81 FR 7044 - Special Local Regulation; Bucksport/Lake Murray Drag Boat Spring Nationals, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway; Bucksport, SC

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 27 (February 10, 2016)

Page Range		7044-7046
FR Document		2016-02620

The Coast Guard proposes to establish a special local regulation on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Bucksport, South Carolina during the Bucksport/Lake Murray Drag Boat Spring Nationals, on June 4 and June 5, 2016. This special local regulation is necessary to ensure the safety of participants, spectators, and the general public during the event. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket Number USCG-2016-0009]
RIN 1625-AA08


Special Local Regulation; Bucksport/Lake Murray Drag Boat Spring 
Nationals, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway; Bucksport, SC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish a special local 
regulation on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Bucksport, South 
Carolina during the Bucksport/Lake Murray Drag Boat Spring Nationals, 
on June 4 and June 5, 2016. This special local regulation is necessary 
to ensure the safety of participants, spectators, and the general 
public during the event. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit 
persons and vessels from being in the regulated area unless authorized 
by the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast 
Guard on or before March 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2016-0009 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for 
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further 
instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
proposed rulemaking, call or email Lieutenant John Downing, Sector 
Charleston Office of Waterways Management, Coast Guard; telephone (843) 
740-3184, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
E.O. Executive order
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Pub. L. Public Law
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code
COTP Captain of the Port

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal Basis

    On December 27, 2015, the Bucksport Marina notified the Coast Guard 
that it will be sponsoring a series of drag boat races from 1 p.m. to 7 
p.m. on June 4 and June 5, 2016. The legal basis for the proposed rule 
is the Coast Guard's Authority to establish special local regulations: 
33 U.S.C. 1233. The purpose of the proposed rule is to ensure safety of 
life on the navigable water of the United States during the Bucksport/
Lake Murray Drag Boat Spring Nationals, a series of high speed boat 
races.

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The Coast Guard proposes to establish a special local regulation on 
the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Bucksport, South Carolina during 
the Bucksport/Lake Murray Drag Boat Spring Nationals, on June 4 and 
June 5, 2016. Approximately 50 powerboats are anticipated to 
participate in the races and approximately 35 spectator vessels are 
expected to attend the event. Persons and vessels desiring to enter, 
transit through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area may 
contact the Captain of the Port Charleston by telephone at (843) 740-
7050, or a designated representative via VHF radio on channel 16, to 
request authorization. If authorization to enter, transit through, 
anchor in, or remain within the regulated area is granted by the 
Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative, all 
persons and vessels receiving such authorization must comply with the 
instructions of the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated 
representative. The Coast Guard will provide notice of the special 
local regulation by Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners, and on-scene designated representatives.

IV. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed 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

    E.O.s 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. 
E.O.13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and 
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting 
flexibility. This NPRM has not been designated a ``significant 
regulatory action,'' under E.O. 12866. Accordingly, the NPRM has not 
been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.
    This proposed 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.
    The economic impact of this proposed rule is not significant for 
the following reasons: (1) The special local regulation would be 
enforced for only six hours a day over a two-day period; (2) although 
persons and vessels would not be able to enter, transit through, anchor 
in, or remain within the regulated area without authorization from the 
Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative, they 
would be able to operate in the surrounding area during the enforcement 
periods; (3) persons and vessels would still be able to enter, transit 
through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area if authorized 
by the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative; 
and (4) the Coast Guard would provide advance notification of the 
regulated area to the local maritime community by Local Notice to 
Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

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'' comprises small businesses, not-for-
profit organizations that are independently owned and

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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 proposed rule would not have 
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities. We have considered the impact of this proposed rule on small 
entities. This rule may affect the following entities, some of which 
may be small entities: the owner or operators of vessels intending to 
enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area 
during the enforcement period. For the reasons discussed in Regulatory 
Planning and Review section above, this rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
    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 submit a comment (see 
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what 
degree this rule would economically affect it.
    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 proposed 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 
section. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small entities that 
question or complain about this proposed rule or any policy or action 
of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would 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 E.O. 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 proposed rule under that Order and 
have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism 
principles and preemption requirements described in E.O. 13132.
    Also, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications under 
E.O. 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. If 
you believe this proposed rule has implications for federalism or 
Indian tribes, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section above.

