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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 call or email the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.
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 would not result in such
an expenditure, we do discuss the
effects of this rule elsewhere in this
preamble.
F. Environment
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We have analyzed this proposed rule
under Department of Homeland
Security Directive 023–01, Rev. 1,
associated implementing instructions,
and Environmental Planning
COMDTINST 5090.1 (series), which
guide the Coast Guard in complying
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (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 involves a special local regulation
lasting 26 hours over a 3 day period that
would prohibit entry within a 5 mile
stretch of the Ohio River. Normally such
actions are categorically excluded from
further review under paragraph L61 of
Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction
Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev. 1. For
instructions on locating the docket, see
the ADDRESSES section of this preamble.
We seek any comments or information
that may lead to the discovery of a
significant environmental impact from
this proposed rule.
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, call or email 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
submissions in response to this
document, see DHS’s eRulemaking
System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,
March 11, 2020).
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
website’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 is proposing
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:
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G. Protest Activities
1.
The Coast Guard respects the First
Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to call or email 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.
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2. Add § 100.35T08–0348 to read as
follows:
§ 100.35T08–0192 Special Local
Regulation; Ohio River, Owensboro, KY.
(a) Regulated area. The regulations in
this area apply to the following area: All
navigable waters of the Ohio River from
mile marker (MM) 754.0 to MM 759.0 in
Owensboro, KY.
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(b) Regulations. (1) All nonparticipants are prohibited from
entering, transiting through, anchoring
in, or remaining within the regulated
area described in paragraph (a) of this
section unless authorized by the Captain
of the Port Sector Ohio Valley or their
designated representative.
(2) To seek permission to enter,
contact the COTP or the COTP’s
representative by VHF Channel 13 or 16,
or at 1–800–253–7465. Those in the
regulated area must comply with all
lawful orders or directions given to
them by the COTP or the designated
representative.
(3) The COTP will provide notice of
the regulated area through advanced
notice via broadcast notice to mariners
and by on-scene designated
representatives.
(c) Enforcement periods. This section
will be enforced from noon to 6 p.m. on
August 14, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
on August 15, 2020, and from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. on August 16, 2020.
Dated: June 24, 2020.
A.M. Beach,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Sector Ohio Valley.
[FR Doc. 2020–14407 Filed 7–6–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket Number USCG–2020–0343]
RIN 1625–AA08
Special Local Regulation; Breton Bay,
McIntosh Run, Leonardtown, MD
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is proposing
to establish special local regulations for
certain waters of Breton Bay and
McIntosh Run. This action is necessary
to provide for the safety of life on these
navigable waters located at
Leonardtown, MD, during a high-speed
power boat demonstration event on
August 1, 2020, and August 2, 2020.
This proposed rulemaking would
prohibit persons and vessels from being
in the regulated area unless authorized
by the Captain of the Port MarylandNational Capital Region or Coast Guard
Patrol Commander. We invite your
comments on this proposed rulemaking.
DATES: Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before July 22, 2020.
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2020–0343 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.
ADDRESSES:
If
you have questions about this proposed
rulemaking, call or email Mr. Ron
Houck, U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Maryland—National Capital Region;
telephone 410–576–2674, email
Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
COTP Captain of the Port
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
PATCOM Coast Guard Patrol Commander
§ Section
U.S.C. United States Code
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II. Background, Purpose, and Legal
Basis
The Southern Maryland Boat Club of
Leonardtown, MD, has notified the
Coast Guard that it will be conducting
the Southern Maryland Boat Club Bash
on the Bay from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
August 1, 2020, and from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. on August 2, 2020. The high-speed
power boat event consists of
approximately 50 participating vintage
and historic race boats—including
runabouts, v-bottoms, tunnel hulls, and
hydroplanes—12 to 21 feet in length.
The boats will be participating in an
exhibition, operating in heats along a
marked racetrack-type course 1 mile in
length and 150 feet in width, located in
Breton Bay and McIntosh Run at
Leonardtown, MD. The regatta is not a
competition, but rather a demonstration
of the vintage race craft. Hazards from
the high-speed power boat
demonstration event include
participants operating within and
adjacent to designated navigation
channels and interfering with vessels
intending to operate within those
channels, as well as operating within
approaches to local public boat
landings. The Captain of the Port
(COTP) Maryland—National Capital
Region has determined that potential
hazards associated with the high-speed
power boat event would be a safety
concern for anyone intending to operate
within certain waters of Breton Bay and
McIntosh Run at Leonardtown, MD,
operating in or near the event area.
