Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 122 / Monday, June 24, 1996 / Rules and Regulations 32333

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
32334 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 122 / Monday, June 24, 1996 / Rules and Regulations

and clear of the racecourse. 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 on the first

Sunday of July.

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. These regulations

will last for only 5 hours on each day

of the event. No public comments were

received during the notice of proposed

rulemaking comment period.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

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

must consider whether this rule 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 under 5 U.S.C. 605 (b) 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 rule and

has concluded that preparation of an

environmental Impact Statement is not

necessary. An environmental

assessment and a finding of no

significant impact have been prepared

and are available in the docket for

inspection of copying where indicated

under ADDRESSES. The Coast Guard has

concluded that this action would not

significantly affect the quality of human

environment.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

Marine safety, Navigation (water),

Reporting and recorkeeping

requirements, Waterways.

Regulations: In consideration of the

foregoing, the Coast Guard amends Part

100 of Title 33, Code of Federal

Regulations, 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 § 100.718 is added

to read as follows:

§ 100.718 Annual Suncoast Kilo Run;

Sarasota Bay, Sarasota, FL.

(a) Regulated area. The regulated area

is established in Sarasota Bat with the

northwest corner point at Whale Key,

position 27°23′53′′ N, 82°37′46′′ W,

extending to the northeast corner point

at Bayshore Gardens Channel, position

27°25′11′′ N, 82°35′45′′ W, extending to

the southeast corner point at Whitaker

Bayou, position 27°21′22′′ N, 82°33′14′′

W, and then to the southwest corner

point at Quick Point, position 27°20′18′′

N, 82°34′36′′ W. All coordinates

referenced use datum: NAD 83.

(b) Special local regulations.

(1) In accordance with these

regulations, the regulated area is

designated as a ‘‘no wake’’ zone.

Spectator craft are permitted into the

area, but are prohibited from entering

the race course areas described in (b)(2)

of this section.

(2) Inside the ‘‘no wake’’ zone are two

designated areas surrounding the

primary and alternate race courses.

Primary course ‘‘A’’ is bounded by a

line connecting the northeast corner

point at position 27°22′10′′ N, 82°36′09′′

W, a southeast corner point at position

27°21′31′′ N, 82°35′37′′ W, a southwest

corner point at position 27°21′27′′ N,

82°35′48′′ W, and a northwest corner

point at position 27°22′05′′ N, 82°36′16′′

W. Alternate course ‘‘B’’ is bounded by

a line connecting the northeast corner

point at position 27°23′11′′ N, 82°34′31′′

W, a southeast corner point at position

27°22′35′′ N, 82°34′03′′ W, a southwest

corner point at position 27°22′31′′ N,

82°34′08′′ W, and a northwest corner

point at position 27°23′09′′ N, 82°34′38′′

W. All coordinates referenced use

datum: NAD 83.

(3) Entry into the regulated area shall

be in accordance with this regulation.

(c) Effective date. This section is

effective at 8 a.m. and terminates at 1

p.m. EDT, annually during the first

Friday of July.

a. A new section § 100.719 is added

to read as follows:

§ 100.719 Annual Suncoast Offshore

Challenge; Gulf of Mexico, Sarasota, FL.

(a) Regulated area. The regulated area

is established by a line drawn from the

start/finish position 27°19.15′ N,

82°35.90′ W, thence to position

27°18.81′ N, 82°34.90′ W, thence to

position 27°18.21′ N, 82°34.48′ W,

thence to position 27°16.43′ N, 82°34.99′

W, thence to position 27°15.70′ N,

82°34.29′ W, thence to position

27°15.86′ N, 82°33.44′ W, thence to

position 27°14.73′10′ N, 82°32.37′ W,

thence to position 27°14.62′ N, 82°32.54′

W, thence to position 27°14.94′ N,

82°35.25′ W, thence to position

27°20.03′ N, 82°37.38′ W, thence to

position 27°20.32′ N, 82°37.16′ W,

thence back to the start/finish position.

All coordinates referenced use datum:

NAD 1983.

(b) Special local regulations.

(1) No anchoring will be permitted

seaward of the shoreside boundaries of

the regulated area out to three nautical

miles from shore, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

EDT, annually on the first Saturday of

July.

(2) Anchoring for spectators will be

permitted shoreward of the shoreside

boundaries of the regulated area.

(3) All vessel traffic, not involved

with the Suncoast Offshore Challenge,

exiting New Pass between 11 a.m. and

4 p.m. EDT shall exist 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 shall proceed in a northerly

direction shoreward of spectator craft

taking action to avoid a close-quarters

situation until finally past and clear of

the racecourse. All coordinates

referenced use datum: NAD 1983.

(4) Big Sarasota Pass will be closed to

all inbound and outbound vessel traffic,

other than spectator craft, from 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. EDT.

(5) Entry into the regulated area shall

be in accordance with this regulation.

Spectator vessels shall stay clear of race

area at all times.

(c) Effective date. This section is

effective at 10 a.m. and terminates at 4

p.m. EDT, annually during the first

Saturday of July.
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 122 / Monday, June 24, 1996 / Rules and Regulations 32335

2. A new section § 100.720 is added

to read as follows:

§ 100.720 Annual Suncoast Offshore

Grand Prix; Gulf of Mexico, Sarasota, FL.

