[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 79 (Friday, April 24, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22901-22903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09580]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG-2015-0071]
RIN 1625-AA00
Safety Zone; 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Tampa Bay; Tampa,
FL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard establishes a temporary moving safety zone on
the waters of Tampa Bay in the vicinity of Tampa, Florida during the 24
Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. The 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim is
scheduled to take place on April 25, 2015. Approximately 30 swimmers
are anticipated to participate in the marathon swim event. No
spectators are expected to be present during the event. The safety zone
is necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, participant
vessels, and the general public on the navigable waters of the United
States during the event. The safety zone will establish a moving
protective area around safety vessels including kayaks involved in the
race. Persons and vessels, except those participating in the event,
will be prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or
remaining within the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of
the Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative.
DATES: This rule will be effective from April 24, 2015 through April
25, 2015. This rule will be enforced from 4 a.m. until 9 p.m. on April
25, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble are part of docket
[USCG-2015-0071]. To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type the
docket number in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open
Docket Folder on the line associated with this rulemaking. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email Tyrone J. Stafford, Sector St. Petersburg Prevention
Department, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone (813) 228-2191, email [email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Rich Walter, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone (202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Acronyms
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
A. Regulatory History and Information
On March 9, 2015, a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) entitled
Safety Zone; 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim; Tampa Bay; Tampa, FL was
published in the Federal Register (80 FR 12365). Only 1 comment was
received; however, the comment was provided under a separate event
(Swim Around Lido Key) comment section. The comment stated concern for
a safety zone encompassing the entire 24 mile swim route for the event.
The safety zone will be a moving zone that will not impact any other
areas of the race path while not in use by the swimmers during the
race.
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Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. Any delay in the effective date of
this rule would be contrary to the public interest because immediate
action is needed to minimize potential hazards associated with a
marathon swim with approximately 30 swimmers involved.
B. Basis and Purpose
The legal basis for this rule is the Coast Guard's authority to
establish regulated navigation areas and other limited access areas: 33
U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5;
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
The purpose of the rule is to provide for the safety of life on
navigable waters of the United States during the swimming event.
C. Discussion of the Final Rule
On April 25, 2015, Distance Matters, Inc. is sponsoring The 24 Mile
Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. This open water swim event will be held on the
waters of Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida. Approximately 30 participants are
anticipated to participate in the event. No spectator vessels are
expected during the event.
This rule will establish a temporary moving safety zone that will
encompass certain waters of Tampa Bay located in the vicinity of Tampa,
Florida. The temporary moving safety zone will be enforced from 4 a.m.
until 9 p.m. on April 25, 2015. The safety zone will establish a moving
protective area around all safety vessels involved in the race. Persons
and vessels, except those participating in the event, will be
prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or
remaining within the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of
the Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative.
Persons and vessels may request authorization to enter, transit
through, anchor in, or remain within the enforcement areas by
contacting the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg by telephone at (727)
824-7506, or a designated representative via VHF radio on channel 16.
If authorization to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within
the event area is granted by the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or
a designated representative, all persons and vessels receiving such
authorization must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the
Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative. The Coast Guard
will provide notice of the safety zone by Local Notice to Mariners,
Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and/or on-scene designated
representatives.
D. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on these statutes and executive orders.
1. Regulatory Planning and Review
This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, as
supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential
costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 or
under section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under those Orders. The economic impact of
this rule is not significant for the following reasons: (1) The safety
zone will be enforced for seventeen hours; (2) although non-participant
persons and vessels will not be able to enter, transit through, anchor
in, or remain within the safety zone without authorization from the
Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative, they
may operate in the surrounding areas during the enforcement period; (3)
non-participant persons and vessels may still enter, transit through,
anchor in, or remain within the safety zone during the enforcement
period if authorized by the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a
designated representative; and (4) the Coast Guard will provide advance
notification of the safety zone to the local maritime community by
Local Notice to Mariners and/or Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
2. Impact on Small Entities
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. 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 rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. This rule may affect the following entities, some of
which may be small entities: The owners or operators of non-participant
vessels intending to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain
within the safety zone described in this regulation during the
respective enforcement period. For the reasons discussed in the
Regulatory Planning and Review section above, this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
3. 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 rule. 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 the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section above.
Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.
4. Collection of Information
This rule will not call for a new collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
5. Federalism
A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and determined
that this rule does not have implications for federalism.
6. Protest Activities
The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your
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message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or security of
people, places or vessels.
7. 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 rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.
8. Taking of Private Property
This rule will 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.
9. Civil Justice Reform
This 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.
10. Protection of Children
We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule
is not an economically significant rule and does not create an
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that may
disproportionately affect children.
11. Indian Tribal Governments
This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,
because it does 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.
12. Energy Effects
This action is not a ``significant energy action'' under Executive
Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.
13. Technical Standards
This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.
14. Environment
We have analyzed this 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 determined
that this action is one of a category of actions that do not
individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment. This rule is categorically excluded, under figure 2-1,
paragraph (34)(g), of the Instruction. This rule involves establishing
a temporary safety zone that will be enforced for 17 hours total. An
environmental analysis checklist and a categorical exclusion
determination are available in the docket where indicated under
ADDRESSES.
List of Subjects in 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 amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:
PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
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1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1,
6.04-6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1.
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2. Add a temporary Sec. 165.T07-0071 to read as follows:
Sec. 165.T07-0071 Safety Zone; 24 Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Tampa
Bay; Tampa, FL.
(a) The following regulated area is a safety zone: All waters
within a 50-yard radius around safety vessels including kayaks.
(b) Definition. The term ``designated representative'' means Coast
Guard Patrol Commanders, including Coast Guard coxswains, petty
officers, and other officers operating Coast Guard vessels, and
Federal, state, and local officers designated by or assisting the
Captain of the Port St. Petersburg in the enforcement of the regulated
areas.
(c) Regulations. (1) Non-participant persons and vessels are
prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in or remaining
within the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port
St. Petersburg or a designated representative.
(2) Non-participant persons and vessels desiring to enter, transit
through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area may contact the
Captain of the Port St. Petersburg by telephone at (727) 824-7506, or a
designated representative via VHF radio on channel 16. If authorization
to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated
area is granted by the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a
designated representative, all persons and vessels receiving such
authorization must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the
Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative.
(3) The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated area by
Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and/or on-scene
designated representatives.
(d) Enforcement date. This rule will be enforced from 4 a.m. until
9 p.m. on April 25, 2015.
Dated: April 1, 2015.
G. D. Case,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port St. Petersburg.
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