28502 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 5, 1996 / Rules and Regulations

2. A new section 100.715 is added to

read as follows:

§ 100.715 Annual Beaufort Water Festival,

Beaufort River, Beaufort, SC.

(a) Definitions.

(1) Regulated Area.A regulated area is

established on that portion of the

Beaufort River, between the Ladys

Island swing bridge at 32°25′40′′ N,

080°40′10′′ W and a line drawn directly

across the Beaufort River at Spanish

Point, at 32°24′00′′ N. All coordinates

referenced 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 the

Commander, Coast Guard Group

Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.

(b) Special local regulations. (1) Entry

into the regulated area by other than

event participants is prohibited, unless

otherwise authorized by the Coast

Guard Patrol Commander.

(2) Between scheduled events the

Coast Guard Patrol Commander may

authorize vessels to resume normal

operations.

(3) After termination of the Beaufort

Water Festival events, all vessels may

resume normal operation at the

discretion of the Coast Guard Patrol

Commander.

(c) Effective Dates. This section

become effective annually from 7:30

a.m. to 7 p.m. EDT, on the last two

Saturdays and Sundays of July.

Dated: May 14, 1996.

Roger T. Rufe, Jr.,

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

Seventh Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 96–13999 Filed 6–4–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD07–96–005]

RIN 2115–AE46

Special Local Regulations: Fort Myers

Beach Offshore Grand Prix; Fort Myers

Beach, FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

establishing permanent special local

regulations for the Fort Myers Offshore

Grand Prix. This event will be held

annually during the first Saturday and

Sunday of June, between 12 p.m. and 3

p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

Historically, there have been

approximately 170 participant and

spectator craft. The resulting congestion

of navigable channels creates an extra or

unusual hazard in the navigable waters.

These regulations are necessary to

provide for the safety of life on

navigable waters during the event.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LTJG T. Stuhlreyer, project officer, Coast

Guard Group St. Petersburg, FL at (813)

824–7533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

On March 20, 1996, the Coast Guard

published a notice of proposed

rulemaking entitled [CGD07–96–005] in

the Federal Register (61 FR 11354). The

Coast Guard received no written or oral

comments during the proposed

rulemaking comment period. A public

hearing was not requested and one was

not held.

Discussion of Regulations

These regulations are needed to

provide for the safety of life during the

Fort Myers Beach Offshore Grand Prix.

These regulations are intended to

promote safe navigation on the waters

off Fort Myers Beach during the races by

controlling the traffic entering, exiting,

and traveling within these waters. The

anticipated concentration of spectator

and participant vessels associated with

the Grand Prix poses a safety concern,

which is addressed in these special

local regulations. These regulations will

not permit anchoring shoreward of the

shoreside legs of the racecourse, from 11

a.m. to 3 p.m., on the first Saturday and

Sunday of June. Spectator craft will be

permitted near the race area but will be

required to stay clear of the race lanes.

These regulations will permit anchoring

for spectators seaward of the seaside

legs of the racecourse, but only in the

designated spectator area defined in

paragraph (b) of the regulations. All

vessel traffic, not involved with the Fort

Myers Beach Offshore Grand Prix,

exiting Matanzas Pass between 11 a.m.

and 3 p.m. will exit the marked channel

at Matanzas Pass Channel daybeacon #3

(26°25.9′ N, 82°58.2′ W, LLNR 16365)

and #4 (26°26.1′ N, 82°57.8′ W, LLNR

16370), and will proceed in a

southwesterly direction seaward of the

designated spectator area defined in

paragraph (b) of these regulations,

taking action to avoid a close-quarters

situation until the vessel finally is past

and clear of the racecourse. All

coordinates referenced use datum: NAD

83. All vessel traffic, not involved with

the Fort Myers Beach Offshore Grand

Prix, exiting Big Carlos Pass between 11

a.m. and 3 p.m. will proceed in a

southwesterly direction seaward of the

designated spectator area defined in

paragraph (b) of these regulations,

taking action to avoid a close-quarters

situation until finally past and clear of

the racecourse.

Regulatory Evaluation

This rule is not a significant

regulatory action under Section 3(f) of

the Executive Order 12866 and does not

require an assessment of the 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 rule

to be so minimal that a full Regulatory

Evaluation under paragraph 10e of the

regulatory policies and procedures of

DOT is unnecessary. These regulations

will last for only 4 hours each day of the

event.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

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

must consider whether this action will

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities.

‘‘Small entities’’ include independently

owned and operated small businesses

that are not dominant in their field and

that otherwise qualify as ‘‘small

business concerns’’ under Section 3 of

the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).

For reasons set forth in the above

Regulatory Evaluation, the Coast Guard

certifies that this action 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 Coast Guard has considered the

environmental impact of this action and

has concluded that preparation of an

Environmental Impact Statement is not

necessary. An Environmental

Assessment and Finding of No

Significant Impact are available in the

docket for inspection or copying. The
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Coast Guard has concluded that this

action will not significantly affect the

quality of the human environment.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

Marine safety, Navigation (water),

Reporting and record keeping

requirements, Waterways.

Proposed Regulations

For reasons set out in the preamble,

the Coast Guard amends 33 CFR Part

100 as follows:

PART 100—[AMENDED]

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 new section 100.717 is added to

read as follows:

§ 100.717 Annual Fort Myers Beach

Offshore Grand Prix; Fort Myers, FL.

