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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG–2013–1001]
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Table of Acronyms
Safety Zones, Charleston Sharkfest
Swim; Charleston, SC
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard proposes to
establish a temporary moving safety
zone on the waters of Charleston
Harbor, in Charleston, South Carolina
during the Charleston Sharkfest Swim
on Sunday, April 27, 2014 from 7:30
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The Charleston
Sharkfest Swim is a 1500 meter
swimming race. The safety zone is
necessary for the safety of the
swimmers, participant vessels,
spectators, and the general public
during the swim. Persons and vessels
will be prohibited from entering,
transiting through, anchoring in, or
remaining within the safety zone unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port
Charleston or a designated
representative.
SUMMARY:
Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before February 21, 2014. Requests
for public meetings must be received by
the Coast Guard on or before February
28, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number using any
one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202–493–2251.
(3) Mail or Delivery: Docket
Management Facility (M–30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001. Deliveries
accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. The telephone number is 202–
366–9329.
See the ‘‘Public Participation and
Request for Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for further instructions on
submitting comments. To avoid
duplication, please use only one of
these three methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email Chief Warrant Officer
Christopher Ruleman, Sector Charleston
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Office of Waterways Management, Coast
Guard; telephone (843) 740–3184, email
Christopher.L.Ruleman@uscg.mil. If you
have questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Cheryl
Collins, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone (202) 366–9826.
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A. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We encourage you to participate in
this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided.
1. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section
of this document to which each
comment applies, and provide a reason
for each suggestion or recommendation.
You may submit your comments and
material online at https://
www.regulations.gov, or by fax, mail, or
hand delivery, but please use only one
of these means. If you submit a
comment online, it will be considered
received by the Coast Guard when you
successfully transmit the comment. If
you fax, hand deliver, or mail your
comment, it will be considered as
having been received by the Coast
Guard when it is received at the Docket
Management Facility. We recommend
that you include your name and a
mailing address, an email address, or a
telephone number in the body of your
document so that we can contact you if
we have questions regarding your
submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, type the
docket number USCG–2013–1001 in the
‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’
Click on ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ on the
line associated with this rulemaking.
If you submit your comments by mail
or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by
11 inches, suitable for copying and
electronic filing. If you submit
comments by mail and would like to
know that they reached the Facility,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard or envelope. We will consider
all comments and material received
during the comment period and may
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change the rule based on your
comments.
2. Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, type the
docket number USCG–2013–1001 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.
3. Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic
form of comments received into any of
our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on
behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review a Privacy
Act notice regarding our public dockets
in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
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4. Public Meeting
We do not now plan to hold a public
meeting. But you may submit a request
for one, using one of the methods
specified under ADDRESSES. Please
explain why you believe a public
meeting would be beneficial. If we
determine that one would aid this
rulemaking, we will hold one at a time
and place announced by a later notice
in the Federal Register.
B. Basis and Purpose
The legal basis for the proposed rule
is the Coast Guard’s authority to
establish regulated navigation areas and
other limited access areas: 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, 160.5; Public Law
107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1.
The purpose of the proposed rule is
to ensure the safety of the swimmers,
participant vessels, spectators, and the
general public during the Charleston
Sharkfest Swim.
C. Discussion of Proposed Rule
On Sunday, April 27, 2014, the
Charleston Sharkfest Swim is scheduled
to take place in Charleston Harbor, in
Charleston, South Carolina. The
Charleston Sharkfest Swim will consist
of a 1500 meter swim that starts
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Charleston Maritime Center, crosses the
main shipping channel of Charleston
Harbor, and finishes at Patriots Point in
Mt. Pleasant.
The proposed rule would establish
temporary moving safety zones of 50
yards in front of the lead safety vessel
preceding the first race participant, 50
yards behind the safety vessel trailing
the last race participants, and at all
times extend 100 yards on either side of
the race participants and safety vessels.
The temporary safety zones would be
enforced from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. on
April 27, 2014.
Persons and vessels would be
prohibited from entering or transiting
through the safety zones unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port
Charleston or a designated
representative. Persons and vessels
would be able to request authorization
to enter or transit through the safety
zones by contacting the Captain of the
Port Charleston by telephone at (843)
740–7050, or a designated
representative via VHF radio on channel
16.
D. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after
considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking.
Below we summarize our analyses
based on a number of these statutes or
executive orders.
1. Regulatory Planning and Review
This proposed rule is not a significant
regulatory action under section 3(f) of
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review, as supplemented
by Executive Order 13563, Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review, and
does not require an assessment of
potential costs and benefits under
section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866
or under section 1 of Executive Order
13563. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under those
Orders.
The economic impact of this proposed
rule is not significant for the following
reasons: (1) The safety zones would only
be enforced for a total of two hours; (2)
the safety zones would move with the
participant vessels so that once the
swimmers clear a portion of the
waterway, the safety zones would no
longer be enforced in that portion of the
waterway; (3) although persons and
vessels would not be able to enter or
transit through the safety zones without
authorization from the Captain of the
Port Charleston or a designated
representative, they would be able to
operate in the surrounding area during
the enforcement period; (4) persons and
vessels would still be able to enter or
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transit through the safety zones if
authorized by the Captain of the Port
Charleston or a designated
representative; and (5) the Coast Guard
would provide advance notification of
the safety zones to the local maritime
community by Local Notice to Mariners
and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
2. Impact on Small Entities
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 proposed rule will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
This proposed rule may affect the
following entities, some of which may
be small entities: The owners or
operators of vessels intending to enter,
transit through, anchor in, or remain
within that portion of the Charleston
Harbor, in Charleston, South Carolina
encompassed within the safety zones
from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. on April 27,
2014. For the reasons discussed in the
Regulatory Planning and Review section
above, this proposed rule would not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities. If
you think that your business,
organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity
and that this rule would have a
significant economic impact on it,
please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it
qualifies and how and to what degree
this rule would economically affect it.
3. Assistance for Small Entities
Under section 213(a) of the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121),
we want to assist small entities in
understanding this proposed rule. If the
rule would affect your small business,
organization, or governmental
jurisdiction and you have questions
concerning its provisions or options for
compliance, please contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, above. The Coast Guard will
not retaliate against small entities that
question or complain about this
proposed rule or any policy or action of
the Coast Guard.
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4. Collection of Information
This proposed rule will not call for a
new collection of information under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501–3520.).
5. Federalism
A rule has implications for federalism
under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct
effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national government and
the States, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government. We have
analyzed this proposed rule under that
Order and determined that this rule
does not have implications for
federalism.
6. Protest Activities
The Coast Guard respects the First
Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to
coordinate protest activities so that your
message can be received without
jeopardizing the safety or security of
people, places or vessels.
7. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires
Federal agencies to assess the effects of
their discretionary regulatory actions. In
particular, the Act addresses actions
that may result in the expenditure by a
State, local, or tribal government, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector of
$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or
more in any one year. Though this
proposed rule would not result in such
an expenditure, we do discuss the
effects of this proposed rule elsewhere
in this preamble.
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8. Taking of Private Property
This proposed rule would not cause a
taking of private property or otherwise
have taking implications under
Executive Order 12630, Governmental
Actions and Interference with
Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights.
9. Civil Justice Reform
This proposed rule meets applicable
standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce
burden.
10. Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks
We have analyzed this proposed rule
under Executive Order 13045,
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Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically
significant rule and would not create an
environmental risk to health or risk to
safety that might disproportionately
affect children.
11. Indian Tribal Governments
This proposed rule does not have
tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have
a substantial direct effect on one or
more Indian tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal Government and Indian tribes.
12. Energy Effects
This proposed rule is not a
‘‘significant energy action’’ under
Executive Order 13211, Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use.
13. Technical Standards
This proposed rule does not use
technical standards. Therefore, we did
not consider the use of voluntary
consensus standards.
14. Environment
We have analyzed this proposed 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 made a preliminary determination
that this action is one of a category of
actions that do not individually or
cumulatively have a significant effect on
the human environment. A preliminary
environmental analysis checklist
supporting this determination is
available in the docket where indicated
under ADDRESSES. This proposed rule
involves establishing temporary moving
safety zones as described in figure 2–1,
paragraph (34)(g), of the Commandant
Instruction. We seek any comments or
information that may lead to the
discovery of a significant environmental
impact from this proposed rule.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation
(water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures,
Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to
amend 33 CFR Part 165 as follows:
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PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION
AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
1. The authority citation for part 165
continues to read as follows:
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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, 160.5; Pub. L.
