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Civil Justice Reform 

This proposed 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. 

Protection of Children 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Executive Order 13045, 

Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks. This rule is not an economically 

significant rule and would not create an 

environmental risk to health or risk to 

safety that might disproportionately 

affect children. 

Indian Tribal Governments 

This proposed rule does not have 

tribal implications under Executive 

Order 13175, Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments, because it would 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. 

Energy Effects 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. We have 

determined that it is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under that order because 

it is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’

under Executive Order 12866 and is not 

likely to have a significant adverse effect 

on the supply, distribution, or use of 

energy. The Administrator of the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

has not designated it as a significant 

energy action. Therefore, it does not 

require a Statement of Energy Effects 

under Executive Order 13211. 

Technical Standards 

The National Technology Transfer 

and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 

U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use 

voluntary consensus standards in their 

regulatory activities unless the agency 

provides Congress, through the Office of 

Management and Budget, with an 

explanation of why using these 

standards would be inconsistent with 

applicable law or otherwise impractical. 

Voluntary consensus standards are 

technical standards (e.g., specifications 

of materials, performance, design, or 

operation; test methods; sampling 

procedures; and related management 

systems practices) that are developed or 

adopted by voluntary consensus 

standards bodies. 

This proposed rule does not use 

technical standards. Therefore, we did 

not consider the use of voluntary 

consensus standards. 

Environment 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Commandant Instruction 

M16475.lD and Department of 

Homeland Security Management 

Directive 5100.1, which guides the 

Coast Guard in complying with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), 

and have concluded that there are no 

factors in this case that would limit the 

use of a categorical exclusion under 

section 2.B.2 of the Instruction. 

Therefore, this rule is categorically 

excluded, under figure 2–1, paragraph 

(34)(h), of the Instruction, from further 

environmental documentation. Special 

local regulations issued in conjunction 

with a regatta or marine parade permit 

are specifically excluded from further 

analysis and documentation under that 

section. 

Under figure 2–1, paragraph (34)(h), 

of the Instruction, an ‘‘Environmental 

Analysis Check List’’ and a ‘‘Categorical 

Exclusion Determination’’ are not 

required for this rule. Comments on this 

section will be considered before we 

make the final decision on whether to 

categorically exclude this rule from 

further environmental review. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100 

Marine safety, Navigation (water), 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 

amend 33 CFR part 100 as follows: 

PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON 

NAVIGABLE WATERS 

1. The authority citation for part 100 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233. 

2. Add a temporary § 100.35–T05–016 

to read as follows: 

§ 100.35–T05–016 Atlantic Ocean, Ocean 

City, MD. 

(a) Regulated area. The regulated area 

is established for the waters of the 

Atlantic Ocean bounded by a line drawn 

from a position along the shoreline near 

Ocean City, MD at latitude 38°22′01′′ N, 

longitude 075°03′56′′ W, thence easterly 

to latitude 38°21′50′′ N, longitude 

075°03′28′′ W, thence southwesterly to 

latitude 38°20′10′′ N, longitude 

075°04′08′′ W, thence westerly to a 

position near the shoreline at latitude 

38°20′15′′ N, longitude 075°04′38′′ W, 

thence northerly along the shoreline to 

the point of origin. All coordinates 

reference Datum NAD 1983. 

(b) Definitions. (1) Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander means a commissioned, 

warrant, or petty officer of the Coast 

Guard who has been designated by the 

Commander, Coast Guard Sector 

Hampton Roads. 

(2) Official Patrol means any vessel 

assigned or approved by Commander, 

Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads 

with a commissioned, warrant, or petty 

officer on board and displaying a Coast 

Guard ensign. 

(3) Participant includes all vessels 

participating in the Ocean City 

Maryland Offshore Challenge under the 

auspices of the Marine Event Permit 

issued to the event sponsor and 

approved by Commander, Coast Guard 

Sector Hampton Roads. 

(c) Special local regulations. (1) 

Except for event participants and 

persons or vessels authorized by the 

Coast Guard Patrol Commander, no 

person or vessel may enter or remain in 

the regulated area. 

(2) The operator of any vessel in the 

regulated area must stop the vessel 

immediately when directed to do so by 

any Official Patrol and then proceed 

only as directed. 

(3) All persons and vessels shall 

comply with the instructions of the 

Official Patrol. 

(4) When authorized to transit the 

regulated area, all vessels shall proceed 

at the minimum speed necessary to 

maintain a safe course that minimizes 

wake near the race course. 

(d) Enforcement period. This section 

will be enforced from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

on June 16 and 17, 2007. 

Dated: March 9, 2007. 

