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BILLING CODE 6750–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. USCG–2016–0777]
RIN 1625–AA08
Special Local Regulation; San Diego
Sharkfest Swim; San Diego Bay, CA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is
temporarily changing the enforcement
date and the location of the special local
regulation for the annual San Diego
Sharkfest Swim event held on the
navigable waters of San Diego Bay, San
Diego, CA. The change of enforcement
date and the location for the special
local regulation is necessary to provide
for the safety of life on navigable waters
during the event. This action will
restrict vessel traffic in the waters of the
San Diego Bay, California, from 9:00
a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on October 2, 2016,
from Fifth Avenue Landing to Tidelands
Park, Coronado, CA. We invite your
comments on this proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY:
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Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before September 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2016–0777 using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public
Participation and Request for
Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
further instructions on submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email Lieutenant Robert Cole,
Waterways Management, U.S. Coast
Guard Sector San Diego, Coast Guard;
telephone 619–278–7656, email
D11MarineEventsSD@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Table of Abbreviations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
TFR Temporary Final Rule
LNM Local Notice to Mariners
COTP Captain of the Port
SMIB Safety Marine Information Broadcast
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II. Background, Purpose and Legal
Basis
The San Diego Sharkfest Swim race is
an annual recurring event listed in
Table 1, Item 10 of 33 CFR 100.1101,
Southern California Annual Marine
Events for the San Diego COTP Zone.
Special local regulations exist for the
marine event to allow for special use of
the San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA for
this event. 33 U.S.C. 1233, authorizes
the Coast Guard to establish and define
special local regulations to promote the
safety of life on the navigable waters
during regattas or marine parades.
III. Discussion of Proposed Rule
The San Diego Sharkfest Swim race is
an annual event normally held on a
weekend day in September or October
on the waters of San Diego Bay, San
Diego, CA.
33 CFR 100.1101 lists the annual
marine events and special local
regulations in Southern California
within the San Diego COTP Zone. The
enforcement date and regulated location
for this marine event are listed in Table
1, Item 10 of Section 100.1101.
The date listed in the Table indicates
that the marine event will occur on a
Saturday in September or October, on
the waters of San Diego Bay, California,
from Seaport Village to Coronado Ferry
Landing. However, this proposed
temporary rule will change the event
date to Sunday, October 2, 2016, and the
location from Fifth Avenue Landing to
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Tidelands Park, to reflect the actual date
and location of the event.
The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1101
will be temporarily suspended for Table
1, Item 10 of that section and a
temporary regulation will be inserted as
Table 1, Item 19 of that section in order
to reflect that the special local
regulation will be effective and enforced
from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on October
2, 2016. This change is needed to
accommodate the sponsor’s event plan
and ensure that adequate regulations are
in place to protect the safety of vessels
and individuals that may be present in
the regulated area. No other portion of
Table 1 of § 100.1101 or other
provisions in § 100.1101 shall be
affected by this regulation.
The special local regulations are
necessary to provide for the safety of the
crew, spectators, participants, and other
vessels and users of the San Diego Bay
waterway. Persons and vessels will be
prohibited from anchoring, blocking,
loitering, or impeding within this
regulated waterway unless authorized
by the COTP, or his designated
representative, during the proposed
times. Before the effective period, the
Coast Guard will publish information on
the event in the weekly LNM. The
proposed regulatory text appears at the
end of this document.
IV. Regulatory Analysis
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 and
Executive orders and we discuss First
Amendment rights of protestors.
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
direct agencies to assess the costs and
benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits.
Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the
importance of quantifying both costs
and benefits, of reducing costs, of
harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This NPRM has not been
designated a ‘‘significant regulatory
action,’’ under Executive Order 12866.
Accordingly, the NPRM has not been
reviewed by the Office of Management
and Budget.
This regulatory action determination
is based on the size, location, duration,
and time-of-day of the special local
regulation. Optional waterway routes
exist to allow boaters to travel around
the marine event area, without
impacting the race, once the last
swimmer has cleared the middle of the
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channel. Moreover, the Coast Guard
would publish a Local Notice to
Mariners about the zone.
B. 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 will affect the
following entities, some of which may
be small entities: The owners or
operators of vessels intending to transit
or anchor in the impacted portion of the
San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA, from
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on October 2,
2016.