107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
2. Add a temporary § 165.T07–1001 to
read as follows:
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§ 165.T07–1001 Safety Zones; Charleston
Sharkfest Swim, Charleston, SC.
(a) Regulated Areas. The following
regulated area is a moving safety zone:
All waters 50 yards in front of the lead
safety vessel preceding the first race
participants, 50 yards behind the safety
vessel trailing the last race participants,
and at all times extend 100 yards on
either side of the race participants and
safety vessels. The Charleston Sharkfest
Swim will consist of a 1500 meter swim
that starts Charleston Maritime Center,
crosses the main shipping channel of
Charleston Harbor, and finishes at
Patriots Point in Mt. Pleasant.
(b) Definition. The term ‘‘designated
representative’’ means Coast Guard
Patrol Commanders, including Coast
Guard coxswains, petty officers, and
other officers operating Coast Guard
vessels, and Federal, state, and local
officers designated by or assisting the
Captain of the Port Charleston in the
enforcement of the regulated areas.
(c) Regulations.
(1) All persons and vessels are
prohibited from entering or transiting
through the regulated areas unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port
Charleston or a designated
representative.
(2) Persons and vessels desiring to
enter or transit through the regulated
areas may contact the Captain of the
Port Charleston by telephone at (843)
740–7050, or a designated
representative via VHF radio on channel
16, to request authorization. If
authorization to enter or transit through
the regulated areas is granted by the
Captain of the Port Charleston or a
designated representative, all persons
and vessels receiving such authorization
must comply with the instructions of
the Captain of the Port Charleston or a
designated representative.
(3) The Coast Guard will provide
notice of the regulated areas by Local
Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to
Mariners, and on-scene designated
representatives.
(d) Effective Date. This rule is
effective from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. on
April 27, 2014.
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Dated: December 18, 2013.
R.R. Rodriguez,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Charleston.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Kristopher Kesting, Sector NY
Waterways Management, U.S. Coast
Guard; Telephone (718) 354–4154, Email Kristopher.R.Kesting@uscg.mil. If
you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call
Renee V. Wright, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone (202)
366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Safety Zone; Amway China Fireworks,
Upper New York Bay, Ellis Island, NY
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard proposes to
establish a temporary safety zone on the
navigable waters of the Upper New York
Bay in the vicinity of Ellis Island, New
York for a fireworks display. This
temporary safety zone is necessary to
protect spectators and vessels from the
hazards associated with fireworks
displays. This rulemaking is intended to
restrict all vessels from a portion of The
Upper New York Bay before, during,
and immediately after the fireworks
event.
DATES: Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before February 21, 2014.
Requests for public meetings must be
received by the Coast Guard on or before
January 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number using any
one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202–493–2251.
(3) Mail or Delivery: Docket
Management Facility (M–30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001. Deliveries
accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. The telephone number is 202–
366–9329.
See the ‘‘Public Participation and
Request for Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for further instructions on
submitting comments. To avoid
duplication, please use only one of
these three methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email Lieutenant Junior Grade
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A. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We encourage you to participate in
this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided.
1. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section
of this document to which each
comment applies, and provide a reason
for each suggestion or recommendation.
You may submit your comments and
material online at https://
www.regulations.gov, or by fax, mail, or
hand delivery, but please use only one
of these means. If you submit a
comment online, it will be considered
received by the Coast Guard when you
successfully transmit the comment. If
you fax, hand deliver, or mail your
comment, it will be considered as
having been received by the Coast
Guard when it is received at the Docket
Management Facility. We recommend
that you include your name and a
mailing address, an email address, or a
telephone number in the body of your
document so that we can contact you if
we have questions regarding your
submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, type the
docket number (USCG–2013–0963) in
the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on ‘‘Submit a
Comment’’ on the line associated with
this rulemaking.
If you submit your comments by mail
or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by
11 inches, suitable for copying and
electronic filing. If you submit
comments by mail and would like to
know that they reached the Facility,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed
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postcard or envelope. We will consider
all comments and material received
during the comment period and may
change the rule based on your
comments.
2. Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, type the
docket number (USCG–2013–0013) 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.
3. Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic
form of comments received into any of
our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on
behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review a Privacy
Act notice regarding our public dockets
in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
4. Public Meeting
We do not now plan to hold a public
meeting. But you may submit a request
for one, using one of the methods
specified under ADDRESSES on or before
January 29, 2014. Please explain why
you believe a public meeting would be
beneficial. If we determine that one
would aid this rulemaking, we will hold
one at a time and place announced by
a later notice in the Federal Register.
B. Regulatory History and Information
There is no prior Regulatory history
for this proposed safety zone.
C. Basis and Purpose
The legal basis for the proposed rule
is 33 U.S.C. 1226, 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,
160.5; Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064;
Department of Homeland Security
Delegation No. 0170.1.
Grucci Fireworks is sponsoring a
fireworks display for Amway China on
the navigable waters of The Upper New
York Bay in the vicinity of Ellis Island,
NY. The proposed safety zone is
necessary to ensure the safety of
spectators and vessels from hazards
associated with the fireworks display.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG-2013-1001]
RIN 1625-AA00
Safety Zones, Charleston Sharkfest Swim; Charleston, SC
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary moving
safety zone on the waters of Charleston Harbor, in Charleston, South
Carolina during the Charleston Sharkfest Swim on Sunday, April 27, 2014
from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The Charleston Sharkfest Swim is a 1500
meter swimming race. The safety zone is necessary for the safety of the
swimmers, participant vessels, spectators, and the general public
during the swim. Persons and vessels will be prohibited from entering,
transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the safety zone
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated
representative.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before February 21, 2014. Requests for public meetings must
be received by the Coast Guard on or before February 28, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number using
any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(3) Mail or Delivery: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Deliveries
accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for further instructions
on submitting comments. To avoid duplication, please use only one of
these three methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Ruleman, Sector
Charleston Office of Waterways Management, Coast Guard; telephone (843)
740-3184, email Christopher.L.Ruleman@uscg.mil. If you have questions
on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone (202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Acronyms
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
A. Public Participation and Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.
1. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. You may submit your comments and material online at
https://www.regulations.gov, or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but
please use only one of these means. If you submit a comment online, it
will be considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully
transmit the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment,
it will be considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when
it is received at the Docket Management Facility. We recommend that you
include your name and a mailing address, an email address, or a
telephone number in the body of your document so that we can contact
you if we have questions regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov,
type the docket number USCG-2013-1001 in the ``SEARCH'' box and click
``SEARCH.'' Click on ``Submit a Comment'' on the line associated with
this rulemaking.
If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment period and may
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change the rule based on your comments.
2. Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov,
type the docket number USCG-2013-1001 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.
3. Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
4. Public Meeting
We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a
request for one, using one of the methods specified under ADDRESSES.
Please explain why you believe a public meeting would be beneficial. If
we determine that one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a
time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register.
B. Basis and Purpose
The legal basis for the proposed rule is the Coast Guard's
authority to establish regulated navigation areas and other limited
access areas: 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, 160.5; Public Law 107-
295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1.
The purpose of the proposed rule is to ensure the safety of the
swimmers, participant vessels, spectators, and the general public
during the Charleston Sharkfest Swim.
C. Discussion of Proposed Rule
On Sunday, April 27, 2014, the Charleston Sharkfest Swim is
scheduled to take place in Charleston Harbor, in Charleston, South
Carolina. The Charleston Sharkfest Swim will consist of a 1500 meter
swim that starts Charleston Maritime Center, crosses the main shipping
channel of Charleston Harbor, and finishes at Patriots Point in Mt.
Pleasant.
The proposed rule would establish temporary moving safety zones of
50 yards in front of the lead safety vessel preceding the first race
participant, 50 yards behind the safety vessel trailing the last race
participants, and at all times extend 100 yards on either side of the
race participants and safety vessels. The temporary safety zones would
be enforced from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. on April 27, 2014.
Persons and vessels would be prohibited from entering or transiting
through the safety zones unless authorized by the Captain of the Port
Charleston or a designated representative. Persons and vessels would be
able to request authorization to enter or transit through the safety
zones by contacting the Captain of the Port Charleston by telephone at
(843) 740-7050, or a designated representative via VHF radio on channel
16.
D. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on a number of these statutes or executive orders.
1. Regulatory Planning and Review
This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
as supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential
costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 or
under section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under those Orders.
The economic impact of this proposed rule is not significant for
the following reasons: (1) The safety zones would only be enforced for
a total of two hours; (2) the safety zones would move with the
participant vessels so that once the swimmers clear a portion of the
waterway, the safety zones would no longer be enforced in that portion
of the waterway; (3) although persons and vessels would not be able to
enter or transit through the safety zones without authorization from
the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative, they
would be able to operate in the surrounding area during the enforcement
period; (4) persons and vessels would still be able to enter or transit
through the safety zones if authorized by the Captain of the Port
Charleston or a designated representative; and (5) the Coast Guard
would provide advance notification of the safety zones to the local
maritime community by Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to
Mariners.
2. Impact on Small Entities
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
proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
This proposed rule may affect the following entities, some of which
may be small entities: The owners or operators of vessels intending to
enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within that portion of the
Charleston Harbor, in Charleston, South Carolina encompassed within the
safety zones from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. on April 27, 2014. For the
reasons discussed in the Regulatory Planning and Review section above,
this proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. If you think that your business,
organization, or governmental jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity
and that this rule would have a significant economic impact on it,
please submit a comment (see ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it
qualifies and how and to what degree this rule would economically
affect it.
3. Assistance for Small Entities
Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the rule would affect
your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you
have questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, above. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or any
policy or action of the Coast Guard.
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4. Collection of Information
This proposed rule will not call for a new collection of
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520.).
5. Federalism
A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and
determined that this rule does not have implications for federalism.
6. Protest Activities
The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.
7. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this
proposed rule elsewhere in this preamble.
8. Taking of Private Property
This proposed rule would not cause a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.
9. Civil Justice Reform
This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.
10. Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not
create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.
11. Indian Tribal Governments
This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.
12. Energy Effects
This proposed rule is not a ``significant energy action'' under
Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.
13. Technical Standards
This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.
14. Environment
We have analyzed this proposed 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 made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a
category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. A preliminary
environmental analysis checklist supporting this determination is
available in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. This proposed
rule involves establishing temporary moving safety zones as described
in figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g), of the Commandant Instruction. We
seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a
significant environmental impact from this proposed rule.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR Part 165 as follows:
PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
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1. 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, 160.5; Pub. L. 107-
295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1.
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2. Add a temporary Sec. 165.T07-1001 to read as follows:
Sec. 165.T07-1001 Safety Zones; Charleston Sharkfest Swim,
Charleston, SC.
(a) Regulated Areas. The following regulated area is a moving
safety zone: All waters 50 yards in front of the lead safety vessel
preceding the first race participants, 50 yards behind the safety
vessel trailing the last race participants, and at all times extend 100
yards on either side of the race participants and safety vessels. The
Charleston Sharkfest Swim will consist of a 1500 meter swim that starts
Charleston Maritime Center, crosses the main shipping channel of
Charleston Harbor, and finishes at Patriots Point in Mt. Pleasant.
(b) Definition. The term ``designated representative'' means Coast
Guard Patrol Commanders, including Coast Guard coxswains, petty
officers, and other officers operating Coast Guard vessels, and
Federal, state, and local officers designated by or assisting the
Captain of the Port Charleston in the enforcement of the regulated
areas.
(c) Regulations.
(1) All persons and vessels are prohibited from entering or
transiting through the regulated areas unless authorized by the Captain
of the Port Charleston or a designated representative.
(2) Persons and vessels desiring to enter or transit through the
regulated areas may contact the Captain of the Port Charleston by
telephone at (843) 740-7050, or a designated representative via VHF
radio on channel 16, to request authorization. If authorization to
enter or transit through the regulated areas is granted by the Captain
of the Port Charleston or a designated representative, all persons and
vessels receiving such authorization must comply with the instructions
of the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative.
(3) The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated areas by
Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and on-scene
designated representatives.
(d) Effective Date. This rule is effective from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m.
on April 27, 2014.
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Dated: December 18, 2013.
R.R. Rodriguez,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Charleston.
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