[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14364-14365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06824]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. USCG-2018-0254]
Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Fifth Coast
Guard District
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for two
events, the Cambridge Classic Powerboat Race on May 19, 2018 and May
20, 2018, and the NAS Patuxent River Air Show from May 31, 2018 through
June 3, 2018, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways
during these events. Our regulation for marine events within the Fifth
Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for each event.
During the enforcement periods, the Coast Guard patrol commander or
designated marine event patrol may forbid and control the movement of
all vessels in the regulated area.
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DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 will be enforced for the
Cambridge Classic Powerboat Race regulated area listed in item b.21 in
the Table to Sec. 100.501 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on May 19, 2018
and from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on May 20, 2018; the regulations in 33
CFR 100.501 will be enforced for the NAS Patuxent River Air Show
regulated area listed in item b.18 in the Table to Sec. 100.501 from
7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. each day from May 31, 2018 through June 3, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Mr. Ron Houck, U.S. Coast Guard
Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (WWM Division); telephone 410-
576-2674, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Coast Guard was notified by the Cambridge Power Boat Racing
Association, Inc. on January 30, 2018, through submission of a marine
event application, that due to a scheduling change, a change of dates
is necessary to the dates previously published in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) for the annually scheduled Cambridge Classic
Powerboat Race, as listed in the Table to 33 CFR 100.501. The date of
the event is changed to May 19, 2018 and May 20, 2018. The Coast Guard
will enforce the special local regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 for the
Cambridge Classic Powerboat Race regulated area from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. on May 19 and from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on May 20, 2018. Our
regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District,
Sec. 100.501, specifies the location of the regulated area for the
Cambridge Classic Powerboat Race, which encompasses portions of
Hambrooks Bay and the Choptank River, at Cambridge, MD.
The Coast Guard was notified by NAS Patuxent River on February 14,
2018 through submission of a marine event application that, due to a
scheduling change, a change of dates is necessary to the dates
previously published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for the
biennially scheduled NAS Patuxent River Air Show, as listed in the
Table to 33 CFR 100.501. The date of the event is changed to from May
31, 2018 through June 3, 2018. The Coast Guard will enforce the special
local regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 for the NAS Patuxent River Air Show
regulated area from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. each day from May 31, 2018
through June 3, 2018. Our regulation for marine events within the Fifth
Coast Guard District, Sec. 100.501, specifies the location of the
regulated area for the NAS Patuxent River Air Show, which encompasses
portions of the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay, at Patuxent River,
MD.
This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on
navigable waterways during these events. As specified in Sec.
100.501(c), during the enforcement periods, the Coast Guard patrol
commander or designated marine event patrol may forbid and control the
movement of all vessels in the regulated area. Vessel operators may
request permission to enter and transit through a regulated area by
contacting the Coast Guard patrol commander on VHF-FM channel 16.
This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
100.501(f) and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of
enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide
notification of these enforcement periods on scene and via the Local
Notice to Mariners and marine information broadcasts.
Dated: March 29, 2018.
Lonnie P. Harrison, Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-06824 Filed 4-3-18; 8:45 am]
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