46596 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 147 / Monday, July 31, 2000 / Rules and Regulations remaining tax basis in the plan is $6,000. account balance under the plan totals ACTION: Final rule. Thereafter, the amount of the outstanding $50,000. For 2000, the plan reports, in Box loan is not treated as part of the account 1 of Form 1099–R, a gross distribution of SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is revising balance for purposes of section 72. The $10,000 and, in Box 2 of Form 1099–R, a its list of annual marine events that participant attains age 591⁄2 in the year 2003 taxable amount of $6,000 (the $10,000 actual occur within the Eighth Coast Guard and receives a distribution of the full account distribution minus $4,000 of tax basis District. This action is being taken to balance under the plan consisting of $60,000 ($10,000 times ($20,000/$50,000)) allocated ensure the safety of life and property in cash and the loan receivable. At that time, to this actual distribution). The plan then the plan’s records reflect an offset of the loan records a decrease in tax basis equal to during each event, while avoiding the amount against the loan receivable in the $4,000, so that the participant’s remaining necessity of publishing a separate participant’s account and a distribution of tax basis as of December 31, 2000, totals temporary regulation each year for each $60,000 in cash. $16,000 ($20,000 minus $4,000). After 1999, event. This list reflects the approximate (ii) For the year 2003, the plan must report the plan disregards, for purposes of section dates and locations of each annual a gross distribution of $60,000 in Box 1 of 72, the interest that accrues on the loan after recurring marine event. Form 1099–R and a taxable amount of the 1999 deemed distribution. Thus, as of DATES: This Final Rule will become $54,000 in Box 2 of Form 1099–R. December 31, 2001, the total taxable amount Example 3. (i) In 1993, when a reported by the plan as a result of the deemed effective September 29, 2000. participant’s account balance in a plan is distribution plus the 2000 actual distribution FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: $100,000, the participant receives a loan of is $26,000 and the plan’s records show that Project Attorney, Lieutenant Junior $50,000 from the plan. The participant makes the participant’s tax basis is $16,000. As of Grade Curtis Borland at Commander the required loan repayments until 1995 January 1, 2002, the plan decides to apply (dl), Eighth Coast Guard District, 501 when there is a deemed distribution of Q&A–19 of this section to the loan. Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA $28,919 as a result of a failure to repay the Accordingly, it reduces the participant’s tax 70130–3396, (504) 589–6188. loan. For 1995, as a result of the deemed basis by the initial default amount of distribution, the plan reports, in Box 1 of $20,000, so that the participant’s remaining SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Form 1099–R, a gross distribution of $28,919 tax basis in the plan is reduced from $16,000 Regulatory Information (which is the initial default amount in to zero. However, because the $20,000 initial accordance with paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this default amount exceeds $16,000, the plan A notice of proposed rulemaking Q&A–22) and, in Box 2 of Form 1099–R, a records a loan transition amount of $4,000 (NPRM) was published on 28 April 2000 taxable amount of $28,919. For 1995, the ($20,000 minus $16,000). Thereafter, the proposing to revise Table 1 to 33 CFR plan also records an increase in the amount of the outstanding loan, other than 100.801, the list of annual marine events participant’s tax basis for the same amount the $4,000 loan transition amount, is not that occur within the Eighth Coast ($28,919). Each year thereafter through 2001, treated as part of the account balance for Guard District. The Coast Guard purposes of section 72. The participant the plan reports a gross distribution equal to received no comments on the proposed the interest accruing that year on the loan attains age 591⁄2 in the year 2003 and receives balance, reports a taxable amount equal to a distribution of the full account balance rulemaking. A public hearing was not the interest accruing that year on the loan under the plan consisting of $60,000 in cash requested and one was not held. and the loan receivable. At that time, the balance reduced by the participant’s tax basis Background and Purpose allocated to the gross distribution, and plan’s records reflect an offset of the loan records a net increase in the participant’s tax amount against the loan receivable in the This rulemaking updates the existing basis equal to that taxable amount. As of participant’s account and a distribution of list of anticipated annual marine events December 31, 2001, the taxable amount $60,000 in cash. in the Eighth Coast Guard District. reported by the plan as a result of the loan (ii) In accordance with paragraph (c)(2)(iv) totals $44,329 and the plan’s records for of this Q&A–22, the plan must report in Box Discussion of Comments and Changes purposes of section 72 show that the 1 of Form 1099–R a