[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15323-15327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6222]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 100 and 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0123]
RIN 1625-AA08, AA00


Special Local Regulations and Safety Zone; War of 1812 
Bicentennial Commemorations, Chesapeake Bay and Port of Baltimore, MD

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish temporary special local 
regulations and safety zone in the Chesapeake Bay and Port of 
Baltimore, Maryland for War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations 
activities. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life 
on navigable waters before, during, and after War of 1812 Bicentennial 
Commemorations events being planned for Baltimore, Maryland. This 
action will restrict vessel traffic in portions of the Inner Harbor, 
the Northwest Harbor, the Patapsco River, and the Chesapeake Bay.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast 
Guard on or before April 16, 2012. Requests for public meetings must be 
received by the Coast Guard on or before March 30, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2012-0123 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. 
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section

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below for instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed 
rule, call or email Mr. Ronald Houck, Sector Baltimore Waterways 
Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone 410-576-2674, email 
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or submitting 
material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket 
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting 
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
rulemaking (USCG-2012-0123), indicate the specific section of this 
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each 
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material 
online (via http://www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or hand 
delivery, but please use only one of these means. If you submit a 
comment online via www.regulations.gov, it will be considered received 
by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment. If you 
fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered as 
having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the 
Docket Management Facility. We recommend that you include your name and 
a mailing address, an email address, or a telephone number in the body 
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions 
regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become 
highlighted in blue. In the ``Document Type'' drop down menu select 
``Proposed Rule'' and insert ``USCG-2012-0123'' in the ``Keyword'' box. 
Click ``Search'' then click on the balloon shape in the ``Actions'' 
column. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit 
them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable 
for copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and 
would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a 
stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all 
comments and material received during the comment period and may change 
the rule based on your comments.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble 
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted 
in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2012-0123'' and click 
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. 
You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on 
the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an 
agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket 
Management Facility.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any 
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice 
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the 
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a 
request for one on or before March 30, 2012 using one of the four 
methods specified under ADDRESSES. Please explain why you believe a 
public meeting would be beneficial. If we determine that one would aid 
this rulemaking, we will hold one at a time and place announced by a 
later notice in the Federal Register.

Basis and Purpose

    The U.S. Department of the Navy is sponsoring War of 1812 
Bicentennial Commemorations in the Chesapeake Bay and Port of 
Baltimore, Maryland. Planned events include the scheduled arrival of 
U.S. and foreign naval vessels, public vessels, tall ships and other 
vessels beginning on June 12, 2012 and the scheduled departure of those 
vessels ending on June 20, 2012. The Coast Guard anticipates a large 
spectator fleet for these events. Operators should expect significant 
vessel congestion along the arrival and departure routes. The purpose 
of these regulations is to promote maritime safety and protect 
participants and the boating public in the Port of Baltimore and the 
waters of the Chesapeake Bay immediately prior to, during, and after 
the scheduled events. The regulations will provide for clear passage of 
participating vessels, a safety buffer around the participating vessels 
while they are in transit for the benefit of participants and 
spectators. The regulations will impact the movement of all vessels 
operating in specified waters of the Chesapeake Bay, Patapsco River, 
Northwest Harbor and the Inner Harbor.
    It may be necessary for the Coast Guard to establish additional 
safety or security zones in addition to these regulations to safeguard 
dignitaries and certain vessels participating in the event. If the 
Coast Guard deems it necessary to establish such zones at a later date, 
the details of those zones will be announced separately via the Federal 
Register, Local Notice to Mariners, Safety Voice Broadcasts, and any 
other means available.
    With the arrival of War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations 
participants and spectator vessels in the Port of Baltimore for this 
event, it will be necessary to curtail normal port operations to some 
extent. The Coast Guard will attempt to minimize interference while 
still ensuring the safety of life on the navigable waters immediately 
before, during, and after the scheduled events.

Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations vessels are scheduled 
to arrive in the Captain of the Port (COTP) Baltimore Zone, as 
described in 33 CFR 3.25-15, beginning on June 12, 2012, following a 
route that includes specified waters of the Chesapeake Bay, Patapsco 
River, Northwest Harbor and the Inner Harbor. The War of 1812 
Bicentennial Commemorations vessels are scheduled to depart the COTP 
Baltimore Zone, ending on June 20, 2012, following a route that 
includes specified waters of the Inner Harbor, Northwest Harbor, 
Patapsco River and the Chesapeake Bay. The safety of War of 1812 
Bicentennial Commemorations vessels and spectators requires that 
spectator craft be kept at a safe distance from these routes during 
these vessel movements.
    The Coast Guard proposes establishing special local regulations for 
the area in the Port of Baltimore through which the vessels will pass 
for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations arrival on June 13, 
2012 and the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations

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departure on June 19, 2012. In addition to establishing special local 
regulations, we propose to establish temporary moving safety zones 
around War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations vessels greater than 100 
feet in length overall, while operating in the navigable waters of the 
Chesapeake Bay or its tributaries, north of the Maryland--Virginia 
border and south of latitude 39[deg]35'00'' N. This action is necessary 
to ensure the safety of participants and spectators immediately prior 
to, during, and following the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations 
activities.
    The regulations contained within this proposed rule are not 
intended to effect existing Naval Vessel Protection Zone regulations 
described in Title 33 CFR Part 165 (Subpart G).

Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed 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

    Executive Orders 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and 13563, 
Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, direct agencies to assess 
the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if 
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize 
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public 
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive 
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and 
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting 
flexibility. This proposed 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. The primary impact of 
this proposed rule would be on vessels wishing to transit the affected 
waterways during the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations vessels 
arrival beginning on June 12, 2012 and their departure ending on June 
20, 2012. Although this proposed rule would prevent traffic from 
transiting a portion of the Inner Harbor, Northwest Harbor, Patapsco 
River and the Chesapeake Bay during these events, that restriction is 
limited in duration, affects only a limited area, and would be well 
publicized to allow mariners to make alternative plans for transiting 
the affected area. Moreover, the magnitude of the event itself would 
severely hamper or prevent transit of the waterway, even absent this 
proposed rule, which is designed to ensure it is conducted in a safe 
and orderly fashion.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have 
considered whether this proposed 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 proposed 
rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. This proposed rule would affect the following 
entities, some of which might be small entities: The owners or 
operators of vessels intending to operate or anchor in portions of the 
Inner Harbor, the Northwest Harbor and Patapsco River, and the 
Chesapeake Bay, in Maryland. The regulations would not have a 
significant impact on a substantial number of small entities for the 
following reasons: The restrictions are limited in duration, affect 
only limited areas, and will be well publicized to allow mariners to 
make alternative plans for transiting the affected areas. Moreover, the 
magnitude of the event itself will severely hamper or prevent transit 
of the waterway, even absent these regulations designed to ensure it is 
conducted in a safe and orderly fashion.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental 
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have 
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see 
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what 
degree this rule would economically affect it.

Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small 
entities in understanding this proposed rule so that they can better 
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. If the 
rule would affect your small business, organization, or governmental 
jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or 
options for compliance, please contact Commander, Coast Guard Sector 
Baltimore, 2401 Hawkins Pont Road, Building 70, Baltimore, Maryland, 
21226-1791, Attention to: Waterways Management Division. The Coast 
Guard will not retaliate against small entities that question or 
complain about this proposed rule or any policy or action of the Coast 
Guard.

Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would call 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 proposed 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 (adjusted for 
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would not 
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule 
elsewhere in this preamble.

Taking of Private Property

    This proposed rule would not cause 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 proposed 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 proposed rule under Executive Order 13045, 
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety 
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not 
create an environmental risk to health or risk to

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safety that might disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

    This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under 
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal 
Governments, because it would 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 proposed 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 proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we 
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed 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 
made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a category 
of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant 
effect on the human environment.
    This proposed rule involves establishing special local regulations 
issued in conjunction with a marine event, as described in figure 2-1, 
paragraph (34)(h), of the Instruction. Under figure 2-1, paragraph 
(34)(h), of the Instruction, an environmental analysis checklist and 
categorical exclusion determination are not required for this proposed 
rule. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the 
discovery of a significant environmental impact from this proposed 
rule.
    Additionally, this proposed rule is categorically excluded, under 
figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g), of the Instruction. This rule also 
involves establishing a temporary safety zone. A preliminary 
environmental analysis checklist and a categorical exclusion 
determination are available in the docket where indicated under 
ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects

33 CFR Part 100

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

33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.
    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes 
to amend 33 CFR parts 100 and 165 as follows:

PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS

    1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1233.

