[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 2, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45323-45325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21023]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2009-0194]
RIN 1625-AA00


Safety Zone; IJSBA World Finals, Lower Colorado River, Lake 
Havasu, AZ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the 
navigable waters of Lake Havasu on the lower Colorado River in Arizona 
in support of the International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) 
World Finals. This temporary safety zone is necessary to provide for 
the safety of the participants, crew, spectators, participating 
vessels, and other vessels and users of the waterway. Persons and 
vessels will be prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or 
anchoring within this temporary safety zone unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port San Diego or his designated representative.

DATES: This rule is effective from October 6, 2009 through October 19, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments and material received from the public, as well as 
documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, 
are part of docket USCG-2009-0194 and are available online by going to 
http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2009-0194 in the ``Keyword'' 
box, and then clicking ``Search.'' This material is also available for 
inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. 
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
temporary rule, call or e-mail Petty Officer Kristen Beer, Waterways 
Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego, Coast Guard; telephone 
619-278-7262, e-mail [email protected]. If you have questions on 
viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket 
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Information

    On June 22, 2009, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking 
(NPRM) entitled Safety Zone; IJSBA World Finals; Lower Colorado River, 
Lake Havasu, AZ in the Federal Register (74 FR 29447). We received no 
comments on the proposed rule. No public meeting was requested, and 
none was held.

Background and Purpose

    The International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) is 
sponsoring the IJSBA World Finals. The event will consist of 300 to 750 
personal watercrafts racing in a circular course. The race will be 
broken down into heats of one to 20. The sponsor will provide four 
course marshals and rescue vessels, as well as four perimeter safety 
boats for the duration of this event. This safety zone is necessary to 
provide for the safety of the participants, crew, spectators, 
participating vessels, and other vessels and users of the waterway.

Discussion of Comments and Changes

    There were no comments submitted and no changes were made to the 
regulation.

Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and 
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses 
based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f) 
of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and does not 
require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 
6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and Budget has not 
reviewed it under that Order.
    We expect the economic impact of this proposed rule to be so 
minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation is unnecessary. This 
determination is based on the size and location of the safety zone. 
Commercial vessels will not be hindered by the safety zone. 
Recreational vessels will not be allowed to transit through the 
designated safety zone during the specified times unless authorized to 
do so by the Captain of the Port or his designated representative.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have 
considered whether this rule would have a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small entities'' 
comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are 
independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields, 
and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.
    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.
    This rule will affect the following entities, some of which may be 
small entities: the owners or operators of vessels intending to transit 
or anchor in a portion of the lower Colorado River at Lake Havasu from 
October 6, 2009 through October 19, 2009.
    This safety zone will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities for the following reasons. Vessel 
traffic can pass safely around the zone. Before the effective period, 
the Coast Guard will publish a local notice to mariners (LNM).

Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), in the NPRM we offered to 
assist small entities in understanding the rule so that they could 
better evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking 
process.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal 
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal 
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory 
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory 
Fairness Boards. The

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Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and rates each agency's 
responsiveness to small business. If you wish to comment on actions by 
employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR (1-888-734-3247). The 
Coast Guard will not retaliate against small entities that question or 
complain about this rule or any policy or action of the Coast Guard.

Collection of Information

    This rule calls for no new collection of information under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132, 
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local 
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial 
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this rule under 
that Order and have determined that it does not have implications for 
federalism.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538) 
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary 
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may 
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or Tribal government, in 
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 or more in any 
one year. Though this rule will not result in such an expenditure, we 
do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this preamble.

Taking of Private Property

    This rule will not effect a taking of private property or otherwise 
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental 
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property 
Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) 
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation, 
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection 
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule 
is not an economically significant rule and does not create an 
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that may 
disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have Tribal implications under Executive Order 
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, 
because it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more 
Indian Tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and 
Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities 
between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes.

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13211, Actions 
Concerning Regulations that Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant 
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant 
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to 
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use 
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy 
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects 
under Executive Order 13211.

Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards 
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress, 
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why 
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or 
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical 
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or 
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management 
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus 
standards bodies.
    This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not 
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security 
Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which 
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have concluded 
this action is one of a category of actions which do not individually 
or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. 
This rule is categorically excluded, under figure 2-1, paragraph 
(34)(g), of the Instruction. This rule involves the establishment of a 
safety zone.
    An environmental analysis checklist and a categorical exclusion 
determination are available in the docket where indicated under 
ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

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For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 
CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

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1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 
3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; 
Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security 
Delegation No. 0170.1.


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2. Add a new temporary Sec.  165.T11-182 to read as follows:


Sec.  165.T11-182  Safety Zone; IJSBA World Finals; Lower Colorado 
River, Lake Havasu, AZ.

    (a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: All waters of 
Lake Havasu, from surface to bottom, encompassed by lines connecting 
the following points:
    Beginning at 34[deg]28.49' N, 114[deg]21.33' W; Thence to 
34[deg]28.55' N, 114[deg]21.56' W; Thence to 34[deg]28.43' N, 
114[deg]21.81' W; Thence to 34[deg]28.32' N, 114[deg]21.71' W; Thence 
along the shoreline returning to 34[deg]28.49' N, 114[deg]21.33' W.
    These coordinates are based upon NAD 83.
    (b) Effective period. This section is effective and will be 
enforced from October 6, 2009 through October 19, 2009. If the 
International Jet Sports Boating Association World Finals concludes 
prior to the scheduled termination of the effective period, the Captain 
of the Port will cease enforcement of this safety zone and will 
announce that fact via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
    (c) Definitions. The following definition applies to this section: 
Designated representative, means any Commissioned, Warrant, or Petty 
Officers of the Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary, and local, State, 
and Federal law enforcement officers who have been authorized to act on 
the behalf of the Captain of the Port.
    (d) Regulations. (1) Under the general regulations in Sec.  165.23, 
entry into,

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transit through or anchoring within this safety zone is prohibited 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port San Diego or his 
designated representative.
    (2) Mariners desiring to enter or operate in the safety zone may 
request authorization to do so from the Patrol Commander (PATCOM). The 
PATCOM may be contacted on VHF-FM Channel 16.
    (3) All persons and vessels must comply with the instructions of 
the Coast Guard Captain of the Port or his designated representative.
    (4) Upon being hailed by U.S. Coast Guard patrol personnel by 
siren, radio, flashing light, or other means, the operator of a vessel 
must proceed as directed.
    (5) The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or 
local agencies.

    Dated: July 30, 2009.
DL LeBlanc,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port Sector San 
Diego.
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