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Regulatory Fairness Boards. The
Ombudsman evaluates these actions
annually and rates each agency’s
responsiveness to small business. If you
wish to comment on actions by
employees of the Coast Guard, call 1–
888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247). The
Coast Guard will not retaliate against
small entities that question or complain
about this rule or any policy or action
of the Coast Guard.
C. Collection of Information
This 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 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 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 rule does not have tribal
implications under Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments,
because it does 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.
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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 rule
will not result in such an expenditure,
we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.
F. Environment
We have analyzed this rule under
Department of Homeland Security
Management Directive 023–01, Rev.1,
associated implementing instructions,
and Environmental Planning Policy
COMDTINST 5090.1 (series) which
guide the Coast Guard in complying
with the National Environmental Policy
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Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–
4370f). The Coast Guard has 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 rule
promulgates the operating regulations or
procedures for drawbridges and is
categorically excluded from further
review, under paragraph L49, of Chapter
3, Table3–1 of the U.S. Coast Guard
Environmental Planning
Implementation Procedures.
Neither a Record of Environmental
Consideration nor a Memorandum for
the Record are required for this rule.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117
SUMMARY:
Bridges.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR part 117 as follows:
PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE
OPERATION REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 117
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05–1;
and DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision
No. 01.3.
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2. Revise § 117.851 to read as follows:
§ 117.851
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG–2022–0962]
RIN 1625–AA11
Regulated Navigation Area; Tampa
Bay, Tampa, FL
Coast Guard, Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Coast Guard is revising
existing regulations for a Regulated
Navigation Area in Tampa Bay, Florida
by updating the geographic boundaries
of Egmont Channel in the Gulf of
Mexico. The change is designed to align
the coordinates in the regulation with
the coordinates needed to properly
control traffic in the Captain of the Port
St. Petersburg Zone. The current
coordinates do not reflect the Regulated
Navigation Area that the Coast Guard
intended to put in place.
DATES: This rule is effective April 8,
2024.
To view documents
mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2022–
0962 in the search box and click
‘‘Search.’’ Next, in the Document Type
column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related
Material.’’
ADDRESSES:
Portage River.
(a) The draw of the Monroe Street
bridge, mile 0.4 at Port Clinton, shall
open as follows:
(1) From April 1 through November
30—
(i) Between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6
a.m., the draw shall open on signal.
(ii) Between the hours of 6 a.m. and
6 p.m., the draw shall open on signal.
However, the draw need not open on
signal during this time for recreational
craft and commercial vessels licensed to
carry six or less passengers. For these
vessels, the draw need open only from
five minutes before to five minutes after
the hour and half-hour.
(2) From December 1 through March
31, the draw shall open on signal if at
least 12 hours’ notice is given.
(b) The draw of the Norfolk Southern
Bridge, Mile 1.5 at Port Clinton, is
remotely operated, is required to operate
a radio telephone, and operate and
answer a telephone, and shall open on
signal. Except, from December 1 through
March 31, the draw shall open on signal
if at least 12-hours’ notice is given.
Dated: March 4, 2024.
Jonathan Hickey,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Ninth Coast Guard District.
If
you have questions about this rule, call
or email Marine Science Technician
First Class Mara J. Brown, Sector St.
Petersburg Prevention Department,
Coast Guard; telephone (813) 228–2191,
email Mara.J.Brown@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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
RNA Regulated Navigation Area
§ Section
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background Information and
Regulatory History
On July 27, 2015, the Coast Guard
published a final rule entitled,
‘‘Navigation and Navigable Waters;
Technical, Organizational, and
Conforming Amendments.’’ 1 This
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action was taken to make nonsubstantive technical, organizational,
and conforming amendments to existing
regulations throughout Title 33 of the
Code of Federal Regulations.
In 2022, it was brought to the
attention of Coast Guard that there was
an error in the coordinates listed in that
Final Rule and that the second
coordinate was off by approximately
four degrees of longitude, which equates
to approximately 200 nautical miles.
After reviewing the coordinates and past
Federal Registers, the approximate
position of the Tampa Bay Entrance
should be 27°35.2′ N, 083°00.4′ W.
On March 20, 2023, a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking was published in
the Federal Register that proposed
modifying the coordinates to align with
the actual coordinates that are needed to
indicate the entrance to Tampa Bay.2
The proposed rule did not receive any
comments. With this rule, the Coast
Guard is correcting the coordinates
needed by the COTP to ensure safety
amongst port users and those navigating
to and from Tampa Bay.
III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule
The Coast Guard is issuing this rule
under authority in 46 U.S.C. 70034. The
purpose of this rule is to correct the
coordinates needed by the COTP to
ensure safety amongst port users and
those navigating to and from Tampa
Bay.
IV. Discussion of Comments, Changes,
and the Rule
As noted above, we received no
comments on our NPRM published
March 20, 2023. There are no changes
in the regulatory text of this rule from
the proposed rule in the NPRM.
This rule is modifying 33 CFR
165.753(a) to reflect the actual
geographic position of the port entrance.
The rule is moving the current plotted
position for the regulated navigation
area (RNA) to the actual plotted position
of 27°35.2′ N, 083°00.4′ W.
