 100.801 replacing the current Table 1 for Sector Ohio Valley.

Additionally, this proposed rule adds 16 new recurring special local regulations and removes 8 special local regulations.

Sixteen new recurring special local regulations are added under the new Table 1 of § 100.801 for Sector Ohio Valley:

Date	Event/sponsor	Ohio Valley location	Regulated area
2 days—last weekend in September	Captain Quarters Regatta	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 595.0-597.0 (Kentucky).
1 day—One of the last three weekends in June	Louisville Race the Bridge Triathlon	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 601.5-603.0 (Kentucky).
2 days—Second or third weekend in September	Louisville Dragon Boat Festival	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 603.0-603.5 (Kentucky).
1 day—One of the last two weekends in September	Ohio River Open Water Swim	Prospect, KY	Ohio River, Mile 588.0-590.0 (Kentucky).
1 day—Third weekend in May	World Triathlon Corporation/IRONMAN 70.3	Chattanooga, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 463.0-466.0 (Tennessee).
1 day—Second weekend in July	Bradley Dean/Renaissance Man Triathlon	Florence, AL	Tennessee River, Mile 255.0-257.0 (Alabama).
1 day—Last weekend in August	Tennessee Clean Water Network/Downtown Dragon Boat Races	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 647.0-649.0 (Tennessee).
1 day—Last weekend in September	World Triathlon Corporation/IRONMAN Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 463.0-467.0 (Tennessee).
1 day—Third weekend in November	TREC-RACE/Pangorge	Chattanooga, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 444.0-455.0 (Tennessee).
2 days—weekend before Labor Day	SUP3Rivers The Southside Outside	Pittsburgh, PA	Monongahela River, Mile 0.0-3.09 Allegheny River, Mile 0.0-0.25 (Pennsylvania).
1 day—Saturday before Labor Day	Wheeling Dragon Boat Race	Wheeling, WV	Ohio River, Mile 90.4-91.5 (West Virginia).
1 day—Third Saturday in July	Pittsburgh Irish Rowing Club/St. Brendan's Cup Currach Regatta	Pittsburgh, PA	Ohio River, Miles 7.0-9.0, back channel (Pennsylvania).
Second Sunday in September	Ohio River Sternwheel Festival Committee Sternwheel race reenactment	Marietta, OH	Ohio River, Mile 170.5-172.5 (Ohio).
Second Saturday in September	Parkesburg Paddle Fest	Parkersburg, WV	Ohio River, Mile 184.3-188 (West Virginia).
Three days during the fourth weekend in September	New Martinsville Records and Regatta Challenge Committee	New Martinsville, WV	Ohio River, Mile 128-129 (West Virginia)
3 days—1st week of August	EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta	Pittsburgh, PA	Ohio River, Mile 0.0-0.5, Allegheny River, Mile 0.0-0.6, and Monongahela River, Mile 0.0-0.5 (Pennsylvania).

This proposed rule removes the following 8 special local regulations from the existing Table 1 of § 100.801:

Date	Event/sponsor	Ohio Valley location	Regulated area
1 day—Third weekend in July	Headfirst Performance/Cardinal Harbor Triathlon	Finchville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 595 (Kentucky).
1 day—First or second weekend in August	Evansville Goodwill Industries/Ducks on the Ohio	Evansville, IN	Ohio River, Mile 792.0-796.0 (Indiana).
1 day—First or second weekend in June	Southern Indiana Triathlon Inc./Southern Indiana Triathlon	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 600.0-603.0 (Kentucky).
1 day—Last weekend in June	SOS Triathlon	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 602.0-603.5 (Kentucky).
1 day—First or second weekend in July	City of Livermore Canoe Race	Livermore, KY	Green River, Mile 71.0-71.5 (Kentucky).
1 day—First or second weekend in July	Jam Brand Sports, LLC/Buckhead Border Challenge Triathlon	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 602.0-604.0 (Kentucky).
1 day—First weekend in August	Kentucky Derby Festival/Venetian Boat Parade Festival	New Albany, IN	Ohio River, Mile 596.0-604.3 (Indiana).
1 day—Second weekend in August	North Oldham High School/North Oldham Ohio River Swim	LaGrange, KY	Ohio River, Mile 595 (Kentucky).