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The Coast Guard is requesting that
interested parties provide comments
within a shortened comment period of
15 days instead of the more typical 30
days for this notice of proposed
rulemaking. The Coast Guard believes a
shortened comment period is necessary
and reasonable to ensure the Coast
Guard has time to review and respond
to any significant comments submitted
by the public in response to this NPRM
and has a final rule in effect in time for
the scheduled event.
The Coast Guard proposes this
rulemaking under authority in 46 U.S.C.
70041, which authorizes the Coast
Guard to establish and define special
local regulations.
III. Discussion of Proposed Rule
The COTP Maryland-National Capital
Region proposes to establish special
local regulations from 8 a.m. on August
1, 2020, through 6 p.m. on August 2,
2020. The special local regulations
would be enforced from 8 a.m. through
6 p.m. on August 1st and those same
hours on August 2nd. The regulated
area would cover all navigable waters of
Breton Bay and McIntosh Run,
immediately adjacent to Leonardtown,
MD, shoreline, from shoreline to
shoreline, within an area bounded to the
east by a line drawn along latitude
38°16′43″ N and bounded to the west by
a line drawn along longitude 076°38′30″
W, located at Leonardtown, MD.
This proposed rule provides
additional information about areas
within the regulated area, and the
restrictions that would apply to
mariners. These areas include a ‘‘Race
Area’’, ‘‘Buffer Area’’, ‘‘Milling Area’’
and ‘‘Spectator Area’’. They lie within
an area bounded to the east by a line
drawn along latitude 38°16′43″ N and
bounded to the west by a line drawn
along longitude 076°38′30″ W, located
in Breton Bay and McIntosh Run, at
Leonardtown, MD.
The proposed duration of the special
local regulations and size of the
regulated area are intended to ensure
the safety of life on these navigable
waters before, during, and after the
high-speed power boat event, scheduled
from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on August 1,
2020, and August 2, 2020. The COTP
and the Coast Guard Patrol Commander
(PATCOM) would have authority to
forbid and control the movement of all
vessels and persons, including event
participants, in the regulated area.
Except for vessels already at berth,
everyone other than Southern Maryland
Boat Club Leonardtown Regatta
participants, including spectators,
would be required to get permission
from the COTP or PATCOM before
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entering the regulated area while the
rule is being enforced. Vessel operators
could request permission to enter and
transit through the regulated area by
contacting the PATCOM on VHF–FM
channel 16. Official Patrols are any
vessel assigned or approved by the
Commander, Coast Guard Sector
Maryland-National Capital Region with
a commissioned, warrant, or petty
officer on board and displaying a Coast
Guard ensign.
If permission is granted by the COTP
or PATCOM, a person or vessel would
be allowed to enter the regulated area or
pass directly through the regulated area
as instructed. Vessels would be required
to operate at a safe speed that minimizes
wake while within the regulated area.
Official patrol vessels would direct
everyone other than participants while
within the regulated area. Spectators are
only allowed inside the regulated area if
they remain within a designated
spectator area. Only participants and
official patrols are allowed within the
race area and milling area.
The regulatory text we are proposing
appears at the end of this document.
IV. 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 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 13771 directs agencies
to control regulatory costs through a
budgeting process. 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 (OMB), and
pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt
from the requirements of Executive
Order 13771.
This regulatory action determination
is based on size, duration and time of
year of the regulated area, which would
impact a small designated area of Breton
Bay and McIntosh Run for 20 total
enforcement hours. The Coast Guard
would issue a Broadcast Notice to
Mariners via VHF–FM marine channel
16 about the status of the regulated area.
Moreover, the rule would allow vessels
to seek permission to enter the regulated
area.
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B. Impact on Small Entities
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of
1980, 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 would not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
While some owners or operators of
vessels intending to transit the regulated
area may be small entities, for the
reasons stated in section IV.A above,
this proposed rule would not have a
significant economic impact on any
vessel owner or operator.
