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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket Number USCG–2014–0657]
RIN 1625–AA08
Special Local Regulation; Clearwater
Super Boat National Championship;
Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater Beach, FL
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is proposing
to establish a special local regulation on
the waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the
vicinity of Clearwater Beach, Florida
during the Clearwater Super Boat
National Championship. The race is
scheduled to take place annually from
approximately 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
during the last Saturday and Sunday of
September. The proposed special local
regulation is necessary to protect the
safety of race participants, participant
vessels, spectators, and the general
public on the navigable waters of the
United States during the event. The
special local regulation would restrict
vessel traffic in the waters of the Gulf of
Mexico in the vicinity of Clearwater,
Florida. It would establish the following
three areas: a race area, where all
persons and vessels, except those
persons and vessels participating in the
high speed boat races, are prohibited
from entering, transiting through,
anchoring in, or remaining within; a
spectator area, where all vessels must be
anchored or operate at No Wake Speed;
and an enforcement area where
designated representatives may control
vessel traffic as determined by the
prevailing conditions.
DATES: Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before October 10, 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
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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 Marine Science Technician First
Class Hector I. Fuentes, Sector St.
Petersburg Prevention Department,
Coast Guard; telephone (813) 228–2191,
email D07-SMB-Tampa-WWM@
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–2014–0657 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
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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
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–2014–0657 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 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. Regulatory History and Information
The Coast Guard is proposing to
establish this special local regulation on
the waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the
vicinity of Clearwater Beach, Florida
during the Clearwater Super Boat
National Championship. The race is
scheduled to take place annually from
approximately 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during
the last Saturday and Sunday of
September. This proposed rule is
necessary to protect the safety of race
participants, participant vessels,
spectators, and the general public on the
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navigable waters of the United States
during the event.
C. Basis and Purpose
The legal basis for the proposed rule
is the Coast Guard’s authority to
establish special local regulations: 33
U.S.C. 1233, 33 CFR 1.05–1.
The purpose of the proposed rule is
to provide for the safety of life on
navigable waters of the United States
during the Clearwater Super Boat
National Championship.
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D. Discussion of Proposed Rule
This proposed rule is necessary to
establish a special local regulation that
will encompass certain waters of the
Gulf of Mexico in Clearwater Beach,
Florida. The proposed special local
regulations will be enforced from
approximately 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
normally occurring annually during the
last Saturday and Sunday of September.
The proposed special local regulations
will establish the following three areas:
(1) A race area, where all persons and
vessels, except those persons and
vessels participating in the high speed
boat races, are prohibited from entering,
transiting through, anchoring in, or
remaining within; (2) a spectator area,
where all vessels must be anchored or
operate at No Wake Speed; and (3) an
enforcement area where designated
representatives may control vessel
traffic as determined by the prevailing
conditions.
Persons and vessels may request
authorization to enter, transit through,
anchor in, or remain within the race
area or buffer zone by contacting the
Captain of the Port St. Petersburg by
telephone at (727) 824–7506, or a
designated representative via VHF radio
on channel 16. If authorization to enter,
transit through, anchor in, or remain
within the race area or buffer zone is
granted by the Captain of the Port St.
Petersburg or a designated
representative, all persons and vessels
receiving such authorization must
comply with the instructions of the
Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a
designated representative.
E. 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
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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 special local regulations
would be enforced for only seven hours
a day for two days; (2) although persons
and vessels are prohibited to enter,
transit through, anchor in, or remain
within the race area or buffer zone
without authorization from the Captain
of the Port St. Petersburg or a designated
representative, they may operate in the
surrounding area during the
enforcement period; (3) persons and
vessels may still enter, transit through,
anchor in, or remain within the race
area and buffer zone, or anchor in the
spectator area, during the enforcement
period if authorized by the Captain of
the Port St. Petersburg or a designated
representative; and (4) the Coast Guard
would provide advance notification of
the special local regulations to the local
maritime community by Local Notice to
Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners
and/or on-scene designate
representatives.
2. Impact on Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we have considered
the impact of this proposed rule on
small entities. 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.
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 section above. The Coast Guard
will not retaliate against small entities
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that question or complain about this
proposed rule or any policy or action of
the Coast Guard.
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
expenditure, we do discuss the effects of
this 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.
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F. List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
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.
