80 FR 51943 - Safety Zones; Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival and Head of the Cuyahoga, Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 166 (August 27, 2015)
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 166 (August 27, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 166 (Thursday, August 27, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 51943-51945] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-21301] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 [Docket No. USCG-2014-0082] RIN 1625-AA00 Safety Zones; Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival and Head of the Cuyahoga, Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing regulations for annual, combined marine events that require the establishment of a temporary safety zone within the Captain of the Port Zone Buffalo on the Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH. This safety zone regulation is necessary to protect the surrounding public, spectators, participants, and vessels from the hazards associated with the rowing regatta in the narrow waterway of the Cuyahoga River. This rule is intended to restrict vessels annually from a portion of the Cuyahoga River for up to 9 hours during the combined Dragon Boat Festival and the Head of the Cuyahoga Regatta. DATES: This rule is effective September 28, 2015. ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble are part of docket [USCG-2014-0082]. To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type the docket number in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line associated with this rulemaking. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, call or email LT Stephanie Pitts, Chief of Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland; telephone 216-937-0128, email [email protected]. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826 or 1-800-647-5527. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Acronyms DHS Department of Homeland Security FR Federal Register NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Sec. Section A. Regulatory History and Information The Head of the Cuyahoga (HOTC) rowing regatta has occurred annually for over a decade and the Dragon Boat Festival for the last 8 years. In response to past years' events, the Coast Guard established a temporary safety zone to protect the boating public. For example, in 2013, the Captain of the Port Buffalo initiated a rulemaking (78 FR 42736, July 17, 2013) to ensure the safety of spectators and vessels during the rowing event. The safety zone in this final rule is identical in size, location, and effect as that established by the 2013 rulemaking. B. Basis and Purpose As mentioned in the ``Regulatory History and Information'' section, the HOTC is an annual rowing regatta that has taken place for over a decade. The HOTC takes place on the Cuyahoga River along a 4800 meter course and attracts numerous rowing clubs and programs from across the U.S. Typically, the event occurs on the third Saturday of September between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. In 2014, the HOTC occurred between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. on September 20th. In conjunction with the HOTC, the Seventh Annual Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival will take place from Superior/Nautica Bend to just north of the Detroit Superior Viaduct Bridge. The Dragon Boat festival will feature three head-to-head races being held over the course of the day. The Captain of the Port Buffalo has determined that the HOTC and the Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival rowing events present significant hazards to public spectators and participants. C. Discussion of Comments, Changes and the Final Rule We received one comment on the NPRM (79 FR 24656). This comment requested the time of enforcement be changed from 10 hours to 9 hours and to begin at 7 a.m. in lieu of the proposed 6 a.m. and still end at 4 p.m. as originally proposed. This change was requested for the better facilitation of trade on the Cuyahoga River. Of note, the commenter, Great Lakes Carriers Association noted that they completed a memorandum of agreement with the Cuyahoga River rowing foundation to address this very issue and to formalize the agreement between them to better allow for diverse use of the river without hampering trade and vital to the local economy. The Coast Guard, upon reviewing the comment considers the change to the proposal to be in the best interest of this rule and has amended the final rule to be effective for 9 hours, beginning at 7 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. as requested. The enforcement date and times for the safety zone that is listed in 33 CFR 165.T09-0082 is to occur on the 3rd Saturday of September of each year and to begin 7 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. For any given year, the Captain of the Port Sector Buffalo will provide notice to the public by publishing a Notice of Enforcement in the Federal Register, as well as, issuing a Broadcast Notice to Mariners. Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zones identified in Sec. 165.T09-0082 will be prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his on-scene representative. The Captain of the Port or his on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16. D. Regulatory Analyses We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses based on these statutes or executive orders. 1. Regulatory Planning and Review This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, as supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 or under section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of Management and Budget has not reviewed it under those Orders. [[Page 51944]] 2. Impact on Small Entities Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have considered the impact of this rule on small entities. The Coast Guard received no comments from the Small Business Administration on this rule. 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. This rule would affect the following entities, some of which might be small entities: The owners and operators of vessels intending to transit or anchor in the safety zone while the zone is being enforced. The safety zone will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities for the following reasons: Each safety zone in this rule will be in enforced for no more than 9 hours in any 24 hour period and enforced only once per year and will be in areas with low commercial vessel traffic. Furthermore, this safety zone has been designed to mitigate the delay to traffic by shortening the enforcement period. In the event that a safety zone affects shipping, commercial vessels may request permission from the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his or her designated representative to transit the safety zone or remain in the safety zone during the event. If you think that your business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have a significant economic impact on it, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. 3. Assistance for Small Entities 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 contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, above. 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. 4. 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). 5. Federalism 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 determined that this rule does not have implications for federalism. 6. Protest Activities The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters. Protesters are asked to contact 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. 7. 