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separate publicly available document as 

approved in the 2006 OSMRE rule will 

provide the ability to be more 

responsive to changes in dataset 

availability. Illinois would not be 

required to process a formal regulation 

amendment in order to remain 

compliant if data for a particular crop 

and/or area is not available. Illinois 

could process changes to their locally 

available document instead. This 

amendment also updates references and 

makes minor editorial changes. The full 

text of the program and/or plan 

amendment is available for you to read 

at the locations listed above under 

ADDRESSES or at www.regulations.gov. 

III. Public Comment Procedures 

Under the provisions of 30 CFR 

732.17(h), we are seeking your 

comments on whether the amendment 

satisfies the applicable program 

approval criteria of 30 CFR 732.15. If we 

approve the amendment, it will become 

part of the State program. 

Electronic or Written Comments 

If you submit written or electronic 

comments on the proposed rule during 

the 30-day comment period, they should 

be specific, confined to issues pertinent 

to the proposed regulations, and explain 

the reason for any recommended 

change(s). We appreciate any and all 

comments, but those most useful and 

likely to influence decisions on the final 

regulations will be those that either 

involve personal experience or include 

citations to and analyses of SMCRA, its 

legislative history, its implementing 

regulations, case law, other pertinent 

State or Federal laws or regulations, 

technical literature, or other relevant 

publications. 

We cannot ensure that comments 

received after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES) or sent to an address 

other than those listed (see ADDRESSES) 

will be included in the docket for this 

rulemaking and considered. 

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. 

Public Hearing 

If you wish to speak at the public 

hearing, contact the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by 

4:00 p.m., c.s.t. on May 16, 2022. If you 

are disabled and need reasonable 

accommodations to attend a public 

hearing, contact the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. We 

will arrange the location and time of the 

hearing with those persons requesting 

the hearing. If no one requests an 

opportunity to speak, we will not hold 

a hearing. 

To assist the transcriber and ensure an 

accurate record, we request, if possible, 

that each person who speaks at the 

public hearing provide us with a written 

copy of his or her comments. The public 

hearing will continue on the specified 

date until everyone scheduled to speak 

has been given an opportunity to be 

heard. If you are in the audience and 

have not been scheduled to speak and 

wish to do so, you will be allowed to 

speak after those who have been 

scheduled. We will end the hearing after 

everyone scheduled to speak and others 

present in the audience who wish to 

speak, have been heard. 

Public Meeting 

If only one person requests an 

opportunity to speak, we may hold a 

public meeting rather than a public 

hearing. If you wish to meet with us to 

discuss the amendment, please request 

a meeting by contacting the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. All such meetings are open to 

the public and, if possible, we will post 

notices of meetings at the locations 

listed under ADDRESSES. We will make 

a written summary of each meeting a 

part of the administrative record. 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Executive Order 12866—Regulatory 

Planning and Review and Executive 

Order 13563—Improving Regulation 

and Regulatory Review 

Executive Order 12866 provides that 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs in the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) will review all significant 

rules. Pursuant to OMB guidance, dated 

October 12, 1993, the approval of State 

program amendments is exempted from 

OMB review under Executive Order 

12866. Executive Order 13563, which 

reaffirms and supplements Executive 

Order 12866, retains this exemption. 

Other Laws and Executive Orders 

Affecting Rulemaking 

When a State submits a program 

amendment to OSMRE for review, our 

regulations at 30 CFR 732.17(h) require 

us to publish a notice in the Federal 

Register indicating receipt of the 

proposed amendment, its text or a 

summary of its terms, and an 

opportunity for public comment. We 

conclude our review of the proposed 

amendment after the close of the public 

comment period and determine whether 

the amendment should be approved, 

approved in part, or not approved. At 

that time, we will also make the 

determinations and certifications 

required by the various laws and 

executive orders governing the 

rulemaking process and include them in 

the final rule. 

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 913 

Intergovernmental relations, Surface 

mining, Underground mining. 

