[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 65 (Friday, April 4, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8504]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[COTP Mobile, AL 97-005]
RIN 2115-AA97


Safety Zone Regulations: Pelican Passage Dauphin Island, AL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone for Pelican 
Passage extending \1/2\ mile south and \3/4\ mile east and west of 
Dauphin Island Pier, Dauphin Island, Alabama.
    The zone is needed to protect personnel and property associated 
with the Dauphin Island Spring Festival Acrobatic airshow, Dauphin 
Island, Alabama. Entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized 
by the Captain of the Port.

DATES: This regulation is effective from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on April 5, 
1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LTJG H. Elena McCullough, (334) 441-5286, 150 North Royal Street, 
Mobile, AL 36652-2924.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of 
proposed rule making was not published for this regulation and good 
cause exists for making it effective in less than 30 days after Federal 
Register publication. Publishing an NPRM and delaying its effective 
date would be contrary to the public interest since immediate action is 
needed to prevent damage to the vessels involved.

Background and Purpose

    The event requiring this regulation will begin at 3 p.m. on April 
5, 1997. The Town of Dauphin Island will be sponsoring an airshow, with 
low level acrobatics, in the Pelican Passage extending \1/2\ mile south 
and \3/4\ mile east and west of Dauphin Island Pier, Dauphin Island, 
Alabama, bounded by the previously listed coordinates. The airshow will 
terminate at 4 p.m. on April 5, 1997. This regulation is issued 
pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1231 as set out in the authority citation for all 
of Part 165. The safety zone in bounded by 30-15N, 088-08.2W; 30-14N, 
088-08.2W; 30-13.5N, 088-06.5N; and 30-14.5N, 088-06.5W.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This temporary rule is not a significant regulatory evaluation 
under Executive Order 12866 and is not significant under the 
``Department of Transportation Regulatory Policies and Procedures'' (44 
FR 11040; February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard expects the economic 
impact of this rule to be so minimal that a full regulatory evaluation 
is unnecessary. This regulation will only be in effect for a short 
period of time, and the impacts on routine navigation are expected to 
be minimal.

Collection of Information

    This rule contains no collection of information requirements under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Federalism

    The Coast Guard has analyzed this rule under the principles and 
criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that it 
does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the 
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environment

    The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this 
proposal and concluded that under section 2.B.2. of Commandant 
Instruction M16475.1 (series), this proposal is categorically excluded 
from further environmental documentation. A Categorical Exclusion 
Determination is available by contacting Commander (mps), Eight Coast 
Guard District, 501 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130-3396.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Marine safety, Waterways.

Regulation

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 33 CFR 165 is amended as 
follows:

PART 165--[AMENDED]

    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(g), 
6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; 49 CFR 1.46.

    2. Section 165.T08-009 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 165.T08.009  Safety Zone: Pelican Passage, Dauphin Island, AL.

    (a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: Pelican Passage 
extending \1/2\ mile south and \3/4\ mile east and west of Dauphin 
Island Pier, Dauphin Island, Alabama. The zone is needed to protect 
personnel and property associated with the Town of Dauphin Island will 
be sponsoring an airshow, with low level acrobatics.
    (b) Effective date: This section is effective from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
on April 5, 1997, unless terminated sooner by the Captain of the Port.
    (c) Regulations: In accordance with the general regulations in 
Sec. 165.23 of this part, entry into this zone is prohibited unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port.

    Dated: March 14, 1997.
S.E. Hartley,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Acting.
[FR Doc. 97-8504 Filed 4-3-97; 8:45 am]
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