[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 187 (Friday, September 26, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 50507-50508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25598]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD08-97-039]
RIN 2115-AE46


Special Local Regulations; Head of the Licking Regatta, Licking 
River Mile 0.0-3.5, Newport, KY

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: Special local regulations are being adopted for the Head of 
the Licking Regatta. This event will be held on September 27, 1997 from 
8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Newport, Kentucky. These regulations are needed 
to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event.

DATES: These regulations are effective from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., on 
September 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lt. Jeffrey W. Johnson, Chief, Port Operations Department, USCG Marine 
Safety Office, Louisville, Kentucky at (502) 582-5194, ext. 39.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of proposed rulemaking 
for these regulations has not been published, and good cause exists for 
making them effective in less than 30 days from the date of 
publication. Following normal rule making procedures would be 
impracticable. The details of the event were not finalized in 
sufficient time to publish proposed rules in advance of the event or to 
provide for a delayed effective date.

Background and Purpose

    The marine event requiring this regulation is a rowing regatta to 
benefit a non-profit rowing organization. The event is sponsored by 
Kendle of Cincinnati, Ohio. Rowing races will utilize the Licking River 
at approximately miles 0.0 to 3.5, midchannel. Commercial vessels will 
be permitted to transit the area every three hours.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This rule 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 section 6(a)(3) 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 
rule to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph 
10e of the regulatory policies and procedures of DOT is unnecessary 
because of the event's short duration.

Small Entities

    The Coast Guard finds that the impact on small entities, if any, is 
not substantial. Therefore, the Coast Guard certifies under section 
605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that 
this temporary rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities because of the event's short 
duration.

Collection of Information

    This rule contains no information collection requirements under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

Federalism Assessment

    The Coast Guard has analyzed this action in accordance with the 
principles and criteria of Executive Order 12612 and has determined 
that this rule does not raise sufficient federalism implications to 
warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environmental Assessment

    The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this rule 
and concluded that under section 2.B.2.e (34) (h) of Commandant 
Instruction M16475.1B, (as revised by 61 FR 13563; March 27, 1996) this 
rule is excluded from further environmental documentation.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

    Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Waterways

Temporary Regulations

    In consideration of the foregoing, Part 100 of Title 33, Code of 
Federal Regulations, is amended as follows:

PART 100--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233; 49 CFR 1.46 and 33 CFR 100.35.

    2. A temporary section 100.35-T08-039 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 100.35-T08-039  Licking River at Newport, Kentucky

    (a) Regulated Area: Licking River Mile 0.0-3.5.
    (b) Special Local Regulation: All persons and vessels not 
registered with the sponsors as participants or official patrol vessels 
are considered spectators. Paticipants are those persons and vessels 
identified by the sponsor as taking part in the event. The official 
patrol consists of any Coast Guard, public, state or local law 
enforcement and sponsor-provided vessel assigned to patrol the event. 
The Coast Guard Patrol Commander is a Coast Guard commissioned, 
warrant, or petty officer who has been designated by Commanding 
Officer, Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Louisville.
    (1) No vessel shall anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the through 
transit of participants or official patrol vessels in the regulated 
area during effective dates and times, unless cleared for such entry by 
or through an official patrol vessel.
    (2) When hailed and/or signaled by an official patrol vessel, a 
spectator shall come to an immediate stop. Vessels

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shall comply with all directions given; failure to do so may result in 
a citation.
    (3) The Patrol Commander is empowered to forbid and control the 
movement of all vessels in the regulated area. The Patrol Commander may 
terminate the event at any time it is deemed necessary for the 
protection of life and/or property and can be reached on VHF-FM Channel 
16 by using the call sign PATCOM.
    (c) Effective Date: This section is effective from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
September 27, 1997.

    Dated: September 19, 1997.
T.W. Josiah,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 97-25598 Filed 9-25-97; 8:45 am]
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