[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36850-36851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18115]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD 05-98-047]
RIN 2115-AE46
Special Location Regulations for Marine Events; Dragon Boat
Races, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: Special local regulations are being adopted for Dragon Boat
Races to be held in the Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland. The event
will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on September 19, 1998. These special
local regulations are necessary to control vessel traffic in the
immediate vicinity of this event. The effect will be to restrict
general navigation in the regulated area for the safety of event
participants.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation is effective from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
September 19, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CWO R. Houck, Marine Events
Coordinator, Commander, Coast Guard Activities Baltimore, 2401 Hawkins
Point Road, Building 70, Baltimore, Maryland 21226-1761, (410) 576-
2674.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of
proposed rulemaking was not published for this regulation because
following normal rulemaking procedures would have been impractical. The
request to hold the event was not submitted until June 6, 1998, and
there is not sufficient time remaining for a notice and comment period
before the event. Therefore, publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking
would be contrary to safety interests, since immediate action is needed
to minimize potential danger to the participants in this event
Discussion of Regulations
On September 19, 1998, Associated Catholic Charities, Inc., will
sponsor the Dragon Boat Races in the Inner Harbor. The event will
consist of 36 teams rowing Chinese Dragon Boats in heats of 2 to 4
boats for a distance of 400 meters. Except for participants in the
Dragon
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Boat Races and vessels authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander,
no person or vessel may enter or remain in the regulated area without
the permission of the Patrol Commander. The Patrol Commander will allow
vessel traffic to transit the event area between races. These
regulations are necessary to control other vessels transiting the event
area and provide for the safety of life and property on navigable
waters during the event.
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 the 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 procedures of DOT is unnecessary. Entry
into the regulated area will only be prohibited while the Dragon Boats
are actually competing. Since vessels will be allowed to transit the
event area between heats, the impacts on routine navigation are
expected to be minimal.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), the Coast
Guard must consider whether this rule will have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. ``Small entities''
include independently owned and operated small businesses that are not
dominant in their field and that otherwise qualify as ``small business
concerns'' under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
Because it expects the impact of this rule to be minimal, the Coast
Guard certifies under Section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601-612) that this temporary final rule 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 of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
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 considered the environmental impact of this rule
and concluded that, under figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(h) of COMDTINST
M16475.1C, this rule is categorically excluded from further
environmental documentation. Special local regulations issued in
conjunction with a regatta or marine parade are excluded under that
authority.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
Temporary 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 Section 100.35-T05-047 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 100.35-T05-047 Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland.
(a) Definitions:
(1) Regulated area: The waters of the Inner Harbor from shoreline
to shoreline, bounded on the east by a line drawn along longitude
76 deg.36'30'' West. All coordinates reference Datum: NAD 1983.
(2) Coast 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 Activities Baltimore.
(b) Special Local Regulations:
(1) Except for participants in the Dragon Boat Races and vessels
authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander, no person or vessel may
enter or remain in the regulated area without the permission of the
Patrol Commander.
(2) The operator of any vessel in the regulated area shall:
(i) Stop the vessel immediately when directed to do so by any
commissioned, warrant, or petty officer on board a vessel displaying a
Coast Guard ensign.
(ii) Proceed as directed by any commissioned, warrant, or petty
officer on board a vessel displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
(3) The Patrol Commander will allow vessel traffic to transit the
event area between races.
(c) Effective dates: This section is effective from 7 a.m. to 6
p.m. on September 19, 1998.
Dated: June 23, 1998.
P.M. Stillman,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Acting Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 98-18115 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am]
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