[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6954]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD01-95-016]


Special Local Regulations: The Great Kennebec River Whatever 
Race, Augusta, ME

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

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SUMMARY: This notice puts into effect the permanent regulations, 33 CFR 
100.108, for the Great Kennebec River Whatever Race. The regulation 
will be effective Sunday, July 2, 1995 from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. This 
regulation is necessary to control vessel traffic due to the confined 
nature of the waterway and anticipated congestion at the time of the 
event. The purpose of this regulation is to provide for the safety of 
life and property during the event.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.108 are effective from 6 
a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 2, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant (Junior Grade) B.M. Algeo, 
Chief, Boating Affairs Branch, First Coast Guard District, (617) 223-
8311.

    Drafting Information: The principal persons involved in drafting 
this document are LTJG B.M. Algeo, Project Manager, First Coast 
Guard District Boating Safety Division, and LCDR S.R. Watkins, 
Project Attorney, First Coast Guard District Legal Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice provides the effective period 
for the permanent regulation governing the 1995 running of the Great 
Kennebec River Whatever Race, Maine. A portion of the Kennebec River 
will be closed during the effective period to all vessel traffic except 
participants, official regatta vessels, and patrol craft. The regulated 
area is that portion of the Kennebec River, extending bank to bank, 
between the Maine Route 126 bridge to the U.S. Route 201-202 bridge. 
Additional public notification will be made via the First Coast Guard 
District Local Notice to Mariners and marine safety broadcasts. The 
full text of this regulation is found in 33 CFR 100.108.

    Dated: March 8, 1995.
J.L. Linnon,
Rear Admiral, Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 95-6954 Filed 3-21-95; 8:45 am]
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