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37. Onset Fireworks

Sponsor: Prudential Commercial Onset

Fire District

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Onset Harbor, Onset, MA

38. Oyster Harbor Club Fourth of July

Festival

Sponsor: Oyster Harbor Club, Inc.

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Tim’s Cove, North Day,

Osterville, RI

39. Salute to Summer

Sponsor: Naval Education and Training

Center

Date: Friday of weekend preceding

Labor Day holiday weekend

Location: Narragansett Bay, East

Passage, off Coasters Harbor Island,

Newport, RI

40. Shooters Independence Day

Sponsor: Shooters Waterfront Cafe USA

Date: July 4

Location: Providence River off India

Point Park, Providence, RI

41. Staten Island’s 4th of July

Sponsor: Borough of Staten Island

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Raritan Bay, vicinity of federal

anchorages 44 and 45, Ward Point

Bend, NY/NJ

42. Stamford Fireworks

Sponsor: City of Stamford

Date: Date within first two weeks of July

Location: Westcott Cove, Stamford, CT

43. Stratford Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Stratford

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Short Beach, Stratford, CT

44. Subfest Fireworks

Sponsor: U.S. Naval Submarine Base

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Thames River, Groton, CT

45. Summer Music Fireworks

Sponsor: Summer Music Inc.

Date: Weekend during month of August

Location: Niantic River, Harkness Park,

Waterford, CT

46. Taste of Italy

Sponsor: Italian Heritage Committee

Date: Weekend following Labor Day

holiday weekend

Location: Norwich Harbor, off Norwich

Marina, Norwich, CT

47. Thames River Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Groton

Date: Weekend following Independence

Day holiday weekend

Location: Thames River, off Electric

Boat, Groton, CT

48. Tiverton Waterfront Festival

Sponsor: Tiverton Waterfront Festival

Committee

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Grinnel’s Beach, Sakonnet

River, Tiverton, RI

49. Town of Babylon Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Babylon, NY

Date: Date within the first two weeks of

July

Location: Nezeras Island, Babylon, NY

50. Town of Barnstable Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Barnstable

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Dunbar Point/Kalmus Beach,

Barnstable, MA

51. U.S. Open Fireworks

Sponsor: Barons Cove Inn, Sag Harbor,

NY

Date: Date within the middle two weeks

of June

Location: Barons Cove, Sag Harbor, NY

52. Walsh’s Fireworks

Sponsor: Mr. Patrick Walsh

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Union River Bay, ME

53. Wellfleet Fireworks

Sponsor: Wellfleet Fireworks Committee

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Indian Neck Jetty, Wellfleet,

MA

54. Westport P.A.L. Fireworks

Sponsor: Westport Police Athletic

League

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Compo Beach, Westport, CT

55. Weymouth 4th of July Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Weymouth

Harbormaster

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Weymouth Fore River,

Weymouth, MA

56. Yampol Family Fireworks

Sponsor: Azurite Corp. LTD., Fort

Lauderdale, FL

Date: Date within the last weekend of

May

Location: Barons Cove, Sag Harbor, NY

57. Yarmouth-Dennis Fireworks

Sponsor: Yarmouth-Dennis Chamber of

Commerce

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Nantucket Sound, east of

channel entrance to Bass River,

Yarmouth, MA

(b) Special local regulations.

(1) No person or vessel may enter,

transit, or remain within the regulated

area during the effective period of

regulation unless authorized by the

Coast Guard patrol commander.

(2) Vessels encountering emergencies

which require transit through the

regulated area should contact the Coast

Guard patrol commander on VHF

Channel 16. In the event of an

emergency, the Coast Guard patrol

commander may authorize a vessel to

transit through the regulated area with

a Coast Guard designated escort.

(3) All persons and vessels shall

comply with the instructions of the

Coast Guard on-scene patrol

commander. On-scene patrol personnel

may include commissioned, warrant,

and petty officers of the U.S. Coast

Guard. Upon hearing five or more short

blasts from a U.S. Coast Guard vessel,

the operator of a vessel shall proceed as

directed. Members of the Coast Guard

Auxiliary may also be present to inform

vessel operators of this regulation and

other applicable laws.

(c) Effective dates. This section is in

effect from one hour before the

scheduled start of the event until thirty

minutes after the last firework is

exploded for each event listed in Table

One on the Dates and times specified in

a Federal Register document.

Dated: June 7, 1996.

J.L. Linnon,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

First Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 96–15935 Filed 6–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD01–96–025]

RIN 2115–AE46

Special Local Regulation: Newport—

Bermuda Regatta, Narragansett Bay,

Newport, RI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

establishing a permanent special local

regulation for the Newport—Bermuda

Regatta. The event will be held on June

21, 1996, and biennially thereafter on a

date and times published in a Federal

Register document. The regatta begins

in the approach to Newport Harbor,

Newport, RI, in the East Passage of

Narragansett Bay, continuing offshore to

Bermuda, U.K. This regulation is

needed to control vessel movement in

the confined waters of the regatta start

area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This section is effective

on June 24, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Commander James B.

