[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29756-29757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13778]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD09-93-009]
RIN 2115-AE46


Special Local Regulations; Macomb Daily Offshore Classic, Lake 
St. Clair, St. Clair Shores, MI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing Special Local Regulations for 
the offshore power boat race, Macomb Daily Offshore Classic (formerly 
Quake On The Lake). This event will be held on Lake St. Clair, St. 
Clair Shores, MI, Saturday, May 20, 1995, and thereafter annually on 
the third weekend in May on Lake St. Clair between Masonic Boulevard 
and Point Huron. This event will have an estimated 30 high performance 
power boats racing a closed course race on Lake St. Clair which could 
pose hazards to navigation in the area. Special Local Regulations which 
would restrict vessel traffic in the area are necessary to ensure the 
safety of life, limb and property on portions of Lake St. Clair during 
this event.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 6, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marine Science Technician Second Class Jeffrey M. Yunker, Ninth Coast 
Guard District, Aids to Navigation and Waterways Management Branch, 
Room 2083, 1240 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, Ohio, 44199-2060, (216) 
522-3990.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Drafting Information

    The drafters of this notice are Lieutenant Junior Grade Byron D. 
Willeford, Project Officer, Ninth Coast Guard District, Aids to 
Navigation and Waterways Management Branch, and Lieutenant Karen E. 
Lloyd, Project Attorney, Ninth Coast Guard District Legal Office.

Regulatory History

    On June 3, 1993, the Coast Guard published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking entitled Special Local Regulations, Quake on the Lake, Lake 
St. Clair, St. Clair Shores, MI in the Federal Register (58 FR 31488). 
The deadline for the submission of comments was July 19, 1993. The 
Coast Guard received no letters commenting on the proposal. A public 
hearing was not requested and one was not held. The Commander, Ninth 
Coast Guard District has decided to publish the final rule as proposed.

Background and Purpose

    On April 4, 1995, the Lake St. Clair Offshore Racing Association 
submitted an Application for Approval of Marine Event for the Macomb 
Daily Offshore Classic. The sponsor held this event on August 8, 1993, 
as the ``Quake on the Lake''. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was 
published for this event and no comments were received. The only 
changes to this event are the name and date it is being held.

Federalism Implications

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

Environment

    The Coast Guard is conducting an environmental analysis for this 
event pursuant to section 2.B.2.c of Coast Guard Commandant Instruction 
M16475.1B, and the Coast Guard Notice of final agency procedures and 
policy for categorical exclusions found at (59 FR 38654; July 29, 
1994).

Economic Assessment and Certification

    This regulation 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 [[Page 29757]] 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 regulation to be so minimal that a 
full Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph 10e of the regulatory 
policies and procedures of the DOT is unnecessary.

Collection of Information

    This regulation will impose no collection of information 
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

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

Final Regulation
    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 
CFR part 100 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. In part 100, a new Sec. 100.902 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 100.902  Macomb Daily Offshore Classic, Lake St. Clair, St. Clair 
Shores, MI.

    (a) Race course.
    Location: That portion of Lake St. Clair enclosed by:

Latitude                             Longitude                          
42 deg. 34.2'N                       082 deg. 48.3'W, to                
42 deg. 33.8'N                       082 deg. 47.5'W, to                
42 deg. 31.2'N                       082 deg. 49.7'W, to                
42 deg. 31.5'N                       082 deg. 50.5'W, thence to         
42 deg. 34.2'N                       082 deg. 48.3'W.                   
                                                                        

Datum: NAD 1983.
    (b) No entry zone.
    Location: That portion of Lake St. Clair, on the outside of the 
race course area from Point Huron southwest to:

Latitude                             Longitude                          
42 deg. 32.9'N                       082 deg. 47.8'W, thence to         
42 deg. 33.9'N                       082 deg. 50.3'W, thence northeast  
                                      along the shoreline to Point      
                                      Huron.                            
                                                                        

