Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Captain of the Port Charleston, 85110-85111 [2023-26844]

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Other The Department has also considered this rule under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 and Executive Orders 12372, 13132, and 13272 and affirms this rule is consistent with the applicable mandates or guidance therein. DATES: List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 42 Immigration, Passports, Visas. Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the preamble, 22 CFR 42 is amended as follows: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PART 42—VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED 1. The authority citation for part 42 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1104 and 1182; Pub. L. 105–277, 112 Stat. 2681; Pub. L. 108–449, 118 Stat. 3469; The Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (done at the Hague, May 29, 1993), S. Treaty Doc. 105–51 (1998), 1870 U.N.T.S. 167 (Reg. No. 31922 (1993)); 42 U.S.C. 14901–14954 (Pub. L. 106–279, 114 Stat. 825); 8 U.S.C. 1101 (Pub. L. 111–287, 124 Stat. 3058); 8 U.S.C. 1154 (Pub. L. 109– 162, 119 Stat. 2960); 8 U.S.C. 1201 (Pub. L. 114–70, 129 Stat. 561). § 42.68 ■ [Removed and reserved] 2. Remove and reserve § 42.68. Julie M. Stufft, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Consular Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2023–26907 Filed 12–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–06–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 100 [USCG–2023–0899] Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Captain of the Port Charleston Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation. AGENCY: The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation for the Charleston Parade of Boats on December 9, 2023, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Captain of the Port Charleston identifies the regulated area SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 for this event in Charleston, SC. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area unless authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander or a designated representative. The regulations in 33 CFR 100.704 will be enforced from 4 p.m. through 8 p.m. on December 9, 2023, for the location identified in paragraph (d), Item 10 in table 1 to § 100.704. If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant James Sullivan, Sector Charleston Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 843–740–3184, email James.P.Sullivan2@uscg.mil. The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation in 33 CFR 100.704 for the Charleston Parade of Boats regulated area identified in table 1 to § 100.704, paragraph (d), Item 10, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on December 9, 2023. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for recurring marine events, Captain of the Port Charleston, § 100.704, paragraph (d), Item 10, specifies the location of the regulated area for the Charleston Parade of Boats, which encompasses portions of the Charleston Harbor located in Charleston, SC, including Anchorage A, Shutes Folly, Bennis Reach, Horse Reach, Hog Island Reach, Town Creek Lower Reach, and Ashley River. Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.704, all persons and vessels are prohibited from entering the regulated area, except those persons and vessels participating in the event, unless they receive permission to do so from the Coast Guard Patrol Commander, or designated representative. Spectator vessels may safely transit outside the regulated area, but may not anchor, block, loiter in, impede the transit of festival participants or official patrol vessels or enter the regulated area without approval from the Coast Guard Patrol Commander or a designated representative. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation. In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated area via Local Notice to Mariners, Marine Safety Information Bulletins, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and on-scene designated representatives. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\07DER1.SGM 07DER1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 234 / Thursday, December 7, 2023 / Rules and Regulations Dated: November 27, 2023. F.J. Delrosso, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Charleston. [FR Doc. 2023–26844 Filed 12–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 117 [Docket No. USCG–2022–0222] Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Okeechobee Waterway, Stuart, FL Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations; modification. AGENCY: The Coast Guard is modifying a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad Bridge, across the Okeechobee Waterway (OWW), mile 7.41, at Stuart, Florida. This modification extends the period the drawbridge may operate under the temporary deviation to the drawbridge operating schedule. This modification will allow the Coast Guard to review public comments and will provide continuity in the operation of the drawbridge until a determination is made if this temporary deviation will meet the reasonable needs of competing modes of transportation. DATES: This deviation is effective from 12:01 a.m. on December 18, 2023, through 11:59 p.m. on February 11, 2024. SUMMARY: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to https:// www.regulations.gov, type the docket number (USCG–2022–0222) in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH’’. In the Document Type column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related Material’’. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this temporary deviation, call or email Ms. Jennifer Zercher, Bridge Management Specialist, Seventh Coast Guard District; telephone 305–415–6740, email Jennifer.N.Zercher@uscg.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad Bridge across the Okeechobee Waterway (OWW), mile 7.41, at Stuart, Florida, is a single-leaf bascule bridge with a sixfoot vertical clearance at mean high water in the closed position. The normal ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with RULES1 ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:11 Dec 06, 2023 Jkt 262001 operating schedule for the bridge is found in 33 CFR 117.317(c). On August 11, 2023, the Coast Guard published a temporary deviation entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Okeechobee Waterway, Stuart, FL’’ in the Federal Register (88 FR 54487). That temporary deviation, effective from 12:01 a.m. on August 15, 2023, through 11:59 p.m. on December 17, 2023, allows the drawbridge to operate on a more predictable schedule due to the significant increase in railway activity. On November 7, 2023, the Coast Guard published a notice reopening the comment period until November 30, 2023, because service was delayed on the passenger train (88 FR 76666). The Coast Guard has determined an extension of the temporary deviation is necessary to allow for the review of public comments, while providing continuity in the operation of the drawbridge until a determination is made if this temporary deviation will meet the reasonable needs of competing modes of transportation. Under this temporary deviation modification from 12:01 a.m. on December 18, 2023, through 11:59 p.m. on February 11, 2024, the FEC Railroad Bridge will be maintained in the fully open-to-navigation position, except during periods when it is closed for the passage of train traffic, to conduct inspections, and to perform maintenance and repairs authorized by the Coast Guard. However, the bridge will not be closed for more than 50 consecutive minutes in any given hour during daytime operations (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and for more than 8 total hours during daytime operations (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Notwithstanding the above paragraph, the drawbridge will open and remain open to navigation for a fixed 10-minute period at the top of each hour from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. In addition, the drawbridge will open and remain open to navigation for a fixed 15-minute period as outlined in the table below: TABLE 1 Monday through Friday: 8:55 a.m. through 9:10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday: 8:55 a.m. through 9:10 a.m. 9:55 a.m. through 10:10 a.m. 10:55 a.m. through 11:10 a.m. 12:55 p.m. through 1:10 p.m. 4:55 p.m. through 5:10 p.m. From 10:01 p.m. until 5:59 a.m. daily, the drawbridge will remain in the fully open-to-navigation position, except during periods when it is closed for the PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 85111 passage of train traffic, to conduct inspections, and to perform maintenance and repairs authorized by the Coast Guard. The drawbridge will not be closed more than 60 consecutive minutes. If a train is in the track circuit at the start of a fixed opening period, the opening may be delayed up to, but not more than, five minutes. Once the train has cleared the circuit, the bridge must open immediately for navigation to begin the fixed opening period. In the event of a drawbridge operational failure, or other emergency circumstances impacting normal drawbridge operations, the drawbridge owner will immediately notify the Coast Guard Captain of the Port Miami and provide an estimated time of repair and return to normal operations. The drawbridge will be tended from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily. The bridge tender will monitor VHF–FM channels 9 and 16 and will provide estimated times of drawbridge openings and closures, or any operational information requested. Operational information will be provided 24 hours a day by telephone at (772) 403–1005. The drawbridge owner will maintain a mobile application. The drawbridge owner will publish drawbridge opening times, and the drawbridge owner will provide timely updates to schedules, including but not limited to, impacts due to emergency circumstances, inspections, maintenance, and repairs authorized by the Coast Guard. Signs will be posted and visible to marine traffic, displaying VHF radio contact information, application information, and the telephone number for the bridge tender. A drawbridge logbook will be maintained including the date and time of each closing and opening of the draw. The drawbridge logbook will also include all maintenance opening, closings, malfunctions, or other comments. During the temporary deviation, a copy of the drawbridge logbook for the previous week will be provided to the Seventh Coast Guard District Bridge Manager by 4:00 p.m. each Monday. In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to its regular operating schedules immediately at the end of the effective period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating regulation is authorized pursuant to 33 CFR 117.35(a). E:\FR\FM\07DER1.SGM 07DER1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 85110-85111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26844]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[USCG-2023-0899]


Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Captain of 
the Port Charleston

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation for 
the Charleston Parade of Boats on December 9, 2023, to provide for the 
safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation 
for marine events within the Captain of the Port Charleston identifies 
the regulated area for this event in Charleston, SC. During the 
enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter, transit through, 
anchor in, or remain within the regulated area unless authorized by the 
Coast Guard Patrol Commander or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.704 will be enforced from 4 p.m. 
through 8 p.m. on December 9, 2023, for the location identified in 
paragraph (d), Item 10 in table 1 to Sec.  100.704.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant James Sullivan, 
Sector Charleston Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 843-740-3184, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special 
local regulation in 33 CFR 100.704 for the Charleston Parade of Boats 
regulated area identified in table 1 to Sec.  100.704, paragraph (d), 
Item 10, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on December 9, 2023. This action is 
being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways 
during this event. Our regulation for recurring marine events, Captain 
of the Port Charleston, Sec.  100.704, paragraph (d), Item 10, 
specifies the location of the regulated area for the Charleston Parade 
of Boats, which encompasses portions of the Charleston Harbor located 
in Charleston, SC, including Anchorage A, Shutes Folly, Bennis Reach, 
Horse Reach, Hog Island Reach, Town Creek Lower Reach, and Ashley 
River. Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.704, all persons and vessels 
are prohibited from entering the regulated area, except those persons 
and vessels participating in the event, unless they receive permission 
to do so from the Coast Guard Patrol Commander, or designated 
representative.
    Spectator vessels may safely transit outside the regulated area, 
but may not anchor, block, loiter in, impede the transit of festival 
participants or official patrol vessels or enter the regulated area 
without approval from the Coast Guard Patrol Commander or a designated 
representative. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation. 
In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, the 
Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated area via Local Notice 
to Mariners, Marine Safety Information Bulletins, Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners, and on-scene designated representatives.


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    Dated: November 27, 2023.
F.J. Delrosso,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Charleston.
[FR Doc. 2023-26844 Filed 12-6-23; 8:45 am]
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