Regattas and marine parades: Harbour Town Fireworks Display,

[Federal Register: June 28, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 123)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 34541]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD07 99-036]

RIN 2115-AE47

Special Local Regulations: Harbour Town Fireworks Display, Calibogue Sound, Hilton Head, SC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

SUMMARY: Temporary Special Local Regulations are being adopted for the Harbour Town Fireworks Display, Calibogue Sound, Hilton Head, SC. The event will be held from 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on July 4, 1999 in Calibogue Sound, Hilton Head, SC. These regulations are needed to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event.

DATES: These regulations become effective at 8:30 p.m. and terminate at 9:30 p.m. AST on July 4, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LTJG Angela Cooper at (843) 720-7748.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

These regulations are required to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters because of the inherent danger of fireworks that will be exploded during the Harbour Town Fireworks Display, Calibogue Sound, Hilton Head, SC. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of proposed rulemaking has not been published for these regulations and good cause exists for making them effective in less than 30 days from the date of publication, as information concerning the exact date and times of the event were only recently received.

Regulatory Evaluation

This regulation is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and does not require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(f) of that order. The Office of Management and Budget has exempted it from review under that order. It is not significant under the regulatory policies and procedures of the Department of Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040; February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this proposal to be so minimal that a full regulatory evaluation under paragraph 10e of the regulated policies and procedures of DOT is unnecessary. The regulated area only encompasses a 1000 foot radius around the fireworks barge in approximate position of 32 deg.08'2''N, 080 deg.49'2''W. Further, the regulations will be in effect for only one hour.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) the Coast Guard must consider whether this rulemaking will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small business, 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.

Therefore, the Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 6705(b) that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, as the regulations will only be in effect for approximately 1 hour in a limited area of Calibogue Sound.

Collection of Information

This rule contains no collection of information requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Federalism

This action has been analyzed in accordance with the principles and criteria contained in Executive Order 12612, and it has been determined that this rulemaking does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environmental Assessment

The Coast Guard has considered the environmental impact of this action and has determined under Figure 2-1, paragraph 34(h) of Commandant Instruction M16475.1C, that this rule is categorically excluded from further environmental documentation.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Waterways

Temporary Regulations

In consideration of the foregoing, the Coast Guard amends part 100 of Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 100--[AMENDED]

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

   Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233, 49 CFR 1.46 and 33 CFR 100.35.

2. Add temporary Sec. 100.35T-07-036 to read as follows:

   Sec. 100.35T-07-036 Harbour Town Fireworks Display, Calibogue Sound, Hilton Head, SC.

   (a) Regulated Area. A regulated area is established for the waters in Calibogue Sound, Hilton Head, SC, encompassing an area within a 1000 foot radius of the fireworks barge in position 32 deg.08'2''N, 080 deg.49'2''W. All coordinates referenced use Datum: NAD 1983.

   (b) Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The Coast Guard Patrol Commander is a commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the Coast Guard who has been designated by Commanding Officer, Group Charleston, SC.

   (c) Special Local Regulations. Entry into the regulated area by other than event participants is prohibited, unless otherwise authorized by the Patrol Commander. Spectator craft are required to remain in a spectator area to be established by the event sponsor, The Club Group, LTD.

   (d) Dates. These regulations become effective at 8:30 p.m. and terminate at 9:30 p.m. EDT on July 4, 1999.

   Dated: June 16, 1999. Norman T. Saunders, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District.

   [FR Doc. 99-16359Filed6-25-99; 8:45 am]

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