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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33 CFR Part 165

[COTP Baltimore 94-013]
RIN 2115-AA97

 

Safety Zone Regulation; South County Fireworks Display, Mouth of 
Parish Creek and the West River, Galesville, MD

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 South County 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 4, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Warrant Officer Timothy P. Ryan, 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 submitted 
until April 30, 1994 to Coast Guard Group Baltimore 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 Galesville Heritage Society filed an application with U.S. 
Coast Guard Group Baltimore requesting a safety zone for the South 
County fireworks display to take place July 4, 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 for the Galesville Heritage Society, Galesville, Maryland 
fireworks display. The fireworks will be launched from a barge that 
will be anchored in the mouth of Parish Creek out over Parish Creek and 
the West River. The safety zone will encompass all waters of Parish 
Creek and the West River which fall within a 500 yard diameter circle 
with the center of the circle being the anchored fireworks barge.
    Since the main navigable channel of the West 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 Chief Warrant Officer Timothy 
P. Ryan, 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.

Regulations

    In consideration of the foregoing, Subpart F of part 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.T05-043 is added to read as 
follows:


Sec. 165.T05-043  Safety Zone: South County Fireworks Display, Mouth of 
Parish Creek and the West River, Galesville, MD.

    (a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: All waters with 
in a 500 yard diameter circle with the center being a fireworks barge 
located at: 

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                      Latitude                             Longitude    
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38 deg.51'07'' N....................................  76 deg.30'18'' 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 4, 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. 94-14874 Filed 6-17-94; 8:45 am]
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