[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 164 (Friday, August 22, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19532]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0424]


Special Local Regulation; U.S. Nationals Waterski Racing 
Championship; Mission Bay, San Diego, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the U.S. Nationals Waterski 
Racing Championship special local regulation on Mission Bay from 8 a.m. 
on October 10, 2008 through 5 p.m. on October 12, 2008. This action is 
necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, crew, 
spectators, participating vessels, and other vessels and users of the 
waterway. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter 
the special local regulation without permission of the Captain of the 
Port.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1101 will be enforced from 8 a.m. 
on October 10, 2008 through 5 p.m. on October 12, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Petty Officer Kristen Beer, USCG, 
Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego at (619) 278-
7233.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special 
local regulation for the U.S. Nationals Waterski Racing Championship in 
33 CFR 100.1101 on October 10, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., October 11, 
2008, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and October 12, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 7 
p.m.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.1101, a vessel may not enter the 
regulated area, unless it receives permission from the COTP. Spectator 
vessels may safely transit outside the regulated area but may not 
anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the transit of participants or 
official patrol vessels. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other 
Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this 
regulation.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 100.1101(a) and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the 
Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with extensive advance 
notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to 
Mariners, marine information broadcasts, local radio stations and area 
newspapers. If the COTP or his designated representative determines 
that the regulated area need not be enforced for the full duration 
stated in this notice, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners 
to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: August 8, 2008.
T.H. Farris,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector San Diego.
 [FR Doc. E8-19532 Filed 8-21-08; 8:45 am]
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