Alfred L. Clayborne, 

Regional Director, Interior Regions 3, 4, 

and 6. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09190 Filed 4–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket Number USCG–2022–0161] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation; Back River, 

Baltimore County, MD 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing 

to establish temporary special local 

regulations for certain waters of Back 

River. This action is necessary to 

provide for the safety of life on these 

navigable waters located in Baltimore 

County, MD, during a high-speed power 

boat event on July 16, 2022 (alternate 

date on July 17, 2022). This proposed 

rulemaking would prohibit persons and 

vessels from being in the regulated area 

unless authorized by the Captain of the 

Port Maryland-National Capital Region 

or the Coast Guard Event Patrol 

Commander. We invite your comments 

on this proposed rulemaking. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before May 31, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2022–0161 using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public 

Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this proposed 

rulemaking, call or email Mr. Ron 

Houck, U.S. Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region; 

telephone 410–576–2674, email D05- 

DG-SectorMD-NCR-MarineEvents@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

COTP Captain of the Port 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

PATCOM Patrol Commander 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal 

Basis 

Tiki Lee’s Dock Bar of Sparrows 

Point, MD, notified the Coast Guard that 

they will be conducting the 2nd Annual 

Tiki Lee’s Shootout on the River from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 16, 2022. The 

individually-timed power boat speed 

runs event consists of approximately 50 

participants competing on a designated, 

marked linear course located on Back 

River between Porter Point to the south 

and Stansbury Point to the north. The 

event is being staged out of Tiki Lee’s 

Dock Bar, 4309 Shore Road, Sparrows 

Point, in Baltimore County, MD. In the 

event of inclement weather on July 16, 

2022, the event will be conducted from 

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 17, 2022. 

Hazards from the high-speed power boat 

event include participants operating 

within and adjacent to the designated 

navigation channel and interfering with 

vessels intending to operate within that 

channel, as well as operating within 

approaches to local marinas and boat 

facilities and waterfront residential 

communities. The COTP MarylandNational Capital Region has determined 

that potential hazards associated with 

the high-speed power boat event would 

be a safety concern for anyone intending 

to participate in this event and for 

vessels that operate within specified 

waters of Back River. 

The purpose of this rulemaking is to 

protect event participants, nonparticipants, and transiting vessels 

before, during, and after the scheduled 

event. The Coast Guard is proposing this 

rulemaking under authority in 46 U.S.C. 

70041. 

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule 

The COTP Maryland-National Capital 

Region proposes to establish special 

local regulations from 9 a.m. on July 16, 

2022, through 6 p.m. on July 17, 2022. 

The regulations would be enforced from 

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 16, 2022, and 

if necessary due to inclement weather 

on July 16, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

on July 17, 2022. The regulated area 

would cover all navigable waters of 

Back River within an area bounded by 

a line connecting the following points: 

From the shoreline at Lynch Point at 

latitude 39°14′46′′ N, longitude 

076°26′23′′ W, thence northeast to Porter 

Point at latitude 39°15′13′′ N, longitude 

076°26′11′′ W, thence north along the 

shoreline to Walnut Point at latitude 

39°17′06′′ N, longitude 076°27′04′′ W, 

thence southwest to the shoreline at 

latitude 39°16′41′′ N, longitude 

076°27′31′′ W, thence south along the 

shoreline to the point of origin, located 

in Baltimore County, MD. The regulated 

area is approximately 4,200 yards in 

length and 1,200 yards in width. 

This proposed rule provides 

additional information about areas 

within the regulated area and their 

definitions. These areas include ‘‘Course 

Area,’’ ‘‘Buffer Area,’’ and ‘‘Spectator 

Areas.’’ 

The proposed duration of the special 

local regulations and size of the 

regulated area are intended to ensure 

the safety of life on these navigable 

waters before, during, and after the 

high-speed power boat event, scheduled 

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 16, 2022 

(alternate date on July 17, 2022). The 

COTP and the Coast Guard Event 

PATCOM would have authority to 

forbid and control the movement of all 

vessels and persons, including event 

participants, in the regulated area. 

When hailed or signaled by an official 

patrol, a vessel or person in the 

regulated area would be required to 

immediately comply with the directions 

given by the COTP or Event PATCOM. 

If a person or vessel fails to follow such 

directions, the Coast Guard may expel 

them from the area, issue them a 

citation for failure to comply, or both. 

Except for 2nd Annual Tiki Lee’s 

Shootout on the River participants and 

vessels already at berth, a vessel or 

person would be required to get 

permission from the COTP or Event 

PATCOM before entering the regulated 

area. Vessel operators would be able to 

request permission to enter and transit 

through the regulated area by contacting 

the Event PATCOM on VHF–FM 

channel 16. Vessel traffic would be able 

to safely transit the regulated area once 

the Event PATCOM deems it safe to do 

so. A vessel within the regulated area 

must operate at safe speed that 

minimizes wake. A person or vessel not 

registered with the event sponsor as a 

participant or assigned as official patrols 

would be considered a spectator. 

