29438 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 122 / Monday, June 25, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 

publicly available in ADAMS under 

Accession No. ML18115A298. 

As noted in 83 FR 20858 (May 8, 

2018), this document is being published 

in the Rules section of the Federal 

Register to comply with publication 

requirements under 1 CFR chapter I. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day 

of June 2018. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Tekia Govan, 

Project Manager, ROP Support and Generic 

Communication Branch, Division of 

Inspection and Regional Support, Office of 

Nuclear Reactor Regulation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. USCG–2018–0594] 

Special Local Regulation; Seattle 

Seafair Unlimited Hydroplane Race, 

Lake Washington, WA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

the Seattle Seafair Unlimited 

Hydroplane Race Special Local 

Regulation on Lake Washington, WA 

from 8 a.m. on July 31, 2018, through 8 

p.m. on August 6, 2018, during 

hydroplane race times. This action is 

necessary to ensure public safety from 

the inherent dangers associated with 

high-speed races while allowing access 

for rescue personnel in the event of an 

emergency. During the enforcement 

period, no person or vessel will be 

allowed to enter the regulated area 

without the permission of the Captain of 

the Port, on-scene Patrol Commander or 

her Designated Representative. 

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 

100.1301 will be enforced from 8 a.m. 

on July 31, 2018, through 8 p.m. on 

August 6, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this notice of 

enforcement, call or email Petty Officer 

Zachary Spence, Sector Puget Sound 

Waterways Management Division, Coast 

Guard; telephone 206–217–6051, email 

SectorPugetSound@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce Seattle Seafair 

Unlimited Hydroplane Race special 

local regulations in 33 CFR 100.1301 

from 8 a.m. on July 31, 2018, through 8 

p.m. on August 6, 2018. 

Under the provisions of 33 CFR 

100.1301, the Coast Guard will restrict 

general navigation in the following area: 

All waters of Lake Washington bounded 

by the Interstate 90 (Mercer Island/ 

Lacey V. Murrow) Bridge, the western 

shore of Lake Washington, and the east/ 

west line drawn tangent to Bailey 

Peninsula and along the shoreline of 

Mercer Island. 

The regulated area has been divided 

into two zones. The zones are separated 

by a line perpendicular from the I–90 

Bridge to the northwest corner of the 

East log boom and a line extending from 

the southeast corner of the East log 

boom to the southeast corner of the 

hydroplane race course and then to the 

northerly tip of Ohlers Island in 

Andrews Bay. The western zone is 

designated Zone I, the eastern zone, 

Zone II. (Refer to NOAA Chart 18447). 

The Coast Guard will maintain a 

patrol consisting of Coast Guard vessels, 

assisted by Coast Guard Auxiliary 

vessels, in Zone II. The Coast Guard 

patrol of this area is under the direction 

of the Coast Guard Patrol Commander 

(the ‘‘Patrol Commander’’). The Patrol 

Commander is empowered to control 

the movement of vessels on the 

racecourse and in the adjoining waters 

during the periods this regulation is 

subject to enforcement. The Patrol 

Commander may be assisted by other 

federal, state and local law enforcement 

agencies. 

Only vessels authorized by the Patrol 

Commander may be allowed to enter 

Zone I during the hours this regulation 

is in effect. Vessels in the vicinity of 

Zone I shall maneuver and anchor as 

directed by the Patrol Commander. 

During the times in which the 

regulation is subject to enforcement, the 

following rules shall apply: 

(1) Swimming, wading, or otherwise 

entering the water in Zone I by any 

person is prohibited while hydroplane 

boats are on the racecourse. At other 

times in Zone I, any person entering the 

water from the shoreline shall remain 

west of the swim line, denoted by 

buoys, and any person entering the 

water from the log boom shall remain 

within 10 feet of the log boom. 

(2) Any person swimming or 

otherwise entering the water in Zone II 

shall remain within 10 feet of a vessel. 

(3) Rafting to a log boom will be 

limited to groups of three vessels. 

(4) Up to six vessels may raft together 

in Zone II if none of the vessels are 

secured to a log boom. Only vessels 

authorized by the Patrol Commander, 

other law enforcement agencies or event 

sponsors shall be permitted to tow other 

watercraft or inflatable devices. 

(5) Vessels proceeding in either Zone 

I or Zone II during the hours this 

regulation is in effect shall do so only 

at speeds which will create minimum 

wake, 7 miles per hour or less. This 

maximum speed may be reduced at the 

discretion of the Patrol Commander. 

(6) Upon completion of the daily 

racing activities, all vessels leaving 

either Zone I or Zone II shall proceed at 

speeds of 7 miles per hour or less. The 

maximum speed may be reduced at the 

discretion of the Patrol Commander. 

(7) A succession of sharp, short 

signals by whistle or horn from vessels 

patrolling the areas under the direction 

of the Patrol Commander shall serve as 

signal to stop. Vessels signaled shall 

stop and shall comply with the orders 

of the patrol vessel; failure to do so may 

result in expulsion from the area, 

citation for failure to comply, or both. 

The Captain of the Port may be 

assisted by other federal, state and local 

law enforcement agencies in enforcing 

this regulation. 

This notice of enforcement is issued 

under authority of 33 CFR 100.1301 and 

5 U.S.C. 552(a). If the Captain of the Port 

determines that the regulated area need 

not be enforced for the full duration 

stated in this notice of enforcement, he 

or she may use a Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners to grant general permission to 

enter the regulated area. 

Dated: June 19, 2018. 

