Document ID: USCG-2021-0612-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events, Sector St. Petersburg
Posted Date: 2021-09-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 174 (Monday, September 13, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 50856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19711]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0612]

Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events, Sector St. 
Petersburg

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the 
Clearwater Offshore Nationals on September 26, 2021, to provide for the 
safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation 
for recurring marine events within Sector St. Petersburg identifies the 
regulated area for this event in Clearwater, FL. During the enforcement 
periods, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply 
with directions from the Patrol Commander or any designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.703, Table 1 to Sec.  100.703, 
item 7, will be enforced from 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m., on September 26, 
2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Marine Science Technician First 
Class Michael Shackleford, Sector St. Petersburg Prevention Department, 
Coast Guard; telephone (813) 228-2191, email 
Michael.d.shackleford@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special 
local regulations in 33 CFR 100.703, Table 1 to Sec.  100.703, item 7, 
for the Clearwater Offshore Nationals regulated area from 11:30 a.m. to 
4 p.m., on September 26, 2021. 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 7, specifies the location of 
the regulated area for the Clearwater Offshore Nationals which 
encompasses portions of the Gulf of Mexico near Clearwater beach. 
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 and/or marine information 
broadcasts.

    Dated: August 31, 2021.
Matthew A. Thompson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port St. Petersburg.
[FR Doc. 2021-19711 Filed 9-10-21; 8:45 am]
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