[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-6519]
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[Federal Register: March 22, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD0794-009]
Special Local Regulations, City of Augusta, GA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: Special local regulations are being adopted for the Augusta
Port Authority Invitational Rowing Regatta. The event will be held on
the Savannah River at Augusta, Georgia. The regulations are needed to
provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event.
EFFECTIVE DATES: These regulations become effective from 6:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. EST on March 24-27, 1994, each day.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR E.P. Boyle, Coast Guard Group
Charleston, at (803) 724-7619.
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 in less than 30 days from
the date of publication. Following normal rulemaking procedures would
have been impracticable. The updated information to hold the event was
not received until January 24, 1994, and there was not sufficient time
remaining to publish proposed rules in advance of the event or to
provide for a delayed effective date.
DRAFTING INFORMATION: The drafters of these regulations are LTJG J.M.
SICARD, Assistant Operations Officer, Coast Guard Group Charleston,
project officer, and LT J.M. LOSEGO, project attorney, Seventh Coast
Guard District Legal Office.
DISCUSSION OF REGULATIONS: There will be 1,000 participants racing 4
and 8 man racing shells on a fixed course. The event will take place on
that portion of the Savannah River at Augusta, Georgia between U.S.
Highway 1/78/278 Bridge, at mile marker 199.45, and mile marker 197.
These regulations are required to provide for the safety of life and
property on the navigable waters during the running of the Invitational
Rowing Regatta.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: The Coast Guard has considered the
environmental impact of this proposal consistent with section 2.B.2.08
of Commandant Instruction M16475.1B, and this proposal has been
determined to be categorically excluded. Specifically, the Coast Guard
has consulted with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the
Army Corps of Engineers, and the National Marine Fisheries Service
regarding the environmental impact of this event, and it was determined
that the event does not jeopardize the continued existence of protected
species.
FEDERALISM: This action has been analyzed in accordance with the
principles and criteria contained in Executive Order 12612, and it has
been determined that this rulemaking does not have sufficient
federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism
Assessment.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine Safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, part 100 of title 33, Code of
Federal Regulations, is amended as follows:
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. A temporary section 100.35 T07-009 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 100.35 T07-009 Special Local Regulations, City of Augusta,
Georgia.
(a) Regulated area. A regulated area is established on that portion
of the Savannah River at Augusta, Georgia between U.S. Highway 1/78/278
Bridge, at mile marker 199.45, and mile marker 197. The regulated area
encompasses the width of the Savannah River between these two points.
(b) Special local regulations. (1) Entry into the regulated area by
other than event participants is prohibited, unless authorized by the
Patrol Commander. After termination of the Augusta Invitational Regatta
on March 27, 1994, all vessels may resume normal operation.
(2) Four temporary overhead cables will be used to delineate the
course's racing lanes, and floats will be used on the surface of the
river to mark lane separations.
(c) Effective dates: These regulations become effective from 6:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST on March 24-27, 1994, each day.
Dated: February 22, 1994.
W.P. Leahy,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 94-6519 Filed 3-21-94; 8:45 am]
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