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A major rule is one that would have an 

annual effect on the economy of $100 

million or more or have certain other 

impacts. This proposed rule is not a 

major rule under the Congressional 

Review Act. 

Public Law 96–354, ‘‘Regulatory 

Flexibility Act’’ (RFA), (Title 5, U.S.C., 

Sec. 601) 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act 

requires that each Federal agency 

analyze options for regulatory relief of 

small businesses if a rule has a 

significant impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. For purposes 

of the RFA, small entities include small 

businesses, nonprofit organizations, and 

small governmental jurisdictions. This 

proposed rule is not an economically 

significant regulatory action, and it will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

Therefore, this rule is not subject to the 

requirements of the RFA. 

Public Law 104–4, Sec. 202, ‘‘Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act’’ 

Section 202 of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 also 

requires that agencies assess anticipated 

costs and benefits before issuing any 

rule whose mandates require spending 

in any one year of $100 million in 1995 

dollars, updated annually for inflation. 

That threshold level is currently 

approximately $140 million. This final 

rule will not mandate any requirements 

for state, local, or tribal governments or 

the private sector. 

Public Law 96–511, ‘‘Paperwork 

Reduction Act’’ (Title 44, U.S.C., 

Chapter 35) 

This rule will not impose significant 

additional information collection 

requirements on the public under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3502–3511). Existing information 

collection requirements of the TRICARE 

and Medicare programs will be utilized. 

TRICARE ECHO respite care providers 

will be coding and filing claims in the 

same manner as they currently are with 

TRICARE. 

Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism’’ 

This rule has been examined for its 

impact under E.O. 13132, and it does 

not contain policies that have 

federalism implications that would have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

Government and the States, or on the 

distribution of powers and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of Government. Therefore, 

consultation with State and local 

officials is not required. 

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 199 

Claims, Dental health, Health care, 

Health insurance, Individuals with 

disabilities, Military personnel. 

Accordingly, 32 CFR part 199 is 

proposed to be amended as follows: 

PART 199—CIVILIAN HEALTH AND 

MEDICAL PROGRAM OF THE 

UNIFORMED SERVICES (CHAMPUS) 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 199 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. chapter 

55. 

■ 2. Revise § 199.5(c)(7) introductory 

text to read as follows: 

§ 199.5 TRICARE Extended Care Health 

Option (ECHO). 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(7) Respite care. TRICARE 

beneficiaries enrolled in ECHO are 

eligible for a maximum of 16 hours of 

respite care per month. Respite care in 

defined is § 199.2. Respite care services 

will be provided by a TRICAREauthorized home health agency and will 

be designed to provide health care 

services for the covered beneficiary, and 

not baby-sitting or child-care services 

for other members of the family. The 

benefit will not be cumulative, that is, 

any respite hours not used in one month 

will not be carried over or banked for 

use on another occasion. 

* * * * * 

Dated: August 9, 2018. 

Shelly E. Finke, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket Number USCG–2018–0577] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation; Choptank 

River, Talbot and Dorchester Counties, 

MD 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish special local regulations for 

certain navigable waters of the 

Choptank River. This action is necessary 

to provide for the safety of life on these 

waters near Oxford, MD, from October 

7, 2018, through October 15, 2018, 

during a sailboat regatta. This proposed 

rule would prohibit persons and vessels 

from being in the regulated area unless 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

Maryland-National Capital Region or the 

Coast Guard Patrol Commander. We 

invite your comments on this proposed 

rulemaking. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before September 17, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2018–0577 using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public 

Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this proposed 

rulemaking, call or email Mr. Ronald 

Houck, U.S. Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region; 

telephone 410–576–2674, email 

Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

COTP Captain of the Port 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

PATCOM Patrol Commander 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal 

Basis 

On February 13, 2018, the Tred Avon 

Yacht Club of Oxford, MD, notified the 

Coast Guard through submission of a 

marine event application that it is 

planning to conduct a sailboat regatta 

from October 5, 2018, through October 

15, 2018, the 2018 Star World 

Championship. Race activities on 

navigable waters are planned each 

afternoon of the regatta beginning on 

October 7th. The regatta consists of 

approximately 100 2-person, 23-foot 

long International Star Class sailboats. 

