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discriminates on the basis of race, sex, 

national origin, or age. 

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BILLING CODE 6570–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

30 CFR Parts 250 and 254 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

30 CFR Part 550 

[Docket ID: BSEE–2013–0011; 15XE1700DX 

EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000] 

RIN 1082–AA00 

Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations 

on the Outer Continental Shelf— 

Requirements for Exploratory Drilling 

on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf 

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), 

Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Extension of comment period 

for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

SUMMARY: BOEM and BSEE are 

extending the public comment period 

on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

entitled, ‘‘Oil and Gas and Sulphur 

Operations on the Outer Continental 

Shelf—Requirements for Exploratory 

Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental 

Shelf,’’ which was published in the 

Federal Register on February 24, 2015, 

(80 FR 9916). The original public 

comment period would have ended on 

April 27, 2015. However, BOEM and 

BSEE have received public comments 

requesting an extension of the comment 

period. BOEM and BSEE have reviewed 

the extension requests and determined 

that a 30-day comment period extension 

to May 27, 2015, is appropriate. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

published on February 24, 2015, (80 FR 

9916) has been extended. Written 

comments must be received by the 

extended due date of May 27, 2015. 

BOEM and BSEE may not fully consider 

comments received after this date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the proposed rulemaking by any of 

the following methods. Please use the 

Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 

1082–AA00 as an identifier in your 

message. For comments specifically 

related to the draft Environmental 

Assessment conducted under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), please refer to NEPA in 

the heading of your message. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry 

entitled ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’, enter 

BSEE–2013–0011 then click search. 

Follow the instructions to submit public 

comments and view supporting and 

related materials available for this 

rulemaking. BOEM and BSEE may post 

all submitted comments in their 

entirety. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior (DOI); Bureau 

of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement; Attention: Regulations 

and Standards Branch; 45600 Woodland 

Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166. Please 

reference ‘‘Oil and Gas and Sulphur 

Operations on the Outer Continental 

Shelf—Requirements for Exploratory 

Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental 

Shelf, 1082–AA00’’ in your comments 

and include your name and return 

address. Please note that this address for 

BSEE is new; however, any comments 

already submitted to BSEE’s former 

address (381 Elden Street, Herndon, 

Virginia 20181) do not need to be 

resubmitted to the new address. 

• Public Availability of Comments— 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark E. Fesmire, BSEE, Alaska Regional 

Office, mark.fesmire@bsee.gov, (907) 

334–5300; John Caplis, BSEE, Oil Spill 

Response Division, john.caplis@

bsee.gov, (703) 787–1364; or David 

Johnston, BOEM, Alaska Regional 

Office, david.johnston@boem.gov, (907) 

334–5200. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM 

and BSEE published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking on Requirements 

for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) on 

February 24, 2015 (80 FR 9916). This 

proposed rule is intended to provide 

regulations to ensure Arctic OCS 

exploratory drilling operations are 

conducted in a safe and responsible 

manner that takes into account the 

unique conditions of Arctic OCS 

drilling and Alaska Natives’ cultural 

traditions and need to access 

subsistence resources. The Arctic region 

is known for its oil and gas resource 

potential, its vibrant ecosystems, and 

the Alaska Native communities, who 

rely on the Arctic’s resources for 

subsistence and cultural traditions. The 

region is also characterized by extreme 

environmental conditions, geographic 

remoteness, and a relative lack of fixed 

infrastructure and existing operations. 

The proposed rule would add to, and 

revise existing regulations in, 30 CFR 

parts 250, 254, and 550 for Arctic OCS 

oil and gas activities. The proposed rule 

would focus on Arctic OCS exploratory 

drilling activities that use mobile 

offshore drilling units, and related 

operations during the Arctic OCS openwater drilling season. 

After publication of the proposed 

rule, BOEM and BSEE received public 

comments asking BOEM and BSEE to 

extend the comment period on the 

proposed rule by 60 days. BOEM and 

BSEE are extending the original 60-day 

comment period by an additional 30 

days to provide additional time for 

review of and comment on the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking. Accordingly, 

written comments must be submitted by 

the extended due date of May 27, 2015. 

