[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37490-37491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18558]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD11-98-001]


Special Local Regulations; Parker International Waterski Marathon

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final Rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is amending the table of events in 33 CFR 
100.1102 by adding an entry for the Parker International Waterski 
Marathon. The Parker International Waterski Marathon is conducted on 
the navigable waters of the Colorado River, beginning at Bluewater 
Marina in Parker, AZ, and extending approximately 10 miles south to La 
Paz County Park. It occurs annually on the second full weekend of March 
every year, and lasts a total of 2 days. The special local regulations 
applicable to this event are necessary to provide for the safety of 
life, property, and navigation on the navigable waters of the United 
States during scheduled events.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 12, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Petty Officer Greg Nelson, U.S. Coast 
Guard Marine Safety Office, 2716 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, 
California; telephone number (619) 683-6492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

    On April 2, 1998, the Coast Guard published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPRM) for this regulation in the Federal Register (63 FR 
16179-16180). The comment period ended 18 May 98. The Coast Guard 
received no comments on the proposal. A public hearing was not 
requested and no hearing was held.

Background and Purpose

    The Parker International Waterski Marathon consist of various 
waterski activities. The event takes place, annually, over a two day 
period commencing on the second full weekend of March. The special 
local regulations applicable to this event are necessary to provide for 
the safety of life, property, and navigation on the navigable waters of 
the United States during scheduled events.

Discussion of Rule

    The course of the event is approximately 10 miles long and 
encompasses the entire water area of the Colorado River from Bluewater 
Marina in Parker, AZ, south to La Paz County Park. The course will be 
marked by buoys and sponsor vessels to alert non-participants. On the 
following days and times, the race zone will be in use by vessels 
competing in the event: annually, commencing on the second full weekend 
of March every year, and lasting a total of 2 days, from 8 a.m. until 5 
p.m. (PST) each day. During these times the Colorado River from 
Bluewater Marina in Parker, AZ, south to La Paz County Park will be 
closed to all traffic with the exception of emergency vessels. No 
vessels other than participants, official patrol vessels, or emergency 
vessels will be allowed to enter into, transit through, or anchor 
within this zone unless specifically cleared by or through an official 
patrol vessel.
    Pursuant to 33 CFR 100.1101(b)(3), Commander, Coast Guard 
Activities San Diego, is designated Patrol Commander for this event; he 
or she has the authority to delegate this responsibility to any 
commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the Coast Guard. Once the 
zone is established, authorization to remain within the zone is subject 
to termination by Patrol Commander at any time. The Patrol Commander 
may impose other restrictions within the zone if circumstances dictate. 
Restrictions will be tailored to impose the least impact on maritime 
interests yet provide the level of security deemed necessary to safely 
conduct the event.

Discussion of Comments

    No comments were received.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This regulation is not a significant regulatory action under 
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and does not require assessment 
of potential cost and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that order. It 
has been exempted from review by the Office of Management and Budget 
under that Order. It is not significant under the regulatory policies 
and procedures of the Department of Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040, 
February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this 
regulation to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under 
paragraph 10(e) of the regulatory policies and procedures of the 
Department of Transportation is unnecessary.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq), the 
Coast Guard must consider whether this rule will have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Small 
entities may include small businesses and not-for-profit organizations 
that are not dominant in their fields and (2) governmental 
jurisdictions with populations less than 50,000.
    Because it expects the impact of this regulation to be so minimal, 
the Coast Guard certifies under section 605(b) of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq) that this rule will not have a 
substantial impact on a significant number of small entities.

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 regulation under the principles 
and criteria in Executive Order 12612 and

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has determined that this rule does not have sufficient federalism 
implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environment

    The Coast Guard has considered the environmental impact of this 
regulation and concluded that under Commandant Instruction M16475.1C, 
Figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(h), it will have no significant 
environmental impact and it is categorically excluded from further 
environmental documentation.
    A Categorical Exclusion Determination and Environmental Analysis 
Checklist are included in the docket maintained at the address listed 
in ADDRESSES.

Unfunded Mandates

    Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4), the 
Coast Guard must consider whether this rule will result in an annual 
expenditure by state, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate 
of $100 million (adjusted annually for inflation). If so, the Act 
requires that a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives be 
considered, and that from those alternatives, the least costly, most 
cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative that achieves the 
objective of the rule be selected.
    No state, local or tribal government entities will be effected by 
this rule, so this rule will not result in annual or aggregate costs of 
$100 million or more. Therefore, the Coast Guard is exempt from any 
further regulatory requirements under the Unfunded Mandates Act.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

    Regattas, Marine parades.

Regulation

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 
CFR Part 100, section 100.1102, as follows:

PART 100--MARINE EVENTS

    1. The authority citation for Part 100 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233 through 1236; 49 CFR 1.36; 33 CFR 
100.35.

    2. Section 100.1102, Table 1, is amended by adding an entry for the 
Parker International Waterski Marathon immediately following the last 
entry, to read as follows:


Sec. 100.1102  Marine Events on the Colorado River, between Davis Dam 
(Bullhead City, Arizona) and Headgate Dam (Parker Arizona).

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TABLE 1

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Parker International Waterski Marathon

    Sponsor: Parker International Waterski Association.
    Dates: Annually, commencing on the second full weekend of March 
every year, and lasting a total of 2 days, from 8 a.m. (PST) until 5 
p.m. (PST) each day.
    Location: The entire water area of the Colorado River beginning 
at Bluewater Marina in Parker, AZ, and extending approximately 10 
miles to La Paz County Park.

    Dated: June 25, 1998.
R.D. Sirois,
Acting Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard 
District.
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