L.L. Hereth, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, 

Fifth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. E7–5142 Filed 3–20–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[CGD05–07–020] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulations for Marine 

Events; Delaware River, Delaware City, 

DE 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 


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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish temporary special local 

regulations during the ‘‘7th Annual 

Escape from Fort Delaware Triathlon’’, 

an event to be held June 9, 2007 on the 

waters of Delaware River at Delaware 

City, DE. These special local regulations 

are necessary to provide for the safety of 

life on navigable waters during the 

event. This action is intended to 

temporarily restrict vessel traffic in a 

portion of the Delaware River during the 

7th Annual Escape from Fort Delaware 

Triathlon. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must reach the Coast Guard on or before 

April 20, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments 

and related material to Commander 

(dpi), Fifth Coast Guard District, 431 

Crawford Street, Portsmouth, Virginia 

23704–5004, hand-deliver them to 

Room 415 at the same address between 

9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays, fax 

them to (757) 391–8149, or e-mail them 

to Dennis.M.Sens@uscg.mil. The 

Inspections and Investigations Branch, 

Fifth Coast Guard District, maintains the 

public docket for this rulemaking. 

Comments and material received from 

the public, as well as documents 

indicated in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, will become part 

of this docket and will be available for 

inspection or copying at the above 

address between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D. 

M. Sens, Project Manager, Compliance 

and Inspection Branch, at (757) 398–

6204. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related material. If you 

do so, please include your name and 

address, identify the docket number for 

this rulemaking (CGD05–07–020), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and give the reason for each 

comment. Please submit all comments 

and related material in an unbound 

format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, 

suitable for copying. If you would like 

to know they reached us, please enclose 

a stamped, self-addressed postcard or 

envelope. We will consider all 

comments and material received during 

the comment period. We may change 

this proposed rule in view of them. 

Public Meeting 

We do not now plan to hold a public 

meeting. But you may submit a request 

for a meeting by writing to the address 

listed under ADDRESSES explaining why 

one would be beneficial. If we 

determine that one would aid this 

rulemaking, we will hold one at a time 

and place announced by a later notice 

in the Federal Register. 

Background and Purpose 

On June 9, 2007, the Escape from Fort 

Delaware Triathlon, Inc. will sponsor 

the ‘‘7th Annual Escape from Fort 

Delaware Triathlon’’. The swimming 

segment of the event will consist of 

approximately 500 swimmers 

competing across a one mile course 

along the Delaware River between Pea 

Patch Island and Delaware City, 

Delaware. The competition will begin at 

Pea Patch Island. The participants will 

swim across to the finish line located at 

the Delaware City Wharf, swimming 

approximately one mile, across 

Bulkhead Shoal Channel. 

Approximately 20 support vessels will 

accompany the swimmers. Due to the 

need for vessel control during the 

swimming event, the Coast Guard will 

temporarily restrict vessel traffic in the 

event area to provide for the safety of 

participants, support craft and other 

transiting vessels. 

Discussion of Proposed Rule 

The Coast Guard proposes to establish 

temporary special local regulations on 

specified waters of the Delaware River 

between Fort Delaware on Pea Patch 

Island and the Delaware City Wharf at 

Delaware City, Delaware. The temporary 

special local regulations will be in effect 

from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on June 9, 

2007. The effect will be to restrict 

general navigation in the regulated area 

during the event. Except for persons or 

vessels authorized by the Coast Guard 

Patrol Commander, no person or vessel 

may enter or remain in the regulated 

area. Vessel traffic may be allowed to 

transit the regulated area at slow speed 

as the swim progresses, when the Coast 

Guard Patrol Commander determines it 

is safe to do so. The Patrol Commander 

will notify the public of specific 

enforcement times by Marine Radio 

Safety Broadcast. These regulations are 

needed to control vessel traffic during 

the event to enhance the safety of 

participants, spectators and transiting 

vessels. 

Regulatory Evaluation 

This proposed rule is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, 

Regulatory Planning and Review, and 

does not require an assessment of 

potential costs and benefits under 

section 6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office 

of Management and Budget has not 

reviewed it under that Order. It is not 

‘‘significant’’ under the regulatory 

policies and procedures of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

We expect the economic impact of 

this rule to be so minimal that a full 

Regulatory Evaluation under the 

regulatory policies and procedures of 

DHS is unnecessary. 

Although this proposed regulation 

restricts vessel traffic from transiting a 

portion of the Delaware River during the 

event, the effect of this regulation will 

not be significant due to the limited 

duration that the regulated area will be 

in effect and the extensive advance 

notifications that will be made to the 

maritime community via marine 

information broadcasts, area 

newspapers and radio stations so 

mariners can adjust their plans 

accordingly. 

