Document ID: USCG-2011-0286-0004
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: DFR:  Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Marine Events and Safety Zones (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2012-05-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28766-28767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11809]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 100 and 165

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0286]
RIN 1625-AA00; 1625-AA08

Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Marine Events and Safety Zones

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date; technical 
amendments.

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SUMMARY: On March 1, 2012, the Coast Guard published a direct final 
rule, amending and updating its special local regulations and safety 
zones relating to recurring marine parades, regattas, fireworks 
displays, and other events that take place in the Eighth Coast Guard 
District area of responsibility. No adverse comment or notice of intent 
to submit an adverse comment was received. The rule will go into effect 
as scheduled. The Coast Guard is also correcting two entries in this 
rule through technical amendment. The first correction changes the 
event name in one entry and the second reduces the occurrence of an 
event and resulting safety zone from annually to biannually.

DATES: The May 30, 2012, effective date for the direct final rule 
published March 1, 2012, at 77 FR 12456, is confirmed. The technical 
corrections in this document are effective May 30, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble are part of docket 
USCG-2011-0286. To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being 
available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type the 
docket number (USCG-2011-0286) in the ``SEARCH'' box and click 
``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line associated with 
this rulemaking. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in 
Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation 
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call or email Shelley R. Miller, Eighth Coast Guard District Waterways 
Management Division, (504) 671-2139 or email, 
Shelley.R.Miller@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the docket, 
call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 
202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 1, 2012 we published in the Federal 
Register this rule as a direct final rule under 33 CFR 1.05-55 
expecting no adverse comment (77 FR 12456). The rule updates the 
special local regulations and safety zones relating to recurring marine 
parades, regattas, fireworks displays, and other events that take place 
in the Eighth Coast Guard District area of responsibility. The rule 
informs the public of regularly scheduled marine parades, regattas, 
fireworks displays, and other annual events. When these special local 
regulations and safety zones are enforced, marine traffic is restricted 
in specified areas. The purpose of the rule is to reduce administrative 
costs involved in producing a separate rule for each individual 
recurring event and to provide notice of the known recurring events 
requiring a special local regulation or safety zone throughout the 
year. The rule also helps to protect event participants and the public 
from the hazards associated with the listed events.
    We published the rule as a direct final rule under 33 CFR part 
1.05-55 because we considered it noncontroversial and expected no 
adverse comment regarding the rulemaking. We notified the public that 
the rule would be effective May 30, 2012 unless adverse comment or 
notice of intent to submit an adverse comment was received on or before 
April 2, 2012. No adverse comment or notice of intent to submit an 
adverse comment was received; therefore, this rule is effective May 30, 
2012.
    Although we received no adverse comments, the Coast Guard was 
informed of two required corrections. These corrections are made 
through technical amendment. The first is an event name change and the 
second is a change in how often a specific event occurs from annually 
to biannually. During the comment period, the Coast Guard posted 
supplemental information to the docket, accessible as guided in the 
ADDRESSES section, explaining the necessary corrections. No comment or 
notice of intent to comment on these corrections was received. The 
corrections are as follows:
    (1) For entry no. 5 in Table 1 of 100.801, the ``Spirit of 
Morgantown Triathlon'' is now named the ``Mountaineer Triathlon.'' 
Therefore, the Event/Sponsor column for entry no. 5 in Table 1 of 
100.801 requires correction to read ``Mountaineer Triathlon/Greater 
Morgantown Convention and Visitors Bureau'' in the final rule. The 
triathlon event's date, location, and the resulting special local 
regulation remain the same. The next occurrence for this event is the 
second Sunday in August, 2012.
    (2) For entry no. 151 in Table 1 of 165.801, the air show requiring 
the safety zone takes place biannually, during odd numbered years only, 
not every year. Therefore, the ``Date'' column for entry no. 151 in 
Table 1 of 165.801, requires correction to read ``Biannually occurring 
during odd numbered years; 2 Days; Mid March to end of April'' in the 
final rule. This date description properly indicates the resulting 
safety zone's occurrence every other year rather than every year. The 
time of year, location, and the resulting safety zone requirements 
remain the same. The next occurrence for this air show and resulting 
safety zone will be 2 days during mid-March to the end of April, 2013.
    Accordingly, 33 CFR parts 100 and 165, as amended March 1, 2012, at 
77 FR 12456, and effective May 30, 2012, are corrected through the 
following technical amendments:

PART 100--REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES

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1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233.

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2. Amend Sec.  100.801 by revising in Table 1 the entry for Table No. 5 
to read as follows:

Sec.  100.801  Annual Marine Events in the Eighth Coast Guard District.

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              Table 1 of Sec.   100.801--Eighth Coast Guard District Table of Annual Marine Events
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                    Sector Ohio                                           Sector Ohio Valley
    Table No.         Valley             Date            Event/sponsor          location        Regulated area
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5...............               5  The second Sunday   Mountaineer         Monongahela River,  Monongahela River,
                                   in August.          Triathlon/Greater   Morgantown, WV.     mile marker 101.0
                                                       Morgantown                              to 102.0,
                                                       Convention and                          Morgantown, WV.
                                                       Visitors Bureau.
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PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

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3. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 
U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Pub. L. 
107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation 
No. 0170.1.

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4. Amend Sec.  165.801 by revising in Table 1, the entry for Table No. 
151 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.801  Annual Fireworks Displays and other events in the Eighth 
Coast Guard District requiring safety zones.

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               Table 1 of Sec.   165.801--Eighth Coast Guard District Table of Annual Safety Zones
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                                                                             Sector Mobile
    Table No.      Sector Mobile         Date            Sponsor/name          location           Safety zone
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151.............              10  Biannually          Angels Over the     Back Bay Biloxi,    Back Bay Biloxi,
                                   occurring during    Bay/Keesler Air     Biloxi, MS.         Bounded by the
                                   odd numbered        Force Base.                             following
                                   years; 2 Days;                                              coordinates:
                                   Mid-March to end                                           Eastern boundary;
                                   of April.                                                   Latitude
                                                                                               30[deg]25'47.6''
                                                                                               N, Longitude
                                                                                               088[deg]54'13.6''
                                                                                               W, to Latitude
                                                                                               30[deg]24'43'' N,
                                                                                               Longitude
                                                                                               088[deg]54'13.6''
                                                                                               W.
                                                                                              Western Boundary;
                                                                                               Latitude
                                                                                               30[deg]25'25.6''
                                                                                               N, Longitude
                                                                                               088[deg]56'9'' W,
                                                                                               to Latitude
                                                                                               30[deg]24'55'' N,
                                                                                               Longitude
                                                                                               088[deg]56'9'' W.
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    Dated: April 23, 2012.
Roy A. Nash,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2012-11809 Filed 5-15-12; 8:45 am]
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