[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43321-43322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21801]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD07-98-049]
Special Local Regulations; West Palm Beach, FL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: Temporary Special Local Regulations are being adopted for the
Palm Beach County Offshore Grand Prix Festival & Air Show. The event
will be held in two separate locations at separate times: (1) from 9
a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on August 13, 14, 15 and
16, 1998, for a watercraft exhibition area, west of the ICW channel
between the Royal Palm bascule bridge and Lake Worth LT 12 (LLNR 46875)
and; (2) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT on August 15 and 16, 1998, for the
racecourse and airshow area east of Singer Island in the Atlantic
Ocean, north of the Lake Worth Inlet. The regulations are needed to
provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event.
DATES: These regulations become effective from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. EDT on
August 13, 14, 15 and 16, 1998, with respect to the watercraft
exhibition area and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 15
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and 16, 1998, for the racecourse and airshow area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT J.A. Delgado Coast Guard Group
Miami, Florida at (305) 535-4409.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
The Palm Beach Offshore Club is sponsoring a high speed power boat
race and air show with approximately 60 race boats ranging in length
from 12 to 50 feet, and several aircraft participating in the event.
There will be approximately five hundred (500) spectator craft. The
aircraft show and high speed race will take place offshore Singer
Island in the Atlantic Ocean. The race boats and aircraft will be
participating at high speeds with numerous spectator crafts in the
area, creating an extra or unusual hazard in the navigable waterways.
Additionally, inflatable boats, jet skis, and demonstration boats will
be performing in a regulated area west of the ICW channel in West Palm
Beach. These regulated areas created below prohibit entry to
nonparticipating vessels during the events.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of proposed rulemaking
has not been published for these regulations. Following normal
rulemaking procedures would have been impracticable, as there was not
sufficient time remaining after the receipt of the permit request to
publish proposed rules in advance of the event or to provide for a
delayed effective date.
Regulatory Evaluation
This regulation 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. The Office of Management and Budget has exempted it from
review under that 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 policies and
procedures of DOT is unnecessary. Entry into the regulated areas is
prohibited for only approximately 13 hours each day of the event and
the regulated areas do not block any channels.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the
Coast Guard must consider whether this rule will have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. ``Small
entities'' include small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that
are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
field, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000.
Therefore, the Coast Guard certifies that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities,
as the regulations will only be in effect a total of four days in areas
of limited commercial traffic.
Federalism
This action has been analyzed in accordance with the principles and
criteria contained in Executive Order 12612, and it has been determined
that the rulemaking does not have sufficient federalism implications to
warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
Environmental Assessment
The Coast Guard has considered the environmental impact of this
action and has determined under Figure 2-1, paragraph 35(b) of
Commandant Instruction M16475.1C, that this rule is categorically
excluded from further environmental documentation. A Categorical
Exclusion Determination document has been prepared and is available for
inspection or copying in the docket.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
Temporary Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, the Coast Guard amends Part 100
of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, 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. Temporary Sec. 100.35T-07-049 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 100.35T-07-049 Palm Beach Grand Prix and Air Show, West Palm
Beach, FL
(a) Regulated Areas. The following are regulated areas (All
coordinates referenced use Datum NAD:83):
(1) Watercraft Exhibition Area: All waters west of the channel of
the Introcoastal Waterway between the Royal Palm bascule bridge north
to Lake Worth LT 12 (LLNR 46875) in approximate position 26-42.54N,
080-02.5W.
(2) Racecourse/Airshow Area: All waters of the Atlantic Ocean west
of a line drawn from 26-46.82N, 080-01.26W to 26-49.37N, 080-01.26W.
(b) Special local regulations.
(1) Entry into the regulated areas by other than event participants
is prohibited unless otherwise authorized by the Patrol Commander. At
the completion of scheduled races and exhibitions, and departure of
participants from the regulated areas, traffic may resume normal
operations. At the discretion of the Patrol Commander, between
scheduled racing events, traffic may be permitted to resume normal
operations.
(2) A succession of not fewer than 5 short whistle or horn blasts
from a patrol vessel will be the signal for any and all vessels to take
immediate steps to avoid collision. The display of an orange distress
smoke signal from a patrol vessel will be the signal for any and all
vessels to stop immediately.
(3) Spectators are required to maintain a safe distance from the
racecourse at all times.
(c) Dates. This section is effective from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. EDT on
August 13, 14, 15 and 16, 1998, for the regulated area described in
paragraph (a)(1) of this section, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT on
August 15 and 16, 1998, for the regulated area described in paragraph
(a)(2) of this section.
Dated: July 30, 1998.
R.C. Olsen, Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Seventh Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 98-21801 Filed 8-12-98; 8:45 am]
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