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 proposed rule would not 
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule 
elsewhere in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed 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 (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 proposed rule involves special 
local regulation issued in conjunction with a regatta or marine parade. 
This rule is categorically excluded from further review under paragraph 
34(h) of Figure 2-1 of the Commandant Instruction. We seek any comments 
or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant 
environmental impact from this rule.

G. 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.

V. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking, 
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment 
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If 
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which 
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or 
recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the 
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal 
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal 
Register (70 FR 15086).
    Documents mentioned in this NPRM as being available in the docket, 
and all public comments, will be in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that Web site's 
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up 
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a 
final rule is published.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

    Marine Safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes 
to amend 33 CFR part 100 as follows:

PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS

0
1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1233.

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2. Add a temporary Sec.  100.T07-0009 to read as follows:


Sec.  100.T07-0009  Special Local Regulations; Bucksport/Lake Murray 
Drag Boat Spring Nationals, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Bucksport, 
SC.

    (a) Regulated area. All waters of the Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway encompassed by a line connecting the

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following points: point 1 in position 33[deg]39'13'' N., 
079[deg]05'36'' W.; thence west to point 2 in position 33[deg]39'17'' 
N., 079[deg]05'46'' W.; thence south to point 3 in position 
33[deg]38'53'' N., 079[deg]05'39'' W.; thence east to point 4 in 
position 33[deg]38'54'' N., 079[deg]05'31'' W.; thence north back to 
point 1. All coordinates are North American Datum 1983.
    (b) Definition. As used in this section, ``designated 
representative'' means Coast Guard Patrol Commanders, including Coast 
Guard coxswains, petty officers, and other officers operating Coast 
Guard vessels, and Federal, state, and local officers designated by or 
assisting the Captain of the Port Charleston in the enforcement of the 
regulated areas.
    (c) Regulations. (1) All persons and vessels are prohibited from 
entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the 
regulated area, except persons and vessels participating in Bucksport/
Lake Murray Drag Boat Spring Nationals or serving as safety vessels. 
Persons and vessels desiring to enter, transit through, anchor in, or 
remain within the regulated area may contact the Captain of the Port 
Charleston by telephone at (843) 740-7050, or a designated 
representative via VHF radio on channel 16, to request authorization. 
If authorization to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within 
the regulated area is granted by the Captain of the Port Charleston or 
a designated representative, all persons and vessels receiving such 
authorization must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the 
Port Charleston or a designated representative.
    (2) The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated area by 
Marine Safety Information Bulletins, Local Notice to Mariners, 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and on-scene designated representatives.
    (d) Enforcement Date. This rule will be enforced on June 4 and June 
5, 2016 from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. daily.

