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Transportation (DOT) (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, under paragraph 10e of the

regulatory policies and procedures of

DOT, is unnecessary. This conclusion is

based on the fact that no substantive

changes are being made to the special

local regulations and that notice of the

events by a Federal Register notice and

Coast Guard Notice to Mariners will

provide sufficient notice to waterways

users.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Coast Guard

must consider the economic impact on

small entities of a rule for which a

general notice of proposed rulemaking

is required. ‘‘Small entities’’ may

include (1) small businesses and not-forprofit organizations that are

independently owned and operated and

are not dominant in their fields and (2)

governmental jurisdictions with

populations of less than 50,000.

For the reasons discussed in the

Regulatory Evaluation, the Coast Guard

certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this

rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. If, however,

you think that your business or

organization qualifies as a small entity

and that this rule will have a significant

economic impact on your business or

organization, please submit a comment

explaining why you think it qualifies

and in what way and to what degree this

rule will economically affect it.

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 this rule does not

have sufficient federalism implications

to warrant the preparation of a

Federalism Assessment.

Environment

The Coast Guard has considered the

environmental impacts of this rule and

concluded that, under paragraph

2.B.2.e.34(h) of COMDTINST 16475.1B

(as revised by 61 FR 13563, March 27,

1996), this rule modifies special local

regulations issued in conjunction with

regattas or marine parades and is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

Marine safety, Navigation (water),

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Waterways.

Final Regulation

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, the Coast Guard is amending

33 CFR part 100 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. Section 100.103 is amended by

revising paragraph (b) as follows:

§ 100.103 National Sweepstakes Regatta,

RedBank, NJ.

* * * * *

(b) Effective period. This section is in

effect from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 20

and 21, 1996, and each year thereafter

on dates and times specified in a

Federal Register notice.

* * * * *

3. Section 100.107 is amended by

revising paragraph (c) as follows:

§ 100.107 Windjammer Days, Boothbay

Harbor, ME.

* * * * *

(c) Effective period. This section is in

effect from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on June 26

and 27, 1996, and each year thereafter

on dates and times specified in a

Federal Register notice.

4. Section 100.108 is amended by

revising paragraph (c) as follows:

§ 100.108 Great Kennebec River Whatever

Race.

* * * * *

(c) Effective period. This section is in

effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 30,

1996, and each year thereafter on a date

and times specified in a Federal

Register notice. If the event is canceled

due to weather, this section is effective

the following day.

§ 100.109 [Removed]

5. Section 100.109 is removed.

6. Section 100.111 is amended by

revising paragraph (c) as follows:

§ 100.111 Stonington Lobster Boat Races,

Stonington, ME.

* * * * *

(c) Effective period. This section is in

effect from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August

3, 1996, and each year thereafter on a

date and times specified in a Federal

Register notice. If the event is canceled

due to weather, this section is effective

the following day.

7. Section 100.505 is amended by

revising paragraph (b) as follows:

§ 100.505 New Jersey Offshore Grand Prix.

* * * * *

(b) Effective period. This section is in

effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 17,

1996, and each year thereafter on a date

and times specified in a Federal

Register notice. If the event is canceled

due to weather, this section is effective

the following day.

* * * * *

Dated: May 13, 1996.

J.L. Linnon,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

First Coast Guard District.

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33 CFR Part 165

[CGD01–96–033]

RIN 2115–AE84

Regulated Navigation Area: Boston

Harbor, Long Island Bridge, Boston,

MA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule with

request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

establishing a temporary Regulated

Navigation Area (RNA) in the waters

surrounding the Long Island Bridge,

Boston Harbor, Boston, MA.

Maintenance and repair work is being

conducted to ensure bridge integrity.

This RNA will increase safety by

requiring all vessels in the regulated

area to operate at a no-wake speed.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This temporary final

rule is effective May 7, 1996, until

October 31, 1996, Monday through

Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Comments must be received on or

before July 10, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

mailed to Commanding Officer, U.S.

Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, 455

Commercial Street, Boston, MA 02109–

1045.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LTJG John Buckley, Vessel Division,

Coast Guard Captain of the Port Boston,

455 Commercial Street, Boston, MA

02109–1045, (617) 233–3000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

The Coast Guard encourages

interested persons to participate in this

rulemaking by submitting written data,

views or arguments. Persons submitting

comments should include their names

and addresses, identify this notice

(CGD01–96–033) and the specific

section of the rule to which their

comments apply, and give reasons for

each comment. Persons wanting
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acknowledgment of receipt of comments

should enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope.

