98-23222. Safety Zone; Baptiste Collette Bayou From Lower Mississippi River Mile 11.3 to Lighted Buoy #21 in Breton Sound  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 171 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Page 46891]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-23222]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Coast Guard
    
    33 CFR Part 165
    
    [COTP New Orleans, LA Regulation 98-019]
    RIN 2115-AA97
    
    
    Safety Zone; Baptiste Collette Bayou From Lower Mississippi River 
    Mile 11.3 to Lighted Buoy #21 in Breton Sound
    
    AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
    
    ACTION: Temporary final rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone from 
    the entrance to Baptiste Collette Bayou at Lower Mississippi River Mile 
    11.3 to Baptiste Collette Lighted Buoy #21 in Breton Sound, extending 
    the entire width of the bayou. The safety zone has been established to 
    ensure the safe transit of vessels in Baptiste Collette Bayou during a 
    period of significantly increased vessel traffic as a result of the 
    closure of the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal Lock and to protect the 
    environment.
    
    DATES: This regulation is effective from July 27, 1998, at 8 a.m. local 
    time until September 27, 1998 at 8 p.m. local time.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    LT(jg) Yuri Graves (504) 589-4256. U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety 
    Office, 1615 Poydras St., New Orleans, LA 70112-1254.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of 
    proposed rulemaking will not be published for this regulation and good 
    cause exists for making it effective in less than 30 days after Federal 
    Register publication. Publishing a NPRM and delaying its effective date 
    would be contrary to the public interest since immediate action is 
    needed to respond to the potential hazards to local marine traffic 
    involved.
        Drafting Information. The drafter of this regulation is LT(jg) Yuri 
    Graves, Project Manager for the Captain of the Port, and LT(jg) M.A. 
    Woodruff Project Counsel, Eighth Coast Guard District Legal Office.
    
    Background and Purpose
    
        The hazardous condition requiring this regulation is a result of 
    the de-watering and repair of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock. 
    The safety zone is needed to protect vessels transiting the Baptiste 
    Collette Bayou during this period of significantly increased vessel 
    traffic. This regulation is issued pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1225 and 1231 
    as set out in the authority citation for all of Part 165.
    
    Small Entities
    
        Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et. seq.), the 
    Coast Guard must consider whether this regulation 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). Since the impact of this regulation on 
    non-participating small entities is expected to be minimal, the Coast 
    Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this regulation will not 
    have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
    entities. This regulation will only be in effect for several hours and 
    the impacts on small entities are expected to be minimal.
    
    Regulatory Evaluation
    
        This temporary rule is not a significant regulatory evaluation 
    under Section 3(b) of Executive Order 12866 and is not significant 
    under the ``Department of Transportation Regulatory Policies and 
    Procedures'' (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 is unnecessary. This regulation will only be in 
    effect for a short period of time, and the impacts on routine 
    navigation are expected to be minimal.
    
    Collection of Information
    
        This rule contains no collection of information requirements under 
    the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    
    Federalism
    
        The Coast Guard has analyzed this rule under the principles and 
    criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that it 
    does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the 
    preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
    
    Environment
    
        The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this 
    proposal and concluded that under Figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g) of 
    Commandant Instruction M16475.1C (series), this proposal is 
    categorically excluded from further environmental documentation.
    
    List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
    
        Harbors, Marine Safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and Record 
    Keeping Requirements, Safety Measures, Vessels, Waterways.
        In consideration of the foregoing, Subpart F of Part 165 of Chapter 
    33, Code of Federal Regulations, is amended as follows:
    
    PART 165--[AMENDED]
    
        1. The authority citation for Part 165 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1225 and 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; and 33 CFR 
    1.05-1(g), 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; 49 CFR 1.46
    
        2. A new temporary Sec. 154.T08-047 is added to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 165.T08-047  Safety Zone.
    
        (a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: Baptiste 
    Collette Bayou from its junction with the Mississippi River to Baptiste 
    Collette Lighted Buoy #21 in Breton Sound, extending the entire width 
    of the Bayou.
        (b) Effective date. This section is effective from July 27, 1998 at 
    8 a.m. local time until September 27, 1998 at 8 p.m. local time.
        (c) Regulations.
        In accordance with the general regulations in Sec. 165.23 of this 
    part, entry into the zone by any vessel is prohibited unless authorized 
    by the Captain of the Port.
    
    W.R. Marhoffer,
    Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Acting.
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Document Information

Effective Date:
7/27/1998
Published:
09/03/1998
Department:
Coast Guard
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Temporary final rule.
Document Number:
98-23222
Dates:
This regulation is effective from July 27, 1998, at 8 a.m. local time until September 27, 1998 at 8 p.m. local time.
Pages:
46891-46891 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
COTP New Orleans, LA Regulation 98-019
RINs:
2115-AA97: Safety/Security Zone Regulations
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2115-AA97/safety-security-zone-regulations
PDF File:
98-23222.pdf
CFR: (1)
33 CFR 165.T08-047