[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 7, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16812-16813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8572]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD07-99-016]
RIN 2115-AE46


Special Local Regulations: St. Croix International Triathlon, St. 
Croix, USVI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: Temporary special local regulations are being adopted for the 
Saint Croix International Triathlon. The event will be held from 5 a.m. 
to 9 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time (AST) on May 2, 1999, in Saint Croix, 
Christiansted Harbor, USVI. These regulations are needed to provide for 
the safety of life on navigable waters during the event.

DATES: These regulations become effective at 4:30 a.m. and terminate at 
9 a.m. AST on May 2, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. John Reyes at (787) 289-7900, extension 228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

    There will be approximately 300 participants swimming a course in 
Christiansted Harbor, St. Croix on May 2, 1999. The swimmers will be 
competing with numerous spectator craft in the area, creating an extra 
or unusual hazard in the navigable waterway. These regulations are 
required to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waters 
during the running of the St. Croix International Triathlon.

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    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of proposed rulemaking 
was not published for this regulation and good cause exists for making 
it effective in less than 30 days after Federal Register publication 
since immediate action is needed to minimize potential danger to the 
public. The permit was received approximately one month prior to the 
event taking place.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This regulation 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)(f) of 
that order. The Office of Management and Budget has excepted it from 
review 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 regulated policies and procedures 
of DOT is unnecessary. The regulated area encompasses Christiansted 
Harbor, Saint Croix, USVI, entry into which is prohibited for only 4.5 
hours early in the morning on the 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 rulemaking will have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
Small entities include small businesses, not-for-profit organizations 
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their 
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 
50,000.
    Therefore, the Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that 
this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities, as the regulations will only be in effect for 
approximately 4 hours early in the day in an area with limited 
commercial traffic.

Collection of Information

    This rule contains 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 this rulemaking does not have sufficient federalism implications 
to warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environmental Assessment

    The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this action 
consistent with Figure 2-1, paragraph 34(g) Commandant Instruction 
M16475.1C, and has determined that this action is categorically 
excluded from any future 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, the Coast Guard amends part 100 
of Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for Part 100 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233, 49 CFR 1.46, and 33 CFR 100.35.

    2. A temporary Sec. 100.35T-07-016 is added as follows:


Sec. 100.35T-07-016  St. Croix International Triathlon; Christiansted, 
St. Croix, USVI.

    (a) Definitions:
    (1) Regulated Area: A regulated area is established for the waters 
North of Saint Croix, USVI in Christiansted Harbor, Kings Wharf 
beginning at 17-44'51''N, 064-42'20''W, then North East to 17-45'08''N 
064-42'02''W, then South West to 17-44'52''N 064-42'02''W and back to 
origin. All coordinates referenced use Datum: NAD 1983.
    (2) Coast Guard Patrol Commander: The Coast Guard Patrol Commander 
is a commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the Coast Guard who has 
been designated by Commanding Officer, Greater Antilles Section, San 
Juan, Puerto Rico.
    (b) Special Local Regulations:
    (1) Entry into the regulated area by other than event participants 
is prohibited, unless otherwise authorized by the Patrol Commander. 
Spectator craft are required to remain in a spectator area to be 
established by the event sponsor Project Saint Croix Association. After 
termination of the race all vessels may resume normal operation. At the 
discretion of the Patrol Commander, between scheduled racing events, 
traffic may be permitted to resume normal operations.
    (2) Temporary buoys will be used to delineate the course.
    (c) Dates: These regulations become effective at 4:30 a.m. and 
terminated at 9 a.m. AST on May 2, 1999.

    Dated: March 29, 1999.
N.T. Saunders,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 99-8572 Filed 4-6-99; 8:45 am]
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