The effect of this proposed rule will be to restrict general navigation during these events. Vessels intending to transit the designated waterway through the special local regulations will only be allowed to transit the area when the COTP Ohio Valley, or designated representative, has deemed it safe to do so or at the completion of the event.

IV. Regulatory Analyses

We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes and Executive orders (E.O.s) related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses based on a number of these statutes and E.O.s, and we discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

E.O.s 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits. E.O. 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility. This proposed rule has not been designated a “significant regulatory action,” under E.O. 12866. Accordingly, it has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.

The Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this proposed rule to be minimal, and therefore a full regulatory evaluation is unnecessary. This proposed rule establishes special local regulations limiting access to certain areas under 33 CFR part 100 within Sector Ohio Valley's AOR. The effect of this proposed rulemaking will not be significant because these special local regulations are limited in scope and duration. Additionally, the public is given advance notification through local forms of notice, the Federal Register, and/or Notices of Enforcement and thus will be able to plan operations around the special local regulations in advance. Deviation from the special local regulations established through this proposed rulemaking may be requested from the appropriate COTP and requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Broadcast Notices to Mariners and Local Notices to Mariners will also inform the community of these special local regulations so that they may plan accordingly for these short restrictions on transit. Vessel traffic may request permission from the COTP Ohio Valley or a designated representative to enter the restricted area.

B. Impact on Small Entities

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as amended, requires federal agencies to consider the potential impact of regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term “small entities” comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

This proposed rule will affect the following entities, some of which may be small entities: The owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the special local regulation areas during periods of enforcement. The special local regulations will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because they are limited in scope and will be in effect for short periods of time. Before the enforcement period, the Coast Guard COTP will issue maritime advisories widely available to waterway users. Deviation from the special local regulations established through this proposed rulemaking may be requested from the appropriate COTP and requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the proposed rule would affect your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR (1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or any policy or action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

This proposed rule will not call for a new collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

A rule has implications for federalism under E.O. 13132, Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism principles and preemption requirements described in E.O. 13132.

Also, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications under E.O. 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, because it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. If you believe this proposed rule has implications for federalism or Indian tribes, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538) requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would not result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this proposed rule elsewhere in this preamble.

F. Environment

We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. This proposed rule is categorically excluded under section 2.B.2, figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(h) of the Instruction because it involves establishment of special local regulations related to marine event permits for marine parades, regattas, and other marine events. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant environmental impact from this proposed rule.

G. Protest Activities

The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters. Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or security of people, places or vessels.

V. Public Participation and Request for Comments

We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking, and will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation.

We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using http://www.regulations.gov,, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions.

We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 15086).

Documents mentioned in this NPRM as being available in the docket, and all public comments, will be in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that Web site's instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a final rule is published.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

• Marine safety
• Navigation (water)
• Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and Waterways

For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the U.S. Coast Guard proposes to amend 33 CFR part 100 as follows:

PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS

1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233.

2. Amend § 100.801 by revising table 1 of § 100.801 to read as follows:

§ 100.801

Annual Marine Events in the Eighth Coast Guard District.