The Coast Guard will consider all

comments received during the comment

period and may change this section in

view of the comments. The Coast Guard

plans no public hearing; however, a

public hearing may be requested by an

interested person by writing to the

Project Manager at the address under

ADDRESSES. If it is determined that the

opportunity for oral presentations at a

public meeting will aid this rulemaking,

the Coast Guard will hold such a public

hearing at a time and place announced

by a later notice in the Federal Register.

Background and Purpose

PEER Consultants, P.C. is conducting

repairs and maintenance on the Long

Island Bridge, Boston Harbor, Boston,

MA. Contract work is being conducted

to ensure bridge integrity by replacing/

repairing selected structural members of

the Long Island Bridge. In order to

provide for the safe repair and

maintenance of the Long Island Bridge,

the Coast Guard deems an RNA

necessary.

Discussion of the Rule

The RNA includes all waters of

Boston Harbor within a 600 × 200 yard

rectangle bound by the following

coordinates: 42°18′26′′ N, 070°59′12′′ W;

42°18′35′′ N, 070°58′51′′ W; 42°18′31′′

N, 070°58′49′′ W; 42°18′23′′ N,

070°59′09′′ W. [Datum: NAD 1983]. A

barge mooring area will be located on

the northwestern side of the bridge

within the RNA boundaries. Also,

several work boats and barges will be

operating in the RNA. Vessels in the

regulated area will be required to

operate at a no-wake speed to protect

contract workers aboard the work boats

and barges. The repair work is

scheduled to take place from May 7,

1996, until October 31, 1996. Repair

work will be conducted from 9:30 a.m.

to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Good cause exists for publishing a

temporary final rule without notice and

prior to opportunity for comment and

without a delayed effective date because

immediate action is needed to regulate

traffic in the construction area.

However, the Coast Guard is providing

an opportunity for comment so that

changes can be made to this final rule.

It is in the public interest to have the

Long Island Bridge repaired and to have

a no-wake zone around the bridge

during construction. Delaying this rule

to provide for a notice and comment

period would be impracticable,

unnecessary, and contrary to the public

interest. Other then commuter boats,

this area receives minimal vessel traffic.

Since repair work will commence at

9:30 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, commuter boat

schedules will not be significantly

effected. All commuter boat operators

have been notified of the regulation.

Regulatory Evaluation

This rule 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 not been reviewed 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 section to be so minimal

that a full Regulatory Evaluation under

paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies

and procedures of DOT is unnecessary.

The waters in the vicinity of the Long

Island Bridge are used by commuter

vessels, commercial fishing vessels,

commercial lobster vessels and

recreational vessels. Due to the minimal

time delay caused by the requirement to

proceed at a no-wake speed, this

regulation is not expected to have a

significant impact on these vessels.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Coast Guard

must consider the economic impact on

small entities of a rule for which a

general notice of proposed rulemaking

is required. ‘‘Small entities’’ may

include (1) small businesses and not-forprofit organizations that are

independently owned and operated and

are not dominant in their fields, and (2)

governmental jurisdictions with

populations of less than 50,000.

For reasons set forth in the above

Regulatory Evaluation, this rule will not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities.

Collection of Information

This rule contains no information

collection 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 this proposal does

not have sufficient federalism

implications to warrant the preparation

of a Federalism Assessment.

Environment

The Coast Guard considered the

environmental impact of this rule and

concluded that, under paragraph

2.B.2(e)(34)(g) of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1B, (as amended by

59 FR 38654, July 29, 1994), this rule is

a Regulated Navigation Area and is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation. A

written Categorical Exclusion

Determination and checklist are

included in the docket.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Security measures,

Waterways.

Final Regulation

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, the Coast Guard is amending

33 CFR Part 165 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. A temporary Section, § 165.T01–

033, is added to read as follows:

§ 165.T01–033 Regulated Navigation Area;

Long Island Bridge, Boston Harbor, Boston,

MA.

(a) Location. The following area is a

Regulated Navigation Area: All waters

surrounding the Long Island Bridge,

Boston Harbor, Boston, MA bound by

the following coordinates: 42°18°26′′ N,

070°59′12′′ W; 42°18′35′′ N, 070°58′51′′

W; 42°18′31′′ N, 070°58′49′′ W;

42°18′23′′ N, 070°59′09′′ W. [Datum:

NAD 1983]

(b) Effective date. This section is

effective Monday through Friday from

9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., May 7, 1996,

to October 31, 1996.

(c) Regulations. All vessels shall

operate at no-wake speed while with the

Regulated Navigation Area.

Dated: May 7, 1996.

J.L. Linnon,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

First Coast Guard District.

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