Official Patrols are any vessel assigned 

or approved by the Commander, Coast 

Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital 

Region with a commissioned, warrant, 

or petty officer on board and displaying 

a Coast Guard ensign. Official Patrols 

enforcing this regulated area can be 

contacted on VHF–FM channel 16 and 

channel 22A. 

If permission is granted by the COTP 

or Event PATCOM, a person or vessel 

would be allowed to enter the regulated 

area or pass directly through the 

regulated area as instructed. Vessels 

would be required to operate at a safe 

speed that minimizes wake while 

within the regulated area in a manner 

that would not endanger event 

participants or any other craft. A 

spectator vessel must not loiter within 

the navigable channel while within the 

regulated area. Official patrol vessels 

would direct spectators to the 

designated spectator area. Only 

participant vessels would be allowed to 

enter the aerobatics box. The Coast 

Guard would publish a notice in the 

Fifth Coast Guard District Local Notice 

to Mariners and issue a marine 

information broadcast on VHF–FM 

marine band radio announcing specific 

event dates and times. 

The regulatory text we are proposing 

appears at the end of this document. 

IV. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this proposed rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes and 

Executive orders, and we discuss First 

Amendment rights of protestors. 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess the costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

This NPRM has not been designated a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, 

the NPRM has not been reviewed by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the size and duration of the 

regulated area, which would impact a 

small designated area of Back River for 

18 total enforcement hours. This 

waterway supports mainly recreational 

vessel traffic, which at its peak, occurs 

during the summer season. Although 

this regulated area extends across the 

entire width of the waterway, the rule 


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would allow vessels and persons to seek 

permission to enter the regulated area, 

and vessel traffic would be able to 

transit the regulated area as instructed 

by Event PATCOM. Such vessels must 

operate at safe speed that minimizes 

wake and not loiter within the navigable 

channel while within the regulated area. 

Moreover, the Coast Guard would issue 

a Broadcast Notice to Mariners via 

VHF–FM marine channel 16 about the 

status of the regulated area. 

B. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 

1980, 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 would not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

While some owners or operators of 

vessels intending to transit the safety 

zone may be small entities, for the 

reasons stated in section IV.A above, 

this proposed rule would not have a 

significant economic impact on any 

vessel owner or operator. 

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. 

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. If the 

rule would affect your small business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction and you have questions 

concerning its provisions or options for 

compliance, please call or email the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 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. 

C. Collection of Information 

This proposed rule would not call for 

a new collection of information under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). 

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal 

Governments 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132 

(Federalism), if it has a substantial 

direct effect on the States, on the 

relationship 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 proposed rule under that order and 

have determined that it is consistent 

with the fundamental federalism 

principles and preemption requirements 

described in Executive Order 13132. 

Also, 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. 

If you believe this proposed rule has 

implications for federalism or Indian 

tribes, please call or email the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

E. 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 

an expenditure, we do discuss the 

effects of this rule elsewhere in this 

preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Department of Homeland 

Security Directive 023–01, Rev. 1, 

associated implementing instructions, 

and Environmental Planning 

COMDTINST 5090.1 (series), which 

guide the Coast Guard in complying 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (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 proposed 

rule involves implementation of 

regulations within 33 CFR part 100 

applicable to organized marine events 

on the navigable waters of the United 

States that could negatively impact the 

safety of waterway users and shore side 

activities in the event area lasting for 18 

total enforcement hours. Normally such 

actions are categorically excluded from 

further review under paragraph L61 of 

Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction 

Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev. 1. For 

instructions on locating the docket, see 

the ADDRESSES section of this preamble. 

We seek any comments or information 

that may lead to the discovery of a 

significant environmental impact from 

this proposed rule. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to call or email 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. 

V. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We view public participation as 

essential to effective rulemaking, and 

will consider all comments and material 

received during the comment period. 

Your comment can help shape the 

outcome of this rulemaking. If you 

submit a comment, please include the 

docket number for this rulemaking, 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. 

Submitting comments. We encourage 

you to submit comments through the 

Federal Decision Making Portal at 

https://www.regulations.gov. To do so, 

go to https://www.regulations.gov, type 

USCG–2022–0161 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ 

box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ Next, look for 

this document in the Search Results 

column, and click on it. Then click on 

the Comment option. If you cannot 

submit your material by using https://

www.regulations.gov, call or email the 

person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this proposed rule 

for alternate instructions. 