BOEM and BSEE may not fully consider 

comments received after this date. 

Dated: April 14, 2015. 

Janice M. Schneider, 

Assistant Secretary Land and Minerals 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2015–0178] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone, Volvo Ocean Race 

Newport; East Passage, Narragansett 

Bay, RI 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish a safety zone in the navigable 

waters of the East Passage, Narragansett 

Bay, RI, during the Volvo Ocean Race 

Newport marine event. This safety zone 

is intended to safeguard mariners from 

the hazards associated with high-speed, 

high-performance sailing vessels 

competing in inshore races on the 

waters of the East Passage, Narragansett 

Bay, RI. Vessels would be prohibited 

from entering into, transiting through, 

mooring, or anchoring within this safety 

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zone during periods of enforcement 

unless authorized by the Captain of the 

Port (COTP), Southeastern New England 

or the COTP’s designated representative. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before April 27, 2015. Requests for 

public meetings must be received by the 

Coast Guard on or before April 27, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2015–0178 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail or Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility (M–30), U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Deliveries 

accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except federal 

holidays. The telephone number is 202– 

366–9329. 

See the ‘‘Public Participation and 

Request for Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for further instructions on 

submitting comments. To avoid 

duplication, please use only one of 

these three methods. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this proposed 

rule, contact Mr. Edward G. LeBlanc, 

Waterways Management Division at 

Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New 

England, telephone 401–435–2351, 

email Edward.G.LeBlanc@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. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

1. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

rulemaking (USCG–2015–0178), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online (via http://

www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or 

hand delivery, but please use only one 

of these means. If you submit a 

comment online via http://

www.regulations.gov, it will be 

considered received by the Coast Guard 

when you successfully transmit the 

comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or 

mail your comment, it will be 

considered as having been received by 

the Coast Guard when it is received at 

the Docket Management Facility. We 

recommend that you include your name 

and a mailing address, an email address, 

or a telephone number in the body of 

your document so that we can contact 

you if we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, type the 

docket number [USCG–2015–0178] in 

the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on ‘‘Submit a 

Comment’’ on the line associated with 

this rulemaking. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. If you submit 

comments by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the Facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. We will consider 

all comments and material received 

during the comment period and may 

change the rule based on your 

comments. 

2. Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, type the 

docket number (USCG–2015–0178) 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. 

3. Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of comments received into any of 

our dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You may review a Privacy 

Act notice regarding our public dockets 

in the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

4. Public Meeting 

We do not now plan to hold a public 

meeting. But you may submit a request 

for one, using one of the methods 

specified under ADDRESSES. Please 

explain why you believe a public 

meeting would be beneficial. If we 

determine that one would aid this 

rulemaking, we will hold one at a time 

and place announced by a later notice 

in the Federal Register. 

B. Regulatory History and Information 

The Coast Guard has not promulgated 

a rule for past iterations of this event. 

C. Basis and Purpose 

The legal basis for the proposed rule 

is 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, which 

collectively authorize the Coast Guard 

to define safety zones. 

This rule is necessary to provide for 

the safety of life and navigation, for both 

participants and spectators involved 

with the Volvo Ocean Race Newport in 

the vicinity of Newport, RI. 

D. Discussion of Proposed Rule 

The Volvo Ocean Race is a 40,000 

mile, eight-month, round the world race 

with stops in several major international 

sailing ports. As part of the event, highspeed sailing vessels will participate in 

daily inshore races from 12–17 May, 

2015, in the East Passage of Narragansett 

Bay in the vicinity of Newport, RI. As 

these races are part of a world-wide 

event they are expected to generate 

national and international media 

coverage, and attract spectators on a 

number of recreational and excursion 

vessels. 