These vessels will operate along a 

designated and marked 2.5 nautical mile 

long course. The course is located on 

the Choptank River, in Talbot and 

Dorchester Counties, near Oxford, MD. 

Hazards from the sailboat regatta 

include participants operating within 

and adjacent to a designated navigation 

channel and interfering with vessels 

intending to operate within that 

channel, as well as injury to persons 

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vessel mishaps during sailboat regattas 

conducted on navigable waters. The 

Captain of the Port Maryland-National 

Capital Region (COTP) has determined 

that potential hazards associated with 

the sailboat regatta would be a safety 

concern for anyone intending to operate 

in or near the race area. 

The purpose of this rulemaking is to 

protect event participants, spectators, 

and transiting vessels on waters in and 

near the race area before, during, and 

after the scheduled event. The Coast 

Guard proposes this rulemaking under 

authority in 33 U.S.C. 1233, which 

authorizes the Coast Guard to establish 

special local regulations to promote the 

safety of life on navigable waters during 

regattas or marine parades. 

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule 

The COTP Maryland-National Capital 

Region is proposing to establish special 

local regulations that would be enforced 

from 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., each 

day, from October 7, 2018, through 

October 15, 2018. The proposed 

regulated area is rectangular in shape, 

measuring approximately six nautical 

miles in length by four nautical miles in 

width. The area would cover all 

navigable waters of the Choptank River, 

within an area bounded by the 

following coordinates: commencing at 

latitude 38°41′39.02′′ N, longitude 

076°11′19.18′′ W, thence south to 

latitude 38°37′28.68′′ N, longitude 

076°11′19.18′′ W, thence west to latitude 

38°37′28.68′′ N, longitude 076°18′18.35′′ 

W, thence north to latitude 

38°41′39027′′ N, longitude 076°18′18.35′′ 

W, thence east to point of origin, located 

near Oxford, MD. 

This proposed rule provides 

additional information about an area 

within the regulated area, the ‘‘Race 

Area’’, and its definition. 

The proposed duration of the special 

local regulations and size of the 

regulated area are intended to ensure 

the safety of life on these navigable 

waters before, during, and after races, 

scheduled from noon until 5 p.m. on 

October 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 

15, 2018. The COTP and PATCOM 

would have authority to forbid and 

control the movement of vessels and 

persons, including event participants, in 

the regulated area. When hailed or 

signaled by an official patrol, a vessel or 

person in the regulated area would be 

required to immediately comply with 

directions given by the COTP or 

PATCOM. If a person or vessel fails to 

follow such directions, the Coast Guard 

may expel them from the area, issue 

them a citation for failure to comply, or 

both. 

Except for 2018 Star World 

Championship participants, a vessel or 

person would be required to get 

permission from the COTP or PATCOM 

before entering the regulated area. 

Vessel operators can request permission 

to enter and transit through the 

regulated area by contacting the 

PATCOM on VHF–FM channel 16. 

Vessel traffic would be able to safely 

transit the regulated area once the 

PATCOM deems it safe to do so. A 

person or vessel not registered with the 

event sponsor as a participant or 

assigned as official patrols would be 

considered a spectator. Official Patrols 

are any vessel assigned or approved by 

the Commander, Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region with 

a commissioned, warrant, or petty 

officer on board and displaying a Coast 

Guard ensign. 

If permission is granted permission by 

the COTP or PATCOM, a person or 

vessel would be allowed to enter the 

regulated area or pass directly through 

the regulated area as instructed. Vessels 

would be required to operate at a safe 

speed that minimizes wake while 

within the regulated area. Official patrol 

vessels will direct spectator vessels 

while within the regulated area. Vessels 

would be prohibited from loitering 

within the navigable channel. 

The regulatory text we are proposing 

appears at the end of this document. 

IV. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this proposed 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 NPRM has not 

been designated a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action,’’ under Executive 

Order 12866. Accordingly, the NPRM 

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, duration and 

location of the regulated area. Vessel 

traffic would be able to safely transit 

around this regulated area, which would 

impact a small designated area of the 

Choptank River for 54 hours. The Coast 

Guard would issue a Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners via VHF–FM marine channel 

16 about the status of the regulated area. 