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 would not result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this preamble. 8. Taking of Private Property This rule would not cause a taking of private property or otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property Rights. 9. Civil Justice Reform This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden. 10. Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might disproportionately affect children. 11. Indian Tribal Governments This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, because it would 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. 12. Energy Effects This rule is not a ``significant energy action'' under Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use. 13. Technical Standards This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards. 14. Environment We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have made a preliminary determination 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 is categorically excluded, under figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g), of the Commandant Instruction because it involves the establishment of a safety zone. An environmental analysis checklist and a categorical exclusion determination are available in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant environmental impact from this rule. List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 Harbors, Marine Safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways. [[Page 51945]] For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 CFR parts 165 as follows: PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 0 1. The authority citation for Part 165 continues to read as follows: Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 0 2. Add Sec. 165.T09-0082 to read as follows: Sec. 165.T09-0082 Safety Zone; Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival and Head of the Cuyahoga, Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH. (a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: All waters of the Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH between a line drawn perpendicular to the river banks from position 41[deg]29'55'' N., 081[deg]42'23'' W. (NAD 83) just past the Detroit-Superior Viaduct bridge at MM 1.42 of the Cuyahoga River south to a line drawn perpendicular to the river banks at position 41[deg]28'32'' N., 081[deg]40'16'' W. (NAD 83) just south of the Interstate 490 bridge at MM 4.79 of the Cuyahoga River. (b) Enforcement period. The third Saturday of September each year from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (c) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section: (1) ``On-scene Representative'' means any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer designated by the Captain of the Port Buffalo to monitor a safety zone, permit entry into the zone, give legally enforceable orders to persons or vessels within the zones, and take other actions authorized by the Captain of the Port. (2) ``Public vessel'' means vessels owned, chartered, or operated by the United States, or by a State or political subdivision thereof. (d) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in Sec. 165.23 of this part, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within this safety zone identified in paragraph (a) of this section is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his designated on-scene representative. (2) The safety zone identified in paragraph (a) of this section is closed to all vessel traffic, except as may be permitted by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his designated on-scene representative. (3) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the safety zone must contact the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his on-scene representative to obtain permission to do so. The Captain of the Port Buffalo or his on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16. Vessel operators given permission to enter or operate in the safety zone must comply with all directions given to them by the Captain of the Port Buffalo, or his on-scene representative. (4) Additionally, all vessels over 65 feet intending to transit, moor or conduct operations to include loading or discharging of cargo or passengers in the Cuyahoga River while the safety zone is being enforced should request permission from the COTP or his/her designated representative at least 12 hours before the zone is established. (e) Exemption. Public vessels, as defined in paragraph (c) of this section, are exempt from the requirements in this section. (f) Waiver. For any vessel, the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his designated representative may waive any of the requirements of this section, upon finding that operational conditions or other circumstances are such that application of this section is unnecessary or impractical for the purposes of public or environmental safety. Dated: August 7, 2015. B.W. Roche, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo. [FR Doc. 2015-21301 Filed 8-26-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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of the change in operating schedule for Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., C. Discussion of Comments, Changes
the bridge so that vessels can arrange Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and the Final Rule
their transits to minimize any impact and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, We received one comment on the
caused by the temporary deviation. except Federal holidays. NPRM (79 FR 24656). This comment
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If requested the time of enforcement be
the drawbridge must return to its regular
you have questions on this rule, call or changed from 10 hours to 9 hours and
operating schedule immediately at the
email LT Stephanie Pitts, Chief of to begin at 7 a.m. in lieu of the proposed
end of the effective period of this
Waterways Management, U.S. Coast 6 a.m. and still end at 4 p.m. as
temporary deviation. This deviation
Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland; originally proposed. This change was
from the operating regulations is
telephone 216–937–0128, email requested for the better facilitation of
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Stephanie.m.pitts@uscg.mil. If you have trade on the Cuyahoga River. Of note,
Dated: August 13, 2015. questions on viewing the docket, call the commenter, Great Lakes Carriers
D.H. Sulouff, Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Association noted that they completed a
District Bridge Chief, Eleventh Coast Guard Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– memorandum of agreement with the
District. 9826 or 1–800–647–5527. Cuyahoga River rowing foundation to
[FR Doc. 2015–21300 Filed 8–26–15; 8:45 am] address this very issue and to formalize
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P the agreement between them to better
Table of Acronyms allow for diverse use of the river
DHS Department of Homeland Security without hampering trade and vital to the
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND FR Federal Register local economy. The Coast Guard, upon
SECURITY NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking reviewing the comment considers the
§ Section change to the proposal to be in the best
Coast Guard interest of this rule and has amended
A. Regulatory History and Information the final rule to be effective for 9 hours,
33 CFR Part 165 beginning at 7 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m.
The Head of the Cuyahoga (HOTC)
[Docket No. USCG–2014–0082] rowing regatta has occurred annually for as requested.
