[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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