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 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 call or email 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.
C. Collection of Information
This proposed rule would not call for
a new collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520).
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D. Federalism and Indian Tribal
Governments
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
have determined that it is consistent
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with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements
described in Executive Order 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 call or email the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.
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 would not result in such
an expenditure, we do discuss the
effects of this rule elsewhere in this
preamble.
F. Environment
We have analyzed this proposed rule
under Department of Homeland
Security Directive 023–01, Rev. 1,
associated implementing instructions,
and Environmental Planning
COMDTINST 5090.1 (series), which
guide the Coast Guard in complying
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (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 involves implementation of
regulations within 33 CFR part 100
applicable to organized marine events
on the navigable waters of the United
States that could negatively impact the
safety of waterway users and shore side
activities in the event area lasting for 20
hours. Normally such actions are
categorically excluded from further
review under paragraph L61 of
Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction
Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev. 01. 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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G. Protest Activities
The Coast Guard respects the First
Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to call or email 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, call or email 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
submissions in response to this
document, see DHS’s eRulemaking
System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,
March 11, 2020).
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
website’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 is proposing
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:
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§ 100.T05–0343 Southern Maryland Boat
Club Leonardtown Regatta, Breton Bay,
McIntosh Run, Leonardtown, MD.
(a) Regulated areas. The regulations
in this section apply to the following
areas:
(1) Regulated area. All navigable
waters of Breton Bay and McIntosh Run,
immediately adjacent to Leonardtown,
MD shoreline, from shoreline to
shoreline, within an area bounded to the
east by a line drawn along latitude
38°16′43″ N and bounded to the west by
a line drawn along longitude 076°38′30″
W, located at Leonardtown, MD. The
following locations are within the
regulated area:
(i) Race Area. The area is bounded by
a line commencing at position latitude
38°17′09.78″ N, longitude 076°38′22.71″
W; thence southeasterly to latitude
38°16′58.62″ N, longitude 076°37′50.91″
W; thence southwesterly to latitude
38°16′51.89″ N, longitude 076°37′55.82″
W; thence northwesterly to latitude
38°17′05.44″ N, longitude 076°38′27.20″
W; thence northeasterly terminating at
point of origin.
(ii) Buffer Area. The area surrounds
the entire Race Area described in the
preceding paragraph of this section. The
area is bounded by a line commencing
at the shoreline west of Leonardtown
Wharf Park at position latitude
38°17′13.80″ N, longitude 076°38′24.72″
W; thence easterly to latitude
38°16′58.61″ N, longitude 076°37′44.29″
W; thence southerly to latitude
38°16′46.35″ N, longitude 076°37′52.54″
W; thence westerly to latitude
38°16′58.78″ N, longitude 076°38′26.63″
W; thence northerly to latitude
38°17′07.50″ N, longitude 076°38′30.00″
W; thence northeasterly terminating at
point of origin.
(iii) Milling Area. The area is bounded
by a line commencing at the shoreline
east of Leonardtown Wharf Park at
position latitude 38°17′10.07″ N,
longitude 076°38′14.87″ W; thence
easterly and southerly along the
shoreline to latitude 38°17′01.54″ N,
longitude 076°37′52.24″ W; thence
westerly terminating at point of origin.
(iv) Spectator Areas. Northeast
Spectator Fleet Area. The area is
bounded by a line commencing at
position latitude 38°16′59.10″ N,
longitude 076°37′45.60″ W, thence
northeasterly to latitude 38°17′01.76″ N,
longitude 076°37′43.71″ W, thence
southeasterly to latitude 38°16′59.23″ N,
longitude 076°37′37.25″ W, thence
southwesterly to latitude 38°16′53.32″
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N, longitude 076°37′40.85″ W, thence
northwesterly to latitude 38°16′55.48″
N, longitude 076°37′46.39″ W, thence
northeasterly to latitude 38°16′58.61″ N,
longitude 076°37′44.29″ W, thence
northwesterly to point of origin.
(v) Southeast Spectator Fleet Area.
