[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5455-5456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2589]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD07 98-002]
RIN 2115-AE46
Special Local Regulations; Hillsborough Bay, Tampa, FL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: Special local regulations are being adopted for the Gasparilla
Marine Parade. This event will be held on Saturday, February 7, 1998,
between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on
Hillsborough Bay. 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
2:30 p.m. EST on February 7, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LTJG Bess Howard, Coast Guard Group, St. Petersburg, FL at (813) 824-
7533.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
These regulations are needed to provide for the safety of life of
spectators, to protect vessels participating in the parade, and to
protect marine mammals during the Gasparilla Marine Parade on
Hillsborough Bay on February 7, 1998. There will be approximately 750
participants in the marine parade. Also, 200-400 spectator craft are
expected. The parade will begin at the mouth of the Seddon Channel and
end at the mouth of the Hillsborough River. The resulting congestion of
navigable channels creates an extra or unusual hazard in the navigable
waters.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 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
in the Federal Register. Following normal rulemaking procedures would
have been impracticable. The application to hold the event was not
received with sufficient time remaining to publish proposed rules in
advance of the event or to provide for a delay effective date.
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Regulatory Evaluation
This rule 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 the 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
rule to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph
10e of the regulatory policies and procedures of DOT is unnecessary, as
these regulations will be in effect for less that six hours in a
limited area of Hillsborough Bay.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the
Coast Guard must consider whether this rule will have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. ``Small
entities'' include small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that
are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
field, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000.
Therefore, the Coast Guard certifies under section 605(b) that this
rule will not have a significant effect upon a substantial number of
small entities, because the regulations are in effect for only six
hours in a limited part of Hillsborough Bay.
Collection of Information
This rule contains 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. In accordance with that section, 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 in the docket
for inspection or copying.
List of Subject 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-07-002 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 100.35-T07-002 Special Local Regulations, 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 83. 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. to 2:30 p.m. EST on February 7, 1998.
(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.
(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 7, 1998, 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) Dates: These regulations become effective at 9 a.m. and
terminate at 2:30 p.m. EST on February 7, 1998.
Dated: January 21, 1998.
R.C. Olsen, Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District
Acting.
[FR Doc. 98-2589 Filed 2-2-98; 8:45 am]
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