Document ID: USCG-2022-0729-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations; Clearwater Offshore Nationals/Race World Offshore, Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater, FL
Posted Date: 2022-09-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 55686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19554]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0729]

Special Local Regulations; Clearwater Offshore Nationals/Race 
World Offshore, Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater, FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a special local regulation on the 
waters of the Gulf of Mexico, in the vicinity of Clearwater, Florida, 
during the Clearwater Offshore Nationals/Race World Offshore. 
Approximately 50 powerboats traveling at speeds in excess of 100 miles 
per hour are expected to participate. Additionally, it is anticipated 
that 500 spectator vessels will be present along the race course. The 
special local regulation is necessary to protect the safety of race 
participants, participant vessels, spectators, and the general public 
on certain navigable waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater, Florida 
during the event. The special local regulation will establish an 
enforcement area where all persons and vessels, except those persons 
and vessels participating in the high-speed boat races, are prohibited 
from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within 
the regulated area without obtaining permission from the Captain of the 
Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.703 will be enforced from 11:30 
a.m. until 4 p.m., on September 25, 2022, for the location identified 
in Item 6 in Table 1 to Sec.  100.703.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Marine Science Technician 
Second Class Regina Cuevas, Sector St. Petersburg Prevention 
Department, Coast Guard; telephone (813) 228-2191, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special 
local regulations in 33 CFR 100.703, Table 1 to Sec.  100.703, Item No. 
6, for the Clearwater Offshore Nationals/Race World Offshore regulated 
area from 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m., on September 25, 2022. This action 
is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways 
during this event. Our regulation for recurring marine events, Sector 
St. Petersburg, Sec.  100.703, Table 1 to Sec.  100.703, Item No. 6, 
specifies the location of the regulated area for the Clearwater 
Offshore Nationals/Race World Offshore which encompasses portions of 
the Gulf of Mexico near Clearwater, FL. During the enforcement periods, 
as reflected in Sec.  100.703(c), if you are the operator of a vessel 
in the regulated area you must comply with directions from the Patrol 
Commander or any designated representative.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement 
period via the Local Notice to Mariners, marine information broadcasts, 
or both.

    Dated: September 2, 2022.
Michael P. Kahle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port St. Petersburg.
[FR Doc. 2022-19554 Filed 9-9-22; 8:45 am]
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