The area is bounded by a line
commencing at position latitude
38°16′47.20″ N, longitude 076°37′54.80″
W, thence southerly to latitude
38°16′43.30″ N, longitude 076°37′55.20″
W, thence easterly to latitude
38°16′43.20″ N, longitude 076°37′47.80″
W, thence northerly to latitude
38°16′44.80″ N, longitude 076°37′48.20″
W, thence northwesterly to point of
origin.
(vi) South Spectator Fleet Area. The
area is bounded by a line commencing
at position latitude 38°16′55.36″ N,
longitude 076°38′17.26″ W, thence
southeasterly to latitude 38°16′50.39″ N,
longitude 076°38′03.69″ W, thence
southerly to latitude 38°16′48.87″ N,
longitude 076°38′03.68″ W, thence
northwesterly to latitude 38°16′53.82″
N, longitude 076°38′17.28″ W, thence
northerly to point of origin.
(2) Coordinates. These coordinates are
based on datum NAD 1983.
(b) Definitions. As used in this
section—
Buffer Area is a neutral area that
surrounds the perimeter of the Race
Area within the regulated area described
by this section. The purpose of a buffer
area is to minimize potential collision
conflicts with marine event participants
and spectator vessels or nearby
transiting vessels. This area provides
separation between a Race Area and a
specified Spectator Area or other vessels
that are operating in the vicinity of the
regulated area established by the special
local regulations.
Captain of the Port (COTP) MarylandNational Capital Region means the
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Maryland-National Capital Region or
any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant
or petty officer who has been authorized
by the COTP to act on his behalf.
Coast Guard Patrol Commander
(PATCOM) means a commissioned,
warrant, or petty officer of the U.S.
Coast Guard who has been designated
by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector
Maryland-National Capital Region.
Milling Area is an area described by
a line bound by coordinates provided in
latitude and longitude that outlines the
boundary of a milling area within the
regulated area defined by this section.
The area is used before a demonstration
start to warm up the boats engines.
Official Patrol means any vessel
assigned or approved by Commander,
Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National
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Capital Region with a commissioned,
warrant, or petty officer on board and
displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
Participant means a person or vessel
registered with the event sponsor as
participating in the Southern Maryland
Boat Club Leonardtown Regatta or
otherwise designated by the event
sponsor as having a function tied to the
event.
Race Area is an area described by a
line bound by coordinates provided in
latitude and longitude that outlines the
boundary of a high-speed power boat
demonstration area within the regulated
area defined by this section.
Spectator means a person or vessel
not registered with the event sponsor as
participants or assigned as official
patrols and is present with the purpose
of observing the event.
Spectator Area is an area described by
a line bound by coordinates provided in
latitude and longitude that outlines the
boundary of a spectator area within the
regulated area defined by this part.
(c) Regulations. (1) Except for vessels
already at berth, everyone other than
participants are prohibited from
entering, transiting through, anchoring
in, or remaining within the regulated
area described in paragraph (a) of this
section unless authorized by the COTP
Maryland-National Capital Region or
PATCOM.
(2) To seek permission to enter,
contact the COTP Maryland-National
Capital Region at telephone number
410–576–2693 or on Marine Band
Radio, VHF–FM channel 16 (156.8
MHz) or the PATCOM on Marine Band
Radio, VHF–FM channel 16 (156.8
MHz). Those in the regulated area must
comply with all lawful orders or
directions given to them by the COTP
Maryland-National Capital Region or
PATCOM.
(3) Vessels are required to operate at
a safe speed that minimizes wake while
within the regulated area in a manner
that would not endanger participants or
any other craft. The COTP MarylandNational Capital Region or PATCOM
may terminate the event, or the
operation of any vessel participating in
the marine event, at any time if deemed
necessary for the protection of life or
property.
(4) The race area and milling area are
restricted to participants and official
patrols.
(5) Spectators are only allowed inside
the regulated area if they remain within
a designated spectator area.
(6) The COTP Maryland-National
Capital Region will provide notice of the
regulated area through advanced notice
via Fifth Coast Guard District Local
Notice to Mariners, broadcast notice to
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mariners, and on-scene designated
representatives.
(d) Enforcement officials. The Coast
Guard may be assisted with marine
event patrol and enforcement of the
regulated area by other Federal, State,
and local agencies.
(e) Enforcement periods. This section
will be enforced from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
on August 1, 2020, and, from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. on August 2, 2020.
