[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 155 (Friday, August 9, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41506-41507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20273]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD08-96-034]
RIN 2115-AE46
Special Local Regulations; Inland Seafood Festival Jet Boat
Races, Ohio River Mile 469.5 to 471.2, Cincinnati, Ohio
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: Special local regulations are being adopted for the Inland
Seafood Festival Jet Boat Races. This event will be held on August 10,
1996 from 3:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at Cincinnati, Ohio. These
regulations are needed to provide for the safety of life on navigable
waters during the event.
EFFECTIVE DATE: These regulations are effective from 3:30 p.m. until
6:30 p.m., on August 10, 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. 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 jet boat
races. The event is sponsored by the Motor Sport Management. The course
to be followed by the race participants will be marked by marker buoys
positioned at various points along the course.
Regulatory Evaluation
This rule 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 not been reviewed 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
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
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. 601 et seq) that
this temporary rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities because of the event's short
duration.
Collection of Information
This rule contains no information collection requirements under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 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
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.
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2. A temporary section 100.35 T08-034 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 100.35 T08-034 Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio.
(a) Regulated area: Ohio River Mile 469.5 to Ohio River Mile 471.2.
(b) Special local regulation: All persons and vessels not
registered with the sponsors as participants or official patrol vessels
are considered spectators. ``Participants'' are those persons and
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 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 vessel shall anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the through
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 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 may 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 or property and
can be reached on VHF-FM Channel 16 by using the call sign ``PATCOM''.
(c) Effective Date: These regulations are effective from 3:30 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m. August 10, 1996.
Dated: July 24, 1996.
T.W. Josiah,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 96-20273 Filed 8-8-96; 8:45 am]
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