[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 14025] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-7715] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 100 [CGD 05-96-014] Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; 17th Annual Safety at Sea Seminar, Severn River, Annapolis, MD AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT. ACTION: Notice of implementation of 33 CFR 100.511. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice implements 33 CFR 100.511 for the 17th Annual Safety at Sea Seminar, an annual event to be held March 30, 1996, on the Severn River at Annapolis, Maryland. These special local regulations are necessary to control vessel traffic within the immediate vicinity of the U.S. Naval Academy during the Pyrotechnic Display, Helicopter Rescue Demonstration, and Sail Training Craft Maneuver Demonstration. The effect will be to restrict general navigation in this area for the safety of the spectators and the participants in these events. EFFECTIVE DATEs: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.511 are effective from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on March 30, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Phillips, Chief, Boating Affairs Branch, Boating Safety Division, Fifth Coast Guard District, 431 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704-5004 (804) 398-6204, or Commander, Coast Guard Group Baltimore (410) 576-2516. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, submitted an application to hold the 17th Annual Safety at Sea Seminar on the Severn River just off the Robert Crown Sailing Center, U.S. Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. The event includes demonstrations of life rafts, pyrotechnics, use of anti-exposure suits, man overboard procedures, and a helicopter rescue. Since this event is of the type contemplated by these regulations, the safety of the participants will be enhanced by the implementation of the special local regulations. Commercial traffic should not be severely disrupted. Dated: March 21, 1996. W.J. Ecker, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 96-7715 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-14-M