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V. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this 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.
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
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approaches that maximize net benefits.
This rule has not been designated a
‘‘significant regulatory action,’’ under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as
amended by Executive Order 14094
(Modernizing Regulatory Review).
Accordingly, this rule has not been
reviewed by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB).
This regulatory action determination
is based on two specific factors: (1)
persons and vessels may operate within
the RNA when authorized by Captain of
the Port of St. Petersburg or a designated
representative; and (2) the RNA is
already in place, this regulatory action
only represents a correction of an error
in the boundaries.
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 received no comments
from the Small Business Administration
on this rulemaking. The Coast Guard
certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
rule will 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 Navigation Area may be small
entities, for the reasons stated in section
V.A above, this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on any
vessel owner or operator.
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 call or email the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Small businesses may send comments
on the actions of Federal employees
who enforce, or otherwise determine
compliance with, Federal regulations to
the Small Business and Agriculture
Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman
and the Regional Small Business
Regulatory Fairness Boards. The
Ombudsman evaluates these actions
annually and rates each agency’s
responsiveness to small business. If you
wish to comment on actions by
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employees of the Coast Guard, call 1–
888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247). The
Coast Guard will not retaliate against
small entities that question or complain
about this rule or any policy or action
of the Coast Guard.
C. Collection of Information
This rule will 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 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 rule does not have tribal
implications under Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments,
because it does 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.
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 rule
will not result in such an expenditure,
we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.
F. Environment
We have analyzed this 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
determined that this action is one of a
category of actions that do not
individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human
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environment. This proposed rule
involves a correction of a geographic
coordinate identifying the entrance
Bouy for Tampa Bay. Normally such
actions are categorically excluded from
further review under paragraph L60a of
Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction
Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev. 1. A
Record of Environmental Consideration
supporting this determination is
available in the docket. 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.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation
(water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures,
Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR part 165 as follows:
PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION
AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
1. The authority citation for part 165
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70124;
33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;
Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.
2. In § 165.753, revise paragraph (a) to
read as follows:
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(a) The following is a regulated
navigation area (RNA): All the navigable
waters of Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay
and Old Tampa Bay, including all
navigable waterways tributary thereto.
Also included are the waters of Egmont
Channel, Gulf of Mexico from Tampa
Bay, Tampa Bay Entrance, approximate
position (27°35.2′ N, 083°00.4′ W).
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Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG–2024–0166]
RIN 1625–AA00
Safety Zone; St. Petersburg, Florida
Coast Guard, Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Temporary final rule.
AGENCY:
The Coast Guard is
establishing a temporary safety zone for
navigable waters of Tampa Bay, in the
vicinity of the St. Petersburg Municipal
Yacht Basin, during a racing event in St.
Petersburg, FL. The safety zone is
necessary to ensure the safety of
participant vessels, spectators, and the
general public during the event. Entry of
vessels or persons into this zone is
prohibited unless specifically
authorized by the Captain of the Port St.
Petersburg or a designated
representative.
SUMMARY:
This rule is effective daily from
6 a.m. until 10 p.m., on March 7, 2024,
through March 10, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To view documents
mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2024–
0166 in the search box and click
‘‘Search.’’ Next, in the Document Type
column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related
Material.’’
DATES:
If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email Marine Science Technician First
Class Mara Brown, Sector St. Petersburg
Prevention Department, U.S. Coast
Guard; telephone (813) 228–2191, email
Mara.J.Brown@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
§ 165.753 Regulated navigation area;
Tampa Bay, Florida.
Dated: March 1, 2024.
Michael P. Kahle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Sector St. Petersburg.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
§ Section
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background, Purpose, and
Regulatory History
The Coast Guard is issuing this
temporary rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment pursuant to
authority under section 4(a) of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision
authorizes an agency to issue a rule
without prior notice and opportunity to
comment when the agency for good
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cause finds that those procedures are
‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that
good cause exists for not publishing a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because it is
impracticable and contrary to public
interest. The Coast Guard did not
receive notice that a safety zone would
be part of the pre-scheduled Firestone
Grand Prix race event unitl February 15,
2024. This action is necessary for the
protection of life and property on the
navigable waters of the United States.
The event would begin before the
rulemaking process would be
completed. It is impracticable to publish
an NPRM because we must establish
this safety zone by March 7, 2024.
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast
Guard finds that good cause exists for
making this rule effective less than 30
days after publication in the Federal
Register. It is impracticable and
contrary to the public interest to delay
this rule because it is necessary to
protect spectators, vessels, and the
marine environment from potential
hazards created by the race event.
III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule
The Coast Guard is issuing this rule
under authority in 46 U.S.C. 70034. The
Captain of the Port St. Petersburg
(COTP) has determined that potential
hazards associated with the race event
near St. Petersburg Municipal Yacht
Basin. This rule is necessary to ensure
the safety of the spectators, the general
public, vessels and the navigable waters
of St. Petersburg, FL, during the race
event.
IV. Discussion of the Rule
This rule establishes a safety zone on
certain waters near the Municipal Yacht
Basin in St. Petersburg, FL, during the
Firestone Grand Prix race event in St.
