[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 63 (Monday, April 1, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14249-14250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7716]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD11-96-004]
RIN 2115-AE46


Special Local Regulations; Opening Day Marine Parade, San 
Francisco Bay: San Francisco Bay, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard and the City of San Francisco coordinate 
an annual ``Opening Day Marine Parade, San Francisco Bay'' event. The 
event is usually held on the last Sunday in April. However, this year a 
request was approved to change the date of the event ahead one week to 
Sunday, May 5, 1996. This change will be for this year only. The 
regulated areas remain unchanged.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 5, 
1996 unless cancelled earlier by the Captain of the Port San Francisco.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant Anthony Morris, Coast Guard Marine Safety Office San 
Francisco Bay, CA. (510) 437-3102.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(b), good 
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking for 
this regulation. Following normal rulemaking procedures would have been 
impracticable. The date change was not decided upon until early March, 
and there was not sufficient time remaining to publish proposed rules 
in advance of the event.

Discussion of Regulation

    This temporary rule changes the date of the marine event known as 
``Opening Day Marine Parade, San Francisco Bay'' described in 33 CFR 
100.1103. As stated in paragraph (a) of that section, this event is 
normally scheduled to occur on the last Sunday in April. This year, the 
event has been rescheduled from Sunday, April 28, 1996, to Sunday, May 
5, 1996. No other substantive changes are being made by this rule and 
all participating vessels are to adhere to the regulated areas 
described in 33 CFR 100.1103.

Regulatory Evaluation

    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 10(e) of the regulatory policies 
and procedures of the Department of Transportation is unnecessary. 
Vessel operations in this area will be controlled for only 8 hours on 
the day of the event. The parade will be interrupted, as necessary, to 
permit the passage of commercial vessel traffic.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the 
Coast Guard must consider whether this regulation will have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
``Small entities'' include independently owned and operated small 
businesses that are not dominant in their field and that otherwise 
qualify as ``small business concerns'' under Section 3 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). Because it expects the impact of this 
regulation to be minimal, the Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 
605(b) that this regulation will not have a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities.

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Collection of Information

    This regulation contains no collection of information requirements 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Federalism

    The Coast Guard has analyzed this regulation under the principles 
and criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that 
this regulation does not have sufficient federalism implications to 
warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environmental Assessment

    The Coast Guard has considered the environmental impact of this 
regulation and concluded that under section 2.B.2. of Commandant 
Instruction M16475.1B it will have no significant environmental impact 
and it is categorically excluded from further environmental 
documentation.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

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

Temporary Regulation

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Coast Guard is amending 33 
CFR Part 100 as follows:
    1. The authority citation for 33 CFR Part 100 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233; 49 CFR 1.46 and 33 CFR 100.35.

    2. In Sec. 100.1103, paragraph (a) is suspended and a new paragraph 
(d) is added to read as follows:


Sec. 100.1103  Opening Day Marine Parade, San Francisco Bay.

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    (d) This section is effective from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. PDT, May 5, 
1996.

    Dated: March 19, 1996.
D.D. Polk,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District 
Acting.
[FR Doc. 96-7716 Filed 3-29-96; 8:45 am]
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