Datum: NAD 1983.
    (c) Regulation: No vessel may enter the ``No Entry Zone'' or ``Race 
Course'' without prior approval of the Coast Guard Patrol Commander. 
The ``No Entry Zone'' will include all of the L'anse Creuse Bay area.
    (d) Caution area--(1) Location: That portion of Lake St. Clair, on 
the outside of the race course area from a west-northwest line between:

Latitude                             Longitude                          
42 deg. 32.9'N                       082 deg. 47.8'W, and               
42 deg. 33.9'N                       082 deg. 50.3'W, southwest along   
                                      the shoreline to:                 
42 deg. 31.5'N                       082 deg. 52.3'W, thence to         
42 deg. 30.5'N                       082 deg. 49.6'W, thence to         
42 deg. 32.9'N                       082 deg. 47.8'W.                   
                                                                        

Datum: NAD 1983.
    (2) Regulation: All vessels transiting the ``Caution Area'' will be 
operated at bare steerageway, keeping the vessel's wake at a minimum, 
and exercise a high degree of caution.
    (e) Vessel spectator areas: Two Vessel Spectator Areas will be 
established by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander, on the east and west 
side of the race course.
    (1) Location: That portion of Lake St. Clair, rectangular in shape, 
enclosed by:
    Western Spectator Area:

Latitude                             Longitude                          
42 deg. 33.6'N                       082 deg. 49.5'W, to                
42 deg. 33.4'N                       082 deg. 49.1'W, to                
42 deg. 31.8'N                       082 deg. 50.8'W, to                
42 deg. 32.0'N                       082 deg. 51.2'W, thence to         
42 deg. 33.6'N                       082 deg. 49.5'W.                   
                                                                        

    Eastern Spectator Area:

Latitude                             Longitude                          
42 deg. 32.9'N                       082 deg. 47.6'W, to                
42 deg. 32.7'N                       082 deg. 47.2'W, to                
42 deg. 30.9'N                       082 deg. 48.4'W, to                
42 deg. 31.2'N                       082 deg. 48.8'W, thence to         
42 deg. 32.9'N                       082 deg. 47.6'W.                   
                                                                        

Datum: NAD 1983.
    (2) Regulation: Vessels will be permitted to anchor to watch the 
race. All vessels transiting the ``Vessel Spectator Areas'' will be 
operated at bare steerageway, keeping the vessel's wake at a minimum, 
and exercise a high degree of caution.
    (f) Patrol Commander--(1) The Coast Guard will patrol the regulated 
areas under the direction of a designated Coast Guard Patrol Commander 
(Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Clair Shores, MI). 
The Patrol Commander may be contacted on channel 16 (156.8 MHZ) by the 
call sign ``Coast Guard Patrol Commander''.
    (2) The Patrol Commander may direct the anchoring, mooring, or 
movement of any boat or vessel within the regulated area. A succession 
of sharp, short signals by whistle or horn from vessels patrolling the 
area under the direction of the U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Commander shall 
serve as a signal to stop. Any vessel so signaled shall stop and shall 
comply with the orders of the Patrol Commander. Failure to do so may 
result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or 
both.
    (3) The Patrol Commander may establish vessel size and speed 
limitations, and operating conditions.
    (4) The Patrol Commander may restrict vessel operation within the 
regulated area to vessels having particular operating characteristics.
    (5) The Patrol Commander may terminate the marine event or the 
operation of any vessel at any time it is deemed necessary for the 
protection of life, limb and property.
    (g) General regulations applicable to all areas--Commercial vessels 
desiring to transit the regulated areas shall provide prior 
notification to the Coast Guard Patrol Commander. Any vessel traffic 
desiring to transit the regulated areas may do so only with prior 
approval of the Coast Guard Patrol Commander. Vessels in the regulated 
areas shall comply with the directions of the Coast Guard Patrol 
Commander.
    (h) Effective date: These regulations will become effective from 11 
A.M. (EDST) until 2 P.M. (EDST), on May 20, 1995, unless otherwise 
terminated by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander (Commanding Officer, 
U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Clair Shores, MI), and thereafter annually 
on the third weekend in May, at the same prescribed times unless 
otherwise specified in the Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: May 8, 1995.
Rudy K. Peschel,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District.
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