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time. The bridge will not be able to open 

for emergencies and there is no 

immediate alternate route for vessels 

unable to pass through the bridge in 

closed positions. Mariners are advised 

to proceed with caution. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the designated time period. This 

deviation from the operating regulations 

is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: February 20, 2015. 

James L. Rousseau, 

Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard 

District. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2014–1059] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Moon Island—Long 

Island Bridge Demolition; Boston Inner 

Harbor, Quincy Bay; Quincy, MA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing two temporary safety zones 

within the Sector Boston, Captain of the 

Port (COTP) Zone on the navigable 

waters of the Boston Inner Harbor, 

Quincy Bay for the demolition of the 

Moon Island—Long Island Bridge, 

between Moon Island and Long Island, 

Boston, MA. This action is necessary to 

provide for the safety of life on 

navigable waters prior to and during 

demolition and removal of the bridge 

spans. Entering into, transiting through, 

remaining in, anchoring, or mooring 

within this safety zone is prohibited 

unless authorized by the Captain of the 

Port (COTP) Sector Boston. 

DATES: This rule is effective without 

actual notice from 12:01 a.m. on March 

2, 2015 until 11:59 p.m. on December 

31, 2015. For the purposes of 

enforcement, actual notice will be used 

from the date the rule was signed, 

February 13, 2015, until March 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2014– 

1059 and are available online by going 

to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting 

USCG–2014–1059 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box, and then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ They 

are also available for inspection or 

copying at the Docket Management 

Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 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 notice, 

contact Mr. Mark Cutter, Coast Guard 

Sector Boston Waterways Management 

Division, telephone 617–223–4000, 

email Mark.E.Cutter@uscg.mil. If you 

have questions on viewing material 

related to the docket, call Cheryl 

Collins, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Acronyms 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

COTP Captain of the Port 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

NAD 83 North American Datum of 1983 

A. Regulatory Information and 

Information 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary final 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 an 

NPRM with respect to this rule because 

publishing an NPRM would be 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest. Sufficient information 

regarding the severe deteriorating 

condition of this bridge was only 

received by the City of Boston in 

October 2014 after an inspection was 

conducted in accordance with the new 

Federal Highways Administration 

(FHWA) guidelines. That inspection 

deemed the bridge unsafe for a live load 

rating for vehicular traffic, dropping the 

bridge below the minimum standards. 

Further, in January 2015, a 60 foot by 12 

inch water main broke off the bridge 

above the navigational channel and fell 

into the channel. Although the pipe was 

later removed, the condition of the 

bridge remains a hazard. 

The demolition of the bridge will start 

immediately and will take approximate 

three to five months. Accordingly, there 

is insufficient time to publish an NPRM 

and solicit comments from the public 

before the demolition takes place. Thus, 

waiting for a comment period to run 

would inhibit the Coast Guard’s ability 

to fulfill its mission to keep the ports 

and waterways safe. 

It is crucial to the operation of the 

waterway that this $21 milliondemolition project remains on schedule 

and is completed before the recreational 

boating season traffic starts. The 

commuter ferry service that transits 

between Weymouth-Hingham and 

Boston has adapted to another route, 

adding approximately 10 minutes of 

time to their scheduled runs. The 

contractor is expected to remove the 225 

foot navigational span first, so that 

commuter ferries can resume transiting 

their normal route. The actual removal 

of the sixteen spans is complex and 

involves a combination of a controlled 

detonation and conventional 

demolition. If the bridge demolition 

project is delayed up it would have 

serious ramifications to the waterway 

stakeholders, especially during the 

summer boating season when it is 

heavily used by recreational boaters. 

Due to the dangers posed by the 

condition of the bridge and the 

controlled and conventional demolition 

of such a large structure over a 

waterway, the different safety zones are 

necessary to provide for the safety of 

any vessels transiting the area. For the 

safety concerns noted, it is in the public 

interest to have these regulations in 

effect immediately and during the 

demolition phases. 