    Dated: January 29, 2016.
G.L. Tomasulo,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Charleston.
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following points: point 1 in position ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The written comment is considered the
33°39′13″ N., 079°05′36″ W.; thence AGENCY official comment and should include
west to point 2 in position 33°39′17″ N., discussion of all points you wish to
079°05′46″ W.; thence south to point 3 40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 make. The EPA will generally not
in position 33°38′53″ N., 079°05′39″ W.; [EPA–R06–OAR–2015–0852; FRL–9942–13– consider comments or comment
thence east to point 4 in position Region 6] contents located outside of the primary
33°38′54″ N., 079°05′31″ W.; thence submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
north back to point 1. All coordinates Air Plan Approval and Designation of other file sharing system). For
are North American Datum 1983. Areas; AR; Redesignation of the additional submission methods, please
Crittenden County, 2008 8-Hour Ozone contact Jeffrey Riley, (214) 665–8542,
(b) Definition. As used in this section, Nonattainment Area to Attainment riley.jeffrey@epa.gov. For the full EPA
‘‘designated representative’’ means public comment policy, information
Coast Guard Patrol Commanders, AGENCY: Environmental Protection
about CBI or multimedia submissions,
including Coast Guard coxswains, petty Agency.
and general guidance on making
officers, and other officers operating ACTION: Proposed rule.
effective comments, please visit http://
Coast Guard vessels, and Federal, state, SUMMARY: On December 10, 2015, the www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-
and local officers designated by or State of Arkansas, through the Arkansas epa-dockets.
assisting the Captain of the Port Department of Environmental Quality Docket: The index to the docket for
Charleston in the enforcement of the (ADEQ), submitted a request for the this action is available electronically at
regulated areas. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
(c) Regulations. (1) All persons and to redesignate the portion of Arkansas at the EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
vessels are prohibited from entering, that is within the Memphis, Tennessee- Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all
Mississippi-Arkansas (Memphis, TN- documents in the docket are listed in
transiting through, anchoring in, or
MS-AR) 2008 8-hour ozone the index, some information may be
remaining within the regulated area,
nonattainment area (hereafter referred to publicly available only at the hard copy
except persons and vessels participating
as the ‘‘Memphis, TN-MS-AR Area’’ or location (e.g., copyrighted material), and
in Bucksport/Lake Murray Drag Boat some may not be publicly available at
‘‘Area’’) and to approve a State
Spring Nationals or serving as safety either location (e.g., CBI).
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
vessels. Persons and vessels desiring to
containing a maintenance plan for the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
enter, transit through, anchor in, or Area. EPA is proposing to determine Jeffrey Riley, (214) 665–8542,
remain within the regulated area may that the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Area is riley.jeffrey@epa.gov. To inspect the
contact the Captain of the Port continuing to attain the 2008 8-hour hard copy materials, please schedule an
Charleston by telephone at (843) 740– ozone national ambient air quality appointment with Mr. Riley or Mr. Bill
7050, or a designated representative via standards (NAAQS); to approve the Deese at 214–665–7253.
VHF radio on channel 16, to request State’s plan for maintaining attainment SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
authorization. If authorization to enter, of the 2008 8-hour ozone standard in the
transit through, anchor in, or remain Area, including the motor vehicle Table of Contents
within the regulated area is granted by emission budgets (MVEBs) for nitrogen I. What are the actions EPA is proposing to
the Captain of the Port Charleston or a oxides (NOX) and volatile organic take?
designated representative, all persons compounds (VOC) for the years 2012 II. What is the background for EPA’s
and vessels receiving such authorization and 2027 for the Arkansas portion of the proposed actions?
must comply with the instructions of Area, into the SIP; and to redesignate III. What are the criteria for redesignation?
the Arkansas portion of the Area to IV. Why is EPA proposing these actions?
the Captain of the Port Charleston or a V. What is EPA’s analysis of the request?
designated representative. attainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone
VI. What is EPA’s analysis of Arkansas’
NAAQS. EPA is also notifying the proposed NOX and VOC MVEBs for the
(2) The Coast Guard will provide public of the status of EPA’s adequacy
notice of the regulated area by Marine Arkansas portion of the area?
determination for the MVEBs for the VII. What is the status of EPA’s adequacy
Safety Information Bulletins, Local Arkansas portion of the Memphis, TN- determination for the proposed NOX and
Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to MS-AR Area. VOC MVEBs the arkansas portion of the
Mariners, and on-scene designated DATES: Comments must be received on area?
representatives. or before March 11, 2016. VIII. What is the effect of EPA’s proposed
(d) Enforcement Date. This rule will actions?
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, IX. Proposed Actions
be enforced on June 4 and June 5, 2016 identified by Docket No. EPA–R06– X. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. daily. OAR–2015–0852, at http://
www.regulations.gov or via email to I. What are the actions EPA is
Dated: January 29, 2016.
riley.jeffrey@epa.gov. Follow the online proposing to take?
G.L. Tomasulo,
instructions for submitting comments. EPA is proposing to take the following
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Once submitted, comments cannot be three separate but related actions, one of
Port Charleston. edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
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which involves multiple elements: (1)
[FR Doc. 2016–02620 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] The EPA may publish any comment To determine that the Memphis, TN-
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P received to its public docket. Do not MS-AR Area is continuing to attain the
submit electronically any information 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS; 1 (2) to
you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other 1 On August 27, 2015, EPA published a proposed

information whose disclosure is rulemaking entitled ‘‘Determinations of Attainment
by the Attainment Date, Extensions of the
restricted by statute. Multimedia Attainment Date, and Reclassification of Several
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be Areas Classified as Marginal for the 2008 Ozone
accompanied by a written comment. National Ambient Air Quality Standards’’ where the

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Dates		Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before March 11, 2016.
Contact		If you have questions about this proposed rulemaking, call or email Lieutenant John Downing, Sector Charleston Office of Waterways Management, Coast Guard; telephone (843) 740-3184, email [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 7044
RIN Number		1625-AA08
CFR Associated		Marine Safety; Navigation (water); Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Waterways

81 FR 7044 - Special Local Regulation; Bucksport/Lake Murray Drag Boat Spring Nationals, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway; Bucksport, SC

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