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reached on VHF FM channel 16. If 

permission is granted, all persons and 

vessel shall comply with the 

instructions of the COTP or designated 

representative. 

In addition to this notice of 

enforcement in the Federal Register, the 

COTP or a designated representative 

will inform the public through 

Broadcast Notices to Mariners (BNMs), 

Local Notices to Mariners (LNMs), 

Marine Safety Information Bulletins 

(MSIBs), and/or through other means of 

public notice as appropriate at least 24 

hours in advance of each enforcement. 

Dated: July 16, 2018. 

A.W. Demo, 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of 

the Port Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2018–0696] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Marine City Fireworks, St. 

Clair River, Marine City, MI 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone for 

navigable waters within a 420-foot 

radius of a portion of the St. Clair River, 

Marine City, MI. This zone is necessary 

to protect spectators and vessels from 

potential hazards associated with the 

Marine City Fireworks display. 

DATES: This temporary final rule is 

effective from 10 p.m. on August 3, 2018 

through 11 p.m. on August 4, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2018– 

0696 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket 

Folder on the line associated with this 

rule. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

rule, call or email Tracy Girard, 

Prevention Department, Sector Detroit, 

Coast Guard; telephone 313–568–9564, 

or email Tracy.M.Girard@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

COTP Captain of the Port Detroit 

DHS Department of Homeland 

Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary rule without prior notice and 

opportunity to comment pursuant to 

authority under section 4(a) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision 

authorizes an agency to issue a rule 

without prior notice and opportunity to 

comment when the agency for good 

cause finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to this rule because doing 

so would be impracticable. The Coast 

Guard did not receive the final details 

of this fireworks display in time to 

publish an NPRM. As such, it is 

impracticable to publish an NPRM 

because we lack sufficient time to 

provide a reasonable comment period 

and then consider those comments 

before issuing the rule. 

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. Delaying the effective date of 

this rule would inhibit the Coast 

Guard’s ability to protect participants, 

mariners and vessels from the hazards 

associated with this event. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under authority in 33 U.S.C. 1231. The 

Captain of the Port Detroit (COTP) has 

determined that potential hazard 

associated with fireworks from 10 p.m. 

on August 3, 2018 through 11 p.m. on 

August 4, 2018 will be a safety concern 

to anyone within a 420-foot radius of 

the launch site. This rule is needed to 

protect personnel, vessels, and the 

marine environment in the navigable 

waters within the safety zone while the 

fireworks are being displayed. 

IV. Discussion of the Rule 

This rule establishes a safety zone 

from 10 p.m. on August 3, 2018 through 

11 p.m. on August 4, 2018. The safety 

zone will be enforced from 10 p.m. 

through 11 p.m. on August 3, 2018. In 

the case of inclement weather on August 

3, 2018, this safety zone will be 

enforced from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. on 

August 4, 2018. The safety zone will 

encompass all U.S. navigable waters of 

the St. Clair River, Marine City, MI, 

within a 420-foot radius of position 

42°43.15′ N, 082°29.2′ W (NAD 83). No 

vessel or person will be permitted to 

enter the safety zone without obtaining 

permission from the COTP or a 

designated representative. 

V. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes and 

Executive orders, and we discuss First 

Amendment rights of protestors. 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess the costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

Executive Order 13771 directs agencies 

to control regulatory costs through a 

budgeting process. This rule has not 

been designated a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action,’’ under Executive 

Order 12866. Accordingly, this rule has 

not been reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt 

from the requirements of Executive 

Order 13771. 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the size, location, duration, 

and time-of-year of the safety zone. 

Vessel traffic will be able to safely 

transit around this safety zone which 

will impact a small designated area of 

the St. Clair River from 10 p.m. on 

August 3, 2018 through 11 p.m. on 

August 4, 2018. Moreover, the Coast 

Guard will issue Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners (BNM) via VHF–FM marine 

channel 16 about the zone and the rule 

allows vessels to seek permission to 

enter the zone. 

B. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 

1980, 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. 


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While some owners or operators of 

vessels intending to transit the safety 

zone may be small entities, for the 

reasons stated in section V.A above, this 

rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on any vessel owner 

or operator. 

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. 

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. 

C. 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). 

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal 

Governments 

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 

have determined that it is consistent 

with the fundamental federalism 

principles and preemption requirements 

described in Executive Order 13132. 

Also, 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. If you 

believe this rule has implications for 

federalism or Indian tribes, please 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

above. 

E. 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. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Directive 023–01 and Commandant 

Instruction M16475.1D, which guide the 

Coast Guard in complying with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (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 involves a safety 

zone lasting one hour that will prohibit 

entry into a designated area. It is 

categorically excluded from further 

review under paragraph L60(a) of 

Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction 

Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev. 01. A 

Record of Environmental Consideration 

supporting this determination is 

available in the docket where indicated 

under ADDRESSES. 

G. 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 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places or vessels. 

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 

■ 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. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T09–0696 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T09–0696 Safety Zone; Marine City 

Fireworks, St. Clair River, Marine City, MI. 

(a) Location. A safety zone is 

established to include all U.S. navigable 

waters of the St. Clair River, Marine 

City, MI, within a 420-foot radius of 

position 42°43.15′ N, 082°29.2′ W (NAD 

83). 

(b) Enforcement period. The regulated 

area described in paragraph (a) of this 

section will be enforced from 10 p.m. 

through 11 p.m. on August 3, 2018. In 

the case of inclement weather on August 

3, 2018, this safety zone will be 

enforced from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. on 

August 4, 2018. 

(c) Regulations. (1) No vessel or 

person may enter, transit through, or 

anchor within the safety zone unless 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

Detroit (COTP), or his on-scene 

representative. 

(2) The safety zone is closed to all 

vessel traffic, except as may be 

permitted by the COTP or his on-scene 

representative. 

(3) The ‘‘on-scene representative’’ of 

COTP is any Coast Guard 

commissioned, warrant or petty officer 

or a Federal, State, or local law 

enforcement officer designated by or 

assisting the Captain of the Port Detroit 

to act on his behalf. 

(4) Vessel operators shall contact the 

COTP or his on-scene representative to 

obtain permission to enter or operate 

within the safety zone. The COTP or his 

on-scene representative may be 

contacted via VHF Channel 16 or at 

(313) 568–9464. Vessel operators given 

permission to enter or operate in the 

regulated area must comply with all 

directions given to them by the COTP or 

his on-scene representative. 

Dated: July 17, 2018. 

Jeffrey W. Novak, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Detroit. 

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