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. For the same reasons 

discussed in the preceding paragraph, 

delaying the effective date of this rule 

would be impracticable and contrary to 

the public interest. 

B. Basis and Purpose 

The legal basis for the temporary rule 

is 33 U.S.C., 1231, 46 U.S.C. Chapter 

701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 

Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; and 

Department of Homeland Security 

Delegation No. 0170.1, which 

collectively authorize the Coast Guard 

to define regulatory safety zones. 

The temporary safety zones are being 

established to prohibit vessels from 

transiting the navigational channel until 

the span is permanently removed and 

from transiting in the vicinity of the 

existing Long Island Bridge during the 

bridge’s demolition and removal. 

C. Discussion of the Temporary Final 

Rule 

For the reasons discussed above, the 

COTP is establishing temporary safety 

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Long Island Bridge to ensure the safety 

of vessels and other property from the 

hazards associated with the current 

condition of the bridge and the bridge 

demolition. The COTP Boston has 

determined that the actual condition of 

the bridge and the demolition of such a 

large structure over the waterway pose 

a significant risk to public safety and 

property. Hazards include the falling of 

parts from the deteriorated bridge to 

include large pieces of heavy metal, 

possible flying fragments from the 

controlled detonation and the 

obstructions to the waterway that may 

contribute to marine casualties, such as 

crane barges, work vessels, and 

construction equipment, and large 

pieces of debris falling into the water 

that may cause death or serious bodily 

harm. Establishing a safety zone around 

the location of the navigational channel 

until it is permanently removed and 

during the controlled detonation and 

the conventional demolition operations 

will help ensure the safety of vessels 

and other property and help minimize 

the associated risks. 

The Coast Guard has been 

coordinating with contractors and local 

stakeholders regarding the scope of the 

overall project. The stakeholders that 

may be affected by this rulemaking have 

been notified of the risks of transiting 

this navigational channel and have 

since modified their ferry routes. They 

also know the potential impacts to the 

waterway from this project. 

Vessels may enter or transit through 

the safety zones during the effective 

period if authorized by the COTP 

Boston or the designated representative. 

The COTP will cause notice of 

enforcement or suspension of 

enforcement of the safety zones to be 

made by all appropriate means to affect 

the widest distribution among the 

affected segments of the public. Such 

means of notification will include, but 

is not limited to, Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners and Local Notice to Mariners. 

D. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on 13 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, and does not 

require an assessment of potential costs 

and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that 

Order. The Office of Management and 

Budget has not reviewed it under that 

Order. 

The Coast Guard determined that this 

rule is not a significant regulatory action 

for the following reasons: The safety 

zone for the navigational channel will 

be of limited duration, expecting to 

completed by the end February 2015, 

and the commuter ferries have already 

rerouted out of safety concerns with the 

previous falling debris from the bridge 

and have requested that the navigational 

bridge span be removed at the earliest 

stages of the project. This time of the 

season there is no recreational boating 

traffic. 

Persons and/or vessels may enter the 

safety zone if they obtain permission 

from the Coast Guard COTP, Boston. 

Notifications will be made to the local 

maritime community through the Local 

Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice 

to Mariners well in advance of the 

demolition. 

2. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 

(RFA), 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. 

For all of the reasons discussed in the 

Regulatory Planning And Review 

section, the Coast Guard certifies under 

5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule would 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 offer to assist small entities in 

understanding the rule so that they can 

better evaluate its effects on them and 

participate in the rulemaking process. 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 Mr. Mark 

Cutter at the telephone number or email 

address indicated under the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice. 

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. 

4. Collection of Information 

This rule calls for no 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 

effect on State or local governments and 

would either preempt State law or 

impose a substantial direct cost of 

compliance on them. We have analyzed 

this rule under that Order and have 

determined that it 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 

will not result in such expenditure, we 

do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

8. Taking of Private Property 

This rule will not cause a taking of 

private property or otherwise have 

taking implications under Executive 


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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 

does not create an environmental risk to 

health or risk to safety that may 

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 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. 

