[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26104-26105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13164]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33 CFR Part 100
[CGDO1-96-016]
RIN 2115-AE46
Special Local Regulation: Revision to Special Local Regulations,
33 CFR Part 100
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is permanently amending a number of special
local regulations governing marine events in the First Coast Guard
District. This rule provides the effective dates for these events in
1996 and provides that the effective dates for the following years will
be published in a Federal Register notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This section is effective on June 24, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Benjamin M. Algeo, Chief, Boating Affairs
Branch, First Coast Guard District, (617) 223-8311.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulatory History
A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) was published on March 22,
1996, (61 FR 11796) in the Federal Register proposing a permanent
change to a number of special local regulations governing marine events
in the First Coast Guard District. No comments were received and no
hearing was requested.
Background and Purpose
The Coast Guard is permanently amending 33 CFR Part 100, sections
100.103--National Sweepstakes Regatta, 100.107--Windjammer Days,
100.108--Great Kennebec River Whatever Race, 100.111--Stonington
Lobster Boat Races, 100.505--New Jersey Offshore Grand Prix, and
removing section 100.109--Whatever Festival Hydroplanes. This final
rule provides the effective dates for the 1996 events and eliminates
the need to undergo the rulemaking process for each event annually by
allowing the dates and times for events in later years to be published
in a Federal Register notice. This rule varies from the NPRM in that it
provides notice of the dates and times of the 1996 events, requires
annual notice in the Federal Register rather than a Coast Guard Notice
to Mariners, and provides rain dates for the Great Kennebec River
Whatever Race, the Stonington Lobster Boat Races, and the New Jersey
Offshore Grand Prix. It also removes section 100.109, the Whatever
Festival Hydroplanes race, which has been canceled subsequent to the
published NPRM.
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 that 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
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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. This conclusion is based on the
fact that no substantive changes are being made to the special local
regulations and that notice of the events by a Federal Register notice
and Coast Guard Notice to Mariners will provide sufficient notice to
waterways users.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the
Coast Guard must consider the economic impact on small entities of a
rule for which a general notice of proposed rulemaking is required.
``Small entities'' may include (1) small businesses and not-for-profit
organizations that are independently owned and operated and are not
dominant in their fields and (2) governmental jurisdictions with
populations of less than 50,000.
For the reasons discussed in the Regulatory Evaluation, the Coast
Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
If, however, you think that your business or organization qualifies as
a small entity and that this rule will have a significant economic
impact on your business or organization, please submit a comment
explaining why you think it qualifies and in what way and to what
degree this rule will economically affect it.
Collection of Information
This rule contains 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 under the principles and
criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that
this rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant
the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
Environment
The Coast Guard has considered the environmental impacts of this
rule and concluded that, under paragraph 2.B.2.e.34(h) of COMDTINST
16475.1B (as revised by 61 FR 13563, March 27, 1996), this rule
modifies special local regulations issued in conjunction with regattas
or marine parades and is categorically excluded from further
environmental documentation.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
Final Regulation
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard is
amending 33 CFR part 100 as follows:
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. Section 100.103 is amended by revising paragraph (b) as follows:
Sec. 100.103 National Sweepstakes Regatta, RedBank, NJ.
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(b) Effective period. This section is in effect from 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. on July 20 and 21, 1996, and each year thereafter on dates and
times specified in a Federal Register notice.
* * * * *
3. Section 100.107 is amended by revising paragraph (c) as follows:
Sec. 100.107 Windjammer Days, Boothbay Harbor, ME.
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(c) Effective period. This section is in effect from 2 p.m. to 10
p.m. on June 26 and 27, 1996, and each year thereafter on dates and
times specified in a Federal Register notice.
4. Section 100.108 is amended by revising paragraph (c) as follows:
Sec. 100.108 Great Kennebec River Whatever Race.
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(c) Effective period. This section is in effect from 6 a.m. to 6
p.m. on June 30, 1996, and each year thereafter on a date and times
specified in a Federal Register notice. If the event is canceled due to
weather, this section is effective the following day.
Sec. 100.109 [Removed]
5. Section 100.109 is removed.
6. Section 100.111 is amended by revising paragraph (c) as follows:
Sec. 100.111 Stonington Lobster Boat Races, Stonington, ME.
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(c) Effective period. This section is in effect from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on August 3, 1996, and each year thereafter on a date and times
specified in a Federal Register notice. If the event is canceled due to
weather, this section is effective the following day.
7. Section 100.505 is amended by revising paragraph (b) as follows:
Sec. 100.505 New Jersey Offshore Grand Prix.
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(b) Effective period. This section is in effect from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. on July 17, 1996, and each year thereafter on a date and times
specified in a Federal Register notice. If the event is canceled due to
weather, this section is effective the following day.
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Dated: May 13, 1996.
J.L. Linnon,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
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