Small Entities 

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we have considered 

whether this proposed rule would have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

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 proposed rule will affect the 

following entities, some of which may 

be small entities: The owners or 

operators of vessels intending to transit 

this section of the Delaware River 

during the event. 

This proposed rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities for 

the following reasons. This rule will be 

in effect for only a short period, from 

5:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on June 9, 2007. 

Vessels desiring to transit the event area 

will be able to transit the regulated area 

at slow speed as the swim progresses, 

when the Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander determines it is safe to do 

so. Before the enforcement period, we 

will issue maritime advisories so 

mariners can adjust their plans 

accordingly. 

If you think that your business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity 


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and that this rule would have a 

significant economic impact on it, 

please submit a comment (see 

ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it 

qualifies and how and to what degree 

this rule would economically affect it. 

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 the rule so that they 

could better evaluate its effects on them 

and participate in the rulemaking 

process. 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 address listed under ADDRESSES. 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. 

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). 

Collection of Information 

This proposed rule calls for no new 

collection of information under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501–3520). 

Federalism 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on State or local governments and 

would either preempt State law or 

impose a substantial direct cost of 

compliance on them. We have analyzed 

this proposed rule under that Order and 

have determined that it does not have 

implications for federalism. 

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 or more in any one year. 

Though this proposed rule will not 

result in such an expenditure, we do 

discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere 

in this preamble. 

Taking of Private Property 

This proposed rule will not effect a 

taking of private property or otherwise 

have taking implications under 

Executive Order 12630, Governmental 

Actions and Interference with 

Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights. 

Civil Justice Reform 

This proposed 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. 

Protection of Children 

We have analyzed this proposed 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. 

Indian Tribal Governments 

This proposed 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. 

Energy Effects 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. We have 

determined that it is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under that order because 

it is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’

under Executive Order 12866 and is not 

likely to have a significant adverse effect 

on the supply, distribution, or use of 

energy. The Administrator of the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

has not designated it as a significant 

energy action. Therefore, it does not 

require a Statement of Energy Effects 

under Executive Order 13211. 

Technical Standards 

The National Technology Transfer 

and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 

U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use 

voluntary consensus standards in their 

regulatory activities unless the agency 

provides Congress, through the Office of 

Management and Budget, with an 

explanation of why using these 

standards would be inconsistent with 

applicable law or otherwise impractical. 

Voluntary consensus standards are 

technical standards (e.g., specifications 

of materials, performance, design, or 

operation; test methods; sampling 

procedures; and related management 

systems practices) that are developed or 

adopted by voluntary consensus 

standards bodies. 

This proposed rule does not use 

technical standards. Therefore, we did 

not consider the use of voluntary 

consensus standards. 

Environment 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Commandant Instruction 

M16475.lD and Department of 

Homeland Security Management 

Directive 5100.1, which guides the 

Coast Guard in complying with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), 

and have concluded that there are no 

factors in this case that would limit the 

use of a categorical exclusion under 

section 2.B.2 of the Instruction. 

Therefore, this rule is categorically 

excluded, under figure 2–1, paragraph 

(34)(h), of the Instruction, from further 

environmental documentation. Special 

local regulations issued in conjunction 

with a regatta or marine event permit 

are specifically excluded from further 

analysis and documentation under those 

sections. 

Under figure 2–1, paragraph (34)(h), 

of the Instruction, an ‘‘Environmental 

Analysis Check List’’ and a ‘‘Categorical 

Exclusion Determination’’ are not 

required for this rule. Comments on this 

section will be considered before we 

make the final decision on whether to 

categorically exclude this rule from 

further environmental review. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100 

Marine safety, Navigation (water), 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 

amend 33 CFR part 100 as follows: 

PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON 

NAVIGABLE WATERS 

1. The authority citation for part 100 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233. 

2. Add temporary § 100.35–T05–020 

to read as follows: 


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§ 100.35–T05–020, Delaware River, 

Delaware City, DE. 

(a) Regulated area. The regulated area 

includes all waters of the Delaware 

River within 500 yards either side of a 

line drawn southwesterly from a point 

near the shoreline at Pea Patch Island, 

at latitude 39°35′08′′ N, 075°34′18′′ W, 

thence to latitude 39°34′43.6’’ N, 

075°35′13′′ W, a position located near 

the Delaware City Wharf, Delaware City, 

DE. All coordinates reference Datum 

NAD 1983. 

(b) Definitions: 

(1) Coast Guard Patrol Commander 

means a commissioned, warrant, or 

petty officer of the Coast Guard who has 

been designated by the Commander, 

Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay. 

(2) Official Patrol means any vessel 

assigned or approved by Commander, 

Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay with 

a commissioned, warrant, or petty 

officer on board and displaying a Coast 

Guard ensign. 

