[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6953]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-95-007]


Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; 16th Annual Safety-
at-Sea Seminar, Severn River, Annapolis, MD

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

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SUMMARY: This notice implements 33 CFR 100.511 for the 16th Annual 
Safety-at-Sea Seminar, an annual event to be held April 1, 1995, on the 
Severn River, at Annapolis, Maryland. These special local regulations 
are necessary to control vessel traffic within the immediate vicinity 
of the U.S. Naval Academy during the Pyrotechnic Display, Helicopter 
Rescue Demonstration, and Sail Training Craft Maneuver Demonstration. 
The effect will be to restrict general navigation in this area for the 
safety of the spectators and the participants in these events.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.511 are effective from 
11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on April 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Phillips, Chief, Boating 
Affairs Branch, Boating Safety Division, Fifth Coast Guard District, 
431 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704-5004, (804) 398-6204, 
or Commander, Coast Guard Group Baltimore, (410) 576-2516.

    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 LCDR C. 
Abel, project attorney, Fifth Coast Guard District Legal Staff.

    Discussion of Regulation: The U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, 
Maryland, submitted an application to hold the 16th Annual Safety-at-
Sea Seminar on the Severn River just off the Robert Crown Sailing 
Center, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. The event includes 
demonstrations of life rafts, pyrotechnics, use of anti-exposure suits, 
man overboard procedures, and a helicopter rescue. Since this event is 
of the type contemplated by these regulations, the safety of the 
participants will be enhanced by the implementation of the special 
local regulations. Commercial traffic should not be severely disrupted.

    Dated: February 27, 1995.
W.J. Ecker,
Rear Admiral, Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 95-6953 Filed 3-21-95; 8:45 am]
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