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Table 1 of § 100.801—Ohio Valley Captain of the Port Zone Annual and Recurring Marine Events

Date	Event/sponsor	Ohio Valley location	Regulated area
1. The first Saturday in April	University of Charleston Rowing/West Virginia Governor's Cup Regatta	Charleston, WV	Kanawha River, Mile 59.9-61.4 (West Virginia).
2. 1 day—Saturday before Memorial Day weekend	Venture Outdoors/Venture Outdoors Festival	Pittsburgh, PA	Allegheny River, Mile 0.0-0.25 Monongahela River 0.0-0.25 (Pennsylvania).
3. 1 day—During the last week of April or first week of May	Kentucky Derby Festival/Belle of Louisville Operating Board/Great Steamboat Race	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 596.0-604.3 (Kentucky).
4. 1 day—First or second weekend in May	REV3/REV3 Triathlon	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 646.0-649.0 (Tennessee).
5. 1 day—Third weekend in May	World Triathlon Corporation/IRONMAN 70.3	Chattanooga, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 463.0-466.0 (Tennessee).
6. 1 day—Second weekend in June	Chattanooga Parks and Rec/Chattanooga River Rats Open Water Swim	Chattanooga, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 464.0-469.0 (Tennessee).
7. 1 day—Third or fourth weekend in June	Greater Morgantown Convention and Visitors Bureau/Mountaineer Triathlon	Morgantown, WV	Monongahela River, Mile 101.0-102.0 (West Virginia).
8. 2 days—First weekend of June	Kentucky Drag Boat Association	Pisgah Bay, KY	Tennessee River, Mile 30.0 (Kentucky).
9. Fourth Sunday in June	Green Umbrella/Ohio River Paddlefest	Cincinnati, OH	Ohio River, Mile 459.5-470.2 (Ohio and Kentucky).
10. 1 day—Fourth or fifth Sunday in September	Green Umbrella/Great Ohio River Swim	Cincinnati, OH	Ohio River, Mile 469.8-470.2 (Ohio and Kentucky).
11. 1 day—One of the last two weekends in September	Ohio River Open Water Swim	Prospect, KY	Ohio River, Mile 588.0-590.0 9 (Kentucky).
12. 2 days-Second or third weekend in September	Louisville Dragon Boat Festival	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 603.0-603.5 (Kentucky).
13. 1 day—Third or fourth Sunday of July	Tucson Racing/Cincinnati Triathlon	Cincinnati, OH	Ohio River, Mile 469.3-470.2 (Ohio).
14. 2 days—First weekend of July	Kentucky Drag Boat Association	Pisgah Bay, KY	Tennessee River, Mile 30.0 (Kentucky).
15. 1 day—Second weekend in July	Bradley Dean/Renaissance Man Triathlon	Florence, AL	Tennessee River, Mile 255.0-257.0 (Alabama).
16. 3 days—One of the first two weekends in July	Madison Regatta, Inc./Madison Regatta	Madison, IN	Ohio River, Mile 555.0-560.0 (Indiana).
17. 1 day—Third Saturday in July	Pittsburgh Irish Rowing Club/St. Brendan's Cup Currach Regatta	Pittsburgh, PA	Miles 7-9, Ohio River back channel (Pennsylvania).
18. 1 day—One of the last three weekends in June	Louisville Race the Bridge Triathlon	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 601.5-603.0 (Kentucky).
19. 1 day—Fourth weekend in June	Team Magic/Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon	Chattanooga, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 463.0-465.0 (Tennessee).
20. 1 day—Fourth weekend in July	Team Magic/Music City Triathlon	Nashville, TN	Cumberland River, Mile 190.0-192.0 (Tennessee).
21. 2 days—Last two weekends in July or first week of August	Friends of the Riverfront Inc./Pittsburgh Triathlon and Adventure Races	Pittsburgh, PA	Allegheny River, Mile 0.0-1.5 (Pennsylvania).
