[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 32736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15899]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-98-039]
RIN 2115-AE46


Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Severn River, 
College Creek, and Weems Creek, Annapolis, MD

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

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SUMMARY: This notice implements the special local regulations at 33 CFR 
100.518 during the fireworks display to be held July 4, 1998, on the 
Severn River at Annapolis, Maryland. These special local regulations 
are necessary to control vessel traffic due to the confined nature of 
the waterway and expected vessel congestion during the fireworks 
display. The effect will be to restrict general navigation in the 
regulated area for the safety of spectators and vessels transiting the 
event area.

DATES: 33 CFR 100.518 is effective from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 4, 
1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Warrant Officer R. L. Houck, Marine Events Coordinator, 
Commander, Coast Guard Activities Baltimore, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, 
Baltimore, MD 21226-1971, (410) 576-2674.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City of Annapolis will sponsor a 
fireworks display on July 4, 1998 on the Severn River, Annapolis, 
Maryland. The fireworks display will be launched from a barge 
positioned within the regulated area. In order to ensure the safety of 
spectators and transiting vessels, 33 CFR 100.518 will be in effect for 
the duration of the event. Under provisions of 33 CFR 100.518, a vessel 
may not enter the regulated area unless it receives permission from the 
Coast Guard Patrol Commander. Spectator vessels may anchor outside the 
regulated area but may not block a navigable channel. Because these 
restrictions will be in effect for a limited period, they should not 
result in a significant disruption of maritime traffic.

    Dated: May 29, 1998.
P.M. Stillman,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Fifth Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 98-15899 Filed 6-15-98; 8:45 am]
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