Dated: June 25, 2020.
Joseph B. Loring,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Maryland-National Capital Region.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R08–OAR–2020–0002; FRL–10011–
12–Region 8]
Determination of Attainment by the
Attainment Date for the Salt Lake City,
Utah and Provo, Utah 2006 24-Hour
PM2.5 Nonattainment Areas; Correction
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.
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The Environmental Protection
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2020, determining that the Salt Lake
City, Utah and Provo, Utah Serious
PM2.5 nonattainment areas had attained
the 2006 24-hour National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (NAAQS) for PM2.5
and this document corrects information
displayed in a Table within that
proposed rule.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA
issued a proposed rule in the Federal
Register on June 8, 2020 (85 FR 35033).
There was an error in ‘‘Table 1’’
contained within section ‘‘II. EPA
Evaluation,’’ subsection ‘‘C. Evaluation
of Current Attainment’’ of the June 8,
2020 proposed rule. The table
erroneously listed the 2017–2019 98th
percentiles and design value for the
Spanish Fork monitor twice; one
correctly within the row for the Spanish
Fork monitor and the second incorrectly
within the row for the Lindon monitor.
Table 1 should have listed the 98th
percentiles and design value for the
Lindon monitor as: 2017 98th
percentile—28.9 mg/m3; 2018 98th
percentile—28.4 mg/m3; 2019 98th
percentile—21.2 mg/m3; and 2017–2019
design value—26 mg/m3. This corrective
action does not affect our determination
that the areas are meeting the NAAQS.
This correction document does not
otherwise change the remaining
portions of the June 8, 2020 notice of
proposed rulemaking.
Correction
In FR Document 2020–12074
appearing on pages 35033–35035 in the
Federal Register of Monday, June 8,
2020, the following correction is made:
On page 35035, in Table 1, under the
heading entitled ‘‘NAA’’ in the entry
entitled ‘‘Provo’’ for ‘‘Lindon’’
monitoring site, remove the text ‘‘27.6’’
associated with column ‘‘98th percentile
values’’ and ‘‘2017,’’ and replace the
text with ‘‘28.9’’; remove the text ‘‘49.6’’
associated with column ‘‘98th percentile
values’’ and ‘‘2018,’’ and replace the
text with ‘‘28.4’’; remove the text ‘‘17.5’’
associated with column ‘‘98th percentile
values’’ and ‘‘2019,’’ and replace the
text with ‘‘21.2’’; remove the text ‘‘32’’
associated with column ‘‘2017–2019
design value,’’ and replace the text with
‘‘26.’’ The complete corrected table is
below:
TABLE 1—SALT LAKE CITY AND PROVO NAAS 2017–2019 24-HOUR PM2.5 AIR QUALITY DATA
[μg/m3]
98th percentile values
NAA
Monitor site
Monitor ID
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket Number USCG-2020-0343]
RIN 1625-AA08
Special Local Regulation; Breton Bay, McIntosh Run, Leonardtown,
MD
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing to establish special local
regulations for certain waters of Breton Bay and McIntosh Run. This
action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these
navigable waters located at Leonardtown, MD, during a high-speed power
boat demonstration event on August 1, 2020, and August 2, 2020. This
proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in
the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port
Maryland-National Capital Region or Coast Guard Patrol Commander. We
invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before July 22, 2020.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2020-0343 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 about this
proposed rulemaking, call or email Mr. Ron Houck, U.S. Coast Guard
Sector Maryland--National Capital Region; telephone 410-576-2674, email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
COTP Captain of the Port
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
PATCOM Coast Guard Patrol Commander
Sec. Section
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background, Purpose, and Legal Basis
The Southern Maryland Boat Club of Leonardtown, MD, has notified
the Coast Guard that it will be conducting the Southern Maryland Boat
Club Bash on the Bay from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 1, 2020, and from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 2, 2020. The high-speed power boat event
consists of approximately 50 participating vintage and historic race
boats--including runabouts, v-bottoms, tunnel hulls, and hydroplanes--
12 to 21 feet in length. The boats will be participating in an
exhibition, operating in heats along a marked racetrack-type course 1
mile in length and 150 feet in width, located in Breton Bay and
McIntosh Run at Leonardtown, MD. The regatta is not a competition, but
rather a demonstration of the vintage race craft. Hazards from the
high-speed power boat demonstration event include participants
operating within and adjacent to designated navigation channels and
interfering with vessels intending to operate within those channels, as
well as operating within approaches to local public boat landings. The
Captain of the Port (COTP) Maryland--National Capital Region has
determined that potential hazards associated with the high-speed power
boat event would be a safety concern for anyone intending to operate
within certain waters of Breton Bay and McIntosh Run at Leonardtown,
MD, operating in or near the event area.
