[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 194 (Friday, October 6, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52297-52298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24918]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD07-95-060]
Special Local Regulations; Key West Super Boat Race
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: Special local regulations are being adopted for the Key West
Super Boat Race sponsored by Super Boat Racing, Inc. This event will be
held on November 8 and 12, 1995, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST
(Eastern Standard Time). The regulations are needed to provide for the
safety of life on navigable waters during the event.
EFFECTIVE DATES: These regulations are effective from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on November 8 and November 12, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
QMC Hitchcock, project officer, USCG Group Key West, (305) 292-8727.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 USC 553, 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 impractical, as there was not sufficient time remaining to
publish proposed rules in advance of the event or to provide for a
delayed effective date.
Drafting Information
The drafters of this regulation are QMC R. C. Kent, project
officer, USCG Group Key West, and LTJG Julia Diaz, project attorney,
Seventh Coast District Legal Office.
Discussion of Regulations
Approximately 50 power boats are expected to participate in the Key
West Super Boat Race, with 100 spectator craft expected. The power
boats will be competing at high speeds and operating in close proximity
to each other and to spectator craft, creating an extra or unusual
hazard in the navigable waters.
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.
Regulatory Evaluation
This regulation is not a significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and does not
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require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section
6(a)(3) 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 regulation to be so minimal that a
full Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph 10e of the regulatory
policies and procedures of DOT is unnecessary. Entry into the regulated
area is prohibited for only 6 hours on the day of the event.
Since the impact of this regulation is expected to be minimal, the
Coast Guard certifies that it will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Federalism
This action has been analyzed in accordance with the principals and
criteria contained in Executive Order 12612, and it has been determined
that this rulemaking does not have sufficient federalism implications
to warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assignment.
Environmental Assessment
The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this action
consistent with Section 2.B. of Commandant Instruction M16475.1B. In
accordance with that section, this action has been environmentally
assessed (EA completed), and the Coast Guard has determined 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.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
Final Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, Part 100 of Title 33, Code of
Federal Regulations, is amended as follows:
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.
2. A temporary section 100.35-07-061 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 100.35-07-061 City of Miami, FL.
(a) Regulated Area. (1) The regulated area consists of all
navigable waters on Biscayne Bay south of Rickenbacker Causeway and
north from
(1) 24-33.65N, 081-48.47W; thence to,
(2) 24-33.95N, 081-48.30W; thence to,
(3) 24-34.05N, 081-48.45W; thence to,
(4) 24-33.58N, 081-48.70W; thence to,
(5) 24-31.18N, 081-51.10W; thence to,
(6) 24-31.18N, 081-48.88W; thence to,
(7) 24-32.94N, 081-48.82W.
(Datum: NAD 1983)
(b) Special Local Regulations. (1) Entry into the regulated area,
by other than event participants, is prohibited unless otherwise
authorized by the patrol commander.
(2) A succession of not less than 5 short whistle or horn blasts
from a patrol vessel will be the signal for any non-participating
vessel to take immediate steps to avoid collision. The display of a red
distress flare from a patrol vessel will be a signal for any and all
vessels to stop immediately.
(c) Effective Dates. This section is effective from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on November 8 and November 12, 1995.
Dated: September 13, 1995.
Roger T. Rufe, Jr.,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 95-24918 Filed 10-5-95; 8:45 am]
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