Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/09/05/2013-21522/special-local-regulation-for-marine-event-hampton-bay-days-festival-hampton-river-hampton-va
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Federal Register :: Special Local Regulation for Marine Event Hampton Bay Days Festival, Hampton River; Hampton, VA
This rule will be effective on September 7, 2013.
54571-54574 (4 pages)
USCG-2013-0732
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-21522 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-21522
The Coast Guard is temporarily changing the enforcement period of a special local regulation for one specific recurring marine event in the Fifth Coast Guard District. This regulation applies only to the Hampton Bay Days Festival, which consists of a Fireworks Display held at multiple locations along the Hampton River, Hampton, Virginia. This special local regulation is necessary to provide for Start Printed Page 54572the safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This action is intended to restrict vessel traffic on portions of the Hampton River near Hampton, Virginia during the event.
Documents mentioned in this preamble are part of docket [USCG-2013-0732]. To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type the docket number 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.
This marine event is regulated at 33 CFR 100.501, Table to § 100.501, section (c) line 9. This rule involves an annually occurring marine event that is scheduled to take place on the 2nd or 3rd Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hampton Bay Days has changed the date of the event to take place on Saturday September 7, 2013, which is the first Saturday in September not the second.
The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary final rule without prior notice and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section 4(a) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those procedures are “impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.” Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) because the ambiguity of the current regulation does not cover the time frame specified for the event was not discovered until July 30, 2013. Because this was approximately 38 days before the event, it is impracticable to provide a full comment period due to lack of time.
Delaying this regulation's effective date for comment would be contrary to the public interest as immediate action is needed to ensure the safety of the event participants, spectator craft, and other vessels transiting the event area. The Coast Guard will provide advance notifications to users of the affected waterways of the safety zone via marine information broadcasts and local notice to mariners.
Hampton Bay Days is sponsoring the three days Hampton Bay Days Festival, which includes a fireworks display over the waters of the Hampton River, near Hampton, Virginia on the Saturday of the festival.
The regulation listing annual marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District and safety zones locations is 33 CFR 100.501. The Table to § 100.501 identifies special local regulations by COTP zone, with the COTP Hampton Roads zone listed in section “(c)” of the Table. The Table to § 100.501, at section (c) event Number “9” describes the enforcement date and regulated location for this marine event.
The fireworks display will occur this year on Saturday September 7, 2013 from 9:20 p.m. until 10 p.m. The fireworks will be launched from three different locations, one at 37°01′33″ N, 076°20′11″ W, one at 37°01′37″ N, 076°20′11″ W, and the last one at 37°01′35″ N, 076°20′01″ W, all of which are along the Settlers Landing Road Bridge and the nearby adjacent land.
The Coast Guard will temporarily suspend the regulation listed at section (c.) line No. 9 in the Table to § 100.501 and insert this temporary regulation at the Table to § 100.501 line No. 12 in order to reflect the correct date for this year's event. This change is needed to accommodate the change in date of the Hampton Bay Days Festival. No other portion of the Table to § 100.501 or other provisions in § 100.501 shall be affected by this regulation.
This special local regulation will restrict vessel movement in the waters of Sunset Creek and Hampton River shore to shore bounded to the north by the C & O Railroad Bridge and to the south by a line drawn from latitude 37°01′03″ N, longitude 076°20′26″ W, to latitude 37°01′01.5″ N, longitude 076°20′32″ W. The safety zone is needed to control vessel traffic and enhance the safety of spectators during the fireworks display. The regulation will be enforced from 9:20 p.m. to 10 p.m. on September 7, 2013. Except for persons or vessels authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander, no person or vessel may enter or remain in the regulated area during the effective period.
In addition to notice in the Federal Register, the maritime community will be provided extensive advance notification via the Local Notice to Mariners, and marine information broadcasts.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as amended, requires federal agencies to consider the potential impact of regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term “small entities” comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.Start Printed Page 54573
The rule would affect the following entities, some of which might be small entities: The owners or operators of vessels intending to transit or anchor in that portion of the Hampton River from 9:20 p.m. until 10 p.m. on September 7, 2013.
This regulated area will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities for the following reasons: (i) It will only be in effect for a limited duration, and (ii) before the enforcement period of September 7, 2013, maritime advisories will be issued allowing mariners to adjust their plans accordingly.
We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have determined this action is one of a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. This rule involves implementation of regulations within 33 CFR Part 100 that apply to organized marine events on the navigable waters of the United States that may have potential for negative impact on the safety or other interest of waterway users and shore side activities in the event area. This rule is categorically from further review under paragraph (34)(g) of Figure 2-1 of the Commandant Instruction. An environmental analysis checklist supporting this determination and a Categorical Exclusion Determination are available in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant environmental impact from this rule.
a. Under “(c.) Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads—COTP Zone,” suspend entry 9.
b. Under “(c.) Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads—COTP Zone,” add entry 12, which will be enforced from 9:20 p.m. to 10 p.m. on September 7, 2013 to read as follows:
12 September 7, 2013 Hampton Bay Days Festival. Hampton Bay Days. The waters of Sunset Creek and Hampton River shore to shore bounded to the north by the C & O Railroad Bridge and to the south by a line drawn from Hampton River Channel Light 16 (LL 5715), located at latitude 37°01′03.0″ N, longitude 076°20′26.0″ W, to the finger pier across the river at Fisherman's Wharf, located at latitude 37°01′01.5″ N, longitude 076°20′32.0″ W.
[FR Doc. 2013-21522 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]