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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. This proposed
rule is categorically excluded from
further review under paragraph 34(g) of
Figure 2–1 of the Commandant
Instruction. A preliminary
environmental analysis checklist
supporting this determination is
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
proposed rule.
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Marine safety, Navigation (water),
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR part 100 as follows:
PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON
NAVIGABLE WATERS
1. The authority citation for part 100
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233.
2. Add a Special Local Regulation
§ 100.721 to read as follows:
■
§ 100.721 Special Local Regulations;
Clearwater Super Boat National
Championship, Gulf of Mexico; Clearwater
Beach, FL.
(a) Regulated Areas. The following
regulated areas are established as
special local regulations. All
coordinates are North American Datum
1983.
(1) Race Area. All waters of the Gulf
of Mexico contained within the
following points: 27°58.67′ N, 82°50.32′
W, thence to position 27°58.60′ N,
82°49.98′ W, thence to position
28°00.88′ N, 82°50.35′ W, thence to
position 28°00.80′ N, 82°49.90′ W,
thence back to the original position,
28°58.67′ N, 82°50.32′ W.
(2) Spectator Area. All waters of Gulf
of Mexico seaward no less than 150
yards from the race area and as agreed
upon by the Coast Guard and race
officials.
(3) Enforcement Area. All waters of
the Gulf of Mexico encompassed within
the following points: 28°58.67′ N,
82°50.62′ W, thence to position
28°00.95′ N, 82°49.75′ W, thence to
position 27°58.53′ N, 82°50.53′ W,
thence to position 27°58.38′ N, 82°49.88′
W, thence back to position 28°58.67′ N,
82°50.62′ W.
(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 St. Petersburg in the
enforcement of the regulated areas.
(c) Regulations.
(1) All persons and vessels are
prohibited from entering, transiting
through, anchoring in, or remaining
within the Race Area unless an
authorized race participant.
(2) Designated representatives may
control vessel traffic throughout the
enforcement area as determined by the
prevailing conditions.
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(3) All vessels are to be anchored and/
or operate at a No Wake Speed in the
spectator area. On-scene designated
representatives will direct spectator
vessels to the spectator area.
(4) Persons and vessels may request
authorization to enter, transit through,
anchor in, or remain within the
regulated areas by contacting the
Captain of the Port St. Petersburg by
telephone at (727) 824–7506, or a
designated representative via VHF radio
on channel 16. If authorization is
granted by the Captain of the Port St.
Petersburg or a designated
representative, all persons and vessels
receiving such authorization must
comply with the instructions of the
Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a
designated representative.
(d) Effective Date. This section is
effective annually from approximately
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT daily during the
last Saturday and Sunday of September.
Dated: August 13, 2014.
G.D. Case,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Saint Petersburg.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket Number USCG-2014-0657]
RIN 1625-AA08
Special Local Regulation; Clearwater Super Boat National
Championship; Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater Beach, FL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a special local
regulation on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the vicinity of
Clearwater Beach, Florida during the Clearwater Super Boat National
Championship. The race is scheduled to take place annually from
approximately 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily during the last Saturday and
Sunday of September. The proposed special local regulation is necessary
to protect the safety of race participants, participant vessels,
spectators, and the general public on the navigable waters of the
United States during the event. The special local regulation would
restrict vessel traffic in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the
vicinity of Clearwater, Florida. It would establish the following three
areas: a race area, where all persons and vessels, except those persons
and vessels participating in the high speed boat races, are prohibited
from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within; a
spectator area, where all vessels must be anchored or operate at No
Wake Speed; and an enforcement area where designated representatives
may control vessel traffic as determined by the prevailing conditions.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before October 10, 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 Marine Science Technician First Class Hector I. Fuentes,
Sector St. Petersburg Prevention Department, Coast Guard; telephone
(813) 228-2191, email D07-SMB-Tampa-WWM@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-2014-0657 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 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-2014-0657 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 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. Regulatory History and Information
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish this special local
regulation on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the vicinity of
Clearwater Beach, Florida during the Clearwater Super Boat National
Championship. The race is scheduled to take place annually from
approximately 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the last Saturday and Sunday of
September. This proposed rule is necessary to protect the safety of
race participants, participant vessels, spectators, and the general
public on the
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navigable waters of the United States during the event.
C. Basis and Purpose
The legal basis for the proposed rule is the Coast Guard's
authority to establish special local regulations: 33 U.S.C. 1233, 33
CFR 1.05-1.