This proposed rule would not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities for
the following reasons: Traffic will be
allowed to pass around the regulated
area once the last swimmer has cleared
the middle of the channel with the
permission of the COTP, or his
designated representative, and the
special local regulation is limited in size
and duration. Before the effective
period, the Coast Guard will publish
event information on the Internet in the
weekly LNM marine information report,
as well as provide a SMIB via marine
radio during the event. 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.
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 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. 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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C. Collection of Information
This proposed rule calls for no new
collection of information under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501–3520).
D. Federalism and Indian Tribal
Government
A rule has implications for federalism
under E.O. 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 it is consistent with the
fundamental federalism principles and
preemption requirements described in
E.O. 13132.
Also, 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.
If you believe this proposed rule has
implications for federalism or Indian
tribes, please contact the person listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section above.
F. 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 (42
U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have
determined 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
involves establishment of marine event
special local regulations on the
navigable waters of the San Diego Bay.
It is categorically excluded from further
review under paragraph 34(h) of Figure
2–1 of the Commandant Instruction. An
environmental analysis checklist
supporting this determination and a
Categorical Exclusion Determination
will be 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.
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
G. 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.
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 will not result in such an
expenditure, we do discuss the effects of
this proposed rule elsewhere in this
preamble.
V. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We view public participation as
essential to effective rulemaking, and
will consider all comments and material
received during the comment period.
Your comment can help shape the
outcome of this rulemaking. 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.
We encourage you to submit
comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. If your material
cannot be submitted using https://
www.regulations.gov, contact the person
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document for
alternate instructions.
We accept anonymous comments. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided. For more about privacy and
the docket, you may review a Privacy
Act notice regarding the Federal Docket
Management System in the March 24,
2005, issue of the Federal Register (70
FR 15086).
Documents mentioned in this NPRM
as being available in the docket, and all
public comments, will be in our online
docket at https://www.regulations.gov
and can be viewed by following that
Web site’s instructions. Additionally, if
you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified
when comments are posted or a final
rule is published.
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 proposes to
amend 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. In § 100.1101, in Table 1 to
§ 100.1101, suspend item ‘‘10’’ and add
temporary item ‘‘19’’ to read as follows:
■
§ 100.1101 Southern California Annual
Marine Events for the San Diego Captain of
the Port Zone.
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Event Description ................................................................................
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Location ...............................................................................................
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Regulated Area ...................................................................................
Dated: September 1, 2016.
J.R. Buzzella,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port San Diego.
Specific instructions for submitting
comments are available on the
Copyright Office Web site at https://
copyright.gov/rulemaking/pii/. If
electronic submission of comments is
not feasible due to lack of access to a
computer and/or the internet, please
contact the Office using the contact
information below for special
instructions.
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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
U.S. Copyright Office
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
37 CFR Parts 201 and 204
[Docket No. 2016–7]
Removal of Personally Identifiable
Information From Registration Records
U.S. Copyright Office, Library
of Congress.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
The United States Copyright
Office (‘‘Office’’) is proposing new rules
related to personally identifiable
information (‘‘PII’’) that may be found in
the Office’s registration records. First,
the proposed rule will allow an author,
claimant of record, or the authorized
agent of the author or claimant of
record, to request the removal of certain
PII that is requested by the Office and
collected on a registration application,
such as home addresses or personal
phone numbers, from the Office’s
internet-accessible public catalog, while
retaining it in the Office’s offline
records as required by law. Second, the
proposed rule will codify an existing
practice regarding extraneous PII that
applicants erroneously include on
registration applications even though
the Office has not requested it, such as
driver’s license numbers, social security
numbers, banking information, and
credit card information. Under the
proposed rule, the Office would, upon
request, remove such extraneous PII
both from the Office’s internetaccessible public catalog and its offline
records.
DATES: Written comments must be
received no later than 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on October 17, 2016.
ADDRESSES: For reasons of government
efficiency, the Copyright Office is using
the regulations.gov system for the
submission and posting of public
comments in this proceeding. All
comments are therefore to be submitted
electronically through regulations.gov.
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Cindy Abramson, Assistant General
Counsel, by email at ciab@loc.gov, or
Abioye Mosheim, Attorney Advisor, by
email at abmo@loc.gov. Each can be
contacted by telephone by calling 202–
707–8350.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
This proposed rule would create
procedures to request removal of certain
‘‘personally identifiable information’’
(‘‘PII’’) from the Office’s registration
records. PII is generally considered to be
any information that has the potential to
identify a specific individual. The
proposed rule concerns two distinct
categories of PII as discussed below.