Moreover, the rule would allow vessels 

to seek permission to enter the regulated 

area, and vessel traffic would be able to 

safely transit the regulated area once the 

PATCOM deems it safe to do so. 

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 proposed rule would not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

While some owners or operators of 

vessels intending to transit the regulated 

area may be small entities, for the 

reasons stated in section IV.A above, 

this proposed rule would not have a 

significant economic impact on any 

vessel owner or operator. 

If you think that your business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity 

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. 

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 proposed 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. The Coast Guard will 

not retaliate against small entities that 

question or complain about this 

proposed rule or any policy or action of 

the Coast Guard. 

C. Collection of Information 

This proposed rule would not call for 

a new collection of information under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

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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 proposed 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 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. 

If you believe this proposed rule has 

implications for federalism or Indian 

tribes, please contact the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

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 

proposed rule would not result in such 

an expenditure, we do discuss the 

effects of this rule elsewhere in this 

preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this proposed 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 made a 

preliminary determination 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 proposed rule 

involves implementation of regulations 

within 33 CFR part 100 applicable to 

organized marine events on the 

navigable waters of the United States. 

The temporary regulated area that 

would be enforced daily during a nineday period during the sailboat regatta.. 

Normally such actions are categorically 

excluded from further review under 

paragraph L61 of Appendix A, Table 1 

of DHS Instruction Manual 023–01– 

001–01, Rev. 01. A preliminary 

Memorandum For Record for 

Categorically Excluded Actions 

supporting this determination is 

available in the docket where indicated 

under ADDRESSES. We seek any 

comments or information that may lead 

to the discovery of a significant 

environmental impact from this 

proposed rule. 

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. 

V. 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 NPRM 

as being available in the 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. 

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; 33 CFR 1.05– 

1. 

■ 2. Add § 100.501T05–0577 to read as 

follows: 

§ 100.501T05–0577 Special Local 

Regulation; Choptank River, Talbot and 

Dorchester Counties, MD. 

(a) Definitions. As used in this 

section: 

Captain of the Port (COTP) MarylandNational Capital Region means the 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region or 

any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant 

or petty officer who has been authorized 

by the COTP to act on the COTP’s 

behalf. 

Coast Guard Patrol Commander 

(PATCOM) means a commissioned, 

warrant, or petty officer of the U.S. 

Coast Guard who has been designated 

by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region. 

Official Patrol means a vessel 

assigned or approved by the 

Commander, Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region with 

a commissioned, warrant, or petty 

officer on board and displaying a Coast 

Guard ensign. 

Participant means a person or vessel 

registered with the event sponsor as 

participating in the 2018 Star World 

Championship regatta or otherwise 

designated by the regatta’s sponsor as 

having a function tied to the event. 

Spectator means a person or vessel 

not registered with the event sponsor as 

a participant or assigned as an official 

patrol. 

(b) Locations. All coordinates 

reference Datum NAD 1983. 

(1) Regulated area. All navigable 

waters of the Choptank River, bounded 

by a line connecting the following 

coordinates: Commencing at latitude 

38°41′39.02′′ N, longitude 076°11′19.18′′ 

W, thence south to latitude 38°37′28.68′′ 

N, longitude 076°11′19.18′′ W, thence 

west to latitude 38°37′28.68′′ N, 

longitude 076°18′18.35′′ W, thence north 

to latitude 38°41′39027′′ N, longitude 

076°18′18.35′′ W, thence east to point of 

origin, located near Oxford, MD. The 


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following location is within the 

regulated area: 

(2) Race Area. The race area is a circle 

in shape with its center located at 

position latitude 38°39′48.00′′ N, 

longitude 076°15′03.42′′ W. The area is 

bounded by a line measuring 

approximately 2.5 nautical miles in 

diameter. 

(c) Special local regulations: (1) The 

COTP Maryland-National Capital 

Region or PATCOM may forbid and 

control the movement of all vessels and 

persons, including event participants, in 

the regulated area. When hailed or 

signaled by an official patrol, a vessel or 

person in the regulated area must 

immediately comply with the directions 

given by the patrol. Failure to do so may 

result in the Coast Guard expelling the 

person or vessel from the area, issuing 

a citation for failure to comply, or both. 

