[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 26, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38291-38293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18251]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD 09-95-017]
Special Local Regulation; Detroit Grand Prix, Detroit River,
Fleming Channel and Scott Middle Ground, MI
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish a permanent special
local regulation for portions of the Fleming Channel and Scott Middle
Ground in the Detroit River, MI during the Detroit Grand Prix. This
event is held annually on the second weekend of June. This regulation
will establish a ``NO-STOPPING ZONE'' in the Fleming Channel, and a
``CAUTION AREA'' in Scott Middle Ground. The Detroit Grand Prix is an
automobile race which will take place on the western end of Belle Isle.
This event draws an estimated 2000 spectator craft which could pose
hazards to navigation in the area. This regulation is needed to provide
for the safety of life, limb, and property on navigable waters during
the event.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 25, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed to Commander (oan), Ninth Coast
Guard District, 1240 East 9th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060. The
comments will be available for inspection and copying at the Aids to
Navigation and Waterways Management Branch, Room 2083, 1240 East 9th
Street, Cleveland, Ohio. Normal office hours are between 8 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Comments may also be hand
delivered to this address. Annual notice of the exact dates and times
of the effective period of the regulation will be published in local
notices to mariners. To be placed on the mailing list for such notices,
write to Commander (oan), Ninth Coast Guard District, 1240 East Ninth
Street, Cleveland, Ohio, 44199-2060.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marine Science Technician Second Class Jeffrey M. Yunker, Ninth Coast
Guard District, Aids to Navigation and Waterways Management Branch,
1240 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060, (216) 522-3990.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to participate in
this rulemaking by submitting written data, views, or arguments.
Persons submitting comments should include their name and address,
identify this rulemaking [CGD09 95-017] and the specific section of
this proposal to which each comment applies, and give a reason for each
comment. Persons wanting acknowledgment of receipt of comments should
enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. The Coast Guard
will consider all comments received during the comment period. It may
change this proposal in view of the comments. The Coast Guard plans no
public hearing. Persons may request a public hearing by writing to the
Project Officer at the address under ADDRESSES. If it determines that
the opportunity for oral presentations will aid this rulemaking, the
Coast Guard will hold a public hearing at a time and place announced by
a later notice in the Federal Register.
Drafting Information. The drafters of these regulations are
Lieutenant Junior Grade Byron D. Willeford, Ninth Coast Guard
District, project officer, Aids to Navigation and Waterways
Management Branch and Lieutenant Charles D. Dahill, Ninth Coast
Guard District, project attorney, Legal Office.
Discussion of Proposed Regulations
The Coast Guard proposes to establish a special local regulation on
specified waters of the Detroit River, MI during the Detroit Grand
Prix. The Detroit Grand Prix is an automobile race which will be
conducted on the western end of Belle Isle, MI. This event draws an
estimated 2000 spectator craft which will dramatically increase boating
traffic in the general vicinity. This regulation will require that all
vessels operating in the Fleming Channel around Belle Isle not loiter
or anchor, unless expressly authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol
Commander; and that all vessels operating in the Scott Middle Ground
around Belle Isle will be operated at a ``SLOW/NO-WAKE'' speed, which
means that all vessels transiting the area will be operated at bare
steerage, keeping the vessel's wake at a minimum, and will exercise a
high degree of caution in the area. This regulation is necessary to
ensure the protection of life, limb and property during this event.
Exact times and dates will be published in the Coast Guard Ninth
District Local Notice to Mariners.
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 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 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.
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. New Sec. 100.903 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 100.903 Detroit Grand Prix, Detroit River, Fleming Channel and
Scott Middle Ground, MI.
(a) No-stopping zone. (1) Location. That portion of the Fleming
Channel, Detroit River, bounded by the south Belle Isle shoreline on
the north and the International Boundary on the south; bounded on the
east by the International Boundary and the eastern most end of Belle
Isle, and bounded on the west by the International Boundary and the
western most end of Belle Isle.
(2) Regulation. Vessels will not loiter or anchor in the regulated
area in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, unless expressly authorized
by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander (Officer in Charge, U.S. Coast
Guard Station Belle Isle, MI).
(b) Caution area. (1) Location. That portion of the Scott Middle
Ground, Detroit River, bounded on the north by the mainland shoreline,
and on the south by the north Belle Isle shoreline; bounded on the east
by a north-south line from the mainland shoreline and the Belle Isle
shoreline intersecting the Waterworks Intake Crib Light, and bounded on
the west by a north-south line from the mainland shoreline and the
western most end of Belle Isle intersecting North Channel Buoy 2.
(2) Regulation. The regulated area in paragraph (b)(1) of this
section is designated as a ``CAUTION AREA''. All commercial and
recreational vessel traffic transiting the area will be operated at
bare steerageway, keeping the vessel's wake at a minimum, and will
exercise a high degree of caution in the area.
(c) Patrol Commander. (1) The Coast Guard will patrol the regulated
areas under the direction of a designated Coast Guard Patrol Commander.
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 areas. 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 terminate the marine event or the
operation of any vessel at any time it is deemed necessary for the
protection of life, limb, or property.
(4) All persons in the area shall comply with the orders of the
Coast Guard Patrol Commander.
(d) Effective date: This Section will become effective from 7:30
a.m. until 6:30 p.m. annually, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the
second weekend of
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June, unless otherwise specified in the Coast Guard Local Notice to
Mariners.
Dated: July 12, 1995.
G. F. Woolever,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 95-18251 Filed 7-25-95; 8:45 am]
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