The Office requests and receives
certain types of PII during the
registration process (e.g., dates of birth,
addresses, telephone numbers, fax
numbers, and email addresses). The
collection of some of that information is
mandated by statute or regulation; other
information is optional.1 This
information is referred to herein as
‘‘requested PII.’’
The Office does not request, but
sometimes receives, additional PII when
applicants choose to include
information such as driver’s license
numbers, social security numbers,
banking information, and credit card
information on their registration
applications. Such information is
extraneous and unnecessary for the
processing and maintenance of
copyright registration records. This
1 The Copyright Act requires the Office to gather
the name and address of the copyright claimant; the
name of the author(s), for works that are not
anonymous or pseudonymous; the nationality or
domicile of the author(s); and the date(s) of death
for deceased author(s). See 17 U.S.C. 409. The Act
also gives the Register of Copyrights the authority
to require applicants to supply any other
information ‘‘bearing upon the preparation or
identification of the work or the existence,
ownership, or duration of copyright.’’ Id.
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information is referred to herein as
‘‘extraneous PII.’’
As explained below, this proposed
rule would treat these two categories of
PII differently.
With respect to requested PII—
information that the Copyright Office
purposely collects as part of
registration—the Copyright Act imposes
certain obligations on the Office to
preserve that information as part of the
public record. The Act requires the
Register to ensure that ‘‘records of . . .
registrations . . . are maintained, and
that indexes of such records are
prepared,’’ and that ‘‘[s]uch records and
indexes . . . be open to public
inspection,’’ thus creating a public
record. 17 U.S.C. 705(a), 705(b). The
public record of copyright registrations
serves several important functions.
Chief among these is that the record
provides essential facts relevant to the
copyright claim and information that a
potential user of a copyrighted work can
use to locate the work’s owner. The
registration record can also be a
valuable aid for determining the term of
copyright protection, by providing
information such as the author’s date of
death, the publication date for the work,
or the year of creation of the work.
A separate provision of the Act
requires the Register of Copyrights to
‘‘compile and publish . . . catalogs of
all copyright registrations.’’ 17 U.S.C.
707(a). For most of the Office’s history,
this catalog was maintained in paper
form as the Catalog of Copyright Entries
(‘‘CCE’’). Starting in 1994, however, the
Office began providing the public with
access to a computerized database of
post-1977 copyright registration and
recordation catalog entries via the
internet. Then, in 1996, the Office
decided to end publication of the
printed CCE and publish copyright
registration information solely via an
online public catalog. See 61 FR 52465
(Oct. 7, 1996).
Initially, the PII revealed in the online
public catalog was limited to names
and, when volunteered, the author’s
year of birth. By 2007, however, with
the advent of the Copyright Office’s
online registration system (‘‘eCO’’), a
broader range of PII was pushed from
the Office’s registration records into the
online public catalog, including the
postal address of the claimant, and the
name, postal address, email address and
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[FR Doc No: 2016-22227]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0777]
RIN 1625-AA08
Special Local Regulation; San Diego Sharkfest Swim; San Diego
Bay, CA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is temporarily changing the enforcement date
and the location of the special local regulation for the annual San
Diego Sharkfest Swim event held on the navigable waters of San Diego
Bay, San Diego, CA. The change of enforcement date and the location for
the special local regulation is necessary to provide for the safety of
life on navigable waters during the event. This action will restrict
vessel traffic in the waters of the San Diego Bay, California, from
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on October 2, 2016, from Fifth Avenue Landing
to Tidelands Park, Coronado, CA. We invite your comments on this
proposed rulemaking.
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DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before September 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2016-0777 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further
instructions on submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email Lieutenant Robert Cole, Waterways Management, U.S. Coast
Guard Sector San Diego, Coast Guard; telephone 619-278-7656, email
D11MarineEventsSD@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
TFR Temporary Final Rule
LNM Local Notice to Mariners
COTP Captain of the Port
SMIB Safety Marine Information Broadcast
II. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis
The San Diego Sharkfest Swim race is an annual recurring event
listed in Table 1, Item 10 of 33 CFR 100.1101, Southern California
Annual Marine Events for the San Diego COTP Zone. Special local
regulations exist for the marine event to allow for special use of the
San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA for this event. 33 U.S.C. 1233, authorizes
the Coast Guard to establish and define special local regulations to
promote the safety of life on the navigable waters during regattas or
marine parades.
III. Discussion of Proposed Rule
The San Diego Sharkfest Swim race is an annual event normally held
on a weekend day in September or October on the waters of San Diego
Bay, San Diego, CA.
