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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33 CFR Part 165

[COTP Baltimore 94-011]
RIN 2115-AA97

 

Safety Zone Regulation; Town of Colonial Beach Fourth of July 
Fireworks Display, Potomac River, Colonial Beach, VA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Baltimore is establishing 
a temporary safety zone for the Colonial Beach fireworks display. This 
safety zone is necessary to control spectator craft and to provide for 
the safety of life and property on U.S. navigable waters during this 
event. Entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation will be effective from 8:30 p.m. until 
10 p.m. July 2, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy P. Ryan, Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety 
Office Baltimore, Custom House, 40 South Gay Street, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21202-4022, (410) 962-2651.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of 
proposed rulemaking has not been published for this regulation and good 
cause exists for making it effective in less than 30 days from the date 
of publication. The application to hold this event was not received at 
Marine Safety Office Baltimore until May 11, 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.

Background and Purpose

    The Town of Colonial Beach filed an application with the U.S. Coast 
Guard, Group Baltimore requesting a safety zone for the town of 
Colonial Beach Fourth of July Fireworks Display to take place July 2, 
1994. A safety zone has been determined to be necessary to control 
spectator craft during this event.

Discussion of Regulations

    The Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Baltimore is establishing a 
safety zone around the town of Colonial Beach municipal pier for the 
Colonial Beach Fourth of July fireworks display. The fireworks will be 
launched from the end of the municipal pier out over the Potomac River. 
The safety zone will encompass all waters of the Potomac River which 
fall within a 300 yard arc from the end of the town of Colonial Beach 
municipal pier.
    Since the main shipping channels of the Potomac River will not be 
closed during this safety zone, vessel traffic should not be severely 
disrupted.
    Spectator vessels that wish to watch the fireworks display may 
anchor outside of the safety zone, but they may not anchor in or block 
a navigable channel.

Drafting Information

    The drafters of this regulation are Timothy P. Ryan, Chief Warrant 
Officer, project officer for the Captain of the Port, Baltimore, 
Maryland and Lieutenant Monica Lombardi, project attorney Fifth Coast 
Guard District Legal Staff.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This rule 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.

Small Entities

    Because it expects the impact of this rule to be minimal, the Coast 
Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

Environmental Assessment

    The Coast Guard has considered the environmental impact of this 
proposal consistent with Section 2.B.2.C. of Commandant Instruction 
M16475.1B, and actions to protect public safety have been determined to 
be categorically excluded from further environmental documentation.

Federalism Assessment

    This action has been analyzed in accordance with the principles and 
criteria contained in Executive Order 12612, and it has been determined 
that this rule will not have sufficient federalism implications to 
warrant preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

Regulation

    In consideration of the foregoing, Subpart F of 165 of Title 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. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05-1(g), 
6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; 49 CFR 1.46.

    2. In part 165 a temporary Sec. 165.T05-042 is added to read as 
follows:


Sec. 165.T05-042  Safety Zone: Town of Colonial Beach Fourth of July 
Fireworks Display, Potomac River, Colonial Beach, VA.

    (a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: All waters 
within a 300 yard arc from the end of the Colonial Beach municipal pier 
located at:

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                      Latitude                             Longitude    
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38 deg.15'03'' N....................................  76 deg.57'35'' W. 
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    (b) Definitions. The designated representative of the Captain of 
the Port is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or petty officer who 
has been authorized by the Captain of the Port, Baltimore, Maryland to 
act on his behalf.
    (c) General information. The Captain of the Port and the Duty 
Officer at the Marine Safety Office, Baltimore, Maryland can be 
contacted at telephone number (410) 962-5100. The Coast Guard Patrol 
Commander and the senior boarding officer on each vessel enforcing the 
safety zone can be contacted on VHF-FM channels 13 and 16.
    (d) Regulations.
    (1) Entry into this safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by 
the Captain of the Port or his designated representative.
    (2) The operator of any vessel which enters into or operates in 
this safety zone shall:
    (i) Stop the vessel immediately upon being directed to do so by any 
commissioned, warrant or petty officer on board a vessel displaying a 
Coast Guard Ensign.
    (ii) Proceed as directed by any commissioned, warrant or petty 
officer on board a vessel displaying a Coast Guard Ensign.
    (3) Any spectator vessel may anchor outside of the regulated area 
specified in paragraph (a) of this section, but may not block a 
navigable channel.
    (e) Effective date. This section is effective from 8:30 p.m. to 10 
p.m., July 2, 1994; unless terminated sooner by the Captain of the 
Port, Baltimore, Maryland.

    Dated: June 7, 1994.
G.S. Cope,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Baltimore, Maryland.
[FR Doc. 94-14873 Filed 6-17-94; 8:45 am]
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