[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29019-29020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14421]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD07-96-015]
RIN 2115-AE46


Special Local Regulations: Harborwalk Boat Race; Sampit River, 
Georgetown, SC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing permanent special local 
regulations for the Harborwalk Boat Race. This event will be held 
annually on the last Sunday of June, between 12 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. EDT 
(Eastern Daylight Time). Historically, there have been approximately 
sixty participants racing 14 to 20 foot outboard power boats on a 
prescribed course on a portion of the Sampit River, Georgetown, South 
Carolina. The nature of the event and the closure of the Sampit River 
creates an extra or unusual hazard in the navigable waters. These 
regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on the 
navigable waters during the event.

DATES: July 8, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ENS M. J. DaPonte, project officer, Coast Guard Group Charleston at 
(803) 724-7621.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

    On March 26, 1996, the Coast Guard published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking entitled ``Harborwalk Boat Race, Sampit River, Georgetown, 
SC'' in the Federal Register (61 FR 13119). The comment period ended 
May 28, 1996. The Coast Guard received no comments during the notice of 
proposed rulemaking comment period. A public hearing was not requested 
and one was not held.

Discussion of Regulations

    These regulations are needed to provide for the safety of life 
during the Harborwalk Boat Race. The rules are intended to promote safe 
navigation on the waters off East Bay Park on the Sampit River during 
the race by controlling the traffic entering, exiting, and traveling 
within these waters. Historically, the anticipated concentration of 
spector and participant vessels associated with the Harborwalk Boat 
Race has posed a safety concern, which is addressed in these special 
local regulations.
    These regulations will not permit movement of spectator vessels and 
other nonparticipating vessel traffic within the regulated area, 
bounded by a line drawn from:

33 deg. 21.5' N, 079 deg. 17.10' W, thence to
33 deg. 21.7' N, 079 deg. 16.8' W, thence along the shore to
33 deg. 21.1' N, 079 deg. 16.7' W, thence to
33 deg. 21.1' N, 079 deg. 16.9' W thence back to
33 deg. 21.5' N, 079 deg. 17.10' W

From 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT annually during the last Sunday of June. 
All coordinates use datum: NAD 83. These regulations will permit the 
movement of spectator vessels and other nonparticipants after the 
termination of race, and during intervals between scheduled events at 
the discretion of the Coast Guard Patrol Commander.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under Section 3(f) 
of the Executive Order 12866 and does not require an assessment of the 
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 
proposed rule to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under 
paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies and procedures of DOT is 
unnecessary. These regulations will last for only 5 and a half hours 
each day of the event. No public comments were received during the 
notice of proposed rulemaking comment period.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the 
Coast Guard must consider whether this action 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).
    For reasons set forth in the above Regulatory Evaluation, the Coast 
Guard certifies that this action will not have a

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significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

Collection of Information

    These regulations contain no collection of information requirements 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

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.

Environmental Assessment

    The Coast Guard has considered the environmental impact of this 
rule consistent with Section 2.B.2. of Commandant Instruction 
M16475.1B. In accordance with that section, this action has been 
environmentally assessed (EA completed), and the Coast Guard has 
concluded that it will not significantly affect the quality of the 
human environment. An environmental assessment and a finding of no 
significant impact have been prepared and are available in the docket 
for inspection or 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, the Coast Guard amends as follows:
    1. The authority citation for Part 100 continues to read as 
follows:

PART 100--[AMENDED]

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

    2. A new section 100.713 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 100.713  Annual Harborwalk Boat Race; Sampit River, Georgetown, 
SC.

    (a) Definitions. (1) Regulated Area. The regulated area is formed 
by a line from:

33 deg.21.5' N, 079 deg.17.10' W, thence to
33 deg.21.7' N, 079 deg.16.8' W, thence along the shore to
33 deg.21.1' N, 079 deg.16.7' W, thence to
33 deg.21.1' N, 079 deg.16.9' W, thence back to
33 deg.21.5' N, 079 deg.17.10' W.

All coordinates referenced use datum: NAD 83.
    (2) Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The Coast Guard Patrol Commander 
is a commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the United States Coast 
Guard who has been designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Group 
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.
    (b) Special local regulations. (1) Entry into the regulated area is 
prohibited to all nonparticipants.
    (2) After the termination of the Harborwalk Boat Race, and during 
intervals between scheduled events, at the discretion of the Coast 
Guard Patrol Commander all vessels may resume normal operations.
    (c) Effective Dates. This section is in effect from 12 p.m. and 
terminates at 5:30 p.m. EDT annually during the last Sunday of June.

    Dated: May 31, 1996.
J.W. Lockwood,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 96-14421 Filed 6-6-96; 8:45 am]
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