[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 77 (Friday, April 19, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17246-17247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9654]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD07-96-023]
RIN 2115-AE46
Special Local Regulations; City of Lake Worth, FL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: Temporary special local regulations are being adopted for the
Lake Worth Sunfest 96. The event will be held on May 1st and 2nd, 1996
from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), on May 3rd, 1996
from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT, on May 4th and 5th, 1996 from 9 a.m. to 10
p.m. EDT on the Intracoastal Waterway, Lake Worth, Florida. These
regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on
navigable waters during the event.
EFFECTIVE DATES: This section is effective between 5:30 p.m. and 10:30
p.m. EDT on May 1st, and 2nd, 1996 between 11:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.
EDT on May 3rd 1996; and between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. EDT, on May
4th and 5th 1996.
ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated, documents referred to in this
preamble are available for copying and inspection at U.S. Coast Guard
Group Miami, 100 MacArthur Causeway, Miami Beach, FL 33139, between 8
a.m. and 3 p.m. EDT, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
QMC T. Kjerulff, Operations Center Supervisor, U.S. Coast Guard Group
Miami at (305) 535-4448.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of
proposed rulemaking was not published for these regulations. Following
normal rulemaking procedures would have been impracticable. The
information necessary to hold the event was not received until January
29, 1996 and there was not sufficient time remaining to published
proposed rules in advance of the event or to provide for a delayed
effective date.
Discussion of Regulations
These temporary special local regulations are being adopted for the
Lake Worth Sunfest 96. The event will be held on May 1st and 2nd, 1996
from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., on May 3rd, 1996 from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., on
May 4th and 5th, 1996 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the intracoastal
waterway, Lake Worth, Florida. There will be approximately 20 racers in
ski boats, jet skis, and canoes, ranging in size from 12 to 17 feet,
participating in the Lake Worth Sunfest 96. Due to concentration of
participant and spectator vessels, these regulations are necessary to
provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event.
The event will take place in the Lake Worth Intracoastal Waterway
between the Royal Palm Bridge and the Flagler Memorial Bridge. There
will be a no wake zone between these two bridges.
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
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and benefits under section 6(a)(f) of that order. It has not been
reviewed 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. The regulated
area encompasses less than \3/4\ nautical mile on the Intracostal
Waterway between Flagler and Memorial bridges. Vessels entering the
regulated area will only be required to proceed at no wake speed for 5
hours on May 1st and 2nd 1996, 11 hours on May 3rd 1996 and 14 hours on
May 4th and 5th 1996.
Since the impact of this proposal is expected to be minimal, the
Coast Guard certifies that, if adopted, it will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Collection of Information
These regulations contain no collection of information requirements
under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Federalism
The Coast Guard has analyzed this rule in accordance with the
principles and criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has
determined that this regulation 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
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 at the address listed under ADDRESSES. As a condition to
the permit, the applicant is required to educate the operators of
spectator craft and parade participants regarding the possible presence
of manatees and the appropriate precautions to take if the animals are
sighted.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine Safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
Temporary Final Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, Part 100 of Title 33, Code of
Federal Regulations, is amended 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 Sec. 100.T07-023 is added as follows:
Sec. 100.T07-023 Special Local Regulations; Intracoastal Waterway at
Lake Worth, FL.
(a) Definitions. (1) Regulated area. A regulated area is
established in the Lake Worth Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) between the
Royal Palm Bridge and the Flagler Memorial Bridge, for the Width of the
ICW.
(2) Coastal Guard Patrol Commander. The Coast Guard Patrol
Commander is a commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the Coast
Guard who has been designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Group
Miami, Florida.
(b) Special Local Regulations. (1) The regulated area is a no wake
zone. All transiting vessels shall operate a speed so as to not cause a
wake or at five (5) knots, whichever is slower.
(2) All vessels shall immediately follow any specific instructions
given by event patrol craft and exercise extreme caution while
operating in or near the regulated area. A succession of not fewer than
5 short whistle or horn blasts from a patrol vessel will be the signal
for any nonparticipating vessel to stop immediately. 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) After the termination of the Sunfest 96 event for each
respective day and the regulated area, all vessels may resume normal
operations.
(c) Effective Dates. These regulations are effective on May 1st and
2nd 1996 at 5:30 p.m. EDT and terminate at 10:30 p.m.; on May 3rd 1996
at 11:30 a.m. and terminate at 10:30 p.m.; and on May 4th and 5th 1996
at 8:30 a.m. and terminate at 10:30 p.m.. These times are effective
unless the regulated area is sooner terminated by the Patrol Commander.
Dated: March 21, 1996.
Roger T. Rufe, Jr.,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 96-9654 Filed 4-18-96; 8:45 am]
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