12. Energy Effects 

This action 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 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 the 

establishment of a safety zone. This rule 

is categorically excluded from further 

review under paragraph 34(g) of Figure 

2–1 of the Commandant Instruction. An 

environmental analysis checklist 

supporting this determination and a 

Categorical Exclusion Determination are 

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 rule. 

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; 46 U.S.C. 

Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 

33 CFR 1.05–1(g), 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department 

of Homeland Security Delegation No. 

0170.1.2 

■ 2. Add § 165.T01–1059 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T01–1059 Moon Island—Long Island 

Bridge Demolition, Boston Inner Harbor— 

Quincy Bay, Massachusetts. 

(a) General. A temporary safety zone 

is established for the bridge demolition 

as follows: 

(1) Location. The following area is a 

safety zone: All navigable waters, from 

surface to bottom, within two hundred 

(200) yards of the Moon Island—Long 

Island Bridge, Boston Inner Harbor— 

Quincy Bay, MA, and enclosed by a line 

connecting the following points (NAD 

83): 

Latitude Longitude 

42°18′44′′ N .............. 70°58′40′′ W; thence 

to 

42°18′33′′ N .............. 70°58′31′′ W; thence 

to 

42°18′18′′ N .............. 70°59′10′′ W; thence 

to 

42°18′29′′ N .............. 70°59′20′′ W; thence 

to point of origin. 

(2) Effective and Enforcement Period. 

This rule will be effective and enforced 

from 12:01 a.m. on February 13, 2015 to 

11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2015. 

(b) General. A temporary safety zone 

is established for the controlled 

detonation demolition phase as follows: 

(1) Location. The following area is a 

safety zone: All navigable waters, from 

surface to bottom, within approximately 

one thousand (1000) yards of the Moon 

Island—Long Island Bridge, Boston 

Inner Harbor—Quincy Bay, 

Massachusetts, and enclosed by a line 

connecting the following points (NAD 

83): 

Latitude Longitude 

42°18′38′′ N .............. 70°58′36′′ W; thence 

to 

42°18′30′′ N .............. 70°57′37′′ W; thence 

to 

42°17′44′′ N .............. 70°59′20′′ W; thence 

to 

42°18′23′′ N .............. 70°59′14′′ W; thence 

to 

42°18′41′′ N .............. 70°59′54′′ W; thence 

to 

42°19′11′′ N .............. 70°58′43′′ W; thence 

to point of origin. 

(2) Effective and Enforcement Period. 

This rule will be effective from 12:01 

a.m. on February 13, 2015 to 11:59 p.m. 

on December 31, 2015, however it will 

be enforced on the actual date(s) of the 

controlled detonation, to be determined 

at a later date. Coast Guard Sector 

Boston will give actual notice to 

mariners via Local Notice to Mariners 

and Broadcast Notice to Mariners 

(c) Regulations. While this safety zone 

is being enforced, the following 

regulations, along with those contained 

in 33 CFR 165.23, apply: 

(1) No person or vessel may enter or 

remain in this safety zone without the 

permission of the Captain of the Port 

(COTP), Sector Boston the COTP’s 

representatives. However, any vessel 

that is granted permission by the COTP 

or the COTP’s representatives must 

proceed through the area with caution 

and operate at a speed no faster than 

that speed necessary to maintain a safe 

course, unless otherwise required by the 

Navigation Rules. 

(2) Any person or vessel permitted to 

enter the security zone shall comply 

with the directions and orders of the 

COTP or the COTP’s representatives. 

Upon being hailed by a U.S. Coast 

Guard vessel by siren, radio, flashing 

lights, or other means, the operator of a 

vessel within the zone shall proceed as 

directed. Any person or vessel within 

the security zone shall exit the zone 

when directed by the COTP or the 

COTP’s representatives. 

(3) To obtain permissions required by 

this regulation, individuals may reach 

the COTP or a COTP representative via 

VHF channel 16 or 617–223–5757 

(Sector Boston Command Center) to 

obtain permission. 

