[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 17, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27387-27388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08214]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0322]
RIN 1625-AA08


Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Fifth Coast 
Guard District

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for a 
recurring marine event in the Fifth Coast Guard District to provide for 
the safety of life on navigable waterways from June 7 to 9, 2024. Our 
regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District 
identifies the regulated area for this event (the Ocean City Offshore 
Grand Prix) in Ocean City, MD. During the enforcement periods, the 
operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with 
directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying 
a Coast Guard ensign.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 for the Ocean City Offshore 
Grand Prix will be enforced from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., each day from 
June 7, 2024, through June 9, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call, or email LCDR Kate Newkirk, 
Waterways Management Division, Sector Maryland-National Capital Region, 
U.S. Coast Guard; telephone (410) 579-2519, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local 
regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 for the Ocean City Offshore Grand Prix 
regulated area from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2024. 
Although Sec.  100.501 provides enforcement periods for this event in 
May and September, paragraph (g) of that section states that an event 
may be conducted within 30 days before or after the date(s) listed, and 
that changes to the enforcement period(s) for that event will be 
noticed in the Federal Register and announced in the Local Notices to 
Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners. The June enforcement periods 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this 3-day 
powerboat event. Table 2 to paragraph (i)(2) of Sec.  100.501 specifies 
the exact location of the regulated area, which is in Ocean City, MD. 
As provided in paragraph (c) of Sec.  100.501, the operators of vessels 
in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol 
Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners, marine information 
broadcasts, local radio stations and area newspapers.


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    Dated: April 12, 2024.
David E. O'Connell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Maryland-National 
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-08214 Filed 4-16-24; 8:45 am]
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