[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59623-59624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28748]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD07-99-068]
RIN 211-AE46


Special Local Regulations: City of Augusta, GA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: Temporary Special Local Regulations are being adopted for the 
Augusta Port Authority's Head of the South Rowing Regatta. The event 
will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 
November 13 and 14, 1999, on the Savannah River in Augusta, GA. These 
regulations are needed to provide for the safety of life on navigable 
waters during the event.

DATES: These regulations become effective at 6:30 a.m. November 13, 
1999, and terminate at 6:30 p.m. on November 14, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William Tole (706) 722-4114.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

    These regulations are required to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waters during the Head of the South Rowing Regatta to be held 
in Augusta, GA. The regulations are intended to promote safe navigation 
on the Savannah River immediately before, during, and after the race by 
controlling the traffic entering, exiting, and travelling within the 
regulated area. The anticipated number of participant and spectator 
vessels poses a safety concern which is addressed in these special 
local regulations. There will be approximately 3000 participants racing 
single, double, four and eight person rowing shells on a fixed course. 
The event will take place in an area of limited commercial traffic on 
the Savannah River at Augusta GA, between mile marker 187.5 and 203.
    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of proposed rulemaking 
has not been published for these regulations and good cause exists for 
making them effective in less than 30 days from the date of 
publication. Information concerning the exact date and times of the 
event were only recently received by the U.S. Coast Guard, leaving 
insufficient time for a full comment period and delayed effective date.

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 less than 3 nautical miles 
on the Savannah River with little commercial usage, entry into which is 
prohibited for only twelve hours on each 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 business, not-for-profit organizations 
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant under 
their fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less 
then 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 
two days in a limited area of the Savannah River that is seldom used 
for commerce.

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 has considered the environmental impact of this 
action and has determined under Figure 2-1, paragraph 34(h) of 
Commandant Instruction M16475.1C, that this rule is categorically 
excluded from further environmental documentation.

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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 100--[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. Add temporary Sec. 100.35T-07-068 to read as follows:


Sec. 100.35T-07-068  Head of the South Rowing Regatta; Savannah River, 
Augusta, GA

    (a) Regulated Area: A regulated area is established on that portion 
of the Savannah River at Augusta GA, between mile markers 187 and 
200.2. The regulated area encompasses the width of the Savannah River 
between these two points.
    (b) 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, Group Charleston, SC.
    (c) Special Local Regulations. Entry into the regulated area by 
other than event participants is prohibited, unless otherwise 
authorized by the Patrol Commander. After termination of the Head of 
the South Rowing Regatta, all vessels may resume normal operations.
    (d) Dates: These regulations become effective at 6:30 a.m. and 
terminate at 6:30 p.m. on November 13 and 14, 1999.

    Dated: October 27, 1999.
G.W. Sutton,
Captain U.S.Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District 
Acting.
[FR Doc. 99-28748 Filed 11-2-99; 8:15 am]
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