33 CFR 100.1101 lists the annual marine events and special local
regulations in Southern California within the San Diego COTP Zone. The
enforcement date and regulated location for this marine event are
listed in Table 1, Item 10 of Section 100.1101.
The date listed in the Table indicates that the marine event will
occur on a Saturday in September or October, on the waters of San Diego
Bay, California, from Seaport Village to Coronado Ferry Landing.
However, this proposed temporary rule will change the event date to
Sunday, October 2, 2016, and the location from Fifth Avenue Landing to
Tidelands Park, to reflect the actual date and location of the event.
The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1101 will be temporarily suspended
for Table 1, Item 10 of that section and a temporary regulation will be
inserted as Table 1, Item 19 of that section in order to reflect that
the special local regulation will be effective and enforced from 9:00
a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on October 2, 2016. This change is needed to
accommodate the sponsor's event plan and ensure that adequate
regulations are in place to protect the safety of vessels and
individuals that may be present in the regulated area. No other portion
of Table 1 of Sec. 100.1101 or other provisions in Sec. 100.1101
shall be affected by this regulation.
The special local regulations are necessary to provide for the
safety of the crew, spectators, participants, and other vessels and
users of the San Diego Bay waterway. Persons and vessels will be
prohibited from anchoring, blocking, loitering, or impeding within this
regulated waterway unless authorized by the COTP, or his designated
representative, during the proposed times. Before the effective period,
the Coast Guard will publish information on the event in the weekly
LNM. The proposed regulatory text appears at the end of this document.
IV. Regulatory Analysis
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 and Executive orders and
we discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing
rules, and of promoting flexibility. This NPRM has not been designated
a ``significant regulatory action,'' under Executive Order 12866.
Accordingly, the NPRM has not been reviewed by the Office of Management
and Budget.
This regulatory action determination is based on the size,
location, duration, and time-of-day of the special local regulation.
Optional waterway routes exist to allow boaters to travel around the
marine event area, without impacting the race, once the last swimmer
has cleared the middle of the channel. Moreover, the Coast Guard would
publish a Local Notice to Mariners about the zone.
B. 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 will affect
the following entities, some of which may be small entities: The owners
or operators of vessels intending to transit or anchor in the impacted
portion of the San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00
a.m. on October 2, 2016.
This proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities for the following reasons:
Traffic will be allowed to pass around the regulated area once the last
swimmer has cleared the middle of the channel with the permission of
the COTP, or his designated representative, and the special local
regulation is limited in size and duration. Before the effective
period, the Coast Guard will publish event information on the Internet
in the weekly LNM marine information report, as well as provide a SMIB
via marine radio during the event. 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.
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 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. 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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C. Collection of Information
This proposed rule calls for no new collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Government
A rule has implications for federalism under E.O. 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 it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in E.O. 13132.
Also, 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. If
you believe this proposed rule has implications for federalism or
Indian tribes, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
E. 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 will not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this
proposed rule elsewhere in this preamble.
F. 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 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have
determined 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 involves establishment of marine event
special local regulations on the navigable waters of the San Diego Bay.
It is categorically excluded from further review under paragraph 34(h)
of Figure 2-1 of the Commandant Instruction. An environmental analysis
checklist supporting this determination and a Categorical Exclusion
Determination will be 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.
G. 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.
V. Public Participation and Request for Comments
We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking,
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. 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.
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal
Register (70 FR 15086).
Documents mentioned in this NPRM as being available in the docket,
and all public comments, will be in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that Web site's
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a
final rule is published.
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
proposes to amend 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. In Sec. 100.1101, in Table 1 to Sec. 100.1101, suspend item ``10''
and add temporary item ``19'' to read as follows:
Sec. 100.1101 Southern California Annual Marine Events for the San
Diego Captain of the Port Zone.
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(b) * * *
(5) * * *
Table 1 to Sec. 100.1101
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19. San Diego Sharkfest Swim
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Sponsor............................... Enviro-Sports Productions, Inc.
Event Description..................... Swim Race.
Date.................................. October 2, 2016.
Location.............................. San Diego Bay, CA.
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Regulated Area........................ The waters of San Diego Bay, CA
from Fifth Avenue Landing to
Tidelands Park, Coronado, CA.
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Dated: September 1, 2016.
J.R. Buzzella,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Diego.
[FR Doc. 2016-22227 Filed 9-14-16; 8:45 am]
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