[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 151 (Monday, August 5, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40513-40515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19749]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD07-96-045]
RIN 2115-AE46
Special Local Regulations; City of Palm Beach, FL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: Temporary special local regulations are being established for
the Palm Beach Offshore Grand Prix. The event will be held on August
10-11, 1996, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time). The
race will take place in the Atlantic Ocean from Singer Island out to
two and a half nautical miles offshore. During the event, race boats
will be competing at high speeds with numerous spectator craft in the
area, creating an extra or unusual hazard in the navigable waterways.
Therefore, these regulations are needed to provide for the safety of
life on navigable waters during the event.
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EFFECTIVE DATES: This section is effective on August 10-11, 1996, from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
QM2 S.E. Fowler, project officer, U.S. Coast Guard Group Miami, Florida
at (305) 535-4448.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of
proposed rulemaking has not been published for these regulations and
good cause exists for making them effective less than 30 days after
publication. Following normal rulemaking procedures would have been
impracticable, as there was not sufficient time remaining after the
date of the event was finalized to publish proposed rules in advance of
the event or to provide for a delayed effective date.
Discussion of Regulations
Temporary special local regulations are being established for the
Palm Beach Offshore Grand Prix. The event will be held on August 10-11,
1996, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. The Palm Beach Offshore Grand Prix
Festival Inc. is sponsoring a high speed power boat race with
approximately sixty race boats, ranging in length from 24 to 50 feet,
participating in the event. The race will take place in the Atlantic
Ocean from Singer Island out to two and a half nautical miles offshore.
Several hundred spectator craft are anticipated in the area to watch
the racing events. Due to the numerous spectator craft and race boats,
these regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on
the navigable waterways.
The first regulated area is established within the following
points:
(a) 26-49.39N, 080-02.22W
(b) 26-49.39N, 080-00.92W
(c) 26-47.41N, 080-01.21W
(d) 26-46.80N, 080-01.35W
(e) 26-46.80N, 080-01.90W
All coordinates referenced use datum: NAD 1983. This area is effective
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, on August 10, 1996.
A second regulated area is establish within the following points:
(a) 26-49.39N, 080-02.22W
(b) 26-49.39N, 079-59.32W
(c) 26-49.05N, 079-59.32W
(d) 26-47.38N, 080-01.23W
(e) 26-46.80N, 080-01.35W
(f) 26-46.80N, 080-01.90W
All coordinates referenced use datum: NAD 1983. This second regulated
area is effective from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, on August 11, 1996.
Entry into these regulated areas by other than event participants
is prohibited unless otherwise authorized by the Patrol Commander. The
Patrol Commander is a commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the
United States Coast Guard who has been designated by the Commander,
Coast Guard Group Miami, Florida. At the completion of scheduled races
and departure of participants from the regulated area, traffic may
resume normal operations. At the discretion of the Patrol Commander,
between scheduled racing events, traffic may be permitted to resume
normal operations. 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.
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. 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 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. Entry into the regulated areas is
prohibited for only 7 hours on each day of the event.
Since the impact of this rule is expected to be minimal, the Coast
Guard certifies that it 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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Federalism
This rule 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 consistent with Section 2.B.2 of Commandant Instruction
M16475.1B. In accordance with that section, this action has been
environmentally assessed (EA completed), and the Coast Guard has
determined that it will not significantly affect the quality of the
human environment. An environmental assessment and finding of no
significant impact have been prepared and are available for inspection
and copying from QM2 S. Fowler, Coast Guard Group Miami, Florida, (305)
535-4448. As a condition to the permit, the applicant is required to
educate the operators of participant craft and spectator craft
regarding the possible presence of manatees/sea turtles and the
appropriate precautions to take if the animals are sighted.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
Regulations: In consideration of the foregoing, the Coast Guard
amends 33 CFR Part 100 as follows:
PART 100--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233 and 49 CFR 1.46.
2. A temporary Sec. 100.35T96-045 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 100.35T96-045 Palm Beach Offshore Grand Prix; Palm Beach, FL.
(a) Regulated Areas--(1) Regulated Area 1: The regulated area
corner points are established as follows:
(i) 26-49.39N, 080-02.22W
(ii) 26-49.39N, 080-00.92W
(iii) 26-47.41N, 080-01.21W
(iv) 26-46.80N, 080-01.35W
(v) 26-46.80N, 080-01.90W
All coordinates referenced use datum: NAD 1983.
(2) Regulated Area 2: The regulated area corner points established
as follows:
(i) 26-49.39N, 080-02.22W
(ii) 26-49.39N, 079-59.32W
(iii) 26-49.05N, 079-59.32W
(iv) 26-47.38N, 080-01.23W
(v) 26-46.80N, 080-01.35W
(vi) 26-46.80N, 080-01.90W
All coordinates referenced use datum: NAD 1983.
(b) Definitions--(1) Patrol Commander. Patrol Commander is a
commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the United States Coast
Guard who has been designated by the commander, Coast Guard Group
Miami, Florida.
(c) Effective dates--(1) Regulated Area 1. This regulated area is
effective from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, on August 10, 1996.
(2) Regulated Area 2. This regulated area is effective from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. EDT, on August 11, 1996.
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(d) 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 departure of participants from the regulated area, 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.
Dated: July 11, 1996.
John W. Lockwood,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 96-19749 Filed 8-2-96; 8:45 am]
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