    2. Add Sec.  100.35T05-0123 to read as follows:


Sec.  100.35T05-0123  Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; War 
of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations, Chesapeake Bay and Port of 
Baltimore, MD.

    (a) Definitions. (1) ``Captain of the Port Baltimore'' means the 
Commander, Coast Guard Sector Baltimore or any Coast Guard 
commissioned, warrant, or petty officer who has been authorized by the 
Captain of the Port Baltimore to act on his behalf.
    (2) ``Official Patrol Vessel'' includes all U. S. Coast Guard, 
public, state, county or local law enforcement vessels assigned and/or 
approved by Commander, Coast Guard Sector Baltimore.
    (3) ``War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations Vessel'' includes all 
vessels participating in War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations 
activities under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Homeland 
Security Application for Marine Event submitted for the War of 1812 
Bicentennial Commemorations activities in Baltimore, Maryland and 
approved by the Captain of the Port Baltimore.
    (4) ``War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations arrival'' is the 
movement of War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations vessels in orderly 
succession as they navigate designated routes in the Chesapeake Bay in 
Maryland and in the Port of Baltimore while inbound to Baltimore, 
Maryland on June 13, 2012.
    (5) ``War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations departure'' is the 
movement of War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations vessels in orderly 
succession as they navigate designated routes in the Port of Baltimore 
and in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland while outbound from Baltimore, 
Maryland on June 19, 2012.
    (b) Regulated areas. The following regulated areas are established 
as special local regulations during the War of 1812 Bicentennial 
Commemorations in Baltimore, Maryland. All coordinates reference Datum 
NAD 1983.
    (1) ``Arrival Area''. All waters of the Patapsco River, Northwest 
Harbor and Inner Harbor enclosed by:

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              Latitude                            Longitude
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39[deg]15'41'' N                     076[deg]34'48'' W, to
39[deg]15'05'' N                     076[deg]34'44'' W, and
39[deg]14'08'' N                     076[deg]33'38'' W, to
39[deg]12'46'' N                     076[deg]32'03'' W, to
39[deg]10' 25'' N                    076[deg]31'01'' W, to
39[deg]12'06'' N                     076[deg]29'43'' W, to
39[deg]13'22'' N                     076[deg]31'16'' W, to
39[deg]15'40'' N                     076[deg]33'34'' W.
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     (2) ``Departure Area''. All waters of the Patapsco River, 
Northwest Harbor and Inner Harbor enclosed by:

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              Latitude                            Longitude
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39[deg]15'41'' N                     076[deg]34'48'' W, to
39[deg]15'05'' N                     076[deg]34'44'' W, and
39[deg]14'08'' N                     076[deg]33'38'' W, to
39[deg]12'46'' N                     076[deg]32'03'' W, to
39[deg]10'25'' N                     076[deg]31'01'' W, to
39[deg]12'06'' N                     076[deg]29'43'' W, to
39[deg]13'22'' N                     076[deg]31'16'' W, to
39[deg]15'40'' N                     076[deg]33'34'' W.
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    (c) Special Local Regulations. (1) All persons and vessels within 
the regulated areas must operate in strict conformance with any 
directions given by the Captain

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of the Port Baltimore and leave the regulated areas immediately if the 
Captain of the Port Baltimore so orders.
    (2) Unless otherwise directed by the Captain of the Port Baltimore, 
all vessels within the regulated areas shall be operated at the minimum 
speed necessary to maintain safe course.
    (3) Persons desiring to transit the regulated area must first 
obtain authorization from the Captain of the Port Baltimore. To seek 
permission to transit the regulated areas, the Captain of the Port 
Baltimore and his designated representatives can be contacted at 
telephone number 410-576-2693 or on Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM channel 
16 (156.8 MHz). All Coast Guard vessels enforcing these regulated areas 
can be contacted on marine band radio VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz).
    (4) The Captain of the Port Baltimore will publish a notice in the 
Fifth Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners and will notify the 
public of any changes in the status of the regulated areas by a Marine 
Safety Radio Broadcast on VHF-FM marine band radio, channel 22A (157.1 
MHZ).
    (d) Effective dates: This rule is effective from June 13, 2012 
through June 19, 2012.
    (e) Enforcement periods: (1) ``Arrival Area''. Paragraph (b)(1) of 
this section will be enforced from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. on June 13, 
2012.
    (2) ``Departure Area''. Paragraph (b)(2) of this section will be 
enforced from 6:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. on June 19, 2012.

