Coast Guard June 20, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Port Access Route Study: The Approaches to San Francisco
Document Number: 2011-15167
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-06-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard announces the availability of a Port Access Route Study (PARS) evaluating the continued applicability of and the potential need for modifications to the current vessel routing in the approaches to San Francisco. The study was completed in February, 2011. This notice summarizes the study recommendations which include enhancements to existing vessel routing measures.
Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Patuxent River, Solomons, MD
Document Number: 2011-15165
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-06-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to establish special local regulations during the ``Chesapeake Challenge'' power boat races, a marine event to be held on the waters of the Patuxent River, near Solomons, MD on September 24 and 25, 2011. These special local regulations are necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This action is intended to temporarily restrict vessel traffic in a portion of the Patuxent River during the event.
Superfund Site, New Bedford Harbor, New Bedford, MA: Anchorage Ground and Regulated Navigation Area
Document Number: 2011-15164
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-06-20
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is amending an existing anchorage ground which currently overlaps a pilot underwater cap (``pilot cap'') in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site in New Bedford, MA. The Coast Guard is also establishing a regulated navigation area (RNA) prohibiting activities that disturb the seabed around the site. The RNA would not affect transit or navigation of the area.
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