Petersburg, FL. This safety zone will be
enforced from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m., daily
on March 7, 2024 through March 10,
2024. The safety zone will cover all
navigable waters within a specified area
of Tampa Bay, during the race event.
The safety zone is needed to protect the
public, vessels, and the marine
environment from potential hazards
created by spectators of the race event.
No person or vessel will be permitted to
enter, transit through, anchor in, or
remain within the safety zone without
obtaining permission from the COTP or
a designated representative. If
authorization to enter, transit through,
anchor in, or remain within the safety
zone is granted by the COTP or a
designated representative, all persons
and vessels receiving such authorization
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG-2022-0962]
RIN 1625-AA11
Regulated Navigation Area; Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is revising existing regulations for a
Regulated Navigation Area in Tampa Bay, Florida by updating the
geographic boundaries of Egmont Channel in the Gulf of Mexico. The
change is designed to align the coordinates in the regulation with the
coordinates needed to properly control traffic in the Captain of the
Port St. Petersburg Zone. The current coordinates do not reflect the
Regulated Navigation Area that the Coast Guard intended to put in
place.
DATES: This rule is effective April 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-
2022-0962 in the search box and click ``Search.'' Next, in the Document
Type column, select ``Supporting & Related Material.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this rule,
call or email Marine Science Technician First Class Mara J. Brown,
Sector St. Petersburg Prevention Department, Coast Guard; telephone
(813) 228-2191, 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
RNA Regulated Navigation Area
Sec. Section
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background Information and Regulatory History
On July 27, 2015, the Coast Guard published a final rule entitled,
``Navigation and Navigable Waters; Technical, Organizational, and
Conforming Amendments.'' \1\ This
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action was taken to make non-substantive technical, organizational, and
conforming amendments to existing regulations throughout Title 33 of
the Code of Federal Regulations.
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In 2022, it was brought to the attention of Coast Guard that there
was an error in the coordinates listed in that Final Rule and that the
second coordinate was off by approximately four degrees of longitude,
which equates to approximately 200 nautical miles. After reviewing the
coordinates and past Federal Registers, the approximate position of the
Tampa Bay Entrance should be 27[deg]35.2' N, 083[deg]00.4' W.
On March 20, 2023, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in
the Federal Register that proposed modifying the coordinates to align
with the actual coordinates that are needed to indicate the entrance to
Tampa Bay.\2\ The proposed rule did not receive any comments. With this
rule, the Coast Guard is correcting the coordinates needed by the COTP
to ensure safety amongst port users and those navigating to and from
Tampa Bay.
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III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule
The Coast Guard is issuing this rule under authority in 46 U.S.C.
70034. The purpose of this rule is to correct the coordinates needed by
the COTP to ensure safety amongst port users and those navigating to
and from Tampa Bay.
IV. Discussion of Comments, Changes, and the Rule
As noted above, we received no comments on our NPRM published March
20, 2023. There are no changes in the regulatory text of this rule from
the proposed rule in the NPRM.
This rule is modifying 33 CFR 165.753(a) to reflect the actual
geographic position of the port entrance. The rule is moving the
current plotted position for the regulated navigation area (RNA) to the
actual plotted position of 27[deg]35.2' N, 083[deg]00.4' W.
V. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this 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.
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. This rule has not been designated a ``significant
regulatory action,'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as
amended by Executive Order 14094 (Modernizing Regulatory Review).
Accordingly, this rule has not been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
This regulatory action determination is based on two specific
factors: (1) persons and vessels may operate within the RNA when
authorized by Captain of the Port of St. Petersburg or a designated
representative; and (2) the RNA is already in place, this regulatory
action only represents a correction of an error in the boundaries.
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 received no comments from the Small Business
Administration on this rulemaking. The Coast Guard certifies under 5
U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will 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 Navigation Area may be small entities, for the reasons stated
in section V.A above, this rule will not have a significant economic
impact on any vessel owner or operator.
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
call or email the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.
C. Collection of Information
This rule will 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 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 rule does not have tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it does 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.
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 rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.
F. Environment
We have analyzed this 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 determined that this action is one of
a category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human
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environment. This proposed rule involves a correction of a geographic
coordinate identifying the entrance Bouy for Tampa Bay. Normally such
actions are categorically excluded from further review under paragraph
L60a of Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01,
Rev. 1. A Record of Environmental Consideration supporting this
determination is available in the docket. 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.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:
PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
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1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70124; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-
1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.
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2. In Sec. 165.753, revise paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Sec. 165.753 Regulated navigation area; Tampa Bay, Florida.
(a) The following is a regulated navigation area (RNA): All the
navigable waters of Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay and Old Tampa Bay,
including all navigable waterways tributary thereto. Also included are
the waters of Egmont Channel, Gulf of Mexico from Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay
Entrance, approximate position (27[deg]35.2' N, 083[deg]00.4' W).
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Dated: March 1, 2024.
Michael P. Kahle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector St. Petersburg.
[FR Doc. 2024-05008 Filed 3-7-24; 8:45 am]
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