[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 23, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13914-13915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7094]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-99-011]


Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Approaches to 
Annapolis Harbor, Spa Creek, and Severn River, Annapolis, Maryland

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

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SUMMARY: This notice implements the special local regulations at 33 CFR 
100.511 during the 20th Annual Seminar on Safety at Sea, a marine event 
to be held March 27, 1999, on Spa Creek and the Severn River at 
Annapolis, Maryland. These special local regulations are necessary to 
control vessel traffic in the vicinity of the U.S. Naval Academy 
because of the confined nature of the waterway and expected vessel 
congestion during the pyrotechnic display and helicopter-rescue 
demonstration. The effect will be to restrict general navigation in the 
regulated area for the safety of spectators, event participants, and 
other vessels transiting the event area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 33 CFR 100.511 is effective from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
on March 27, 1999.

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 U.S. Naval Academy Sailing Squadron will

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sponsor the 20th Annual Seminar on Safety at Sea on the Severn River, 
near the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Waterborne activities 
will include demonstrations of life rafts, pyrotechnics, man-overboard 
procedures, and a helicopter rescue. To ensure the safety of 
participants and transiting vessels, 33 CFR 100.511 will be in effect 
for the duration of the event. Under provisions of 33 CFR 100.511, no 
vessel may 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: March 3, 1999.
Roger T. Rufe, Jr.,
Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,
Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 99-7094 Filed 3-22-99; 8:45 am]
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