[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 16513-16514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8744]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD07-97-010]
RIN 2115-AE46
Special Local Regulations; Fort Myers Beach, FL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to amend the permanent special local
regulations for the Fort Myers Beach Offshore Grand Prix. This event,
previously scheduled to be held annually on the first Saturday and
Sunday of June, will now be held annually during the third Saturday and
Sunday of May, between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. each day (Eastern Daylight
Time). These amended regulations are necessary to provide for the
safety of life on navigable waters during the event.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 1, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to U.S. Coast Guard Group St.
Petersburg, 600 8th Ave. SE., St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-5099, or
may be delivered to the Operations Department at the same address
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. The telephone number is (813) 824-7533. Comments will become
a part of the public docket and will be available for copying and
inspection at the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LTJG T.J. Stuhlreyer, Coast Guard Group St. Petersburg, FL at (813)
824-7533.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
The proposed regulations are needed to provide for the safety of
life during the Fort Myers Beach Offshore Grand Prix because of the
permanent change in the date of the event. The event was previously
held on the first Saturday and Sunday in June, but will now be held
from 12 p.m. EDT to 3 p.m. EDT each day on the third Saturday and
Sunday in May. There will be approximately 170 participants and
spectator craft associated with the event, which will be held off Fort
Myers Beach between Matanzas Pass and Big Carlos Pass. The resulting
congestion of navigable channels on the third weekend in May, vice the
first weekend in June, creates an extra or unusual hazard in the
navigable waters.
Request for Comments
The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to participate in
this rulemaking by submitting written views, data, or arguments.
Persons submitting comments should include their names, addresses,
identify the notice (CGD07-97-010) and the specific section of this
proposal to which their comments apply, and give reasons for each
comment. The Coast Guard will consider all comments received during the
comment period. The regulations may be changed in view of the comments
received. All comments received before the expiration of the comment
period will be considered before final action is taken on this
proposal.
No public hearing is planned, but one may be held if the written
requests for a hearing are received, and it is determined that the
opportunity to make oral presentations will add to the rulemaking
process. Please submit two copies of all comments and attachments in an
unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. Persons wanting acknowledgement of
receipt should include stamped, self-addressed post cards or envelopes.
Regulatory Evaluation
This proposal 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
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DOT is unnecessary. The proposed amended regulation would remain in
effect for only 4 hours each day for two days.
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 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 proposal, if adopted,
would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
Collection of Information
These proposed 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
action and has determined pursuant to section 2.B.2.e.(34)(h) of
Commandant Instruction M16475.1B, that this action is categorically
excluded from further environmental documentation.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Regattas and marine parades.
Proposed Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, Part 100 of Title 33, Code of
Federal Regulations, the Coast Guard proposes to be amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for Part 100 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233; 49 CFR 1.46.
2. In section 100.717, paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 100.717 Special Local Regulations; Fort Myers Beach, FL.
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(c) Effective Dates: This section is effective each day from 11
a.m. through 3 p.m. EDT annually during the third Saturday and Sunday
of May.
Dated: March 27, 1997.
J.W. Lockwood,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 97-8744 Filed 4-4-97; 8:45 am]
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