Donovan, Assistant Search and Rescue

Section, First Coast Guard District, (617)

223–8278.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

A notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM) was published on May 13,

1996, (61 FR 21999) in the Federal

Register proposing to establish a

permanent special local regulation for

the Newport-Bermuda Regatta. No

comments were received and no hearing

was requested.

Background and Purpose

The 1996 Newport-Bermuda Regatta

is the fortieth running of the event. In

the past, the Coast Guard has

promulgated individual regulations for

each year’s race. Given the recurring

nature of the event, the Coast Guard is

establishing a permanent regulation.

The rule establishes a regulated area on

Narragansett Bay, in the East Passage,

and provides specific guidance to

control vessel movement during the

race.

This event includes up to 120 ocean

going sailboats racing from the approach

to the entrance of Newport Harbor,

Newport, RI, to Bermuda, U.K. The

event typically attracts approximately

150–200 spectator craft. The Coast

Guard will assign a patrol to the event,

and the race course starting area will be

marked. However, due to the large

number of participants and anticipated

spectator craft, it is necessary to

establish a special local regulation to

control spectator and commercial vessel

movement within the confined starting

area. Spectator craft are authorized to

watch the race from any area as long as

they remain outside the designated

regulated area. In emergency situations,

provisions may be made to establish

safe escort by a Coast Guard or Coast

Guard designated vessel for vessels

requiring transit through the regulated

area.

Good cause exists to make this rule

effective in less than 30 days. Due to the

need to provide for a comment period

in the respective NPRM and the need to

establish regulations for this years

event, there is insufficient time to

publish this rule 30 days before the

event is scheduled to begin. The Coast

Guard believes delaying the event in

order to provide a delayed effective date

would be contrary to the public interest

given this event’s local popularity and

that no comments were received

objecting to the proposed 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 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. This conclusion is

based on the limited duration of the

race, the extensive advisories that will

be made to the affected maritime

community, and the minimal

restrictions which the regulation places

on vessel traffic.

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

proposal 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 is a special local

regulation issued in conjunction with a

regatta or marine parade 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 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. Section 100.119, is added to read as

follows:

§ 100.119 Newport-Bermuda Regatta,

Narragansett Bay, Newport, RI

(a) Regulated area. The regulated area

includes all waters of Narragansett Bay,

Newport, RI, within the following

points (NAD 83):

Latitude Longitude

41°27′51′′ N 071°22′14′′ W

41°27′24′′ N 071°21′57′′ W

41°27′09′′ N 071°22′39′′ W

41°27′36′′ N 072°22′55′′ W

In the event that weather conditions

prohibit a safe race start within the

approach to Newport Harbor, the race

will begin offshore and the following

regulated area applies (NAD 83):

Latitude Longitude

41°26′04′′ N 071°22′16′′ W

41°25′36′′ N 071°21′58′′ W

41°25′45′′ N 071°22′40′′ W

41°25′49′′ N 071°22′56′′ W

(b) Special local regulations.

(1) The Coast Guard patrol

commander may delay, modify, or

cancel the race as conditions or

circumstances require.

(2) No person or vessel may enter,

transit, or remain in the regulated area

unless participating in the event or

unless authorized by the Coast Guard

patrol commander.

(3) Vessels encountering emergencies

which require transit through the

regulated area should contact the Coast

Guard patrol commander on VHF

Channel 16. In the event of an

emergency, the Coast Guard patrol

commander may authorize a vessel to

transit through the regulated area with

a Coast Guard designated escort.

(4) All persons and vessels shall

comply with the instructions of the
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Coast Guard on-scene patrol

commander. On-scene patrol personnel

may include commissioned, warrant,

and petty officers of the U.S. Coast

Guard. Upon hearing five or more short

blasts from a U.S. Coast Guard vessel,

the operator of a vessel shall proceed as

directed. Members of the Coast Guard

Auxiliary may also be present to inform

vessel operators of this regulation and

other applicable laws.

(c) Effective date. This section is in

effect on June 21, 1996, from 10:00 a.m.

to 3:30 p.m., and biennially thereafter

on a date and times published in a

Federal Register document.

Dated: June 14, 1996.

James D. Garrison,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, First

Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 96–15934 Filed 6–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD07–96–008]

RIN 2115–AE46

Special Local Regulations; Suncoast

Kilo Run; Suncoast Offshore

Challenge; Suncoast Offshore Grand

Prix; Sarasota, FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

establishing special local regulations for

Suncoast Kilo Run, Suncoast Offshore

Challenge and Suncoast Offshore Grand

Prix, all events sponsored by the

S.O.R.A. (Suncoast Offshore Racing

Association). The Suncoast Kilo Run

event will be held annually at 8 a.m. to

1 p.m. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), on

the first Friday of July. The Suncoast

Offshore Challenge event will be held

annually at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, on

the first Saturday of July. The Suncoast

Offshore Grand Prix event will be held

annually at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, on

the first Sunday of July. These

regulations are intended to promote safe

navigation on the waters in the Gulf of

Mexico in the vicinity of Sarasota and

on the waters in North Sarasota Bay,

Florida, by controlling the traffic

entering, exiting, and traveling within

these waters. These regulations are

necessary to provide for the safety of life

on navigable waters during the event.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Documents listed in this

regulation are available for inspection or

copying at U.S. Coast Guard Group St.