Viewing material in docket. To view 

documents mentioned in this proposed 

rule as being available in the docket, 

find the docket as described in the 

previous paragraph, and then select 

‘‘Supporting & Related Material’’ in the 

Document Type column. Public 

comments will also be placed in our 

online docket and can be viewed by 

following instructions on the https://

www.regulations.gov Frequently Asked 

Questions web page. We review all 

comments received, but we will only 

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the proposed rule. We may choose not 

to post off-topic, inappropriate, or 

duplicate comments that we receive. 

Personal information. We accept 

anonymous comments. Comments we 

post to https://www.regulations.gov will 

include any personal information you 

have provided. For more about privacy 

and submissions to the docket in 

response to this document, see DHS’s 

eRulemaking System of Records notice 

(85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). 

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 is proposing 

to amend 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: 46 U.S.C. 70041; 33 CFR 1.05– 

1. 

■ 2. Add § 100.T05–0161 to read as 

follows: 

§ 100.T05–0161 2nd Annual Tiki Lee’s 

Shootout on the River, Back River, 

Baltimore County, MD. 

(a) Locations. All coordinates are 

based on datum NAD 1983. 

(1) Regulated area. All navigable 

waters of Back River, within an area 

bounded by a line connecting the 

following points: From the shoreline at 

Lynch Point at latitude 39°14′46′′ N, 

longitude 076°26′23′′ W, thence 

northeast to Porter Point at latitude 

39°15′13′′ N, longitude 076°26′11′′ W, 

thence north along the shoreline to 

Walnut Point at latitude 39°17′06′′ N, 

longitude 076°27′04′′ W, thence 

southwest to the shoreline at latitude 

39°16′41′′ N, longitude 076°27′31′′ W, 

thence south along the shoreline to and 

terminating at the point of origin. The 

aerobatics box and spectator areas are 

within the regulated area. 

(2) Course area. The course area is a 

polygon in shape measuring 

approximately 1,400 yards in length by 

50 yards in width. The area is bounded 

by a line commencing at position 

latitude 39°16′14.98′′ N, longitude 

076°26′57.38′′ W, thence east to latitude 

39°16′15.36′′ N, longitude 076°26′55.56′′ 

W, thence south to latitude 39°15′33.40′′ 

N, longitude 076°26′49.70′′ W, thence 

west to latitude 39°15′33.17′′ N, 

longitude 076°26′51.60′′ W, thence north 

to and terminating at the point of origin. 

(3) Buffer area. The buffer area is a 

polygon in shape measuring 

approximately 100 yards in east and 

west directions and approximately 150 

yards in north and south directions 

surrounding the entire course area 

described in paragraph (a)(2) of this 

section. The area is bounded by a line 

commencing at position latitude 

39°16′18.72′′ N, longitude 076°27′01.74′′ 

W, thence east to latitude 39°16′20.36′′ 

N, longitude 076°26′52.39′′ W, thence 

south to latitude 39°15′29.27′′ N, 

longitude 076°26′45.36′′ W, thence west 

to latitude 39°15′28.43′′ N, longitude 

076°26′54.94′′ W, thence north to and 

terminating at the point of origin. 

(4) Spectator areas—(i) East spectator 

fleet area. The area is a polygon in 

shape measuring approximately 2,200 

yards in length by 450 yards in width. 

The area is bounded by a line 

commencing at position latitude 

39°15′20.16′′ N, longitude 076°26′17.99′′ 

W, thence west to latitude 39°15′17.47′′ 

N, longitude 076°26′27.41′′ W, thence 

north to latitude 39°16′18.48′′ N, 

longitude 076°26′48.42′′ W, thence east 

to latitude 39°16′25.60′′ N, longitude 

076°26′27.14′′ W, thence south to 

latitude 39°15′40.90′′ N, longitude 

076°26′31.30′′ W, thence south to and 

terminating at the point of origin. 

