[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 57439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22899]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0851]


Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events in the Seventh 
Coast Guard District

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the regulation pertaining to the 
Charleston Parade of Boats from 4:00 p.m. through 8:00 p.m. on December 
13, 2014. This action is necessary to ensure safety of life on 
navigable waters of the United States during the Charleston Parade of 
Boats. During the enforcement period, the special local regulation 
establishes a regulated area which will prohibit all people and vessels 
from entering. Vessels may enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain 
within the area if authorized by the Captain of the Port Charleston or 
a designated representative.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 100.701 Table 1 will be enforced from 
4:00 p.m. through 8:00 p.m. December 13, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call or email CWO Christopher Ruleman, Sector Charleston Office of 
Waterways Management, Coast Guard; telephone 843-740-3184, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special 
local regulation for the Charleston Parade of Boats in 33 CFR 100.701 
Table 1 from 4:00 p.m. through 8:00 p.m. on December 13, 2014.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.701 no vessels or people may 
enter the regulated area, unless it receives permission to do so from 
the Captain of the Port. Only event sponsors, designated participants, 
and official patrol vessels are allowed to enter the regulated area. 
This rule creates a regulated area that will encompass a portion of the 
waterways during the parade transit from Charleston Harbor Anchorage A 
through Bennis Reach, Horse Reach, Hog Island Reach, Town Creek Lower 
Reach, Ashley River, and finishing at City Marina. Spectator vessels 
may safely transit outside the regulated area, but may not anchor, 
block, loiter in, or impede the transit of parade 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 100.701 and 5 
U.S.C. 552 (a).
    The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated areas by Local 
Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and on-scene 
designated Representatives.

    Dated: September 16, 2014.
R.R. Rodriguez,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Charleston.
[FR Doc. 2014-22899 Filed 9-24-14; 8:45 am]
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