[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 92 (Friday, May 13, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-11712]


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[Federal Register: May 13, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-94-013]

 

Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; The Start of the 
Cock Island Race; Norfolk Harbor, Elizabeth River, Norfolk and 
Portsmouth, VA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Implementation.

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SUMMARY: This notice implements special local regulations for the start 
of the Cock Island Race from the Portsmouth Seawall area of the 
Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, Norfolk Harbor, Norfolk and 
Portsmouth, VA on July 16, 1994. The sailboats will race to Hampton 
Roads and return. These special local regulations are needed to control 
vessel traffic within the area due to the confined nature of the 
waterway and the expected vessel congestion during the starting of the 
races. The effect will be to restrict general navigation in the 
regulated area for the safety of participants in the races.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This regulation is effective from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
on July 16, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Phillips, Chief, Boating 
Affairs Branch, Fifth Coast Guard District 431, Crawford Street, 
Portsmouth, Virginia 23705 (804) 398-6204, or Commander, Coast Guard 
Group, Hampton Roads (804) 483-8568.

Drafting Information:

    The drafters of this notice are QM2 Gregory C. Garrison, project 
officer, Boating Affairs Branch, Boating Safety Division, Fifth Coast 
Guard District, and LT Monica L. Lombardi, project attorney, Fifth 
Coast Guard District Legal Staff.

Discussion of Regulation:

    Ports Events, Inc., of Portsmouth, Virginia, submitted an 
application to hold the Cock Island Race. The race will consist of over 
200 sailboats ranging from 22 to 60 feet. The sailboats will be divided 
into several classes. Each class will start at ten minute intervals 
from the Portsmouth Seawall area of the Southern Branch of the 
Elizabeth River, Norfolk Harbor, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia on 
July 16, 1994, race to Hampton Roads and return. Because this is the 
type of event contemplated by these regulations, and because the safety 
of the participants would be enhanced by the implementation of the 
special local regulations for this regulated area, the regulations in 
33 CFR 100.501 are being implemented for the start of the races.

    Dated: May 2, 1994.
W. T. Leland,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 94-11712 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]
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