97-13514. Special Local Regulation: Harvard-Yale Regatta, Thames River, New London, CT

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 27960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13514]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD01-97-029]
RIN 2115-AE46


Special Local Regulation: Harvard-Yale Regatta, Thames River, New 
London, CT

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

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SUMMARY: This notice implements the permanent regulations for the 
annual Harvard-Yale Regatta, a rowing competition held on the Thames 
River in New London, CT. The regulation is necessary to control vessel 
traffic within the immediate vicinity of the event due to the confined 
nature of the waterway and anticipated congestion at the time of the 
event, thus providing for the safety of life and property on the 
affected navigable waters.

DATES: 33 CFR 100.101 is effective on June 1, 1997, from 3:30 p.m. to 8 
p.m. If the regatta is canceled due to weather, this section will be in 
effect on the following day, Monday June 2, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander J.B. Donovan, 
Office of Search and Rescue, First Coast Guard District, (617) 223-
8460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice implements the permanent special 
local regulation governing the 1997 Harvard-Yale Regatta. A portion of 
the Thames River in New London, Connecticut, will be closed during the 
effective period to all vessel traffic except participants, official 
regatta vessels, and patrol craft. The regulated area is that area of 
the river between the Penn Central Draw Bridge and Bartlett's Cove. 
Additional public notification will be made via the First Coast Guard 
District Local Notice to Mariners and marine safety broadcasts. The 
full text of this regulation is found in 33 CFR 100.101.

    Dated: May 6, 1997.
J.L. Linnon,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 97-13514 Filed 5-21-97; 8:45 am]
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