The Coast Guard is requesting that interested parties provide
comments within a shortened comment period of 15 days instead of the
more typical 30 days for this notice of proposed rulemaking. The Coast
Guard believes a shortened comment period is necessary and reasonable
to ensure the Coast Guard has time to review and respond to any
significant comments submitted by the public in response to this NPRM
and has a final rule in effect in time for the scheduled event.
The Coast Guard proposes this rulemaking under authority in 46
U.S.C. 70041, which authorizes the Coast Guard to establish and define
special local regulations.
III. Discussion of Proposed Rule
The COTP Maryland-National Capital Region proposes to establish
special local regulations from 8 a.m. on August 1, 2020, through 6 p.m.
on August 2, 2020. The special local regulations would be enforced from
8 a.m. through 6 p.m. on August 1st and those same hours on August 2nd.
The regulated area would cover all navigable waters of Breton Bay and
McIntosh Run, immediately adjacent to Leonardtown, MD, shoreline, from
shoreline to shoreline, within an area bounded to the east by a line
drawn along latitude 38[deg]16'43'' N and bounded to the west by a line
drawn along longitude 076[deg]38'30'' W, located at Leonardtown, MD.
This proposed rule provides additional information about areas
within the regulated area, and the restrictions that would apply to
mariners. These areas include a ``Race Area'', ``Buffer Area'',
``Milling Area'' and ``Spectator Area''. They lie within an area
bounded to the east by a line drawn along latitude 38[deg]16'43'' N and
bounded to the west by a line drawn along longitude 076[deg]38'30'' W,
located in Breton Bay and McIntosh Run, at Leonardtown, MD.
The proposed duration of the special local regulations and size of
the regulated area are intended to ensure the safety of life on these
navigable waters before, during, and after the high-speed power boat
event, scheduled from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on August 1, 2020, and August
2, 2020. The COTP and the Coast Guard Patrol Commander (PATCOM) would
have authority to forbid and control the movement of all vessels and
persons, including event participants, in the regulated area.
Except for vessels already at berth, everyone other than Southern
Maryland Boat Club Leonardtown Regatta participants, including
spectators, would be required to get permission from the COTP or PATCOM
before entering the regulated area while the rule is being enforced.
Vessel operators could request permission to enter and transit through
the regulated area by contacting the PATCOM on VHF-FM channel 16.
Official Patrols are any vessel assigned or approved by the Commander,
Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region with a
commissioned, warrant, or petty officer on board and displaying a Coast
Guard ensign.
If permission is granted by the COTP or PATCOM, a person or vessel
would be allowed to enter the regulated area or pass directly through
the regulated area as instructed. Vessels would be required to operate
at a safe speed that minimizes wake while within the regulated area.
Official patrol vessels would direct everyone other than participants
while within the regulated area. Spectators are only allowed inside the
regulated area if they remain within a designated spectator area. Only
participants and official patrols are allowed within the race area and
milling area.
The regulatory text we are proposing appears at the end of this
document.
IV. 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 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 13771 directs agencies to control
regulatory costs through a budgeting process. 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 (OMB), and pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt
from the requirements of Executive Order 13771.
This regulatory action determination is based on size, duration and
time of year of the regulated area, which would impact a small
designated area of Breton Bay and McIntosh Run for 20 total enforcement
hours. The Coast Guard would issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners via
VHF-FM marine channel 16 about the status of the regulated area.
Moreover, the rule would allow vessels to seek permission to enter the
regulated area.
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B. Impact on Small Entities
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 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 would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
regulated area may be small entities, for the reasons stated in section
IV.A above, this proposed rule would not have a significant economic
impact on any vessel owner or operator.