M.M. Balding, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain 

of the Port, Puget Sound. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2017–0273] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, West 

Palm Beach, FL 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations; request for comments, 

extension. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the Flagler 

Memorial (SR A1A) Bridge, mile 1021.8, 

the Royal Park (SR 704) Bridge, mile 

1022.6, and the Southern Boulevard (SR 

700/80) Bridge, mile 1024.7, across the 


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Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, at West 

Palm Beach, Florida. This deviation will 

extend the test to change the drawbridge 

operation schedules to determine 

whether permanent changes to the 

schedules are needed. This deviation 

allows the Flagler Memorial, Royal Park 

and Southern Boulevard Bridges to 

operate on alternative schedules when 

the President of the United States, 

members of the First Family, or other 

persons under the protection of the 

Secret Service visit Mar-a-Lago. This 

deviation is necessary to accommodate 

the increase in vehicular traffic when 

the presidential motorcade is in transit. 

DATES: This deviation is effective 

without actual notice from June 25, 

2018 through 11:59 p.m. on August 29, 

2018. For purposes of enforcement, 

actual notice will be used from 12:01 

a.m. on June 1, 2018, until June 25, 

2018. 

Comments and relate material must 

reach the Coast Guard on or before July 

25, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2017–0273 using Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. 

See the ‘‘Public Participation and 

Request for Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this test 

deviation, call or email CWO Robert 

Wooten, Coast Guard Sector Miami, FL, 

Waterways Management Division, 

telephone 305–535–4311, email 

Robert.A.Wooten@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis 

On August 17, 2017, the Coast Guard 

published a notice of deviation from 

drawbridge regulation with request for 

comments in the Federal Register (82 

FR 39019) to test proposed changes. 

Three comments were received, which 

were in favor of the regulation changes. 

Due to delays in processing this 

proposed regulatory change, on March 

6, 2018, the Coast Guard published a 

notice of deviation from regulations 

with request for comments extension in 

the Federal Register (82 FR 9431) to 

allow for additional time for the public 

to comment. Two comments were 

received; one in favor of the regulation 

change and one was not relevant to the 

regulation. On May 21, 2018, the Coast 

Guard published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) entitled Drawbridge 

Operation Regulation; Atlantic 

Intracoastal Waterway, Palm Beach, FL 

in the Federal Register (83 FR 23398). 

The submission deadline for public 

comments related to that proposed rule 

is July 5, 2018. Due to unanticipated 

delays in processing this regulatory 

change, the Coast Guard finds it 

necessary to extend the test deviation to 

allow additional time for public 

comment. The changes to the operating 

schedules proposed in this deviation 

will coincide with the establishment of 

the Presidential Security Zone (82 FR 

17295). 

When the President of the United 

States, members of the First Family, or 

other persons under the protection of 

the Secret Service visit Mar-a-Lago, 

drawbridge openings have caused traffic 

backups in the West Palm Beach area. 

The increase in traffic congestion occurs 

when the presidential motorcade is in 

transit, which closes the Southern 

Boulevard Bridge to vehicle and vessel 

traffic. This action requires through 

traffic to use the Flagler Memorial and 

Royal Park Bridges. The Mayor of Palm 

Beach has asked the Coast Guard and 

the bridge owner, Florida Department of 

Transportation, to test a change to the 

operating regulations of those bridges. 

During this temporary deviation, the 

Flagler Memorial Bridge is allowed to 

remain closed to navigation from 2:15 

p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with the exception of 

a once an hour opening at 2:15 p.m., 

3:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m., 

weekdays only, if vessels are requesting 

an opening. The Royal Park Bridge is 

allowed to remain closed to navigation 

from 2:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with the 

exception of a once an hour opening at 

2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 

p.m., weekdays only, if vessels are 

requesting an opening. At all other 

times the bridges will operate per their 

normal schedules, published in 33 CFR 

117.261(u) and (v), respectively. 

The operating schedule of the 

Southern Boulevard Bridge, which is 

closest to Mar-a-Lago, will be allowed to 

remain closed to navigation whenever 

the presidential motorcade is in transit. 

At all other times the bridge shall open 

on the quarter and three-quarter hour, or 

as directed by the on-scene designated 

representative. 

This test deviation will have an 

impact on marine traffic while 

alleviating some vehicle traffic backups. 

Tugs with tows are not exempt from this 

regulation. Vessels able to pass through 

the Flagler Memorial and Royal Park 

Bridges in the closed position may do so 

at any time. The bridges will be able to 

open for emergencies. The Southern 

Boulevard Bridge will be under the 

control of the on-scene designated 

representative. 

The Coast Guard will also inform the 

users of the waterways through our 

Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners 

of the change in operating schedule for 

the bridge so that vessel operators can 

arrange their transits to minimize any 

impact caused by the temporary 

deviation. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridges must return to their 

regular operating schedules 

immediately at the end of the effective 

period of this temporary deviation. This 

deviation from the operating regulations 

is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

II. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We view public participation as 

essential to effective rulemaking, and 

will consider all comments and material 

received during the comment period. 

Your comment can help shape the 

outcome of this rulemaking. If you 

submit a comment, please include the 

docket number for this rulemaking, 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. 

We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. If your material 

cannot be submitted using http://

www.regulations.gov, contact the person 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document for 

alternate instructions. 

We accept anonymous comments. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. For more about privacy and 

the docket, visit http://

www.regulations.gov/privacynotice. 

Documents mentioned in this notice 

as being available in this docket and all 

public comments, will be in our online 

docket at http://www.regulations.gov 

and can be viewed by following that 

website’s instructions. Additionally, if 

you go to the online docket and sign up 

for email alerts, you will be notified 

when comments are posted or a final 

rule is published. 

Dated: June 18, 2018. 

Barry L. Dragon, 

Director, Bridge Branch, Seventh Coast Guard 

District. 

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