(a) Regulated area. The regulated area

is established by a line drawn from the

start/finish position 27°19.15′ N,

82°35.90′ W, thence to position

27°18.91′ N, 82°34.90′ W, thence to

position 27°18.81′ N, 82°34.48′ W,

thence to position 27°16.43′ N, 82°34.99′

W, thence to position 27°15.70′ N,

82°34.29′ W, thence to position

27°15.86′ N, 82°33.44′ W, thence to

position 27°14.73′ N, 82°32.37′ W,

thence to position 27°14.62′ N, 82°32.54′

W, thence to position 27°14.93′ N,

82°35.25′ W, thence to position

27°20.03′ N, 82°37.38′ W, thence to

position 27°20.32′ N, 82°37.16′ W,

thence back to the start/finish position.

All coordinates referenced use datum:

NAD 1983.

(b) Special local regulations.

(1) No anchoring will be permitted

seaward of the shoreside boundaries of

the regulated area out to three nautical

miles from shore, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

EDT.

(2) Anchoring for spectators will be

permitted shoreward of the shoreside

boundaries of the regulated area.

(3) All vessel traffic not involved with

the Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix,

exiting New Pass between 10 a.m. and

4 p.m. EDT shall exit 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 shall proceed in a northerly

direction shoreward of spectator craft

taking action to avoid a close-quarters

situation until finally past and clear of

the racecourse. All coordinates

referenced use datum: NAD 83.

(4) Big Sarasota Pass will be closed to

all inbound and outbound vessel traffic,

other than spectator craft, from 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. EDT.

(5) Entry into the regulated area shall

be in accordance with this regulation.

Spectator craft will stay clear of race

area at all times.

(c) Effective date. This section is

effective at 10 a.m. and terminates at 4

p.m. EDT, annually during the first

Sunday of July.

Dated: June 11, 1996.

John W. Lockwood,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

Seventh Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 96–15933 Filed 6–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

36 CFR Parts 1228 and 1232

RIN 3095–AA18

Audiovisual Records Management

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This regulation revises and

expands NARA regulations pertaining to

audiovisual records management and

the transfer of permanent audiovisual

records to the National Archives from

Federal agencies. The revisions are

necessary in order to update standards,

to provide coverage for new audiovisual

media that are used in the creation of

Federal records, and to reflect the

transfer to the Department of

Commerce’s National Technical

Information Services of the centralized

audiovisual distribution services

formerly performed by the National

Audiovisual Center. This regulation

affects Federal agencies.

DATES: This rule is effective July 24,

1996. This incorporation by reference

was approved by the Director of the

Federal Register effective July 24, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Allard at 301–713–6730 or TDD

301–713–6760.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NARA

published a notice of proposed

rulemaking on September 28, 1995, (60

FR 50158) for a 60-day comment period.

Four written comments were received.

The proposed rule addressed matters

regarding the transfer of permanent

audiovisual records to the National

Archives from Federal agencies,

particularly with regard to videotape

copies of motion picture film, record

elements for compact discs and video

discs, audio and video tape recordings,

and related captions or finding aids in

electronic form. The proposed rule also

revised audiovisual definitions, updated

various standards, and deleted the

provision for temporary storage space in

NARA’s cold storage vaults and

regulations governing centralized

audiovisual services. Additional

information will be provided in a

forthcoming revision of NARA’s

instructional guide, ‘‘Managing

Audiovisual Records.’’

Following is a discussion of the issues

raised in the written comments.

One agency asked whether agencies

would have to modify their approved

records disposition schedules (SF 115),

especially for older series of records, to

conform to the new requirements or

could the agencies select a ‘‘start’’ date

for implementation. These regulations

are mandatory as of the effective date of

this final rule. Agencies must follow the

requirements specified in Part 1232 for

all audiovisual records; however,

agencies do not need to submit new SFs

115 merely to conform to the regulation

and NARA will not apply the new

transfer requirements in Part 1228

retrospectively to records that are in

existence as of the effective date.

Section 1228.184 Audiovisual Records

Two agencies reported that the

transfer provision relating to copies of

audiovisual records, particularly color

photographs, outlined in

§ 1228.184(b)(2) would be too expensive

for agencies to implement. One of the

agencies also objected to the

requirements for the transfer of agencyacquired motion picture films outlined

in § 1228.184(a)(2), indicating that if

these were not created or purchased at

the time of acquisition, ‘‘this would

impose an additional burden on the

agency.’’ The changes proposed in these

paragraphs were intended to provide

greater flexibility for agencies to meet

long-standing requirements. Production

of requisite copies is necessary to

properly preserve and make available

permanent agency audiovisual records.

NARA is, therefore, retaining the

minimum requirements that were

included in the proposed rule, but has

expanded the options provided for color

photographs in § 1228.184(b)(2). NARA

has also modified the wording in

§ 1228.184(c)(2) regarding analog audio

recordings in response to one agency’s

observation that the broadcasting

industry is moving toward other

methods of both audio and video

recording. This section now provides for

a ‘‘subsequent generation copy for

reference.’’ This language is consistent

to the wording applying to video

recordings in § 1228.184(d)(1).

Two agencies commented that the

requirement pertaining to electronic

versions of finding aids and production

documentation mentioned in

§ 1228.184(e)(1) would present an

undue burden on agencies when many

agency electronic finding aids are

created on personal computers. NARA

agrees and has revised this section to

indicate that when this is the case,

NARA will accept two versions of

electronic finding aids: one in the native

format and the other in a format that is

migratable to software NARA can

support at the time of transfer. Both

versions must be part of the transfer.