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

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

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 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.

    2. Add Sec.  165.T05-0123 to read as follows:


Sec.  165.T05-0123  Safety Zone; War of 1812 Bicentennial 
Commemorations, Chesapeake Bay and Port of Baltimore, MD.

    (a) Definitions. (1) ``Captain of the Port Baltimore'' means the 
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, Maryland.
    (2) ``Designated Representative'' means any Coast Guard 
commissioned, warrant, or petty officer who has been authorized by the 
Captain of the Port Baltimore to assist in enforcing the safety zone 
described in paragraph (b) of this section.
    (3) ``War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations Vessels'' includes 
all vessels participating in War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemorations 
activities under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Homeland 
Security Application for Marine Event submitted for the War of 1812 
Bicentennial Commemorations activities in Baltimore, Maryland and 
approved by the Captain of the Port Baltimore.
    (b) Regulated areas. The following locations are a moving safety 
zone: (1) All waters within 500 yards of any War of 1812 Bicentennial 
Commemorations vessel which is greater than 100 feet in length overall, 
while operating in the navigable waters of the Chesapeake Bay or its 
tributaries, north of the Maryland-Virginia border and south of 
latitude 39[deg]35'00'' N.
    (2) All waters within 100 yards of any War of 1812 Bicentennial 
Commemorations vessel which is greater than 100 feet in length overall, 
while operating in the navigable waters of the Chesapeake Bay or its 
tributaries, north of the Maryland-Virginia border and south of 
latitude 39[deg]35'00'' N.
    (c) Regulations. The general safety zone regulations found in 33 
CFR 165.23 apply to the safety zone created by this temporary section, 
Sec.  165.T05.0123. (1) All persons are required to comply with the 
general regulations governing safety zones found in 33 CFR 165.23.
    (2) The Navigation Rules shall apply while within the safety zone 
described in paragraph (b).
    (3) Persons and vessels intending to transit the area of the safety 
zone described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall operate at the 
minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course, unless required to 
maintain speed by the Navigation Rules, and shall proceed as directed 
by the Captain of the Port Baltimore or his designated representative.
    (4) Entry into or remaining in the area of the safety zone 
described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section is prohibited unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port Baltimore or his designated 
representative. Persons desiring to transit the area of the safety zone 
described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section must first request 
authorization from the Captain of the Port Baltimore or his designated 
representative. To seek permission to transit the area, the Captain of 
the Port Baltimore and his designated representatives can be contacted 
at telephone number 410-576-2693 or on Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM 
channel 16 (156.8 MHz). The Coast Guard vessels enforcing this section 
can be contacted on Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz). 
Upon being hailed by a U.S. Coast Guard vessel, or other Federal, 
State, or local agency vessel, by siren, radio, flashing lights, or 
other means, the operator of a vessel shall proceed as directed. If 
permission is granted, all persons and vessels must comply with the 
instructions of the Captain of the Port Baltimore or his designated 
representative and proceed at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a 
safe course while within the zone, unless required to maintain speed by 
the Navigation Rules.
    (5) The Captain of the Port Baltimore will notify the public of any 
changes in the status of this zone by a Marine Safety Radio Broadcast 
on Marine Band Radio VHF-FM channel 22A (157.1 MHZ).
    (6) The U.S. Coast Guard may be assisted in the patrol and 
enforcement of the zone by Federal, State, and local agencies.
    (d) Effective dates: This section is effective from June 12, 2012 
through June 20, 2012.
    (e) Enforcement periods: This section will be enforced from 6 p.m. 
on June 12, 2012 until 9 p.m. on June 13, 2012, and from 6 a.m. on June 
19, 2012 until 5 a.m. on June 20, 2012.

    Dated: February 26, 2012.
Mark P. O'Malley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Baltimore.
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