[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53586-53587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26728]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD07 98-059]
RIN 2115-AE46
Special Local Regulations; Columbus Day Regatta Sailboat Race,
Miami, FL
AGENCY: Cost Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: Temporary Special Local Regulations are being adopted for the
Columbus Day Regatta Sailboat Race. The event will be held in Biscayne
Bay from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) each day, on
October 10 and 11, 1998. These regulations are needed to provide for
the safety of life on navigable waters during the event.
DATES: These regulations become effective at 9 a.m. and terminate at 5
p.m. each day on October 10 and 11, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: QMCS T.E. KJERULFF Coast Guard Group
Miami, Florida at (305) 535-4448.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
Columbus Day Regatta, Inc., is sponsoring a sailboat race with
approximately 500 sailboats, ranging in length from 20 to 60 feet,
participating in the event. The race will take place in Biscayne Bay
from Dinner Key to Soldier Key on October 10 and 11, 1998. There will
also be approximately fifty (50) spectator craft. These regulations are
intended to promote safe navigation on the waters of Biscayne Bay by
controlling the traffic entering, exiting, and traveling within the
regulated area.
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In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of proposed rulemaking
has not been published for this regulation and good cause exists for
making it effective in less than 30 days after Federal Register
publication. Publishing a NPRM and delaying its effective date would be
contrary to safety interests as there was not sufficient time remaining
after receipt of the permit request to publish proposed rules in
advance of the event or to provide for a delayed effective date.
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)(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 proposal 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 eight hours each day of the event and the regulated
area would not have a significant impact on commercial traffic.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the
Coast Guard must consider whether this rulemaking will have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Small entities include small business, 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.
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, as the regulation will only be in effect for
approximately eight hours on two days in a limited area of Biscayne Bay
with little impact on commercial traffic.
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 and has determined pursuant to Figure 2-1, paragraph 34 (h) of
Commandant Instruction M16475.1C, that this action is categorically
excluded from further environmental documentation.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
Temporary Regulations: In consideration of the foregoing, the Coast
Guard amends 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.
2. A temporary section 100.35T-07-059 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 100.35T-07-059 Columbus Day Regatta Sailboat Race; Miami,
Florida
(a) Definitions:
(1) Regulated Area. A regulated area is established for the race
area by joining the following points (all coordinates reference Datum:
NAD 83):
25-43.399N, 80-12.500W;
25-43.399N, 80-10.500W;
25-33.000N, 80-11.500W;
25-33.000N, 80-15.900W;
25-40.000N, 80-15.000W.
(2) Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The Coast Guard Patrol Commander
is a commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the Coast Guard who has
been designated by Commander, Coast Guard Group Miami, Florida.
(b) Special local regulations:
(1) Entry into the regulated area by other than event participants
is prohibiting unless otherwise authorized by the Patrol Commander. At
the completion of the daily races traffic may resume normal operations.
(2) A succession of not fewer than 5 short whistle or horn blasts
from a patrol vessel will be the signal for any and all vessels to take
immediate steps to avoid collision. The display of an orange distress
smoke signal from a patrol vessel will be the signal for any and all
vessels to stop immediately.
(3) Spectators are required to maintain a safe distance from the
racecourse at all times.
(c) Dates: This section becomes effective at 9 a.m. and terminates
at 5 p.m. each day on October 10 and 11, 1998.
Dated: September 21, 1998.
N.T. Saunders,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 98-26728 Filed 10-5-98; 8:45 am]
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