E8-19532. Special Local Regulation; U.S. Nationals Waterski Racing Championship; Mission Bay, San Diego, CA

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notice of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard will enforce the U.S. Nationals Waterski Racing Championship special local regulation on Mission Bay from 8 a.m. on October 10, 2008 through 5 p.m. on October 12, 2008. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, crew, spectators, participating vessels, and other vessels and users of the waterway. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the special local regulation without permission of the Captain of the Port.

DATES:

The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1101 will be enforced from 8 a.m. on October 10, 2008 through 5 p.m. on October 12, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Petty Officer Kristen Beer, USCG, Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation for the U.S. Nationals Waterski Racing Championship in 33 CFR 100.1101 on October 10, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., October 11, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and October 12, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.1101, a vessel may not enter the regulated area, unless it receives permission from the COTP. Spectator vessels may safely transit outside the regulated area but may not anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the transit of participants or official patrol vessels. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.

This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 100.1101(a) and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with extensive advance notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners, marine information broadcasts, local radio stations and area newspapers. If the COTP or his designated representative determines that the regulated area need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

Dated: August 8, 2008.

T.H. Farris,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector San Diego.