The COTP Maryland-National Capital 

Region or PATCOM may terminate the 

event, or a participant’s operations at 

any time the COTP Maryland-National 

Capital Region or PATCOM believes it 

necessary to do so for the protection of 

life or property. 

(2) Except for participants and vessels 

already at berth, a person or vessel 

within the regulated area at the start of 

enforcement of this section must 

immediately depart the regulated area. 

(3) A spectator must contact the 

PATCOM to request permission to 

either enter or pass through the 

regulated area. The PATCOM, and 

official patrol vessels enforcing this 

regulated area, can be contacted on 

marine band radio VHF–FM channel 16 

(156.8 MHz) and channel 22A (157.1 

MHz). If permission is granted, the 

spectator may enter the regulated area or 

pass directly through the regulated area 

as instructed by PATCOM. A vessel 

within the regulated area must operate 

at a safe speed that minimizes wake. A 

spectator vessel must not loiter within 

the navigable channel while within the 

regulated area. 

(4) Only participant vessels and 

official patrol vessels are allowed to 

enter the race area. 

(5) A person or vessel that desires to 

transit, moor, or anchor within the 

regulated area must first obtain 

authorization from the COTP MarylandNational Capital Region or PATCOM. A 

person or vessel seeking such 

permission can contact the PATCOM on 

Marine Band Radio, VHF–FM channel 

16 (156.8 MHz). 

(6) The Coast Guard will publish a 

notice in the Fifth Coast Guard District 

Local Notice to Mariners and issue a 

marine information broadcast on VHF– 

FM marine band radio announcing 

specific event date and times. 

(d) Enforcement periods. This section 

will be enforced during each of the 

following times: 

(1) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 7, 2018. 

(2) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 8, 2018. 

(3) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 9, 2018. 

(4) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 10, 2018. 

(5) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 11, 2018. 

(6) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 12, 2018. 

(7) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 13, 2018. 

(8) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 14, 2018. 

(9) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 15, 2018. 

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

Joseph B. Loring, 

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

Port Maryland-National Capital Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket Number USCG–2018–0225] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation; Breton Bay, 

Leonardtown, MD 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish special local regulations for 

certain waters of the Breton Bay. This 

action is necessary to provide for the 

safety of life on these navigable waters 

of Breton Bay, at Leonardtown, MD, on 

October 6, 2018 and October 7, 2018. 

This proposed rulemaking would 

prohibit persons and vessels from being 

in the regulated area unless authorized 

by the Captain of the Port MarylandNational Capital Region or a designated 

representative. We invite your 

comments on this proposed rulemaking. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before September 17, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2018–0225 using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public 

Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this proposed 

rulemaking, call or email MST2 Dane 

Grulkey, U.S. Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region; 

telephone 410–576–2570, email 

Dane.M.Grulkey@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

COTP Captain of the Port 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

Pub. L. Public Law 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal 

Basis 

On January 22, 2018, the Southern 

Maryland Boat Club notified the Coast 

Guard that they will be conducting their 

fall regatta from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 

October 6, 2018, and October 7, 2018. 

The regatta consists of approximately 40 

boats, participating in an exhibition of 

vintage outboard racing V-hull boats; 

the regatta is not a competition but 

rather a demonstration of the vintage 

race craft. Hazards from the regatta 

include vessels reaching speeds of 90 

mph and include risks of injury or death 

resulting from near or actual contact 

among participant vessels and spectator 

vessels or waterway users if normal 

vessel traffic were to interfere with the 

event. The COTP Maryland-National 

Capital Region has determined that 

potential hazards associated with the 

regatta would be a safety concern for 

anyone intending to operate within 

specified waters. 

The purpose of this rulemaking is to 

protect marine event participants, 

spectators and transiting vessels on 

specified waters of Breton Bay before, 

during, and after the scheduled event. 

The Coast Guard proposes this 

rulemaking under authority in 33 U.S.C. 

1233, which authorize the Coast Guard 

to establish and define special local 

regulations. 

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule 

The COTP Maryland-National Capital 

Region proposes to establish special 

local regulations to be enforced from 

7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 6, 

2018, and from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on 

October 7, 2018. The regulated area 

would include all navigable waters 

within Breton Bay, from shoreline to 

shoreline, within an area bound by a 

line drawn along latitude 38°16′43′′ N; 


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