The purpose of the proposed rule is to provide for the safety of
life on navigable waters of the United States during the Clearwater
Super Boat National Championship.
D. Discussion of Proposed Rule
This proposed rule is necessary to establish a special local
regulation that will encompass certain waters of the Gulf of Mexico in
Clearwater Beach, Florida. The proposed special local regulations will
be enforced from approximately 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. normally occurring
annually during the last Saturday and Sunday of September. The proposed
special local regulations will establish the following three areas: (1)
A race area, where all persons and vessels, except those persons and
vessels participating in the high speed boat races, are prohibited from
entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within; (2) a
spectator area, where all vessels must be anchored or operate at No
Wake Speed; and (3) an enforcement area where designated
representatives may control vessel traffic as determined by the
prevailing conditions.
Persons and vessels may request authorization to enter, transit
through, anchor in, or remain within the race area or buffer zone by
contacting the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg by telephone at (727)
824-7506, or a designated representative via VHF radio on channel 16.
If authorization to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within
the race area or buffer zone is granted by the Captain of the Port St.
Petersburg or a designated representative, all persons and vessels
receiving such authorization must comply with the instructions of the
Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative.
E. 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 special local regulations would be
enforced for only seven hours a day for two days; (2) although persons
and vessels are prohibited to enter, transit through, anchor in, or
remain within the race area or buffer zone without authorization from
the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative,
they may operate in the surrounding area during the enforcement period;
(3) persons and vessels may still enter, transit through, anchor in, or
remain within the race area and buffer zone, or anchor in the spectator
area, during the enforcement period if authorized by the Captain of the
Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative; and (4) the Coast
Guard would provide advance notification of the special local
regulations to the local maritime community by Local Notice to
Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners and/or on-scene designate
representatives.
2. Impact on Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered the impact of this proposed rule on small entities. 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.
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
section 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.
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 expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this 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.
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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. This proposed rule is
categorically excluded from further review under paragraph 34(g) of
Figure 2-1 of the Commandant Instruction. A preliminary environmental
analysis checklist supporting this determination is 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 proposed rule.
F. List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 100 as follows:
PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS
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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. Add a Special Local Regulation Sec. 100.721 to read as follows:
Sec. 100.721 Special Local Regulations; Clearwater Super Boat
National Championship, Gulf of Mexico; Clearwater Beach, FL.
(a) Regulated Areas. The following regulated areas are established
as special local regulations. All coordinates are North American Datum
1983.
(1) Race Area. All waters of the Gulf of Mexico contained within
the following points: 27[deg]58.67' N, 82[deg]50.32' W, thence to
position 27[deg]58.60' N, 82[deg]49.98' W, thence to position
28[deg]00.88' N, 82[deg]50.35' W, thence to position 28[deg]00.80' N,
82[deg]49.90' W, thence back to the original position, 28[deg]58.67' N,
82[deg]50.32' W.
(2) Spectator Area. All waters of Gulf of Mexico seaward no less
than 150 yards from the race area and as agreed upon by the Coast Guard
and race officials.
(3) Enforcement Area. All waters of the Gulf of Mexico encompassed
within the following points: 28[deg]58.67' N, 82[deg]50.62' W, thence
to position 28[deg]00.95' N, 82[deg]49.75' W, thence to position
27[deg]58.53' N, 82[deg]50.53' W, thence to position 27[deg]58.38' N,
82[deg]49.88' W, thence back to position 28[deg]58.67' N, 82[deg]50.62'
W.
(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 St. Petersburg in the enforcement of the regulated
areas.
(c) Regulations.
(1) All persons and vessels are prohibited from entering,
transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the Race Area
unless an authorized race participant.
(2) Designated representatives may control vessel traffic
throughout the enforcement area as determined by the prevailing
conditions.
(3) All vessels are to be anchored and/or operate at a No Wake
Speed in the spectator area. On-scene designated representatives will
direct spectator vessels to the spectator area.
(4) Persons and vessels may request authorization to enter, transit
through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated areas by contacting
the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg by telephone at (727) 824-7506,
or a designated representative via VHF radio on channel 16. If
authorization is granted by the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a
designated representative, all persons and vessels receiving such
authorization must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the
Port St. Petersburg or a designated representative.
(d) Effective Date. This section is effective annually from
approximately 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT daily during the last Saturday and
Sunday of September.
Dated: August 13, 2014.
G.D. Case,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Saint Petersburg.
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