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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 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

concluded that it will not significantly

affect the quality of the human

environment. An environmental

assessment and a finding of no

significant impact have been prepared

and are available in the docket for

inspection or copying.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

Marine safety, Navigation (water),

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Waterways.

Final Regulations

In consideration of the foregoing, Part

100 of Title 33, Code of Federal

Regulations, the Coast Guard amends as

follows:

1. The authority citation for Part 100

continues to read as follows:

PART 100—[AMENDED]

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

33 CFR 100.35.

2. A new section 100.713 is added to

read as follows:

§ 100.713 Annual Harborwalk Boat Race;

Sampit River, Georgetown, SC.

(a) Definitions. (1) Regulated Area.

The regulated area is formed by a line

from:

33°21.5′ N, 079°17.10′ W, thence to

33°21.7′ N, 079°16.8′ W, thence along the

shore to

33°21.1′ N, 079°16.7′ W, thence to

33°21.1′ N, 079°16.9′ W, thence back to

33°21.5′ N, 079°17.10′ W.

All coordinates referenced use datum:

NAD 83.

(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 is prohibited to

all nonparticipants.

(2) After the termination of the

Harborwalk Boat Race, and during

intervals between scheduled events, at

the discretion of the Coast Guard Patrol

Commander all vessels may resume

normal operations.

(c) Effective Dates. This section is in

effect from 12 p.m. and terminates at

5:30 p.m. EDT annually during the last

Sunday of June.

Dated: May 31, 1996.

J.W. Lockwood,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

Seventh Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 96–14421 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

33 CFR Part 165

[CGD09–96–002]

RIN 2115–AA97

Safety Zone: Lake Erie, Detroit to

Cleveland

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

establishing a moving safety zone

around the M/V AMERICAN REPUBLIC

on Sunday, June 9, 1996, as it transits

Lake Erie from Detroit to Cleveland.

During this time, the M/V AMERICAN

REPUBLIC will be transporting the 1996

Summer Olympics Torch Runner on the

Detroit to Cleveland leg of the crosscountry relay. This safety zone is

necessary to protect the vessel and its

passengers from vessels which may

impede its passage.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This rule is effective at

8 a.m. on June 9, 1996, and terminates

at 11 p.m. on June 9, 1996, unless

terminated earlier by the Coast Guard

Captain of the Port Detroit or Cleveland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Commander Rhae Giacoma,

Assistant Chief, Marine Port and

Environmental Safety Branch, Ninth

Coast Guard District, Room 2069, 1240

E. Ninth Street, Cleveland, Ohio, 44199–

2060, (216) 522–3994.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

Prior to the opening of the 1996

Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA, the

Olympic Torch will be carried cross

country by way of relay. The relay will

begin in Los Angeles, CA and terminate

in Atlanta, GA. Part of the relay

includes an over-water leg from Detroit,

MI to Cleveland, OH. For this leg, the

Olympic Torch and Runner will be

transported across Lake Erie onboard

the Great Lakes cargo vessel M/V

AMERICAN REPUBLIC. The Torch

Runner will arrive in Detroit Hart Plaza

on the morning of June 9, 1996, where

he will board the M/V AMERICAN

REPUBLIC for transit to Cleveland. The

vessel is expected to arrive at Cleveland

City Dock the evening of June 9, 1996.

The M/V AMERICAN REPUBLIC will

be taking the following route: From

Detroit, the transit will follow the

shipping channel down the Detroit

River, then 095 degrees true across

northern Lake Erie (transiting north of

Pelee Island) to Pelee Passage Light,

through Pelee Passage, then 111 degrees

true to Cleveland.

A 200-yard moving safety zone will be

in place around the M/V AMERICAN

REPUBLIC during its entire voyage from

Detroit to Cleveland. The U.S. Coast

Guard Cutter BRISTOL BAY will escort

the M/V AMERICAN REPUBLIC

throughout the voyage. Other Coast

Guard vessels (including Coast Guard

Auxiliary) will join in escorting the M/

V AMERICAN REPUBLIC at various

locations where vessel congestion is

expected to be heavy.

The safety zone is being established

for the protection of the M/V

AMERICAN REPUBLIC and all

personnel onboard, as well as for the

protection of vessels and personnel

operating in the vicinity of the vessel

during it voyage. The M/V AMERICAN

REPUBLIC is a 634 foot vessel. Because

of its size, it is restricted in its ability

to maneuver. Since the transit from

Detroit to Cleveland will be taking place

on a Sunday, media and public interest

is expected to be high. Boating traffic on

Lake Erie is anticipated to be heavy,

particularly in the areas close to the

ports of Detroit and Cleveland. The

safety zone is essential to ensure vessels

and personnel do not interfere with the

safe transit of the vessel throughout its

voyage and to protect the safety of

spectator craft. However, the Captain of

the Port may reduce the size of the

safety zone within the outer limits

prescribed in the regulation whenever it

appears to the Captain of the Port that

this may be done so with due regard for

safety.

This regulation is issued pursuant to

33 U.S.C. 1225 and 1231, as set out in

the authority section for all of Part 165.

Notice and Comment

A notice of proposed rulemaking was

published on April 18, 1996 (61 FR
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16886), inviting comments on this

rulemaking. The deadline for comments

passed on May 20, 1996, with no

objections or other comments received.

