[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 28, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 22333-22335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9848]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2010-0235]
RIN 1625-AA00
Safety Zone; Michigan City Super Boat Grand Prix, Lake Michigan,
Michigan City, IN
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary safety zone
on Lake Michigan near Michigan City, Indiana. This zone is intended to
restrict vessels from a portion of Lake Michigan due to high speed
power boat racing. This proposed safety zone is necessary to protect
the public and their vessels from the hazards associated with high
speed power boat racing.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before May 28, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2010-0235 using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or e-mail Petty Officer Adam Kraft, U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Lake Michigan; telephone 414-747-7154, e-mail [email protected]. If
you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket,
call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2010-0235), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online (via http://www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of these means. If you submit a
comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be considered
received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment.
If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered
as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the
Docket Management Facility. We recommend that you include your name and
a mailing address, an e-mail address, or a telephone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become
highlighted in blue. In the ``Document Type'' drop down menu select
``Proposed Rule'' and insert ``USCG-2010-0235'' in the ``Keyword'' box.
Click ``Search'' then click on the balloon shape in the ``Actions''
column. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit
them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable
for copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and
would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a
stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all
comments and material received during the comment period and may change
the rule based on your comments.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted
in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2010-0235'' and click
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.
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. We have an
agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket
Management Facility.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Public Meeting
We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a
request for one using one of the four methods specified under
ADDRESSES. Please
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explain why you believe a public meeting would be beneficial. If we
determine that one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a
time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register.
Basis and Purpose
This safety zone is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels from
the hazards associated with the Michigan City Super Boat Grand Prix.
The Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, has determined that the
Michigan City Super Boat Grand Prix presents significant risks to
public safety and property. The likely combination of congested
waterways and high speed boat racing could easily result in serious
injuries or fatalities. Last year this event occurred with a slightly
different safety zone in effect. The zone provided a safe environment
for the public to enjoy these high speed boat races.
Discussion of Proposed Rule
The proposed rule and associated safety zone is necessary to ensure
the safety of vessels and people during the Michigan City Super Boat
Grand Prix. The Coast Guard proposes establishing a temporary safety
zone located on Lake Michigan offshore of Long Beach in Michigan City,
Indiana. The proposed safety zone will be 4500 yards by 600 yards,
encompassing specified U.S. waters bound by a line drawn from
41[deg]43'42'' N, 086[deg]54'18'' W; then north to 41[deg]43'49'' N,
086[deg]54'31'' W; then east to 41[deg]44'48'' N, 086[deg]51'45'' W;
then south to 41[deg]44'42'' N, 086[deg]51'31'' W; then west returning
to the point of origin (NAD 83). The proposed safety zone will be
enforced from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on August 08, 2010; only immediately
before, during, and immediately after the event and only upon notice by
the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan. The Captain of the Port,
Sector Lake Michigan, will use all appropriate means to notify the
public when the safety zone will be enforced, including publication in
the Federal Register in accordance with 33 CFR 165.7(a). Means of
notification may also include Broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local
Notice to Mariners. The Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will
issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners notifying the public when
enforcement of the safety zone established by this section is
cancelled.
All persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the
Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated on-
scene representative. Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the
safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port,
Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated on-scene representative.
The Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated
on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16.
Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.
Regulatory Planning and Review
This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
and does not require an assessment of potential costs and benefits
under section 6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under that Order.
This is not a significant regulatory action because the safety zone
will be in effect for a minimal amount of time. Plus, vessels may still
transit with the permission of the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake
Michigan, or his or her designated on-scene representative.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered whether this proposed rule would have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. 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 proposed
rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. This rule will affect the following entities,
some of which might be small entities: The owners or operators of
vessels intending to transit or anchor, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on
August 08, 2010, in the portion of Lake Michigan within the safety zone
established below.
This safety zone will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities for the following reasons: This
safety zone will be in effect for only and enforced for only a few
hours. Plus, vessels may still transit through the zone with the
permission of the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or
her designated on-scene representative. Moreover, the Coast Guard will
give notice to the public that the regulation is in effect and when it
will be enforced.
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.
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 proposed rule so that they can better
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. 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 Petty Officer Adam Kraft,
Prevention Department, Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, WI
at (414) 747-7154. 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.
Collection of Information
This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
Federalism
A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this proposed rule
under that Order and have determined that it does not have implications
for federalism.
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.
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Taking of Private Property
This proposed 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.
Civil Justice Reform
This proposed 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.
Protection of Children
We have analyzed this proposed 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.
Indian Tribal Governments
This proposed 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.
Energy Effects
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13211,
Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.
Technical Standards
The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.
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 (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. A preliminary
environmental analysis checklist supporting this determination is
available in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. This proposed
rule involves the establishment of a safety zone therefore paragraph
34(g) of the Instruction applies. We seek any comments or information
that may lead to the discovery of a significant environmental impact
from this proposed rule.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 165 as follows:
PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306,
3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5;
Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security
Delegation No. 0170.1.
2. Add Sec. 165.T09-0235 to read as follows:
Sec. 165.T09-0235 Safety Zone; Michigan City Super Boat Grand Prix,
Lake Michigan, Michigan City, IN.
(a) Location. The following area is a temporary safety zone:
offshore of Long Beach in Michigan City, Indiana, a 4500 yard by 600
yard area encompassing specified U.S. waters of Lake Michigan bound by
a line drawn from 41[deg]43'42'' N, 086[deg]54'18'' W; then north to
41[deg]43'49'' N, 086[deg]54'31'' W; then east to 41[deg]44'48'' N,
086[deg]51'45'' W; then south to 41[deg]44'42'' N, 086[deg]51'31'' W;
then west returning to the point of origin (NAD 83).
(b) Effective period. This regulation is effective and will be
enforced from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on August 08, 2010. The Captain of
the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her on-scene representative
may terminate this operation at anytime.
(c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in
section 165.23 of this part, entry into, transiting, or anchoring in
this safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the
Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated on-scene
representative.
(2) This safety zone is closed to all vessel traffic except as
permitted by the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or
her designated on-scene representative.
(3) The ``on-scene representative'' of the Captain of the Port,
Sector Lake Michigan, is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or
petty officer who has been designated by the Captain of the Port,
Sector Lake Michigan, to act on his or her behalf. The on-scene
representative of the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will
be aboard either a Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel. The
Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated on-
scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16.
(4) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the safety
zone shall contact the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or
his or her designated on-scene representative to obtain permission to
do so. 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, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her on-scene
representative.
Dated: April 8, 2010.
L. Barndt,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan.
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