97-13195. Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; The Great Chesapeake Bay Swim Event, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27498-27499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13195]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-97-021]
RIN 2115-AE46


Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; The Great Chesapeake 
Bay Swim Event, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

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SUMMARY: This notice implements regulations for the Great Chesapeake 
Bay Swim Event to be held on June 8, 1997. These special local 
regulations are needed to provide for the safety of participants and 
spectators on the navigable waters during this event. The effect will 
be to restrict general navigation in the regulated area for the safety 
of participants in the swim, and their attending personnel.


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EFFECTIVE DATE: 33 CFR 100.507 is effective from 8:30 a.m. until 2 
p.m., on June 8, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LT J. Driscoll, Marine Events Coordinator, Commander, Coast Guard 
Activities Baltimore, 2401 Hawkins Point Rd., Baltimore, MD 21226-1797, 
[phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The March of Dimes will sponsor the Great 
Chesapeake Bay Swim Event on the Chesapeake Bay in the vicinity of the 
William P. Lane Jr. Memorial Twin Bridges. Approximately 600 swimmers 
will start from Sandy Point State Park and swim between the William P. 
Lane Jr. Memorial Twin Bridges to the Eastern Shore. A large fleet of 
support vessels will be accompanying the swimmers. Therefore, to ensure 
the safety of the participants and support vessels, 33 CFR 100.507 will 
be in effect for the duration of the event. Under provisions of 33 CFR 
100.507, no vessels may enter the regulated area without permission of 
the Coast Guard patrol commander. Vessel traffic will be permitted to 
transit the regulated area as the swim progresses. As a result, 
maritime traffic should not be significantly disrupted.

    Dated: May 8, 1997.
Kent H. Williams,
Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 97-13195 Filed 5-19-97; 8:45 am]
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