(c) Special local regulations: 

(1) Except for persons or vessels 

authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander, no person or vessel may 

enter or remain in the regulated area. 

(2) The operator of any vessel in the 

regulated area shall: 

(i) Stop the vessel immediately when 

directed to do so by any Official Patrol. 

(ii) Proceed as directed by any Official 

Patrol. 

(d) Enforcement period. This section 

will be enforced from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 

a.m. on June 9, 2007. 

Dated: March 9, 2007. 

Larry L. Hereth, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Fifth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. E7–5144 Filed 3–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

36 CFR Chapter I 

Meeting of Negotiated Rulemaking 

Advisory Committee for Dog 

Management at Golden Gate National 

Recreation Area 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, 5 U.S.C. App 1, 

10), notice is hereby given of the sixth 

meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking 

Advisory Committee for Dog 

Management at Golden Gate National 

Recreation Area (GGNRA). 

DATES: The Committee will meet on 

Thursday, April 5, 2007, beginning at 3 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Ft. Mason Officers’ Club, Building 1, 

Upper Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA. 

Written comments may be sent to: 

Superintendent, GGNRA, Ft. Mason, 

Bldg. 201, San Francisco, CA 94123, 

Attn: Negotiated Rulemaking. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Project information line at 415–561–

4728, or go to the Web site at 

www.parkplanning.nps.gov/goga and 

select Negotiated Rulemaking for Dog 

Management at GGNRA. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established pursuant to 

the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 

(5 U.S.C. 561–570) to consider 

developing a special regulation for dog 

walking at GGNRA. Although the 

Committee may modify its agenda 

during the course of its work, the 

proposed agenda for this meeting is as 

follows: Introductions, approval of the 

meeting summary for the previous 

meeting, updates since the previous 

meeting, update on the concurrent 

NEPA process, report from the 

Technical Subcommittee on progress to 

date, next steps, public comment. 

The Committee meeting is open to the 

public and opportunity will be provided 

for public comment during the meeting. 

To request a sign language interpreter, 

lease call the park TDD line (415) 556–

2766, at lease a week in advance of the 

meeting. Please note that federal 

regulations prohibit pets in public 

buildings, with the exception of service 

animals. 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

Bernard C. Fagan, 

Acting Chief, Office of Policy. 

[FR Doc. 07–1371 Filed 3–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–FN–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

36 CFR Part 7 

RIN 1024–AD40 

Special Regulations; Areas of the 

National Park System, National Capital 

Region 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS) proposes to add a regulation 

governing parking violations. The 

addition is needed to address situations 

in which the vehicle’s operator is absent 

when the vehicle is illegally parked. 

The proposed amendment provides that 

a parking citation is subject to fine, 

allows the citation to name the 

registered owner if the operator is not 

present, and creates a rebuttable prima 

facie presumption that the registered 

owner of the illegally parked vehicle 

was the person who committed the 

violation. This proposed rule is similar 

to provisions in the parking laws of the 

District of Columbia, Virginia, and 

Maryland. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

May 21, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the number RIN 1024–

AD40, by any of the following methods: 

—Federal rulemaking portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

—E-mail Sean Doyle, Park Ranger, 

National Park Service at 

Sean_Doyle@nps.gov. Use RIN 1024–

AD40 in the subject line. 

—Mail or hand delivery to Sean Doyle, 

Park Ranger, National Park Service 

National Capital Region, 1100 Ohio 

Drive SW., Room 236, Washington, 

DC 20242. 

—Fax to: (202) 260–9582. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Lee, Special Assistant, 1849 C 

St., NW., Room 3319, Washington, DC 

20240, jennifer_lee@nps.gov, 202–219–

1689. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Parking violations on Federal 

parkland administered by the NPS in 

the National Capital Region are 

regulated by 36 CFR 4.12 (traffic control 

devices). This section provides that 

‘‘Failure to comply with the directions 

of a traffic control device is prohibited 

unless otherwise directed by the 

superintendent.’’ Prohibitions included 

within 36 CFR 4.12 are violations of 

handicapped parking signs, no parking, 

parking times limitations, and parking 

outside of marked parking spaces. This 

regulation is routinely used by United 

States Park Police officers and National 

Park Service law enforcement 

commissioned rangers. When a citation 

is issued and the operator is not 

identified on the notice, it results in the 

violation being dismissed if the 

registered owner fails to appear at trial 

and the court declines to proceed. 

Parking spaces on parkland are 

limited in number and are intended to 

provide visitors with safe, convenient, 

and legal areas to park while they visit 

the parks. In urbanized areas of parks in 

the National Capital Region, violation 


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