[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 19715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10111]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-99-021]


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 Blue Angels Airshow, an aerial demonstration to be 
held May 23 and 24, 1999, over the waters of Spa Creek and the Severn 
River, near the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. These Special 
local regulations are necessary to control vessel traffic in the 
vicinity of the U.S. Naval Academy due to the confined nature of the 
waterway and expected vessel congestion during the airshow. The effect 
will be to restrict general navigation in the regulated area for the 
safety of spectators and vessels transiting the event area.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 33 CFR 100.511 is effective from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
on May 23, 1999 and from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. on May 24, 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 will sponsor the Blue 
Angels Airshow over the Severn River near the U.S. Naval Academy, 
Annapolis, Maryland. The event will consist of 6 high performance jet 
aircraft flying at low altitudes in formation over the Severn River. 
Therefore, to ensure the safety of spectators and transiting vessels, 
33 CFR 100.511 will be in effect for the duration of the event. Under 
provisions of 33 CFR 100.511, 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: April 6, 1999.
Roger T. Rufe, Jr.,
Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 99-10111 Filed 4-21-99; 8:45 am]
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