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 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 call or email 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.
C. Collection of Information
This proposed rule would not call for a new collection of
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520).
D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments
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
have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
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 call or email the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
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 would not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.
F. Environment
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Directive 023-01, Rev. 1, associated implementing
instructions, and Environmental Planning COMDTINST 5090.1 (series),
which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (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 involves
implementation of regulations within 33 CFR part 100 applicable to
organized marine events on the navigable waters of the United States
that could negatively impact the safety of waterway users and shore
side activities in the event area lasting for 20 hours. Normally such
actions are categorically excluded from further review under paragraph
L61 of Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01,
Rev. 01. 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 call or email 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, call or email 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
submissions in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System
of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).
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 website'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 is
proposing to amend 33 CFR part 100 as follows:
PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS
0
1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70041; 33 CFR 1.05-1.
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2. Add Sec. 100.T05-0343 to read as follows:
Sec. 100.T05-0343 Southern Maryland Boat Club Leonardtown Regatta,
Breton Bay, McIntosh Run, Leonardtown, MD.
(a) Regulated areas. The regulations in this section apply to the
following areas:
(1) Regulated area. All navigable waters of Breton Bay and McIntosh
Run, immediately adjacent to Leonardtown, MD shoreline, from shoreline
to shoreline, within an area bounded to the east by a line drawn along
latitude 38[deg]16'43'' N and bounded to the west by a line drawn along
longitude 076[deg]38'30'' W, located at Leonardtown, MD. The following
locations are within the regulated area:
(i) Race Area. The area is bounded by a line commencing at position
latitude 38[deg]17'09.78'' N, longitude 076[deg]38'22.71'' W; thence
southeasterly to latitude 38[deg]16'58.62'' N, longitude
076[deg]37'50.91'' W; thence southwesterly to latitude
38[deg]16'51.89'' N, longitude 076[deg]37'55.82'' W; thence
northwesterly to latitude 38[deg]17'05.44'' N, longitude
076[deg]38'27.20'' W; thence northeasterly terminating at point of
origin.
(ii) Buffer Area. The area surrounds the entire Race Area described
in the preceding paragraph of this section. The area is bounded by a
line commencing at the shoreline west of Leonardtown Wharf Park at
position latitude 38[deg]17'13.80'' N, longitude 076[deg]38'24.72'' W;
thence easterly to latitude 38[deg]16'58.61'' N, longitude
076[deg]37'44.29'' W; thence southerly to latitude 38[deg]16'46.35'' N,
longitude 076[deg]37'52.54'' W; thence westerly to latitude
38[deg]16'58.78'' N, longitude 076[deg]38'26.63'' W; thence northerly
to latitude 38[deg]17'07.50'' N, longitude 076[deg]38'30.00'' W; thence
northeasterly terminating at point of origin.
(iii) Milling Area. The area is bounded by a line commencing at the
shoreline east of Leonardtown Wharf Park at position latitude
38[deg]17'10.07'' N, longitude 076[deg]38'14.87'' W; thence easterly
and southerly along the shoreline to latitude 38[deg]17'01.54'' N,
longitude 076[deg]37'52.24'' W; thence westerly terminating at point of
origin.
(iv) Spectator Areas. Northeast Spectator Fleet Area. The area is
bounded by a line commencing at position latitude 38[deg]16'59.10'' N,
longitude 076[deg]37'45.60'' W, thence northeasterly to latitude
38[deg]17'01.76'' N, longitude 076[deg]37'43.71'' W, thence
southeasterly to latitude 38[deg]16'59.23'' N, longitude
076[deg]37'37.25'' W, thence southwesterly to latitude
38[deg]16'53.32'' N, longitude 076[deg]37'40.85'' W, thence
northwesterly to latitude 38[deg]16'55.48'' N, longitude
076[deg]37'46.39'' W, thence northeasterly to latitude
38[deg]16'58.61'' N, longitude 076[deg]37'44.29'' W, thence
northwesterly to point of origin.