22. 3 days—First week of August	EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta	Pittsburgh, PA	Ohio River, Mile 0.0-0.5, Allegheny River, Mile 0.0-0.6, and Monongahela River, Mile 0.0-0.5 (Pennsylvania)
23. 2 days—First weekend of August	Kentucky Drag Boat Association	Pisgah Bay, KY	Tennessee River, Mile 30.0 (Kentucky).
24. 2 days—last weekend in September	Captain Quarters Regatta	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 595.0-597.0 (Kentucky).
25. 2 days—Second or third weekend in October	Norton Healthcare/Ironman Triathlon	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 601.5-604.5 (Kentucky).
26. 2 days—Third full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) in August	Ohio County Tourism/Rising Sun Boat Races	Rising Sun, IN	Ohio River, Mile 504.0-508.0 (Indiana and Kentucky).
27. 1 day—Last weekend in August	Tennessee Clean Water Network/Downtown Dragon Boat Races	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 647.0-649.0 (Tennessee)
28. 3 days—Third weekend in August	Governors' Cup/UWP-IJSBA National Championships	Charleston, WV	Kanawha River, Mile 56.7-57.6 (West Virginia).
29. 2 days—Fourth weekend in July	Herd Racing LLC/Huntington Classic	Huntington, WV	Ohio River, Mile 307.3-309.3 (West Virginia).
30. 2 days—Last weekend in September	Fall Records Challenge Committee/Fall Records Challenge	New Martinsville, WV	Ohio River, Mile 128.5-129.5 (West Virginia).
31. 2 days—Labor Day weekend	Wheeling Vintage Race Boat Association Ohio/Wheeling Vintage Regatta	Wheeling, WV	Ohio River, Mile 090.4-091.5 (West Virginia).
32. 2 days—Weekend before Labor Day	SUP3Rivers The Southside Outside	Pittsburgh, PA	Monongahela River, Mile 0.0-3.09 Allegheny River Mile 0.0-0.25 (Pennsylvania)
33. 1 day—Saturday before Labor Day	Wheeling Dragon Boat Race	Wheeling, WV	Ohio River, Mile 90.4-91.5 (West Virginia).
34. 1 day—First or second weekend in September	Cumberland River Compact/Cumberland River Dragon Boat Festival	Nashville, TN	Cumberland River, Mile 190.0-192.0 (Tennessee).
35. 2 days—First or second weekend in September	State Dock/Cumberland Poker Run	Jamestown, KY	Lake Cumberland (Kentucky).
36. 3 days—First or second weekend in September	Sailing for a Cure Foundation/SFAC Fleur de Lis Regatta	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 601.0-604.0 (Kentucky).
37. 1 day—One weekend, last half of September	Harbor House of Louisville/Ken“Ducky” Derby	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 602.0-604.0 (Kentucky).
38. 1 day—Last weekend in September	World Triathlon Corporation/IRONMAN Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 463.0-467.0 (Tennessee)
39. 1 day—Second weekend in September	City of Clarksville/Clarksville Riverfest Cardboard Boat Regatta	Clarksville, TN	Cumberland River, Mile 125.0-126.0 (Tennessee).
40. 2 days—First weekend of October	Three Rivers Rowing Association/Head of the Ohio Regatta	Pittsburgh, PA	Allegheny River, Mile 0.0-4.0 (Pennsylvania).
41. 1 day—First or second weekend in October	Lookout Rowing Club/Chattanooga Head Race	Chattanooga, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 464.0-467.0 (Tennessee).
42. 1 day—Third weekend in November	TREC-RACE/Pangorge	Chattanooga, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 444.0-455.0 (Tennessee).
43. 3 days—First weekend in November	Atlanta Rowing Club/Head of the Hooch Rowing Regatta	Chattanooga, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 464.0-467.0 (Tennessee).
44. One Saturday in June or July	Paducah Summer Festival/Cross River Swim	Paducah, KY	Ohio River, Mile 934-936 (Kentucky).
