99-14514. Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; The Great Chesapeake Bay Swim Event, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 30390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14514]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-99-036]


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 the special local regulations at 33 CFR 
100.507 for the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim Event to be held on June 13, 
1999. 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 33 CFR 100.507 is effective from 7 a.m. EDT (Eastern 
Daylight Time) until 2 p.m. EDT, on June 13, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief Warrant Officer R.L. Houck, 
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 waters of the Chesapeake Bay between 
and adjacent to the spans of the William P. Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge. 
Approximately 600 swimmers will start from Sandy Point State Park and 
swim between the spans of the William P. Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge 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 when the Patrol Commander 
determines it is safe to do so. As a result, maritime traffic should 
not be significantly disrupted.
Thomas E. Bernard,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Fifth Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 99-14514 Filed 6-7-99; 8:45 am]
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