[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-28581]
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[Federal Register: November 18, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD07-94-018]
RIN 2115-AE46
Special Local Regulations; City of Charleston, SC
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing to adopt permanent special local
regulations for the annual Christmas Parade of Boats. This one-day
event is held each year during the second weekend of December on the
Ashley River, at Charleston, South Carolina. In the past, the Coast
Guard established temporary special local regulations each year to
protect the safety of life on the navigable waters during the effective
times. However, because the event recurs annually, the Coast Guard is
proposing a permanent description of the event and establishment of
permanent regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to
better serve the boating public by creating a permanent reference.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 17, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed to Commander, U.S. Coast Guard
Group, 196 Tradd Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401. The comments
and other materials referenced in this notice will be available for
inspection and copying at this same address. Normal office hours are
between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
holidays. Comments may also be hand-delivered to this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CDR E.P. Boyle, Coast Guard Group Charleston, at (803) 724-7619.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to
participate in this rulemaking by submitting written views, data or
arguments. Persons submitting comments should include their names and
addresses, identify this notice [CGD07-94-018] and the specific section
of the proposal to which their comments apply, and give reasons for
each comment.
The regulations may be changed in light of comments received. All
comments received before the expiration of the comment period will be
considered before final action is taken on this proposal. No public
hearing is planned, but one may be held if written requests for a
hearing are received and it is determined that the opportunity to make
oral presentations will aid the rulemaking process.
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
Approximately fifty 25 to 60 foot pleasure craft, both power and
sail, participate in the parade of boats, with approximately 150
spectator craft expected. The participating vessels will be decorated
with Christmas lights and sail around the point of Charleston
peninsula. The parade route includes the Cooper, Wando, and Ashley
Rivers, and intersects three commercial shipping channels, posing an
extra or unusual hazard in the navigable waters. These regulations
provide for the safety of life in the navigable waters during the
event.
Regulatory Evaluation
This proposal 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
proposal to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under
paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies and procedures of DOT (44 FR
11040; February 26, 1979) is unnecessary. The regulated area
encompasses less than six nautical miles of waters on the Wando River,
Cooper River, and Ashley River, entry into which is prohibited for two
and a half hours on the day of the event.
Since the impact of this proposal is expected to be minimal, the
Coast Guard certifies that, if adopted, it will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
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.
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 this proposal has been determined to be categorically
excluded. A copy of the Categorical Exclusion document is available in
the docket for inspection and copying.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
Proposed Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, the Coast Guard proposes to
amend Part 100 of Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:
PART 100--[AMENDED]
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. Section 100.707 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 100.707 Cooper, Wando, and Ashley Rivers, Charleston, SC
(a) Regulated area. The regulated area includes the area 500 yards
ahead of the lead parade vessel, 100 yards astern of the last parade
vessel, and 50 yards to either side of all parade vessels along the
parade route described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.
(b) Special local regulations. (1) The parade route begins from
that portion of Charleston Harbor commencing at Wando River Terminal
Buoy 4 (Light List Number 3440) at approximate position 32 deg.49.09'
N, 079 deg.54.16' W, thence to the upper end of Hog Inlet Reach at
approximate position 32 deg.48.26' N, 079 deg.54.54' W, thence to
approximate position 32 deg.48.07' N, 079 deg.54.55' W, below the
Cooper River Bridges, thence southeast to approximately two-tenths of a
nautical mile north of the USS Yorktown at approximate position
32 deg.47.35' N, 079 deg.54.37' W, thence south past the USS Yorktown
to approximate position 32 deg.47.20' N, 079 deg.54.33' W, thence west
to Customs House Reach at approximate position 32 deg.47.20' N,
079 deg.55.17' W, thence south to 32 deg.45.50' N, 079 deg.55.18' W
(approximately one half nautical mile southeast of Battery Point),
thence up the Ashley River, and continuing to the finishing point at
City Marina (32 deg.46.53' N, 079 deg.57.28' W).
(2) Entry into the regulated area by other than authorized parade
participants or official patrol vessels is prohibited, unless otherwise
authorized by the Patrol Commander.
(3) The regulated area will be enforced by a regatta patrol. The
Coast Guard Patrol Commander will be monitoring VHF-FM channels 16 and
22A. Guide boats will be stationed along the parade route to mark the
major course changes.
(4) After termination of the Christmas Parade of Boats and
departure of parade participants from the regulated area, all vessels
may resume normal operations.
(c) Effective dates This section will be effective annually on
Saturday during the first or second week of December with dates and
times as published by a Notice of Implementation in the Federal
Register and in the Seventh Coast Guard District Local Notice to
Mariners. In case of inclement weather, alternate rain dates will be
established for Sunday during the first or second week of December with
dates and times as published by a Notice of Implementation in the
Federal Register and in the Seventh Coast Guard District Local Notice
to Mariners.
Dated: November 7, 1994.
W.P. Leahy,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 94-28581 Filed 11-17-94; 8:45 am]
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