(4) Penalties. Those who violate this 

section are subject to the penalties set 

forth in 33 U.S.C. 1232 and 50 U.S.C. 

1226. 

(d) Notification. Coast Guard Sector 

Boston will give actual notice through 

the Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast 

Notice to Mariners and to mariners for 

the purpose of enforcement of this 

temporary safety zone. Also, Sector 

Boston will notify the public to the 

greatest extent possible of any period in 


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which the Coast Guard will suspend 

enforcement of this safety zone. 

(e) COTP Representative. The COTP’s 

representative may be any Coast Guard 

commissioned, warrant, or petty officer 

or any Federal, state, or local law 

enforcement officer who has been 

designated by the COTP to act on the 

COTP’s behalf. The COTP’s 

representative may be on a Coast Guard 

vessel, a Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel, 

a state or local law enforcement vessel, 

or a location on shore. 

Dated: February 13, 2015. 

J.C. O’Connor III, 

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

Port Boston. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2015–0040] 

RIN 1625–AA87 

Safety Zone; Cooper River Bridge Run, 

Cooper River, and Town Creek 

Reaches, Charleston, SC 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will 

establish a safety zone on the waters of 

Cooper River, and Town Creek Reaches 

in Charleston, South Carolina during the 

Cooper River Bridge Run on March 28, 

2015 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The 

Cooper River Bridge Run is a 10K run 

across the Arthur Ravenal Bridge. The 

safety zone is necessary for the safety of 

the runners and the general public 

during this event. Persons and vessels 

will be prohibited from entering, 

transiting through, anchoring in, or 

remaining within the safety zone unless 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

Charleston or a designated 

representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective on March 

28, 2015 and will be enforced from 7:30 

a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble are part of docket USCG– 

2015–0040. 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 Chief Warrant Officer Christopher 

Ruleman, Sector Charleston Waterways 

Management, U.S. Coast Guard; 

telephone (843) 740–3184, email 

christopher.l.ruleman@uscg.mil. If you 

have questions on viewing the docket, 

call Cheryl Collins, 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 Information 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary final 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 the 

Coast Guard did not receive necessary 

information about the event until 

January 23, 2015. As a result, the Coast 

Guard did not have sufficient time to 

publish an NPRM and to receive public 

comments prior to the event. Any delay 

in the effective date of this rule would 

be contrary to the public interest 

because immediate action is needed to 

minimize potential danger to the race 

participants, spectators and the general 

public. For the same reason, the Coast 

Guard finds under 5 U.S.C. 552 for good 

cause that the rule should take effect in 

less than 30 days from publication in 

the Federal Register. 

B. Basis and Purpose 

(a) The legal basis for this rule is the 

Coast Guard’s authority to establish 

regulated safety zones and other limited 

access areas: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 33 CFR 

1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, 160.5; 

Department of Homeland Security 

Delegation No. 0170. 

(b) The purpose of the rule is to 

ensure the safety of the runners, and the 

general public during the Cooper River 

Bridge Run. 

C. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on these statutes and 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. The economic impact of this 

rule is not significant for the following 

reasons: (1) The safety zone will only be 

enforced for a total of three hours; (2) 

although persons and vessels may not 

enter, transit through, anchor in, or 

remain within the safety zone without 

authorization from the Captain of the 

Port Charleston or a designated 

representative, they may operate in the 

surrounding area during the 

enforcement period; and (3) the Coast 

Guard will provide advance notification 

of the safety zone to the local maritime 

community by Local Notice to Mariners 

and Broadcast Notice to Mariners. 

2. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 

(RFA), 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. 

(1) This rule would affect the 

following entities, some of which may 

be small entities: The owners or 

operators of vessels intending to transit 

in a portion of the Cooper River, and 

Town Creek Reaches in Charleston, 

South Carolina from 7:30 a.m. until 

10:30 a.m. on March 28, 2015. 

(2) For the reasons discussed in the 

Regulatory Planning and Review section 

above, this rule will not have a 


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