Special Local Regulation; San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA, 88646-88647 [2024-26130]

Agencies

• Coast Guard
• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 88646-88647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26130]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket Number USCG-2024-0877]
RIN 1625-AA08


Special Local Regulation; San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local 
regulation (SLR) for the San Diego Fleet Week Veterans Day Boat Parade 
that will be held on the waters of San Diego Bay, California. This 
action is necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, 
crew, spectators, sponsor vessels, and general users of the waterway 
during the event on November 11, 2024. This special local regulation 
temporarily encompasses all navigable waters, from surface to bottom, 
on a pre-determined course in the northern portion of the San Diego Bay 
Federal Channel.

DATES: This rule is effective from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on November 11, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being 
available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-
2024-0877 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 on this rule, 
call or email Lieutenant Shelley Turner, Waterways Management, U.S. 
Coast Guard Sector San Diego, CA; telephone (619) 278-7656, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background Information and Regulatory History

    The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary rule under the authority 
in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). This statutory provision authorizes an agency to 
issue a rule without prior notice and opportunity to comment when the 
agency for good cause finds that those procedures are ``impracticable, 
unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.'' 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. The Coast Guard did not receive sufficient notice of the 
parade in time to publish an NPRM. As such, it is impracticable to 
publish an NPRM because we lack sufficient time to provide a reasonable 
comment period and then consider those comments before issuing the 
rule.
    Also, 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. Delaying the effective date of 
this rule would be contrary to public interest because immediate action 
is needed to ensure the safety of life on the navigable waters of San 
Diego Bay during the marine event on November 11, 2024.

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule

    The Coast Guard is issuing this rule under authority in 46 U.S.C. 
70041. The Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector San Diego has determined 
that potential hazards associated with the parade will be a safety 
concern for anyone within the vicinity of the parade route. This rule 
is needed to protect personnel, vessels, spectators, and the marine 
environment in the navigable waters of the San Diego Bay in the 
vicinity of the marine event during the enforcement period of this 
rule.

IV. Discussion of the Rule

    This rule establishes a special local regulation from 9 a.m. until 
11:30 a.m. on November 11, 2024. The SLR will cover all navigable 
waters on a pre-determined course in the northern portion of the San 
Diego Main Ship Channel from Shelter Island Basin, past the 
Embarcadero, crossing the federal navigable channel and ending off 
Coronado Island. The duration of the SLR is intended to protect 
personnel, vessels, spectators, and the marine environment in these 
navigable waters before, during, and after the event is scheduled to 
occur. During the enforcement period, persons and vessels are 
prohibited from anchoring, blocking, loitering, or impeding within this 
regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, or his 
designated representative.

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, 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. 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 size, location, 
duration, and time-of-day of the special local regulation. This action 
will affect only the northern portion of the San Diego Bay Federal 
Channel for two and a half hours. Vessels will still be able to transit 
the area outside of the regulated area and request permission to enter, 
as needed. The Coast Guard will publish a Local Notice to Mariners and 
will issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners via VHF-FM marine channel 16 
that details the vessel restrictions of the regulated area.

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 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 
special local regulation may be small entities, for the reasons stated 
in section V.A above, this rule will not have a

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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 environment. This rule involves a 
special local regulation lasting less than three hours that will 
prohibit entry into a regulated area to non-participants of a marine 
parade. It is categorically excluded from further review under 
paragraph L61 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.

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.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

    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 100 as follows:

PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS

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1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  46 U.S.C. 70041; 33 CFR 1.05-1.


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2. Add Sec.  100.T1199-0877 to read as follows:


Sec.  100.T1199-0877  San Diego Fleet Week Veterans Day Boat Parade, 
San Diego Bay, California.

    (a) Regulated area. The regulations in this section apply to the 
following area:
    (1) Parade Area: All navigable waters, from surface to bottom, on a 
pre-determined course in the northern portion of the San Diego Main 
Ship Channel from Shelter Island Basin, past the Embarcadero, crossing 
the federal navigable channel and ending off Coronado Island.
    (2) [Reserved]
    (b) Definitions. As used in this section--
    Designated representative means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander, 
including a Coast Guard coxswain, petty officer, or other officer 
operating a Coast Guard vessel and a Federal, State, and local officer 
designated by or assisting the Captain of the Port Sector San Diego 
(COTP) in the enforcement of the regulations in this section.
    Participant means all persons and vessels registered with the event 
sponsor as participants in the parade.
    (c) Regulations. (1) All non-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 Captain of the Port Sector San Diego or their 
designated representative.
    (2) To seek permission to enter, contact the COTP or the COTP's 
representative by calling the Sector San Diego JHOC at 619-278-7033. 
Those in the regulated area, including participants, 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 areas through 
advanced notice via Broadcast Notice to Mariners and by on-scene 
designated representatives.
    (d) Enforcement period. This section will be enforced from 9 a.m. 
through 11:30 a.m. on Monday, November 11, 2024.

    Dated: November 5, 2024.
P.C. Dill,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector San Diego.
[FR Doc. 2024-26130 Filed 11-7-24; 8:45 am]
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