[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-2215]
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[Federal Register: February 1, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD 05-94-001]
Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Crawford Bay Crew
Classic, Southern Branch, Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, VA
agency: Coast Guard, DOT.
action: Notice of implementation.
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summary: This notice implements special local regulations for the
Crawford Bay Crew Classic, an annual event to be held on the Southern
Branch of the Elizabeth River at Portsmouth, Virginia. The event will
take place from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m., on March 25, 1994, and from 6
a.m. until 6 p.m. on March 26, 1994. The event consists of rowing
vessels from different colleges competing in an intercollegiate crew
competition on a course on the Elizabeth River, between Jordan Bridge
and Portside. These special local regulations are necessary to control
vessel traffic in the immediate vicinity of this event. The effect will
be to restrict general navigation in the regulated area for the safety
of spectators and participants.
effective dates: This regulation is effective from 11 a.m. until 6:30
p.m., on March 25, 1994, and from 5 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., on March 26,
1994.
for further information contact: Stephen L. Phillips, Chief, Boating
Affairs Branch, Fifth Coast Guard District, 431 Crawford Street,
Portsmouth, Virginia 23704-5004 (804) 398-6204.
Drafting Information: The drafters of this notice are QM2 Gregory
C. Garrison, project officer, Boating Affairs Branch, Boating Safety
Division, Fifth Coast Guard District, and LT Monica L. Lombardi,
project attorney, Fifth Coast Guard District Legal Staff.
Discussion of Regulation: Ports Events, Inc. submitted an
application requesting a permit to hold the Crawford Bay Crew Classic.
The regulations in 33 CFR 100.523 will regulate the area surrounding
the Crawford Bay Crew Classic on the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth
River. Crew racing shells will be racing in heats starting in the
vicinity of the Jordan Bridge and will finish in the vicinity of
Portside, Portsmouth. This regulation is necessary to control spectator
craft and to provide for the safety of life and property on navigable
waters during the event. Marine traffic will be allowed to transit the
regulated area between races. Since the main shipping channel will not
be closed for extended periods of time, commercial traffic should not
be severely disrupted.
Dated: January 14, 1994.
W.T. Leland,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 94-2215 Filed 1-31-94; 8:45 am]
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