Document ID: USCG-2014-0580-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations: Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta, Ohio River Mile 90.2 to 90.8, Wheeling, WV (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of enforcement of regulation.)
Posted Date: 2014-08-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19984]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0580]
RIN 1625-AA08

Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Marine Events; Wheeling 
Vintage Raceboat Regatta; Ohio River Mile 90.2 to 90.8; Wheeling, WV

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a special local regulation for 
the Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta on the Ohio River, from mile 90.2 
to 90.8, extending the entire width of the river. This zone will be in 
effect on August 30-31, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. This 
regulated area is necessary to protect vessels participating in the 
event and event spectators from the hazards associated with a boat race 
on the waterway. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, 
or anchoring in the safety zone is prohibited to all vessels not 
registered with the sponsor as participants or official patrol vessels, 
unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) 
Pittsburgh or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.801 will be enforced with actual 
notice on August 30-31, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email Ariana Mohnke, Marine Safety Unit 
Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard, at telephone (412) 644-5808, email 
Ariana.L.Mohnke@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special 
local regulation for the annual Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta 
listed in 33 CFR 100.801 Table 1, Entry No. 25; Sector Ohio Valley on 
August 30-31, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.801, entry into the safety zone 
listed in Table 1, Entry No. 25; Sector Ohio Valley, is prohibited 
unless authorized by the COTP or a designated representative. Persons 
or vessels desiring to enter into or passage through the safety zone 
must request permission from the COTP or a designated representative. 
If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with the 
instructions of the COTP Pittsburgh or designated representative.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 33 
U.S.C. 1233. The Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with 
advance notification of this enforcement period via Local Notice to 
Mariners and updates via Marine Information Broadcasts.
    If the COTP or designated representative determines that the 
special local regulation need not be enforced for the full duration 
stated in this notice of enforcement, he or she may use a Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners to remove this restriction or to grant general 
permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: August 1, 2014.
L. N. Weaver,
Commander, U. S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Pittsburgh.
[FR Doc. 2014-19984 Filed 8-21-14; 8:45 am]
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