[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14036-14037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7633]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD 05-98-016]
Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Approaches to
Annapolis Harbor, Spa Creek, and Severn River, Annapolis, MD
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of implementation.
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SUMMARY: This notice implements the special local regulations for the
19th Annual Safety at Sea Seminar, an annual marine event to be held
March 28, 1998, on Spa Creek and the Severn River at Annapolis,
Maryland. These special local regulations are necessary to control
vessel traffic in the vicinity of the U.S. Naval Academy due to the
confined nature of the waterway and expected vessel congestion during
the fireworks display and helicopter rescue demonstration. The effect
will be to restrict general navigation in the regulated area for the
safety of spectators, event participants, and other vessels transiting
the event area.
EFFECTIVE DATES: 33 CFR 100.511 is effective from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
on March 28, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Warrant Officer R.L. Houck, Marine Events Coordinator, Commander,
Coast Guard Activities Baltimore, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore,
MD 21226-1971, (410) 576-2674.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Naval Academy Sailing Squadron will
sponsor the 19th Annual Safety at Sea Seminar on the Severn River, near
the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Waterborne activities will
include demonstrations of life rafts, pyrotechnics, man overboard
procedures, and a helicopter rescue.
In order to ensure the safety of participants and transiting
vessels, 33 CFR 100.511 will be in effect for the duration of the
event. Under provisions of 33 CFR 100.511, a vessel may not enter the
regulated area unless it receives permission from the Coast Guard
Patrol Commander. Spectator vessels may anchor outside the regulated
area but may not block a
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navigable channel. Because these restrictions will be in effect for a
limited period, they should not result in a significant disruption of
maritime traffic.
Dated: March 6, 1998.
J.S. Carmichael,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Fifth Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 98-7633 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]
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