[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 3316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1882]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[CGD 05-96-002]


Regulated Navigation Area: Chesapeake Bay Ice Navigation Season

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

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SUMMARY: Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Baltimore is placing in 
effect from January 4, 1996 to April 15, 1996 the Regulated Navigation 
Area for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, the District of 
Columbia, the Potomac River and its tributaries on the Maryland side, 
and the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. 
Operators of specified vessels are required to contact COTP Baltimore 
prior to entering or getting underway within the Regulated Navigation 
Area to determine if operating restrictions have been imposed due to 
ice conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATES: Section 165.503 of 33 CFR is effective from 12:01 
a.m., January 4, 1996 to 12:01 a.m., April 15, 1996, unless sooner 
terminated by the Captain of the Port Baltimore by publication of a 
notice in the Federal Register.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Call the 24 Hour recorded message at (410) 
576-2682, or U.S. Coast Guard Activities Baltimore Duty Officer at 
(410) 576-2520 for COTP ice information.

    Drafting Information. The drafters of this regulation are 
Lieutenant Eric Bautz, project officer, Captain of the Port, 
Baltimore, Maryland, and Lieutenant Kathleen A. Duignan, project 
attorney, Fifth Coast Guard District Legal Staff.

Discussion

    Ice conditions frequently exist during winter months on the 
northern portion of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, including the 
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Severe ice conditions may threaten the 
safety of persons, vessels and the environment. COTP Baltimore may 
issue specific COTP orders imposing operating restrictions due to ice 
conditions, vessel construction, and cargo. Mariners are also 
encouraged to monitor Broadcast Notices to Mariners to determine if ice 
conditions exist in a specific area.
    Section 165.503 of 33 CFR establishes a Regulated Navigation Area 
(RNA). Operators of vessels carrying oil or hazardous materials in bulk 
as cargo or residue, power-driven vessels of three hundred gross tons 
or more, vessels of one hundred gross tons or more carrying one or more 
passengers for hire, and towing vessels of 26 feet or more in length 
must contact COTP Baltimore before entering or getting underway within 
the RNA to obtain current COTP orders. Section 165.503 will remain in 
effect from January 4, 1996 to April 15, 1996.

    Dated: January 3, 1996.
G.S. Cope,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Baltimore, Maryland.
[FR Doc. 96-1882 Filed 1-30-96; 8:45 am]
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