(ii) Northwest spectator fleet area. The 

area is a polygon in shape measuring 

approximately 750 yards in length by 

150 yards in width. The area is bounded 

by a line commencing at position 

latitude 39°16′01.64′′ N, longitude 

076°27′11.62′′ W, thence south to 

latitude 39°15′47.80′′ N, longitude 

076°27′06.50′′ W, thence southwest to 

latitude 39°15′40.11′′ N, longitude 

076°27′08.71′′ W, thence northeast to 

latitude 39°15′45.63′′ N, longitude 

076°27′03.08′′ W, thence northeast to 

latitude 39°16′01.19′′ N, longitude 

076°27′05.65′′ W, thence west to and 

terminating at the point of origin. 

(iii) Southwest spectator fleet area. 

The area is a polygon in shape 

measuring approximately 400 yards in 

length by 175 yards in width. The area 

is bounded by a line commencing at 

position latitude 39°15′30.81′′ N, 

longitude 076°27′05.58′′ W, thence 

south to latitude 39°15′21.06′′ N, 

longitude 076°26′56.14′′ W, thence east 

to latitude 39°15′21.50′′ N, longitude 

076°26′52.59′′ W, thence north to 

latitude 39°15′29.75′′ N, longitude 

076°26′56.12′′ W, thence west to and 

terminating at the point of origin. 

(b) Definitions. As used in this 

section— 

Aerobatics box is an area described by 

a line bound by coordinates provided in 

latitude and longitude that outlines the 

boundary of a aerobatics box within the 

regulated area defined by this section. 

Captain of the Port (COTP) MarylandNational Capital Region means the 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region or 

any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant 

or petty officer who has been authorized 

by the COTP to act on his behalf. 

Event Patrol Commander or Event 

PATCOM means a commissioned, 

warrant, or petty officer of the U.S. 

Coast Guard who has been designated 

by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region. 

Official patrol means any vessel 

assigned or approved by Commander, 

Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National 

Capital Region with a commissioned, 

warrant, or petty officer on board and 

displaying a Coast Guard ensign. 

Participant means a person or vessel 

registered with the event sponsor as 

participating in the ‘‘2nd Annual Tiki 

Lee’s Shootout on the River’’ event, or 

otherwise designated by the event 

sponsor as having a function tied to the 

event. 

Spectator means a person or vessel 

not registered with the event sponsor as 

participants or assigned as official 

patrols. 

Spectator area is an area described by 

a line bound by coordinates provided in 

latitude and longitude within the 

regulated area defined by this section 

that outlines the boundary of an area 

reserved for non-participant vessels 

watching the event. 

(c) Special local regulations. (1) The 

COTP Maryland-National Capital 

Region or Event PATCOM may forbid 

and control the movement of all vessels 

and persons, including event 

participants, in the regulated area 

described in paragraph (a)(1) of this 

section. When hailed or signaled by an 

official patrol, a vessel or person in the 

regulated area shall immediately 

comply with the directions given by the 

patrol. Failure to do so may result in the 

Coast Guard expelling the person or 

vessel from the area, issuing a citation 

for failure to comply, or both. The COTP 

Maryland-National Capital Region or 

Event PATCOM may terminate the 

event, or a participant’s operations at 

any time the COTP Maryland-National 

Capital Region or Event PATCOM 

believes it necessary to do so for the 

protection of life or property. 

(2) Except for participants and vessels 

already at berth, a person or vessel 

within the regulated area at the start of 

enforcement of this section must 

immediately depart the regulated area. 

(3) A spectator must contact the Event 

PATCOM to request permission to 

either enter or pass through the 

regulated area. The Event PATCOM, and 

official patrol vessels enforcing this 

regulated area can be contacted on 

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(156.8 MHz) and channel 22A (157.1 

MHz). If permission is granted, the 

spectator must enter a designated 

spectator area or pass directly through 

the regulated area as instructed by Event 

PATCOM. A vessel within the regulated 

area must operate at safe speed that 

minimizes wake. A spectator vessel 

must not loiter within the navigable 

channel while within the regulated area. 

(4) Only participant vessels are 

allowed to enter and remain within the 

aerobatics box. 

(5) A person or vessel that desires to 

transit, moor, or anchor within the 

regulated area must obtain authorization 

from the COTP Maryland-National 

Capital Region or Event PATCOM. A 

person or vessel seeking such 

permission can contact the COTP 

Maryland-National Capital Region at 

telephone number 410–576–2693 or on 

Marine Band Radio, VHF–FM channel 

16 (156.8 MHz) or the Event PATCOM 

on Marine Band Radio, VHF–FM 

channel 16 (156.8 MHz). 