Petersburg, operations office, 600 8th

Ave. S.E., St. Petersburg, Florida 33701–

5099 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. EDT,

Monday through Friday, except federal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LTJG J.W. Nelson, project officer, U.S.

Coast Guard Group St. Petersburg, FL at

(813) 824–7533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

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

cause exists to make this final rule

effective in less than 30 days from the

date of publication in the Federal

Register. Following normal rulemaking

procedures would have been

impracticable, unnecessary, and

contrary to the public interest. A notice

of proposed rulemaking for this rule was

published in the Federal Register (61

FR 19220) with a thirty day comment

period ending on May 31, 1996. During

the comment period, no comments were

received regarding this rulemaking, and

this final rule does not change the

provisions of the notice of proposed

rulemaking.

Regulatory History

On May 1, 1996, the Coast Guard

published a notice of proposed

rulemaking entitled ‘‘Special Local

Regulations; Suncoast Kilo Run;

Suncoast Offshore Challenge; and

Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix; Sarasota,

FL’’ (CGD07–96–008) in the Federal

Register (61 FR 19220). The comment

period ended on May 31, 1996. The

Coast Guard received no comments

during the proposed rulemaking 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

Suncoast Kilo Run, Suncoast Offshore

Challenge and Suncoast Offshore Grand

Prix, all sponsored by the S.O.R.A.

(Suncoast Offshore Racing Association).

The regulations are intended to promote

safe navigation on the waters in North

Sarasota Bay and on the Gulf of Mexico

in the vicinity of Sarasota, Florida, by

controlling the traffic entering, exiting,

and traveling within these waters.

Historically during these races, there

have been between 150 and 300

participant and spectator craft. There

will be approximately between 50 and

100 power boats, 21 to 50 feet in length,

participating in these races at high

speeds. The anticipated concentration of

spectator and participant vessels

associated with the Suncoast Kilo Run,

Suncoast Offshore Challenge and

Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix poses a

safety concern, which is addressed in

these special local regulations. The

Suncoast Kilo Run event will be held

annually at 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT, on the

first Friday of July. The Suncoast

Offshore Challenge event will be held

annually at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, on

the first Saturday of July. The Suncoast

Offshore Grand Prix event will be held

annually at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, on

the first Sunday of July.

The special local regulations for the

Suncoast Kilo Run will establish a ‘‘no

wake’’ zone in an area between markers

#13 (27°20.82 N, 82°33.78 W, LLNR

48035) and #17 (27°24.5 N, 82°36.8 W,

LLNR 48190) in North Sarasota Bay. All

coordinates referenced are datum: NAD

83. Spectator craft will be permitted in

the area but will be required to stay

clear of the designated race lanes. This

race will be held annually on the first

Friday of July, between 8 a.m. and 1

p.m. EDT.

The special local regulations for the

Suncoast Offshore Challenge will not

permit anchoring seaward of the

shoreside legs of the racecourse out to

three nautical miles from shore, from 10

a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. Spectator craft will

be permitted near the race area but will

be required to stay clear of the race

lanes. Anchoring for spectators will be

permitted shoreward of the shoreside

legs of the racecourse. All vessel traffic

exiting New Pass between 11 a.m. to 4

p.m. EDT will exit the marked channel

at New Pass Channel daybeacon #3

(27°26.46′ N, 82°41.7′ W, LLNR 18100),

and #4 (27°26.4′ N, 82°41.68′ W, LLNR

18105), and will proceed in a northerly

direction shoreward of the spectator

craft until well clear of the race course.

All coordinates referenced use datum:

NAD 1983. Big Sarasota Pass will be

closed to all inbound and outbound

vessel traffic, other than spectator craft,

from 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. EDT, annually

during the first Saturday of July.

The special regulations for the

Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix will not

permit anchoring seaward of the

shoreside legs of the racecourse out to

three nautical miles from shore, from 10

a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, annually on the first

Sunday of July. Spectator craft will be

permitted near the race area but will be

required to stay clear of the race lanes.

Anchoring for spectators will be

permitted shoreward of the shoreside

legs of the racecourse. All vessel traffic

not involved with the Suncoast Offshore

Grand Prix exiting New Pass between 10

a.m. and 4 p.m. EDT will exit the

marked channel at New Pass Channel

daybeacon #3 (27°26.46′ N, 82°41.7′ W,

LLNR 18100) and #4 (27°26.4′ N,

82°41.68′ W, LLNR 18105), and will

proceed in a northerly direction

shoreward of the spectator craft, taking

action to avoid a close-quarters situation

with the spectator craft until finally past