Document ID: USCG-2018-0834-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulation; Annual OPA World Championships, Gulf of Mexico; Englewood Beach, FL
Posted Date: 2018-09-05T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19176]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0834]

Special Local Regulation; Annual OPA World Championships, Gulf of 
Mexico; Englewood Beach, FL

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 
OPA World Championships from November 16, 2018 through November 18, 
2018, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during 
this event. Our regulation for Annual OPA World Championships 
identifies the regulated area for this event in Englewood, FL. During 
the enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the regulated 
area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any 
Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.735 will be enforced from 9 a.m. 
until 5 p.m., each day from November 16, 2018, through November 18, 
2018.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local 
regulations in 33 CFR 100.735 for the OPA World Championships regulated 
area from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November 16, 2018 through November 18, 
2018. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waterways during this 3-day event. Our regulation for Annual 
OPA World Championships, Sec.  100.735, specifies the location of the 
regulated area for the OPA World Championships which encompasses 
portions of the Gulf of Mexico near Englewood, FL. During the 
enforcement periods, as reflected in Sec.  100.735, if you are the 
operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with 
directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying 
a Coast Guard ensign.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard will provide notification of this enforcement period 
via the Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

Holly L. Najarian,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Saint Petersburg.
[FR Doc. 2018-19176 Filed 9-4-18; 8:45 am]
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