over a decade and the Dragon Boat The enforcement date and times for
RIN 1625–AA00
Festival for the last 8 years. In response the safety zone that is listed in 33 CFR
Safety Zones; Cleveland Dragon Boat to past years’ events, the Coast Guard 165.T09–0082 is to occur on the 3rd
Festival and Head of the Cuyahoga, established a temporary safety zone to Saturday of September of each year and
Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH protect the boating public. For example, to begin 7 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. For
in 2013, the Captain of the Port Buffalo any given year, the Captain of the Port
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. initiated a rulemaking (78 FR 42736, Sector Buffalo will provide notice to the
ACTION: Final rule. July 17, 2013) to ensure the safety of public by publishing a Notice of
spectators and vessels during the rowing Enforcement in the Federal Register, as
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is well as, issuing a Broadcast Notice to
establishing regulations for annual, event. The safety zone in this final rule
is identical in size, location, and effect Mariners.
combined marine events that require the Entry into, transiting, or anchoring
establishment of a temporary safety as that established by the 2013
rulemaking. within the safety zones identified in
zone within the Captain of the Port § 165.T09–0082 will be prohibited
Zone Buffalo on the Cuyahoga River, B. Basis and Purpose unless authorized by the Captain of the
Cleveland, OH. This safety zone Port Buffalo or his on-scene
regulation is necessary to protect the As mentioned in the ‘‘Regulatory
History and Information’’ section, the representative. The Captain of the Port
surrounding public, spectators, or his on-scene representative may be
participants, and vessels from the HOTC is an annual rowing regatta that
has taken place for over a decade. The contacted via VHF Channel 16.
hazards associated with the rowing
regatta in the narrow waterway of the HOTC takes place on the Cuyahoga D. Regulatory Analyses
Cuyahoga River. This rule is intended to River along a 4800 meter course and
attracts numerous rowing clubs and We developed this rule after
restrict vessels annually from a portion considering numerous statutes and
of the Cuyahoga River for up to 9 hours programs from across the U.S.
Typically, the event occurs on the third executive orders related to rulemaking.
during the combined Dragon Boat Below we summarize our analyses
Festival and the Head of the Cuyahoga Saturday of September between the
hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. In 2014, the based on these statutes or executive
Regatta. orders.
DATES: This rule is effective September HOTC occurred between 6 a.m. and 4
28, 2015. p.m. on September 20th. 1. Regulatory Planning and Review
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in In conjunction with the HOTC, the This rule is not a significant
this preamble are part of docket [USCG– Seventh Annual Cleveland Dragon Boat regulatory action under section 3(f) of
2014–0082]. To view documents Festival will take place from Superior/ Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
mentioned in this preamble as being Nautica Bend to just north of the Detroit Planning and Review, as supplemented
available in the docket, go to http:// Superior Viaduct Bridge. The Dragon by Executive Order 13563, Improving
www.regulations.gov, type the docket Boat festival will feature three head-to- Regulation and Regulatory Review, and
number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click head races being held over the course of does not require an assessment of
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‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket the day. potential costs and benefits under
Folder on the line associated with this The Captain of the Port Buffalo has section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866
rulemaking. You may also visit the determined that the HOTC and the or under section 1 of Executive Order
Docket Management Facility in Room Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival rowing 13563. The Office of Management and
W12–140 on the ground floor of the events present significant hazards to Budget has not reviewed it under those
Department of Transportation West public spectators and participants. Orders.
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For the reasons discussed in the Port Buffalo or his on-scene Cuyahoga Valley National Park, (440)
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 representative may be contacted via 546–5970.
CFR parts 165 as follows: VHF Channel 16. Vessel operators given SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
permission to enter or operate in the
PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION safety zone must comply with all Background
AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS directions given to them by the Captain Legislation and Purposes of Cuyahoga
of the Port Buffalo, or his on-scene Valley National Park
■ 1. The authority citation for Part 165 representative.
continues to read as follows: (4) Additionally, all vessels over 65 On December 27, 1974, President
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; feet intending to transit, moor or Gerald Ford signed Pub. L. 93–555
33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; conduct operations to include loading creating Cuyahoga Valley National
Department of Homeland Security Delegation or discharging of cargo or passengers in Recreation Area for the purpose of
No. 0170.1. the Cuyahoga River while the safety ‘‘preserving and protecting for public
■ 2. Add § 165.T09–0082 to read as zone is being enforced should request use and enjoyment, the historic, scenic,
follows: permission from the COTP or his/her natural, and recreational values of the
designated representative at least 12 Cuyahoga River and the adjacent lands
§ 165.T09–0082 Safety Zone; Cleveland hours before the zone is established. of the Cuyahoga Valley and for the
Dragon Boat Festival and Head of the
(e) Exemption. Public vessels, as purpose of providing for the
Cuyahoga, Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OH.
