[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 93 (Monday, May 13, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21960-21961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11897]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD07-96-032]
RIN 2115-AE46


Special Local Regulations; Key West Super Boat Race; Key West, FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: Special local regulations are being adopted for the Key West 
Super Boat Race sponsored by Super Boat Racing, Inc. This event will be 
held on May 19, 1996, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. edt (eastern daylight 
time). The regulations are needed to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waters during the event.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective from 10 a.m. edt and terminates 
at 4 p.m. edt, on May 19, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
QMC Kent, project officer, USCG Group Key West, (305) 292-8727.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of 
proposed rulemaking has not been published for these regulations and 
good cause exists for making them effective in less than 30 days from 
the date of publication. Following normal rulemaking procedures would 
have been impractical, as there was not sufficient time remaining to 
publish proposed rules in advance of the event or to provide for a 
delayed effective date.

Discussion of Regulations

    These special local regulations are being adopted for the Key West 
Super Boat Race. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. edt, on 
May 19, 1996. Approximately 35 power boats and 100 spectator craft are 
expected to participate in the Key West Super Boat Race. The power 
boats will be competing at high speeds and operating in close proximity 
to the spectators, creating an extra or unusual hazard on navigable 
waters. These regulations are needed to provide for the safety of life 
on navigable waters during the event.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This regulations 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 proposal to be so minimal that a full 
Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies 
and procedures of DOT is unnecessary. Entry into the regulated area is 
prohibited for only 6 hours on the day of the event.
    Since the impact of this rule is expected to be minimal, the Coast 
Guard

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certifies that it will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities.

Collection of Information

    These regulations contain no collection of information requirements 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Federalism

    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 Federalism Assessment.

Environmental Assessment

    The Coat Guard has considered the environmental impact of this rule 
consistent with Section 2.B.2. of Commandant Instruction M16475.1B. In 
accordance with that section, this action has been environmentally 
assessed (EA completed), and the Coast Guard has determined that it 
will not significantly affect the quality of human environment. An 
environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact have been 
prepared. Furthermore as a condition of the marine event permit, the 
applicant has been required to educate the operators of spectator craft 
and race participants regarding the possible presence of manatees and 
the appropriate precautions to take if the animals are sighted.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

    Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Waterways.

Temporary Final Regulations

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Coast Guard amends, Part 100 
of Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:
    1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233, 49 CFR 1.46 and 33 CFR 100.35.

    2. A temporary section 100.35-T07-032 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 100.35-T07-032  Key West Super Boat Race; Key West, FL.

    (a) Definitions.
    (1) Regulated area. All navigable waters within a line drawn 
through the following points:

24-33.65N 081-48.47W; thence to,
24-33.95N, 081-48.30W; thence to,
24-34.05N, 081-48.45W; thence to,
24-33.58N, 081-48.70W; thence to,
24-31.18N, 081-51.10W; thence to,
24-31.18N, 081-48.88W; thence to,
24-32.94N, 081-48.82W.

    All coordinates reference use datum: NAD 1983.

    (2) Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The Coast Guard Patrol Commander 
is a commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the United States Coast 
Guard who has been designated by Coast Guard Group Key West, Florida.
    (b) Special local regulations. (1) Entry into the regulated area, 
by other than event participants, is prohibited unless otherwise 
authorized by the patrol commander.
    (2) A succession of not less than 5 short whistle or horn blasts 
from a patrol vessel will be the signal for any non-participating 
vessel to take immediate steps to avoid collision. The display of a red 
distress flare from a patrol vessel will be a signal for any and all 
vessels to stop immediately.
    (c) Effective Date. This section is effective at 10 a.m. edt and 
terminates at 4 p.m. edt, on May 19, 1996.

    Dated: April 25, 1996.
P.J. Cardaci,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Seventh Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 96-11897 Filed 5-10-96; 8:45 am]
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