[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15052-15053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6955]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33 CFR Part 110

[CGD09 93-033]


Special Anchorage Area, Lake Superior, La Pointe Harbor, Madeline 
Island, WI

agency: Coast Guard, DOT.

action: Final rule.

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summary: The Coast Guard is establishing a Special Anchorage Area on 
Lake Superior, La Pointe Harbor, Madeline Island, Wisconsin. Several 
boats already use this area for permanent anchorage. Use of the area 
for anchorage has been growing steadily over the years and it has 
become apparent there is a significant public need for this Special 
Anchorage Area. The intended effect of this Special Anchorage Area is 
reduce risk of vessel collisions within the designated area.

effective date: March 22, 1995.

for further information contact: Marine Science Technician Second Class 
Jeffrey M. Yunker, Ninth Coast Guard District, Aids to Navigation and 
Waterways Management Branch, Room 2083, 1240 East Ninth Street, 
Cleveland, Ohio, 44199-2060, (216) 522-3990.

supplementary information:

    Drafting Information: The drafters of this notice are Lieutenant 
Junior Grade, Byron D. Willeford, Project Officer, Ninth Coast Guard 
District, Aids to Navigation and Waterways Management Branch, and 
Lieutenant Karen E. Lloyd, Project Attorney, Ninth Coast Guard 
District Legal Office.

Regulatory History

    On December 13, 1993, the Coast Guard published a notice of 
proposed rulemaking entitled Special Anchorage Area, Lake Superior, La 
Pointe Harbor, Madeline Island, WI in the Federal Register (58 FR 
65140). The deadline for the submission of comments was January 27, 
1994. The Coast Guard received no letters commenting on the proposal. A 
public hearing was not requested and one was not held. The Commander, 
Ninth Coast Guard District has decided to publish the final rule as 
proposed.

Background and Purpose

    On March 3, 1993, the Madeline Island Youth Sailing Club, requested 
that a Special Anchorage Area be established in the port of La Pointe 
in the vicinity of Madeline Island Marina, La Pointe, Wisconsin. The 
club operates Seascout Ship Number 336 of the Boy Scouts of America. 
They are a non-profit organization providing sailboat training and 
boating safety education to the community. The Town of La Pointe, Town 
Board of Supervisors, support this request. The intended effect of this 
Special Anchorage Area is to reduce the risk of vessel collisions 
within the designated area. Use of the area for anchorage has been 
growing steadily over the years and it has become apparent there is a 
significant public need for this Special Anchorage Area.

Federalism Implications

    This action has been analyzed in accordance with the principles and 
criteria contained in Executive Order 12612, and it has been determined 
that the rulemaking does not have sufficient federalism implications to 
warrant the preparation of a Federialism Assessment.

Environment

    The Coast Guard has considered the environmental impact of this 
regulation and concluded that, under section 2.B.2.c of Coast Guard 
Commandant Instruction M16475.1B, it is [[Page 15053]] categorically 
excluded from further environmental documentation.

Economic Assessment and Certification

    This regulation is not a significant regulatory action under 
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and does not require an 
assessment of potential costs 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 10e of the regulatory policies 
and procedures of the DOT is unnecessary.

Collection of Information

    This regulation will impose no collection of information 
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 110

    Anchorage grounds, Navigation (water).

Final Regulation

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 
CFR part 110 as follows:

PART 110--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 110 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 471, 2030, 2035 and 2071; 49 CFR 1.46 and 
33 CFR 1.05-1(g). Section 110.1a and all subsections thereunder are 
also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1223 and 1231.

    2. In part 110, a new Sec. 110.77b is added to read as follows:


Sec. 110.77b  Madeline Island, WI.

    The water are in La Pointe Harbor, Madeline Island, Wisconsin, 
enclosed by:

                                                                        
      Latitude                             Longitude                    
                                                                        
46 deg.46.3' N......  090 deg.47.1' W, to                               
46 deg.46.6' N......  090 deg.47.2' W, to                               
46 deg.46.7' N......  090 deg.47.2' W, thence                           
             along the natural shoreline and structures to:             
46 deg.46.3' N......  090 deg.47.1' W.                                  
                                                                        

    Dated: March 8, 1995.
Rudy K. Peschel,
Rear Admiral, Coast Guard, Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 95-6955 Filed 3-21-95; 8:45 am]
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