defined in paragraph (c) of this section, maintenance of needed recreational
(a) Location. The following area is a are exempt from the requirements in open space necessary to the urban
safety zone: All waters of the Cuyahoga this section. environment.’’ In 2000, Congress
River, Cleveland, OH between a line (f) Waiver. For any vessel, the Captain redesignated Cuyahoga Valley National
drawn perpendicular to the river banks of the Port Buffalo or his designated Recreation Area as Cuyahoga Valley
from position 41°29′55″ N., 081°42′23″ representative may waive any of the National Park (CUVA or Park) with the
W. (NAD 83) just past the Detroit- requirements of this section, upon passage of the Department of the Interior
Superior Viaduct bridge at MM 1.42 of finding that operational conditions or and Related Agencies Appropriations
the Cuyahoga River south to a line other circumstances are such that Act (Pub. L. 106–291).
drawn perpendicular to the river banks application of this section is
at position 41°28′32″ N., 081°40′16″ W. CUVA is an important national
unnecessary or impractical for the resource within a predominantly
(NAD 83) just south of the Interstate 490 purposes of public or environmental
bridge at MM 4.79 of the Cuyahoga metropolitan region, where the Park is
safety. visited by approximately 2,500,000
River.
(b) Enforcement period. The third Dated: August 7, 2015. people annually. Located in Cuyahoga
Saturday of September each year from 7 B.W. Roche, and Summit Counties, Ohio, and
a.m. to 4 p.m. Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the situated between the cities of Cleveland
(c) Definitions. The following Port Buffalo. and Akron, CUVA includes
definitions apply to this section: [FR Doc. 2015–21301 Filed 8–26–15; 8:45 am] approximately 33,000 acres of land,
(1) ‘‘On-scene Representative’’ means BILLING CODE 9110–04–P with 19,000 acres under the
any Coast Guard commissioned, administration of the National Park
warrant, or petty officer designated by Service (NPS). The Park contains
the Captain of the Port Buffalo to DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR significant resources, including the
monitor a safety zone, permit entry into Cuyahoga River Valley and its
the zone, give legally enforceable orders National Park Service associated ecological functions, rich
to persons or vessels within the zones, cultural resources and landscapes, and
and take other actions authorized by the 36 CFR Part 7 a variety of recreational and outdoor use
Captain of the Port. opportunities.
[NPS–CUVA–18292; PPMWCUVAR0,
(2) ‘‘Public vessel’’ means vessels PPMRSNR1Z.Y00000] In the 1930’s the Cuyahoga Valley
owned, chartered, or operated by the provided a respite for urban dwellers
RIN 1024–AE18 from Cleveland and Akron. During this
United States, or by a State or political
subdivision thereof. time period, private estates in the
Special Regulations; Areas of the
(d) Regulations. (1) In accordance Cuyahoga Valley had established trails
National Park System, Cuyahoga
with the general regulations in § 165.23 and carriage roads for their private
Valley National Park, Bicycling
of this part, entry into, transiting, or recreational enjoyment, including
anchoring within this safety zone AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. places like the Old Carriage trail area
identified in paragraph (a) of this ACTION: Final rule. and the Wetmore trails. Over the years,
section is prohibited unless authorized these lands and other park lands were
by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his SUMMARY: The rule authorizes and incorporated into the Cleveland
designated on-scene representative. allows for the management of bicycle Metroparks and Summit Metro Parks
(2) The safety zone identified in use on certain new trails within that are now part of what is designated
paragraph (a) of this section is closed to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The as CUVA. Two significant trail corridors
all vessel traffic, except as may be National Park Service general regulation accelerated the recreational connections
permitted by the Captain of the Port pertaining to bicycles requires to the Valley: The conversion of an
promulgation of a special regulation to abandoned railroad bed to the Bike and
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Buffalo or his designated on-scene
representative. authorize bicycle use on new trails Hike Trail in 1970 and the construction
(3) Vessel operators desiring to enter constructed outside of developed areas. of the Towpath Trail in the late 1980’s
or operate within the safety zone must DATES: The rule is effective September and early 1990’s. Many of the trails from
contact the Captain of the Port Buffalo 28, 2015. the earliest days of Cuyahoga Valley as
or his on-scene representative to obtain FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa a recreation destination remain today
permission to do so. The Captain of the Petit, Chief of Resource Management, for visitors to enjoy and share the
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| Dates | This rule is effective September 28, 2015. | |
| Contact | If you have questions on this rule, call or email LT Stephanie Pitts, Chief of Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland; telephone 216-937-0128, email [email protected] If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826 or 1-800-647-5527. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 51943 | |
| RIN Number | 1625-AA00 | |
| CFR Associated | Harbors; Marine Safety; Navigation (water); Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Security Measures and Waterways |
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