[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24578]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD 05-99-076]
Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Chincoteague Power
Boat Regatta, Assateague Channel, Chincoteague, Virginia
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of implementation.
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SUMMARY: This notice implements the special local regulations for the
Chincoteague Power Boat Regatta to be held on the waters of Assateague
Channel near Chincoteague, Virginia, on September 25, 1999 and
September 26, 1999. These special local regulations are necessary to
control vessel traffic due to the confined nature of the waterway and
expected vessel congestion during the event. The effect will be to
restrict general navigation in the regulated area for the safety of
event participants, spectators and vessels transiting the event area.
DATES: This rule is effective from 10:30 a.m. EDT (Eastern Daylight
Time) to 6:30 p.m. EDT on September 25, 1999, and from 11:30 a.m. EDT
to 6:30 p.m. EDT on September 26, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Petty Officer G. Nestle, Marine Events Coordinator, Commander,
Coast Guard Group Eastern Shore, Chincoteague, Virginia, (757) 336-
2890.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce will
sponsor the Chincoteague Power Boat Regatta on September 25, 1999 and
September 26, 1999, on the waters of Assateague Channel, near
Chincoteague, Virginia. (This event is normally held on the third
Saturday and Sunday in June.) The event will involve 45 hydroplanes and
runabouts racing along a 1.25 mile course within the regulated area. In
order to ensure the safety of race participants, spectators and
transiting vessels, 33 CFR 100.519 will be in effect for the duration
of the event. Under provisions of 33 CFR 100.519, a vessel may not
enter the regulated area unless it receives permission from the Coast
Guard Patrol Commander. Spectator vessels may anchor outside the
regulated area but may not block a navigable channel. Because these
restrictions will be in effect for a limited period, they should not
result in a significant disruption of maritime traffic.
Dated: September 2, 1999.
Roger T. Rufe, Jr.,
Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 99-24578 Filed 9-20-99; 8:45 am]
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