[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 194 (Friday, October 6, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52297-52298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24918]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33 CFR Part 100

[CGD07-95-060]


Special Local Regulations; Key West Super Boat Race

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: Special local regulations are being adopted for the Key West 
Super Boat Race sponsored by Super Boat Racing, Inc. This event will be 
held on November 8 and 12, 1995, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST 
(Eastern Standard Time). The regulations are needed to provide for the 
safety of life on navigable waters during the event.

EFFECTIVE DATES: These regulations are effective from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
on November 8 and November 12, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
QMC Hitchcock, project officer, USCG Group Key West, (305) 292-8727.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 USC 553, a notice of 
proposed rulemaking has not been published for these regulations and 
good cause exists for making them effective in less than 30 days from 
the date of publication. Following normal rulemaking procedures would 
have been impractical, as there was not sufficient time remaining to 
publish proposed rules in advance of the event or to provide for a 
delayed effective date.

Drafting Information

    The drafters of this regulation are QMC R. C. Kent, project 
officer, USCG Group Key West, and LTJG Julia Diaz, project attorney, 
Seventh Coast District Legal Office.

Discussion of Regulations

    Approximately 50 power boats are expected to participate in the Key 
West Super Boat Race, with 100 spectator craft expected. The power 
boats will be competing at high speeds and operating in close proximity 
to each other and to spectator craft, creating an extra or unusual 
hazard in the navigable waters.

Federalism

    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.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This regulation is not a significant regulatory action under 
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and does not 

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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 DOT is unnecessary. Entry into the regulated 
area is prohibited for only 6 hours on the day of the event.
    Since the impact of this regulation is expected to be minimal, the 
Coast Guard certifies that 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 principals 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 Assignment.

Environmental Assessment

    The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this action 
consistent with Section 2.B. of Commandant Instruction M16475.1B. In 
accordance with that section, this action has been environmentally 
assessed (EA completed), and the Coast Guard has determined that it 
will not significantly affect the quality of the human environment. An 
environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact have been 
prepared and are available for inspection and copying.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

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

Final Regulations

    In consideration of the foregoing, Part 100 of Title 33, Code of 
Federal Regulations, is amended as follows:
    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. A temporary section 100.35-07-061 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 100.35-07-061  City of Miami, FL.

    (a) Regulated Area. (1) The regulated area consists of all 
navigable waters on Biscayne Bay south of Rickenbacker Causeway and 
north from

(1) 24-33.65N, 081-48.47W; thence to,
(2) 24-33.95N, 081-48.30W; thence to,
(3) 24-34.05N, 081-48.45W; thence to,
(4) 24-33.58N, 081-48.70W; thence to,
(5) 24-31.18N, 081-51.10W; thence to,
(6) 24-31.18N, 081-48.88W; thence to,
(7) 24-32.94N, 081-48.82W.

(Datum: NAD 1983)
    (b) Special Local Regulations. (1) Entry into the regulated area, 
by other than event participants, is prohibited unless otherwise 
authorized by the patrol commander.
    (2) A succession of not less than 5 short whistle or horn blasts 
from a patrol vessel will be the signal for any non-participating 
vessel to take immediate steps to avoid collision. The display of a red 
distress flare from a patrol vessel will be a signal for any and all 
vessels to stop immediately.
    (c) Effective Dates. This section is effective from 10 a.m. to 4 
p.m. on November 8 and November 12, 1995.

    Dated: September 13, 1995.
Roger T. Rufe, Jr.,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 95-24918 Filed 10-5-95; 8:45 am]
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