gross distribution of No comments were received in participant’s tax basis totals the same amount $64,000 and in Box 2 of Form 1099–R a response to the NPRM. The Coast Guard ($44,329). As of January 1, 2002, the plan taxable amount for the participant for the year 2003 equal to $64,000 (the sum of the has added new events and updated all decides to apply Q&A–19 of this section. event descriptions, as reported by the Accordingly, it reduces the participant’s tax $60,000 paid in the year 2003 plus $4,000 as basis by the initial default amount of the loan transition amount). sponsor of the event. $28,919, so that the participant’s remaining Robert E. Wenzel, Regulatory Evaluation tax basis in the plan is $15,410 ($44,329 minus $28,919). Thereafter, the amount of Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue. This rule is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under section 3(f) of the outstanding loan is not treated as part of Approved: July 13, 2000. the account balance for purposes of section Executive Order 12866 and does not Jonathan Talisman, 72. The participant attains age 591⁄2 in the require an assessment of potential costs year 2003 and receives a distribution of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that full account balance under the plan [FR Doc. 00–18815 Filed 7–28–00; 8:45 am] Order. The Office of Management and consisting of $180,000 in cash and the loan BILLING CODE 4830±01±U Budget has not reviewed it under that receivable equal to the $28,919 outstanding loan amount in 1995 plus interest accrued Order. It is not ‘‘significant’’ under the thereafter to the payment date in 2003. At regulatory policies and procedures of that time, the plan’s records reflect an offset DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION the Department of Transportation (DOT) of the loan amount against the loan (44 FR 11040, February 26, 1979). receivable in the participant’s account and a Coast Guard The Coast Guard expects the distribution of $180,000 in cash. economic impact of this rule to be so (ii) For the year 2003, the plan must report 33 CFR Part 100 minimal that a full Regulatory a gross distribution of $180,000 in Box 1 of [CGD 08±99±066] Evaluation under paragraph 10e of the Form 1099–R and a taxable amount of regulatory policies and procedures of $164,590 in Box 2 of Form 1099–R ($180,000 RIN 2115±AE46 DOT was unnecessary. The economic minus the remaining tax basis of $15,410). impact is not significant because this Example 4. (i) The facts are the same as in Special Local Regulations; Eighth Example 1, except that in 2000, after the Coast Guard District Annual Marine rule serves only to update an already deemed distribution, the participant receives Events existing list of marine events and does a $10,000 hardship distribution. At the time not change the process for reviewing of the hardship distribution, the participant’s AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT. such occurrences.
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Small Entities Protection of Children from Cooperative Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act Environmental Health Risks and Safety Date: 2 Days—2nd or 3rd Weekend in (5 U.S.C. 601–612), the Coast Guard Risks. This rule is not an economically June considered whether this rule will have significant rule and does not concern an Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi a significant economic impact on a environmental risk to health or risk to River miles 725.0–726.0, Winona, substantial number of small entities. safety that may disproportionately affect MN ‘‘Small entities’’ include small children. 4. La Crosse Riverfest Sponsor: Riverfest, Inc. businesses, not-for-profit organizations Environment that are independently owned, operated, Date: 5 Days—Last Week of June or The Coast Guard is revising its list of and not dominant in their fields, and 1st Week of July recurring marine events. The listing governmental jurisdictions with Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi itself will not affect the environment. populations of less than 50,000. River miles 698.0–699.0, La Crosse, The segment of the listed waterways When an event application is received, WI regulated is the minimum necessary to the Coast Guard will conduct an 5. Fair St. Louis assure the safety of life and property on environmental analysis for the event. Sponsor: Fair St. Louis Committee or adjacent to navigable waters. These Under figure 2–1 paragraph (34)(h) of Date: 3 Days—1st Week in July regulations are relatively brief in Coast Guard Commandant Instruction Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi duration and will only affect marine M16475.1C, this revision is categorically River miles 179.2–180.0, St. Louis, traffic. Therefore, the Coast Guard excluded from further environmental MO 6. Fourth of July River Front Blast certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this documentation. Sponsor: Alton Exposition rule will not have a significant List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100 Commission economic impact on a substantial Marine safety, Navigation (water), Date: 1 Day—1st Week in July number of small entities. Reporting and record