(v) Southeast Spectator Fleet Area. The area is bounded by a line
commencing at position latitude 38[deg]16'47.20'' N, longitude
076[deg]37'54.80'' W, thence southerly to latitude 38[deg]16'43.30'' N,
longitude 076[deg]37'55.20'' W, thence easterly to latitude
38[deg]16'43.20'' N, longitude 076[deg]37'47.80'' W, thence northerly
to latitude 38[deg]16'44.80'' N, longitude 076[deg]37'48.20'' W, thence
northwesterly to point of origin.
(vi) South Spectator Fleet Area. The area is bounded by a line
commencing at position latitude 38[deg]16'55.36'' N, longitude
076[deg]38'17.26'' W, thence southeasterly to latitude
38[deg]16'50.39'' N, longitude 076[deg]38'03.69'' W, thence southerly
to latitude 38[deg]16'48.87'' N, longitude 076[deg]38'03.68'' W, thence
northwesterly to latitude 38[deg]16'53.82'' N, longitude
076[deg]38'17.28'' W, thence northerly to point of origin.
(2) Coordinates. These coordinates are based on datum NAD 1983.
(b) Definitions. As used in this section--
Buffer Area is a neutral area that surrounds the perimeter of the
Race Area within the regulated area described by this section. The
purpose of a buffer area is to minimize potential collision conflicts
with marine event participants and spectator vessels or nearby
transiting vessels. This area provides separation between a Race Area
and a specified Spectator Area or other vessels that are operating in
the vicinity of the regulated area established by the special local
regulations.
Captain of the Port (COTP) Maryland-National Capital Region means
the Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region
or any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or petty officer who has been
authorized by the COTP to act on his behalf.
Coast Guard Patrol Commander (PATCOM) means a commissioned,
warrant, or petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard who has been
designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National
Capital Region.
Milling Area is an area described by a line bound by coordinates
provided in latitude and longitude that outlines the boundary of a
milling area within the regulated area defined by this section. The
area is used before a demonstration start to warm up the boats engines.
Official Patrol means any vessel assigned or approved by Commander,
Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region with a
commissioned, warrant, or petty officer on board and displaying a Coast
Guard ensign.
Participant means a person or vessel registered with the event
sponsor as participating in the Southern Maryland Boat Club Leonardtown
Regatta or otherwise designated by the event sponsor as having a
function tied to the event.
Race Area is an area described by a line bound by coordinates
provided in latitude and longitude that outlines the boundary of a
high-speed power boat demonstration area within the regulated area
defined by this section.
Spectator means a person or vessel not registered with the event
sponsor as participants or assigned as official patrols and is present
with the purpose of observing the event.
Spectator Area is an area described by a line bound by coordinates
provided in latitude and longitude that outlines the boundary of a
spectator area within the regulated area defined by this part.
(c) Regulations. (1) Except for vessels already at berth, everyone
other than participants are prohibited from entering, transiting
through, anchoring in, or remaining within the regulated area described
in paragraph (a) of this section unless authorized by the COTP
Maryland-National Capital Region or PATCOM.
(2) To seek permission to enter, contact the COTP Maryland-National
Capital Region at telephone number 410-576-2693 or on Marine Band
Radio, VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz) or the PATCOM on Marine Band
Radio, VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz). Those in the regulated area must
comply with all lawful orders or directions given to them by the COTP
Maryland-National Capital Region or PATCOM.
(3) Vessels are required to operate at a safe speed that minimizes
wake while within the regulated area in a manner that would not
endanger participants or any other craft. The COTP Maryland-National
Capital Region or PATCOM may terminate the event, or the operation of
any vessel participating in the marine event, at any time if deemed
necessary for the protection of life or property.
(4) The race area and milling area are restricted to participants
and official patrols.
(5) Spectators are only allowed inside the regulated area if they
remain within a designated spectator area.
(6) The COTP Maryland-National Capital Region will provide notice
of the regulated area through advanced notice via Fifth Coast Guard
District Local Notice to Mariners, broadcast notice to
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mariners, and on-scene designated representatives.
(d) Enforcement officials. The Coast Guard may be assisted with
marine event patrol and enforcement of the regulated area by other
Federal, State, and local agencies.
(e) Enforcement periods. This section will be enforced from 8 a.m.
to 6 p.m. on August 1, 2020, and, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on August 2,
2020.
Dated: June 25, 2020.
Joseph B. Loring,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2020-14264 Filed 7-6-20; 8:45 am]
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