The Coast Guard is establishing this 

safety zone, in conjunction with the 

Volvo Ocean Race Newport, to ensure 

the protection of the maritime public 

and event participants from the hazards 

associated with large-scale marine 

events. The Coast Guard anticipates 

some concern with the proposed safety 

zone by mariners, especially 

commercial vessel operators, that vessel 

transits through the East Passage of 

Narragansett Bay may be restricted for a 

portion of each day for 6 consecutive 

days. 

The East Passage of Narragansett Bay 

is the site of many marine events each 

year. As a result, vessel traffic, 

particularly recreational vessel traffic, is 

frequently required to utilize the West 

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Passage of Narragansett Bay. 

Accordingly, the West Passage of 

Narragansett Bay may be a viable option 

for recreational vessels as well as many 

tug/barge combinations and smaller 

commercial vessels during the Volvo 

Ocean Race Newport. 

Regardless, the Coast Guard 

anticipates that some commercial 

and/or recreational vessels may still 

need to transit the East Passage of 

Narragansett Bay for a variety of 

reasons, including destination, 

familiarity with the waterway, tide 

restrictions, etc. Vessels may be able to 

continue transits through the East 

Passage, even during enforcement of the 

safety zone, as there will be sufficient 

room for most recreational vessels, and 

some commercial vessels, to pass to the 

west of the safety zone. Also, the Coast 

Guard routinely works with the local 

marine pilot organization and shipping 

agents to coordinate vessel transits 

during marine events in the East 

Passage, and will continue to do so for 

the entire event to avoid major 

interruptions to shipping schedules. 

The Coast Guard proposes to add a 

temporary safety zone under 33 CFR 

165.T01–0178. The safety zone will 

extend from Newport Harbor in the 

vicinity of Fort Adams, across the East 

Passage to west of Rose Island, and will 

encompass the East Passage south to the 

vicinity of Castle Hill. The safety zone 

will be enforced only during times of 

actual sailing vessel racing. 

E. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this proposed 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. Executive Order 12866 and Executive 

Order 13563 

This proposed 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. 

We expect the adverse economic 

impact of this proposed rule to be 

minimal. Although this regulation may 

have some adverse impact on the 

public, the potential impact will be 

minimized for the following reasons: 

Although the safety zone will be in 

effect for 8 hours each day for 6 

consecutive days, vessels will only be 

restricted from the zone in the East 

Passage of Narragansett Bay during 

those limited periods when the races are 

actually ongoing; during periods when 

there is no actual racing (e.g., racing 

vessels are transiting from the pier to 

the racing site; downtime between races, 

etc.) vessels may be allowed to transit 

through the safety zone; there is an 

alternate route, the West Passage of 

Narragansett Bay, that does not add 

substantial transit time, is already 

routinely used by mariners, and will not 

be affected by this safety zone; many 

vessels, especially recreational vessels, 

may transit in all portions of the 

affected waterway except for those areas 

covered by the proposed safety zone; 

and vessels may enter or pass through 

the affected waterway with the 

permission of the COTP or the COTP’s 

representative. 

Notification of the Volvo Ocean Race 

Newport and the associated safety zone 

will be made to mariners through the 

Rhode Island Port Safety Forum, local 

Notice to Mariners, event sponsors, and 

local media well in advance of the 

event. 

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 proposed rule will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

This proposed rule would affect the 

following entities, some of which might 

be small entities: Owners or operators of 

vessels intending to transit, fish, or 

anchor in the East Passage of 

Narragansett Bay, RI, during the Volvo 

Ocean Race Newport sailing races. 

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 proposed rule so that 

they can better evaluate its effects on 

them and participate in the rulemaking. 

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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 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. 

4. Collection of Information 

This proposed rule would call 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 proposed 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 

proposed 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 proposed 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 proposed rule meets applicable 

standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of 

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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 proposed 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 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. 

12. Energy Effects 

This proposed 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 proposed rule does not use 

technical standards. Therefore, we did 

not consider the use of voluntary 

consensus standards. 