(6) The Coast Guard will publish a 

notice in the Fifth Coast Guard District 

Local Notice to Mariners and issue a 

marine information broadcast on VHF– 

FM marine band radio announcing 

specific event dates and times. 

(d) Enforcement officials. The Coast 

Guard may be assisted with marine 

event patrol and enforcement of the 

regulated area by other Federal, state, 

and local agencies. 

(e) Enforcement periods. This section 

will be enforced from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

on July 16, 2022, and, if necessary due 

to inclement weather on July 16, 2022, 

from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 17, 2022. 

Dated: April 25, 2022. 

David E. O’Connell, 

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

Port Maryland-National Capital Region. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09197 Filed 4–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 622 

RIN 0648–BL09 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coral, 

Coral Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom 

Habitats of the South Atlantic Region; 

Coral Amendment 10 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Announcement of the 

availability of a proposed fishery 

management plan amendment; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) has 

submitted Amendment 10 to the Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) for the Coral, 

Coral Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom 

Habitats of the South Atlantic Region 

(Coral FMP) for review, approval, and 

implementation by NMFS. If approved 

by the Secretary of Commerce 

(Secretary), Amendment 10 to the Coral 

FMP (Coral Amendment 10) would 

establish a shrimp fishery access area 

(SFAA) along the eastern boundary of 

the northern extension of the Oculina 

Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern 

(OHAPC), where trawling for rock 

shrimp is currently prohibited. Coral 

Amendment 10 would increase access 

to historic rock shrimp fishing grounds 

while maintaining protection of the 

Oculina deep-water coral ecosystems, 

provide increased socio-economic 

benefits to fishers, and increase the 

likelihood of achieving optimum yield 

(OY) in the rock shrimp portion of the 

South Atlantic shrimp fishery. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before June 28, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on Coral Amendment 10, identified by 

‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2021–0126,’’ by either 

of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov and enter ‘‘NOAA– 

NMFS–2021–0126’’ in the Search box. 

Click the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete 

the required fields, and enter or attach 

your comments. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

Frank Helies, Southeast Regional Office, 

NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St. 

Petersburg, FL 33701. 

• Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

A’’ in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). 

Electronic copies of Coral 

Amendment 10, which includes a 

fishery impact statement, a Regulatory 

Flexibility Act analysis, and a regulatory 

impact review, may be obtained from 

the Southeast Regional Office website at 

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/ 

amendment-10-establish-shrimpfishery-access-area/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frank Helies, telephone: 727–824–5305, 

or email: Frank.Helies@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act) requires each 

regional fishery management council to 

submit any FMP or FMP amendment to 

the Secretary for review and approval, 

partial approval, or disapproval. The 

Magnuson-Stevens Act also requires 

that the Secretary, upon receiving an 

FMP or FMP amendment, publish an 

announcement in the Federal Register 

notifying the public that the FMP or 

FMP amendment is available for review 

and comment. 

The Council prepared the Coral FMP 

that is being revised by Coral 

Amendment 10. If approved, Coral 

Amendment 10 would be implemented 

by NMFS through regulations at 50 CFR 

part 622 under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act. 

Background 

In 1984, the Council designated a 92- 

nm2 portion of the Oculina Bank as the 

OHAPC (49 FR 29607; August 22, 1984). 

Additionally, the Council prohibited the 

use of bottom trawls, bottom longlines, 

dredges, fish traps, and fish pots within 

the OHAPC to mitigate the risk of 

damage by fishing gear to Oculina coral. 

In 2000, the Council further expanded 

the protected area in the OHAPC 

through Amendment 4 to the Coral FMP 

(65 FR 37292; June 14, 2000). In 2014, 

Amendment 8 to the Coral FMP (Coral 

Amendment 8) extended the OHAPC 

northward, including the area 

considered in this notification (80 FR 

42423; July 17, 2015). 

Information on the concentrated 

shrimp fishing effort in the area and its 

economic value to the rock shrimp 

portion of the shrimp fishery was 

discussed by the Council very late in the 

development of Coral Amendment 8. 

During these discussions, rock shrimp 

fishermen requested adjustment of the 

OHAPC boundary and provided 

coordinates that comprised the 

important fishing grounds in that area. 

Coral Amendment 10 was developed by 

the Council to explore options to 

establish an SFAA within the northern 

extension of the OHAPC. The Council 

also developed Coral Amendment 10 in 

response to the Presidential Executive 

Order on Seafood Competitiveness and 


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