[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47822-47823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23244]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD07-96-051]
RIN 2115-AE46
Special Local Regulations; Hilton Head, SC
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
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SUMMARY: Temporary special local regulations are being adopted for the
U.S. Offshore World Championship Power Boat Races. The event will be
held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time) on October 30-
November 2, 1996 on the Atlantic Ocean at Hilton Head Island, SC. These
regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on the
navigable waters during the event.
EFFECTIVE DATES: This rule is effective from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST,
daily, on October 30 to November 2, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated, documents referred to in this
preamble are available for copying and inspection at U.S. Coast Guard
Group Charleston, 196 Tradd Street, Charleston, SC 29401-1817, between
8 a.m. and 3 p.m. EST, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ENS M. DaPonte, U.S. Coast Guard Group Charleston, SC at (803) 724-
7621.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of
proposed rulemaking was not published for these regulations. Following
normal rulemaking procedures would have been impracticable, since there
is not sufficient time remaining to publish proposed rules in advance
of the event or to provide for a delayed effective date.
Discussion of Regulations
Temporary special local regulations are being adopted for the U.S.
Offshore World Championship Power Boat Races. The event will be held
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST on October 30-November 2, 1996 on the
Atlantic Ocean at Hilton Head Island, SC. There will be approximately
between 60-90 event participants racing high performance power boats on
a fixed course. The event will take place on the portion of the
Atlantic Ocean at Hilton Head Island, SC, between Forest Beach and Port
Royal Plantation, approximately 2 miles off shore on a \1/4\ mile wide
oval race course. This rule is required to provide for the safety of
life on the navigable waters during the running of the U.S. Offshore
World Championship Power Boat Races.
A regulated area is established on that portion of the Atlantic
Ocean, at Hilton Head Island, SC, starting at Port Royal Plantation at
32 deg.12.9' N, 080 deg.40.2' W, 1 thence east to 32 deg.12.9' N,
080 deg.39.7' W, thence southeast to 32 deg.10.2' N, 080 deg.36.8' W,
thence southwest to 32 deg.03.3' N, 080 deg.42.5' W northwest to Forest
Beach at 32 deg.07.0' N, 080 deg.46.9' W. All coordinates referenced
use Datum: NAD 1983.
A spectator viewing area is also established on that portion of the
Atlantic Ocean, at Hilton Head Island, SC, between the regulated area
described above, and the following points, commencing at Port Royal
Plantation at 32 deg.13.5' N, 080 deg.40.3' W, thence east to
32 deg.13.5' N, 080 deg.38.3' W, thence southeast to 32 deg.10.2' N,
080 deg.36.4' W, thence southwest to 32 deg.02.5' N, 080 deg.42.4' W,
thence northwest to Forest Beach at 32 deg.06.8' N, 080 deg.48.5' W.
All coordinates referenced use Datum: NAD 1983.
Entry into the regulated area by other than authorized event
participants or official patrol vessels is prohibited, unless otherwise
authorized by the Patrol Commander. Spectator vessels may anchor or
transit the spectator viewing area at a slow, no wake speed during the
event.
Regulatory Evaluation
This event is not a significant regulatory action under section
3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and does not require an assessment of
potential costs and benefits under 6 (a) and (f) of that order. It has
not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under that
order. It is not significant under the regulatory policies and
procedures of the Department of Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040;
February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this
proposal to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under
paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies and procedures of DOT is
unnecessary. The regulated area encompasses less than 54 square
nautical miles on the Atlantic Ocean between Forest Beach and Port
Royal Plantation, out to approximately 6 nautical miles to sea, which
movement into the regulated area will be controlled for only seven
hours on each day of the event.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the
Coast Guard must consider whether this proposal will have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small
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entities. ``Small entities'' include independently owned and operated
small businesses that are not dominant in their field and that
otherwise qualify as ``small business concerns'' under Section 3 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
For reasons set forth in the above Regulatory Evaluation, the Coast
Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Collection of Information
These regulations contain no collection of information requirements
under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Federalism
This action has been analyzed in accordance with the principles and
criteria contained in Executive Order 12612, and it has been determined
that the rulemaking does not have sufficient Federalism implications to
warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
Environmental Assessment
The Coast Guard has considered the environmental impact of this
proposal consistent with Section 2.B.2. of Commandant Instruction
M16475.1B. In accordance with that section, this action has been
environmentally assessed (EA completed), and the Coast Guard has
determined the event to be categorically excluded from further
environmental documentation. An environmental checklist and a
Categorical Exclusion Determination has been prepared and are available
in the docket for inspection or copying where indicated under
ADDRESSES.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and record keeping
requirements, Waterways.
Regulations
In consideration of the foregoing, Part 100 of Title 33, Code of
Federal Regulations, the Coast Guard amends as follows:
1. The authority citation for Part 100 continues to read as
follows:
PART 100--[AMENDED]
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233; 49 CFR 1.46 and 33 CFR 100.35.
2. A temporary section 100.35-T96-051 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 100.35-T96-051 Special Local Regulations; Atlantic Ocean at
Hilton Head Island, SC.
(a) Definitions:
(1) Regulated Area. A regulated area is established on that portion
of the Atlantic Ocean, at Hilton Head Island, SC, starting at Port
Royal Plantation at 32 deg.12.9'N, 080 deg.40.2'W, thence east to
32 deg.12.9'N, 080 deg.39.7'W, thence southeast to 32 deg.10.2'N,
080 deg.36.8'W, thence southwest to 32 deg.03.3'N, 080 deg.42.5'W
northwest to Forest Beach at 32 deg.07.0'N, 080 deg.46.9'W. All
coordinates referenced use Datum: NAD 1983.
(2) Spectator Viewing Area. A spectator viewing area is also
established on that portion of the Atlantic Ocean, at Hilton Head
Island, SC, between the regulated area described above, and the
following points, commencing at Port Royal Plantation at 32 deg.13.5'N,
080 deg.40.3'W, thence east to 32 deg.13.5'N, 080 deg.38.3'W, thence
southeast to 32 deg.10.2'N, 080 deg.36.4'W, thence southwest to
32 deg.02.5'N, 080 deg.42.4'W, thence northwest to Forest Beach at
32 deg.06.8'N, 080 deg.48.5'W. All coordinates referenced use Datum:
NAD 1983.
(3) Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The Coast Guard Patrol Commander
is a commissioned, warrant or petty officer of the Coast Guard who has
been designated in writing by the Commander, Coast Guard Group
Charleston, South Carolina.
(b) Special local regulations.
(1) Entry into the regulated area by other than authorized event
participants or official patrol vessels is prohibited, unless otherwise
authorized by the Patrol Commander.
(2) Spectator vessels may anchor or transit the spectator viewing
area at a slow, no wake speed during the event.
(3) At the conclusion of the U.S. World Championship power boat
races each day, at the discretion of the Coast Guard Patrol Commander,
all vessels may enter the regulated area.
(c) Effective Dates. These regulations become effective at 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., daily, on October 30 to November 2, 1996, unless otherwise
specified in the Seventh Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners.
Dated: August 28, 1996.
J.D. Hull,
Captain. U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Seventh Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 96-23244 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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