[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47822-47823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23244]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD07-96-051]
RIN 2115-AE46


Special Local Regulations; Hilton Head, SC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: Temporary special local regulations are being adopted for the 
U.S. Offshore World Championship Power Boat Races. The event will be 
held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time) on October 30-
November 2, 1996 on the Atlantic Ocean at Hilton Head Island, SC. These 
regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on the 
navigable waters during the event.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This rule is effective from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, 
daily, on October 30 to November 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated, documents referred to in this 
preamble are available for copying and inspection at U.S. Coast Guard 
Group Charleston, 196 Tradd Street, Charleston, SC 29401-1817, between 
8 a.m. and 3 p.m. EST, except federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ENS M. DaPonte, U.S. Coast Guard Group Charleston, SC at (803) 724-
7621.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of 
proposed rulemaking was not published for these regulations. Following 
normal rulemaking procedures would have been impracticable, since there 
is not sufficient time remaining to publish proposed rules in advance 
of the event or to provide for a delayed effective date.

Discussion of Regulations

    Temporary special local regulations are being adopted for the U.S. 
Offshore World Championship Power Boat Races. The event will be held 
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST on October 30-November 2, 1996 on the 
Atlantic Ocean at Hilton Head Island, SC. There will be approximately 
between 60-90 event participants racing high performance power boats on 
a fixed course. The event will take place on the portion of the 
Atlantic Ocean at Hilton Head Island, SC, between Forest Beach and Port 
Royal Plantation, approximately 2 miles off shore on a \1/4\ mile wide 
oval race course. This rule is required to provide for the safety of 
life on the navigable waters during the running of the U.S. Offshore 
World Championship Power Boat Races.
    A regulated area is established on that portion of the Atlantic 
Ocean, at Hilton Head Island, SC, starting at Port Royal Plantation at 
32 deg.12.9' N, 080 deg.40.2' W, 1 thence east to 32 deg.12.9' N, 
080 deg.39.7' W, thence southeast to 32 deg.10.2' N, 080 deg.36.8' W, 
thence southwest to 32 deg.03.3' N, 080 deg.42.5' W northwest to Forest 
Beach at 32 deg.07.0' N, 080 deg.46.9' W. All coordinates referenced 
use Datum: NAD 1983.
    A spectator viewing area is also established on that portion of the 
Atlantic Ocean, at Hilton Head Island, SC, between the regulated area 
described above, and the following points, commencing at Port Royal 
Plantation at 32 deg.13.5' N, 080 deg.40.3' W, thence east to 
32 deg.13.5' N, 080 deg.38.3' W, thence southeast to 32 deg.10.2' N, 
080 deg.36.4' W, thence southwest to 32 deg.02.5' N, 080 deg.42.4' W, 
thence northwest to Forest Beach at 32 deg.06.8' N, 080 deg.48.5' W. 
All coordinates referenced use Datum: NAD 1983.
    Entry into the regulated area by other than authorized event 
participants or official patrol vessels is prohibited, unless otherwise 
authorized by the Patrol Commander. Spectator vessels may anchor or 
transit the spectator viewing area at a slow, no wake speed during the 
event.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This event 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 6 (a) and (f) 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 
proposal to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under 
paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies and procedures of DOT is 
unnecessary. The regulated area encompasses less than 54 square 
nautical miles on the Atlantic Ocean between Forest Beach and Port 
Royal Plantation, out to approximately 6 nautical miles to sea, which 
movement into the regulated area will be controlled for only seven 
hours on each day of the event.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the 
Coast Guard must consider whether this proposal will have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small

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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 under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule would not have a 
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 
proposal 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 
determined the event to be categorically excluded from further 
environmental documentation. An environmental checklist and a 
Categorical Exclusion Determination has been prepared and are available 
in the docket for inspection or copying where indicated under 
ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

    Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and record keeping 
requirements, Waterways.

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 temporary section 100.35-T96-051 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 100.35-T96-051  Special Local Regulations; Atlantic Ocean at 
Hilton Head Island, SC.

    (a) Definitions:
    (1) Regulated Area. A regulated area is established on that portion 
of the Atlantic Ocean, at Hilton Head Island, SC, starting at Port 
Royal Plantation at 32 deg.12.9'N, 080 deg.40.2'W, thence east to 
32 deg.12.9'N, 080 deg.39.7'W, thence southeast to 32 deg.10.2'N, 
080 deg.36.8'W, thence southwest to 32 deg.03.3'N, 080 deg.42.5'W 
northwest to Forest Beach at 32 deg.07.0'N, 080 deg.46.9'W. All 
coordinates referenced use Datum: NAD 1983.
    (2) Spectator Viewing Area. A spectator viewing area is also 
established on that portion of the Atlantic Ocean, at Hilton Head 
Island, SC, between the regulated area described above, and the 
following points, commencing at Port Royal Plantation at 32 deg.13.5'N, 
080 deg.40.3'W, thence east to 32 deg.13.5'N, 080 deg.38.3'W, thence 
southeast to 32 deg.10.2'N, 080 deg.36.4'W, thence southwest to 
32 deg.02.5'N, 080 deg.42.4'W, thence northwest to Forest Beach at 
32 deg.06.8'N, 080 deg.48.5'W. All coordinates referenced use Datum: 
NAD 1983.
    (3) Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The Coast Guard Patrol Commander 
is a commissioned, warrant or petty officer of the Coast Guard who has 
been designated in writing by the Commander, Coast Guard Group 
Charleston, South Carolina.
    (b) Special local regulations.
    (1) Entry into the regulated area by other than authorized event 
participants or official patrol vessels is prohibited, unless otherwise 
authorized by the Patrol Commander.
    (2) Spectator vessels may anchor or transit the spectator viewing 
area at a slow, no wake speed during the event.
    (3) At the conclusion of the U.S. World Championship power boat 
races each day, at the discretion of the Coast Guard Patrol Commander, 
all vessels may enter the regulated area.
    (c) Effective Dates. These regulations become effective at 10 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., daily, on October 30 to November 2, 1996, unless otherwise 
specified in the Seventh Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: August 28, 1996.
J.D. Hull,
Captain. U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Seventh Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 96-23244 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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