[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24578]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-99-076]


Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Chincoteague Power 
Boat Regatta, Assateague Channel, Chincoteague, Virginia

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

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SUMMARY: This notice implements the special local regulations for the 
Chincoteague Power Boat Regatta to be held on the waters of Assateague 
Channel near Chincoteague, Virginia, on September 25, 1999 and 
September 26, 1999. These special local regulations are necessary to 
control vessel traffic due to the confined nature of the waterway and 
expected vessel congestion during the event. The effect will be to 
restrict general navigation in the regulated area for the safety of 
event participants, spectators and vessels transiting the event area.

DATES: This rule is effective from 10:30 a.m. EDT (Eastern Daylight 
Time) to 6:30 p.m. EDT on September 25, 1999, and from 11:30 a.m. EDT 
to 6:30 p.m. EDT on September 26, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Petty Officer G. Nestle, Marine Events Coordinator, Commander, 
Coast Guard Group Eastern Shore, Chincoteague, Virginia, (757) 336-
2890.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce will 
sponsor the Chincoteague Power Boat Regatta on September 25, 1999 and 
September 26, 1999, on the waters of Assateague Channel, near 
Chincoteague, Virginia. (This event is normally held on the third 
Saturday and Sunday in June.) The event will involve 45 hydroplanes and 
runabouts racing along a 1.25 mile course within the regulated area. In 
order to ensure the safety of race participants, spectators and 
transiting vessels, 33 CFR 100.519 will be in effect for the duration 
of the event. Under provisions of 33 CFR 100.519, 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: September 2, 1999.
Roger T. Rufe, Jr.,
Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 99-24578 Filed 9-20-99; 8:45 am]
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