14. Environment 

We have analyzed this proposed 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 appears to be one of a 

category of actions which do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. 

A preliminary environmental analysis 

checklist supporting this determination 

is available in the docket where 

indicated under ADDRESSES. This 

proposed rule involves the 

establishment of a temporary safety 

zone in conjunction with the Volvo 

Ocean Race Newport event, a highspeed, high-performance sailing vessel 

racing event. It appears that this action 

will qualify for Coast Guard Categorical 

Exclusion (34)(g), as described in figure 

2–1 of the Commandant Instruction. 

We seek any comments or information 

that may lead to the discovery of a 

significant environmental impact from 

this proposed 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 proposes to 

amend 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.T01–0178 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T01–0178 Safety Zone for Volvo 

Ocean Race Newport, East Passage, 

Narragansett Bay, RI. 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

safety zone: From an east-west line 

across the East Passage of Narragansett 

Bay at the Newport Bridge south to the 

COLREGS demarcation line between 

Brenton Pt and Beavertail Pt. 

(b) Enforcement period. Vessels will 

be prohibited from entering this safety 

zone, when enforced, during the Volvo 

Ocean Race Newport sailing vessel 

racing event between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

from Tuesday, May 12, 2015 to Sunday, 

May 17, 2015. 

(c) Definitions. The following 

definitions apply to this section: 

(1) Designated representative. A 

‘‘designated representative’’ is any Coast 

Guard commissioned, warrant or petty 

officer of the U.S. Coast Guard who has 

been designated by the Captain of the 

Port, Sector Southeastern New England 

(COTP), to act on his or her behalf. The 

designated representative may be on an 

official patrol vessel or may be on shore 

and will communicate with vessels via 

VHF–FM radio or loudhailer. In 

addition, members of the Coast Guard 

Auxiliary may be present to inform 

vessel operators of this regulation. 

(2) Official patrol vessels. Official 

patrol vessels may consist of any Coast 

Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, state, or 

local law enforcement vessels assigned 

or approved by the COTP. 

(3) Patrol commander. The Coast 

Guard may patrol each safety zone 

under the direction of a designated 

Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The 

Patrol Commander may be contacted on 

Channel 16 VHF–FM (156.8 MHz) by 

the call sign ‘‘PATCOM.’’ 

(4) Spectators. All persons and vessels 

not registered with the event sponsor as 

participants or official patrol vessels. 

(d) Regulations. (1) The general 

regulations contained in § 165.23 as 

well as the following regulations apply 

to the safety zone established in 

conjunction with the Volvo Ocean Race 

Newport, East Passage, Narragansett 

Bay, Newport, RI. These regulations 

may be enforced for the duration of the 

event. 

(2) No later than 8 a.m. each day of 

the event, the Coast Guard will 

announce via Safety Marine Information 

Broadcasts and local media the times 

and duration of each sailing race 

scheduled for that day, and the precise 

area(s) of the safety zone that will be 

enforced. 

(3) Vessels may not transit through or 

within the safety zone during periods of 

enforcement without Patrol Commander 

approval. Vessels permitted to transit 

must operate at a no-wake speed, in a 

manner which will not endanger 

participants or other crafts in the event. 

(4) Spectators or other vessels shall 

not anchor, block, loiter, or impede the 

movement of event participants or 

official patrol vessels in the safety zone 

unless authorized by an official patrol 

vessel. 

(5) The Patrol Commander may 

control the movement of all vessels in 

the safety zone. When hailed or signaled 

by an official patrol vessel, a vessel shall 

come to an immediate stop and comply 

with the lawful directions issued. 

Failure to comply with a lawful 

direction may result in expulsion from 

the area, citation for failure to comply, 

or both. 

(6) The Patrol Commander may delay 

or terminate the Volvo Ocean Race at 

any time to ensure safety. Such action 

may be justified as a result of weather, 

traffic density, spectator operation or 

participant behavior. 

Dated: March 27, 2015. 

J.T. Kondratowicz, 

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

Port Southeastern New England. 

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