[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 126 (Friday, June 28, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33670-33671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16598]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD08-96-015]
RIN 2115-AE46
Special Local Regulations: Kentucky Drag Boat Association Races;
Green River Mile 70.0-71.5, Livermore, KY
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: Special local regulations are being adopted for the Kentucky
Drag Boat Association races. This event will be held on June 26-30,
1996 from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. at Livermore, Kentucky. These regulations
are needed to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during
the event.
EFFECTIVE DATES: This rule is effective at 9 a.m. on June 28, 1996 and
will terminate at 7 p.m. on June 30, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LT Gregory A. Howard, Chief, Port Operations Department, USCG Marine
Safety Office, Louisville, Kentucky at (502) 582-5194, ext. 39.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulatory History
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. Sec. 553, a notice of proposed rule
making for these regulations has not been published and good cause
exists for making them effective in less than 30 days from the date of
publication. Following normal rule making procedures would be
impracticable. The details of the event were not finalized in
sufficient time to publish proposed rules in advance of the event or to
provide for a delayed effective date.
Background and Purpose
The marine event requiring this regulation is a series of quarter
mile drag boat races. The event is sponsored by the Kentucky Drag Boat
Association. The course to be followed by the race participants will be
marked by precisely placed marker buoys positioned at various points
along the quarter mile course. Commercial vessels will be permitted to
transit the area every three hours.
Regulatory Evaluation
This rule 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 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 rule to be so minimal that a full Regulatory
Evaluation under paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies and
procedures of DOT is unnecessary because of the event's short duration.
Small Entities
For the reasons stated above, the Coast Guard finds that the impact
on small entities, if any, is not substantial. Therefore, the Coast
Guard certifies under section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.) that this temporary rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Collection of Information
This rule contains no information collection requirements under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Sec. 3501 et seq.).
Federalism Assessment
The Coast Guard has analyzed this action in accordance with the
principles and criteria of Executive Order 12612 and has determined
that this rule does not raise sufficient federalism implications to
warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
Environmental Assessment
The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this rule
and concluded that under section 2.B.2.C. of Commandant Instruction
M16475.1B, (as revised by 61 FR 13563; March 27, 1996) this rule 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 Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, Part 100 of Title 33, Code of
Federal Regulations, is amended as follows:
PART 100--[AMENDED]
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 Sec. 100.35 T08-015 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 100.35 T08-015 Green River near Livermore, Kentucky.
(a) Regulated area: Green River mile 70.0-71.5.
(b) Special local regulation: All persons and/or vessels not
registered with the sponsors as participants or official patrol vessels
are considered spectators. ``Participants'' are those persons and/or
vessels identified by the sponsor as taking part in the event. The
``official patrol'' consists of any Coast Guard, public, state or local
law enforcement and/or sponsor provided vessel assigned to patrol the
event. The Coast Guard ``Patrol Commander'' is a Coast Guard
commissioned, warrant, or petty officer who has been designated by
Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Louisville.
(1) No spectators shall anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the
transit of participants or official patrol vessels in the regulated
area during effective dates and times, unless cleared for such entry by
or through an official patrol vessel.
(2) When hailed and/or signaled by an official patrol vessel, a
spectator shall come to an immediate stop. Vessels shall comply with
all directions given; failure to do so may result in a citation.
(3) The Patrol Commander is empowered to forbid and control the
movement of all vessels in the regulated area. The Patrol Commander may
terminate the event at any time it is deemed necessary for the
protection of life and/or property and can be reached on VHF-FM Channel
16 by using the call sign ``PATCOM''.
(C) Effective Dates. This rule is effective from 9 a.m. June 28,
1996 to 7 p.m. June 30, 1996.
Dated: June 11, 1996.
R.C. North,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 96-16598 Filed 6-27-96; 8:45 am]
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