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Dated: January 15, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01141 Filed 1–23–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket Number USCG–2014–0657] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation; Clearwater 

Super Boat National Championship; 

Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater, FL 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a special local regulation on 

the waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the 

vicinity of Clearwater Beach, Florida 

during the Clearwater Super Boat 

National Championship. The race is 

scheduled to take place annually on the 

last Saturday and Sunday of September 

from approximately 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

The special local regulation is necessary 

to protect the safety of race participants, 

participant vessels, spectators, and the 

general public on the navigable waters 

of the United States during the event. 

The special local regulation will restrict 

vessel traffic in the waters of the Gulf of 

Mexico in the vicinity of Clearwater, 

Florida. It will establish the following 

three areas: A race area, where all 

persons and vessels, except those 

persons and vessels participating in the 

high speed boat races, are prohibited 

from entering, transiting through, 

anchoring in, or remaining within; a 

spectator area, where all vessels must be 

anchored or operate at No Wake Speed; 

and an enforcement area where 

designated representatives may control 

vessel traffic as determined by the 

prevailing conditions. 

DATES: This rule is effective March 1, 

2015. This rule will be enforced 

annually on the last weekend in 

September from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble are part of docket USCG– 

2014–0657. To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, type the docket 

number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket 

Folder on the line associated with this 

rulemaking. You may also visit the 

Docket Management Facility in Room 

W12–140 on the ground floor of the 

Department of Transportation West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Marine Science Technician First 

Class Hector I. Fuentes, Sector Saint 

Petersburg Waterways Management 

Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 

(813) 228–2191, email 

Hector.I.Fuentes@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Barbara 

Hairston, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Acronyms 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

A. Regulatory History and Information 

The Coast Guard is establishing this 

Special Local Regulation on the waters 

of the Gulf of Mexico in the vicinity of 

Clearwater Beach, Florida during the 

Clearwater Super Boat National 

Championship. On September 10, 2014, 

the Coast Guard published a notice 

proposing this final rule. One comment 

was received in favor of this regulation. 

The race is scheduled to take place 

annually from approximately 10 a.m. to 

5 p.m. during the last Saturday and 

Sunday of September. This rule is 

necessary to protect the safety of race 

participants, participant vessels, 

spectators, and the general public on the 

navigable waters of the United States 

during the event. 

B. Basis and Purpose 

The legal basis for the rule is the 

Coast Guard’s authority to establish 

special local regulations: 33 U.S.C. 

1233. 

The purpose of the rule is to provide 

for the safety of life on navigable waters 

of the United States during the 

Clearwater Super Boat National 

Championship. 

C. Comments, Changes and the Final 

Rule 

The Coast Guard received one 

comment related to this event during 

the comment period and there was no 

request for a public meeting made 

during the comment period. The one 

comment received was in support of the 

regulation. 

D. 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 or 

executive orders. 

1. Regulatory Planning and Review 

This rule is not a significant 

regulatory action under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review, as supplemented 

by Executive Order 13563, Improving 

Regulation and Regulatory Review, and 

does not require an assessment of 

potential costs and benefits under 

section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 

or under section 1 of Executive Order 

13563. The Office of Management and 

Budget has not reviewed it under those 

Orders. 

2. Impact on Small Entities 

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

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

the impact of this rule on small entities. 

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. 

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. 

3. 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 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, above. 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. 

4. 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.). 

5. Federalism 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

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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 

determined that this rule does not have 

implications for federalism. 

6. 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. 

7. 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 

would not result in such expenditure, 

we do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

8. Taking of Private Property 

This rule would not cause a taking of 

private property or otherwise have 

taking implications under Executive 

Order 12630, Governmental Actions and 

Interference with Constitutionally 

Protected Property Rights. 

9. Civil Justice Reform 

This 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. 

10. Protection of Children From 

Environmental Health Risks 

We have analyzed this 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. 

11. Indian Tribal Governments 

This 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. 

12. Energy Effects 

This rule is not a ‘‘significant energy 

action’’ under Executive Order 13211, 

Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. 

13. Technical Standards 

This rule does not use technical 

standards. Therefore, we did not 

consider the use of voluntary consensus 

standards. 

14. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, 

which guide the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (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 rule is 

categorically excluded from further 

review under paragraph 34(h) of Figure 

2–1 of the Commandant Instruction. A 

environmental analysis checklist 

supporting this determination is 

available in the docket where indicated 

under ADDRESSES. 

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 amends 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 § 100.721 to read as follows: 

§ 100.721 Special Local Regulations; 

Clearwater Super Boat National 

Championship, Gulf of Mexico; Clearwater 

Beach, FL. 

(a) Regulated Areas. The following 

regulated areas are established as 

special local regulations. All 

coordinates are North American Datum 

1983. 

(1) Race Area. All waters of the Gulf 

of Mexico contained within the 

following points: 27°58.67′ N, 82°50.32′ 

W, thence to position 27°58.60′ N, 

82°49.98′ W, thence to position 

28°00.88′ N, 82°50.35′ W, thence to 

position 28°00.80′ N, 82°49.90′ W, 

thence back to the original position, 

28°58.67′ N, 82°50.32′ W. 

(2) Spectator Area. All waters of Gulf 

of Mexico seaward no less than 150 

yards from the race area and as agreed 

upon by the Coast Guard and race 

officials. 

(3) Enforcement Area. All waters of 

the Gulf of Mexico encompassed within 

the following points: 28°58.67′ N, 

82°50.62′ W, thence to position 

28°00.95′ N, 82°49.75′ W, thence to 

position 27°58.53′ N, 82°50.53′ W, 

thence to position 27°58.38′ N, 82°49.88′ 

W, thence back to position 28°58.67′ N, 

82°50.62′ W. 

(b) Definition. The term ‘‘designated 

representative’’ means Coast Guard 

Patrol Commanders, including Coast 

Guard coxswains, petty officers, and 

other officers operating Coast Guard 

vessels, and Federal, state, and local 

officers designated by or assisting the 

Captain of the Port St. Petersburg in the 

enforcement of the regulated areas. 

(c) Regulations. (1) All persons and 

vessels are prohibited from entering, 

transiting through, anchoring in, or 

remaining within the Race Area unless 

an authorized race participant. 

(2) Designated representatives may 

control vessel traffic throughout the 

enforcement area as determined by the 

prevailing conditions. 

(3) All vessels are to be anchored and/ 

or operate at a No Wake Speed in the 

spectator area. On-scene designated 

representatives will direct spectator 

vessels to the spectator area. 

(4) Persons and vessels may request 

authorization to enter, transit through, 

anchor in, or remain within the 

regulated areas by contacting the 

Captain of the Port St. Petersburg by 

telephone at (727) 824–7506, or a 

designated representative via VHF radio 

on channel 16. If authorization is 

granted by the Captain of the Port St. 

Petersburg or a designated 

representative, all persons and vessels 

receiving such authorization must 

comply with the instructions of the 

Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a 

designated representative. 

(d) Enforcement Date. This section 

will be enforced annually from 

approximately 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT 

daily the last Saturday and Sunday of 

September. 

Dated: January 5, 2015. 

G.D. Case, 

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

Port Saint Petersburg. 

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