[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35006-35007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09051]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0354]


Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Captain of 
the Port Charleston

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the 
Low Country Splash event on May 18, 2024, to provide for the safety of 
life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for 
marine events within the Captain of the Port Charleston identifies the 
regulated area for this event in Charleston and Mt. Pleasant, SC. 
During the enforcement periods, no person or vessel may enter, transit 
through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area unless 
authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.704 will be enforced from 7 a.m. 
through 11 a.m., on May 18, 2024, for the regulated are listed in Item 
No. 4 of Table 1 to Sec.  100.704.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Marine Science Technician 
First Class Thomas J. Welker, Sector Charleston Waterways Management 
Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 843-740-3184, email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local 
regulations in 33 CFR 100.704 for the annual Low Country Splash event 
regulated area identified in Table 1 to Sec.  100.704, Item No. 4, from 
7 a.m. through 11 a.m. on May 18, 2024. This action is being taken to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this swim 
event. Our regulation for Marine Events within the Captain of the Port 
Charleston, Sec.  100.704, Table 1 to Sec.  100.704, Item No. 4, 
specifies the location of the regulated area for the Low Country Splash 
which encompasses portions of the Wando River and Cooper River. Under 
the provisions of Sec.  100.704(c), all persons and vessels are 
prohibited from entering the regulated area, except those persons and 
vessels participating in the event, unless they receive permission to 
do so from the Coast Guard Patrol Commander, or designated 
representative.
    Under the provisions of Sec.  100.704(c), spectator vessels may 
safely transit outside the regulated area, but may not anchor, block, 
loiter in, impede the transit of festival participants or official 
patrol vessels or enter the regulated area without approval from the 
Coast Guard Patrol Commander or a designated representative. The Coast 
Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement 
agencies in enforcing this regulation. In addition to this notice of 
enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide 
notice of

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the regulated area via Local Notice to Mariners, Marine Safety 
Information Bulletins, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and on-scene 
designated representatives.

    Dated: April 23, 2024.
F.J. DelRosso,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Charleston.
[FR Doc. 2024-09051 Filed 4-30-24; 8:45 am]
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