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, good

cause exists for making the rule effective

less than 30 days after Federal Register

publication. Delay in the effective date

would be contrary to the public interest

because immediate action is necessary

to prevent possible loss of life, injury, or

damage to property or the environment

at the time of the scheduled event.

Environment

The Coast Guard has considered the

environmental impact of this regulation

and concluded that, under section

2.B.2.c of the Coast Guard Commandant

Instruction M16475.1B, it is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation, and has

so certified in the docket file.

Federalism

This action has been analyzed in

accordance with the principles and

criteria contained in Executive Order

12612, and it has been determined that

this regulation does not have sufficient

federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Regulatory Evaluation

This regulation is considered to be

nonsignificant under Executive Order

12866 on Regulatory Planning and

Review and nonsignificant under

Department of Transportation regulatory

policies and procedures (44 FR 11034 of

February 26, 1979).

Small Entities

The economic impact of this

regulation is expected to be so minimal

that a full regulatory evaluation is

unnecessary. Since the impact of this

regulation is expected to be minimal,

the Coast Guard certifies that, it will not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities.

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 165

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation

(water), Security measures, Vessels,

Waterways.

Regulations: In consideration of the

foregoing, the Coast Guard amends

Subpart C of Part 165 of title 33, Code

of Federal Regulations as follows:

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), 6.04–6, and 160.5; and 49

CFR 1.46.

2. A new temporary regulation is

added to read as follows:

§ 165.T09–002 Safety Zone: Lake Erie,

From Detroit, MI to Cleveland, OH.

(a) Location. The following area is a

moving safety zone: Within 200 yards of

the M/V AMERICAN REPUBLIC as it

transits Lake Erie from Detroit, MI to

Cleveland, OH.

(b) Effective Date. This section is

effective at 8 a.m. on June 9, 1996, and

terminates at 11 p.m. on June 9, 1996,

unless terminated earlier by the Coast

Guard Captain of the Port Detroit or

Cleveland.

(c) Regulations. In accordance with

the general regulations in § 165.23 of

this part, entry into this zone is

prohibited unless authorized by the

Captain of the Port.

Dated: 29 May 1996.

Paul J. Pluta,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

Ninth Coast Guard District, Acting.

[FR Doc. 96–14423 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

33 CFR Part 165

[COTP Huntington 96–008]

RIN 2115–AA97

Safety Zone; Ohio River, miles 309.0 to

312.5; Vicinity of the Huntington West

End Bridge, Huntington, WV

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has

established an emergency safety zone on

the Ohio River, miles 309.0 to 312.5, in

the vicinity of the Huntington West End

Bridge, Huntington, WV. This regulation

is needed to control vessel traffic in the

regulated area to prevent potential

safety hazards for transiting vessels and

the general public resulting from a

sunken hopper barge located

approximately 300 feet downstream

from the West End Bridge and

subsequent salvage operations. The

barge extends from the center line of the

channel towards the left descending

bank and is at a depth of 9 feet at normal

pool of 24.7 feet on the Huntington

gauge. The barge is marked with two

lighted buoys and attended during

periods of darkness and inclement

weather by the M/V BUNKER BEAVER,

monitoring marine radio channels 13

and 16. This regulations prohibits

navigation in the regulated area during

periods of periodic navigation in the

regulated area during periods of

periodic closure without the express

permission of the Captain of the Port for

the safety of vessel traffic and the

protection of life and property along the

river. Periods of closure will be

announced via normally scheduled

Coast Guard Broadcast Notice to

Mariners or by Coast Guard personnel

onscene.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This regulation is

effective 7 p.m. EST on May 24, 1996.

It terminates on June 12, 1996 at 7 a.m.

EST, unless terminated sooner by the

Captain of the Port Huntington, WV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LTJG Todd A. Childers, Assistant Chief

of the Port Operations Department,

Captain of the Port, Huntington, West

Virginia at (304) 529–5524.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a

notice of proposed rulemaking was not

published for this regulation and good

cause exists for making it effective in

less than 30 days after Federal Register

publication. Following normal

rulemaking procedures will be

impracticable. Specifically, a sunken

barge at mile 310.8, Ohio River, has

created a situation which presents an

immediate hazard to navigation, life,

and property. The Coast Guard deems it

to be in the public’s best interest to

issue a regulation immediately.

Background and Purpose

The activities requiring this regulation

are the hazards posed by the sunken

hopper barge and salvage operations

that will be conducted for the recovery

of the sunken barge at mile 310.8, Ohio

River. The barge sank after taking on

water following an allision with the

Huntington West End Bridge while

being pushed by the M/V E.W.

THOMPSON on May 14, 1996. Due to

river conditions salvage operations will

not begin until on or about May 29,

1996. During salvage operations, the

designated area will be subject to

periodic closure and to traffic

restrictions as deemed necessary by on

scene Coast Guard representatives. This

regulation is also required by falling

water conditions on the Ohio River

which are resulting in reduced water

clearance over the sunken barge, making

passage over the barge by transiting

vessels extremely hazardous. The

Captain of the Port, Huntington, WV

will monitor the water conditions and

the salvage operations once initiated. In

order to provide for the safety of vessel

traffic, the Captain of the Port

Huntington intends to regulate vessel