(a) Regulated Area. The regulated area

is formed by a line drawn from the start/

finish position, at the Fort Myers Beach

pier (26°28.07′ N, 81°58.30′ W), thence

to position 26°26.08′ N, 81°55.29′ W,

thence to position 26°24.76′ N, 81°54.68′

W, thence to position 26°23.74′ N,

81°55.10′ W, thence to position

26°23.91′ N, 81°55.40′ W, thence to

position 26°24.94′ N, 81°55.24′ W,

thence to position 26°26.93′ N, 81°58.53′

W, thence to position 26°27.32′ N,

81°58.16′ W, thence back to the start/

finish position, at the Fort Myers Beach

pier (26°28.07, 81°58.30′ W). All

coordinates referenced use datum: NAD

83.

(b) Special local regulations. (1) No

vessel may anchor shoreward of the

shoreside boundaries of the regulated

area, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. edt.

(2) Spectator craft will be permitted to

anchor seaward of the seaside

boundaries of the regulated area, in the

spectator area formed by a line drawn

from the position 29°26.54′ N, 81°58.12′

W, thence to position 28°25.06′ N,

81°55.42′ W, thence to position

26°24.45′ N, 81°55.50′ W, thence to

position 26°26.54′ N, 81°58.30′ W,

thence back to position 29°26.54′ N,

81°58.12′ W, and in the spectator area

formed by a line drawn from the

position 26°25.06′ N, 81°54.18′ W,

thence to position 26°23.47′ N, 81°54.00′

W, thence to position 25°24.05′ N,

81°54.47′ W, thence back to position

26°25.06′ N, 81°54.18′ W. All

coordinates referenced use datum: NAD

83.

(3) All vessel traffic, not involved

with the Fort Myers Beach Offshore

Grand Prix, exiting Matanzas Pass

between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. will exit the

marked channel at Matanzas Pass

Channel daybeacon #3 (26°25.9′ N,

82°58.2′ W, LLNR 16365) and #4

(26°26.1′ N, 82°57.8′ W, LLNR 16370),

and shall proceed in a southwesterly

direction seaward of the spectator area

defined in paragraph (b)(2) of this

section, taking action to avoid a closequarters situation until finally past and

clear of the racecourse. All coordinates

referenced use datum: NAD 83.

(4) All vessel traffic, not involved

with the Fort Myers Beach Offshore

Grand Prix, exiting Big Carlos Pass

between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. edt will exit

the pass in a southwesterly direction

seaward of the spectator area defined in

paragraph (b)(2) of this section, taking

action to avoid a close-quarters situation

with the spectator craft until finally past

and clear of the racecourse. All

coordinates referenced use datum: NAD

83.

(5) Entry into the regulated area shall

be in accordance with this regulation.

Spectator vessels shall stay seaward of

the seaside legs of the racecourse at all

times in the spectator areas defined in

paragraph (b)(2) of this section.

(c) Effective Dates. This section is

effective at 11 a.m. and terminates at 3

p.m. edt annually during the first

Saturday and Sunday of June.

Dated: May 22, 1996.

Roger T. Rufe, Jr.,

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

Seventh Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 96–13998 Filed 6–4–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD07–96–021]

RIN 2115–AE46

Special Local Regulations: Augusta

Southern National Drag Boat Races;

Augusta, GA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

establishing permanent special local

regulations for the Augusta Southern

National Drag Boat Races. As a

permanent event, except this year, the

Augusta Southern National Drag Boat

Races will be held annually on

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

during the third week of July, between

6 a.m. and 8 p.m. edt (Eastern Daylight

Time). However, due to the 1996

Summer Olympic Games, this year’s

Augusta Southern National Drag Boat

Races will be held on July 18–21, 1996

between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. edt.

Historically, there have been

approximately 160, 16–18 foot drag

boats racing two vessels per heat on a

quarter mile long course on that portion

of the Savannah River at Augusta, GA,

between U.S. Highway 1 (Fifth St)

Bridge at mile marker 199.45 and Eliot’s

Fish Camp at mile marker 197. The

boats will be competing at high speeds

and at close range. The nature of the

event and the closure of the Savannah

River create an extra or unusual hazard

on the navigable waters. These

regulations are necessary to provide for

the safety of life on navigable waters

during the event.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

ENS M. J. DaPonte, project officer, Coast

Guard Group Charleston at (803) 724–

7621.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

On April 18, 1996, the Coast Guard

published a notice of proposed

rulemaking entitled [CGD07–96–021] in

the Federal Register (61 FR 16885). The

comment period ended on May 20,

1996. The Coast Guard received no

comments on the notice of proposed

rulemaking. A public hearing was not

requested and no hearing was held.

Discussion of Comments and Changes

No comments were received during

the comment period. However, the

regulations dates for this year are being

changed due to the 1996 Olympic

Yachting Competition. The Augusta

Southern National Drag Races will occur

permanently on an annual basis, except

this year, on Thursday, Friday,

Saturday, and Sunday of the third week

in July from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. edt.

However, due to the Olympics this

year’s Augusta Southern National Drag

Races will be held on July 18–21 from

6 a.m. to 8 p.m. edt.

Discussion of Regulations

These regulations are needed to

provide for the safety of life during

Augusta Southern National Drag Boat

Races. These regulations are intended to

promote safe navigation on the waters

off Augusta on the Savannah River

during the races by controlling the

traffic entering, exiting, and traveling

within these waters. The anticipated

concentration of spectator and event

participant vessels associated with the

Drag Boat Races poses a safety concern,

which is addressed in these special

local regulations.

These regulations will not permit the

entry or movement of spectator vessels

and other non-event participating vessel

traffic between the U.S. Highway Route