45. 1 day—During the last weekend in May	Louisville Metro Government/Mayor's Healthy Hometown Subway Fresh Fit, Hike, Bike and Paddle	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 602.0-603.5 (Kentucky).
46. 4 days—Second or third weekend in June	Hadi Shrine/Evansville Freedom Festival Air Show	Evansville, IN	Ohio River, Mile 791.0-795.0 (Indiana).
47. 1 day—Second or third Saturday in July	Allegheny Mountain LMSC/Search for Monongy	Pittsburgh, PA	Allegheny River, Mile 0.0-0.6 (Pennsylvania).
48. 1 day—July 4th	Wellsburg 4th of July Committee/Wellsburg 4th of July Fireworks	Wellsburg, WV	Ohio River, Mile 73.5-74.5 (West Virginia).
49. 1 day—During the first week of July	Evansville Freedom Celebration/4th of July Freedom Celebration	Evansville, IN	Ohio River, Mile 791.0-796.0 (Indiana).
50. 1 day—First weekend in September	Louisville Metro Government/Mayor's Healthy Hometown Subway Fresh Fit, Hike, Bike and Paddle	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 602.0-603.5 (Kentucky).
51. 2 days—Third or fourth weekend in July	Dare to Care/KFC Mayor's Cup Paddle Sports Races/Voyageur Canoe World Championships	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 601.0-604.0 (Kentucky).
52. 3 days—Fourth weekend in August	Kentucky Drag Boat Association/Thunder on the Green	Livermore, KY	Green River, Mile 70.0-71.5 (Kentucky).
53. 1 day—Fourth weekend in August	Team Rocket Tri-Club/Rocketman Triathlon	Huntsville, AL	Tennessee River, Mile 333.0-334.5 (Alabama).
54. 3 days—First or second weekend in September	Hadi Shrine/Owensboro Air Show	Owensboro, KY	Ohio River, Mile 755.0-759.0 (Kentucky).
55. 1 day—First Sunday in August	HealthyHuntington.org/St. Marys Tri-state Triathlon	Huntington, WV	Ohio River, Mile 307.3-308.3 (West Virginia).
56. 2 days—First Weekend in August	Buckeye Outboard Association/Portsmouth Challenge	Portsmouth, OH	Ohio River, Mile 355.3-356.7 (Ohio).
57. 1 day—Sunday before Labor Day	Cincinnati Bell, WEBN, and Proctor and Gamble/Riverfest	Cincinnati, OH	Ohio River, Mile 464.0-476.0 (Kentucky and Ohio) and Licking River Mile 0.0-3.0 (Kentucky).
58. 2 days—First or second weekend in September	State Dock/Cumberland Poker Run	Jamestown, KY	Lake Cumberland (Kentucky).
59. 1 day—One weekend, last half of September	Harbor House of Louisville/Ken“Ducky” Derby	Louisville, KY	Ohio River, Mile 602.0-604.0 (Kentucky).
60. Second Sunday in September	Ohio River Sternwheel Festival Committee Sternwheel race reenactment	Marietta, OH	Ohio River, Mile 170.5-172.5 (Ohio)
61. Second Saturday in September	Parkesburg Paddle Fest	Parkersburg, WV	Ohio River, Mile 184.3-188 (West Virginia)
62. Three days during the fourth weekend in September	New Martinsville Records and Regatta Challenge Committee	New Martinsville, WV	Ohio River, Mile 128-129 (West Virginia)
63. First weekend in July	Eddyville Creek Marina/Thunder Over Eddy Bay	Eddyville, KY	Cumberland River Mile 46.0-47.0. (Kentucky).
64. First or second weekend of July	Prizer Point Marina/4th of July Celebration	Cadiz, KY	Cumberland River, Mile 54.0-55.09 (Kentucky).
65. 2 days, last weekend in May or first weekend in June	Visit Knoxville/Racing on the Tennessee	Knoxville, TN	Tennessee River, Mile 647.0-648.0 (Tennessee).
66. 1 day—Second weekend in September	Start 2 Finish/Nashvegas Triathlon	Ashland City, TN	Cumberland River, Mile 157.0-159.0 (Tennessee).

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Dated: January 5, 2016.

R. V. Timme,

Captain, U. S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Ohio Valley.