keeping Regulated Area: River Front Park, Collection of Information requirements, Waterways. Upper Mississippi River miles 202.5–203.5, Alton, IL This rule calls for no new collection Final Regulations of information under the Paperwork 7. Steamboat days Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– In consideration of the foregoing, the Sponsor: Winona Area Jaycees 3520). Coast Guard is amending Part 100 of Date: 3 Days—1st Weekend in July Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi Federalism follows: River miles 725.0–726.0, Winona, The Coast Guard has analyzed this MN rule under Executive Order 13132 and PART 100Ð[AMENDED] 8. Independence Day Celebration has determined that this rule does not Sponsor: Marquette American Legion 1. The authority citation for Part 100 Date: 2 Days—1st Week in July have implications for federalism under continues to read as follows: that order. Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233; 49 CFR 1.46; River miles 634.5–634.7, Marquette, Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 33 CFR 100.35. IA The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 2. § 100.801 is amended by revising 9. City of Redwing 4th of July Fireworks of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) governs Table 1 to read as follows: Sponsor: City of Redwing the issuance of Federal regulations that Date: 1 Day—4th of July require unfunded mandates. An § 100.801 Annual Marine Events in the Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi unfunded mandate is a regulation that Eighth Coast Guard District. River miles 790.0–791.0, Red Wing, requires a State, local, or tribal * * * * * MN 10. City of Minneapolis 4th of July government or the private sector to Table 1 of § 100.801—Eighth Coast incur direct costs without the Federal Fireworks Guard District Table of Annual Marine Sponsor: City of Minneapolis Government’s having first provided the Events funds to pay those unfunded mandate Date: 1 Day—4th of July costs. This rule will not impose an * * * * * Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi unfunded mandate. River miles 854.7–855.8, GROUP UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER Minneapolis, MN Taking of Private Property 1. Riverfest Power Boat Grand Prix 11. The Great Steamboat Race This rule will not effect a taking of Sponsor: Twin City Power Boat Sponsor: Delta Queen Steamboat private property or otherwise have Association Company taking implications under Executive Date: 1 Day—2nd Saturday in June Date: 1 Day—4th of July Order 12630, Governmental Actions and Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi Interference with Constitutionally River miles 980.0–981.0, Little River miles 173.6–179.2, St. Louis, Protected Property Rights. Falls, MN MO 2. W.A.M.S.O. Ball Fireworks 12. Celebrate the Bridge Regatta Civil Justice Reform Sponsor: St. Paul Parks and Sponsor: Minneapolis Rowing Club This rule meets applicable standards Recreation Date: 1 Day—2nd or 3rd Saturday in in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Date: 1 Day—1st or 2nd Saturday in July. Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to June Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi minimize litigation, eliminate Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi River miles 849.8–850.4, ambiguity, and reduce burden. River miles 839.1–839.7, St. Paul, Minneapolis, MN MN 13. Hastings Rivertown Days Protection of Children 3. Winona Downtown Arts & River Sponsor: Hastings Chamber of The Coast Guard has analyzed this Festival Commerce rule under Executive Order 13045, Sponsor: Winona Downtown Date: 3 Days—3rd Weekend in July
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Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi 11. NCAA Regional Championships— River miles 813.0–815.2, Hastings, River miles 839.1–839.7, St. Paul, Rowing Race MN MN Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) 14. Lumberjack Days Festival Rowing Association Sponsor: St. Croix Events and/or City GROUP OHIO VALLEY Date: 1 Day—2nd or 3rd Saturday in of Stillwater 1. Eskimo Escapades—Water Ski Race May Date: 4 Days—3rd or 4th Weekend in Sponsor: Skiers of Knoxville, TN Regulated Area: Clinch River miles July Date: 1 Day—2nd Saturday in January 49.8–51.1, Anderson County, TN Regulated Area: Lower St. Croix River Regulated Area: Tennessee River 12. Blessing of the Fleet—Parade of miles 22.9–23.5, Stillwater, MN miles 648.0–649.0, Knoxville, TN Boats 15. Minneapolis Aquatennial 2. Tom White Invitational—Rowing Sponsor: Jonathan Aurora Action Sponsor: Minneapolis Aquatennial Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Committee, Aurora, KY Association Rowing Association Date: 1 Day—2nd or 3rd Weekend in Date: 9 Days—3rd Weekend through Date: 1 Day—2nd or 3rd Saturday in May 4th Weekend in July March Regulated Area: Tennessee River Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi Regulated Area: Clinch River miles miles 42.0–43.0, Aurora, KY River miles 854.7–856.2, 49.8–51.1, Anderson County, TN 13. West Virginia Governors Cup Minneapolis, MN 3. Thunder Over Louisville Regatta 16. Big Splash Festival Sponsor: Thunder Over Louisville Sponsor: University of Charleston Sponsor: City of Prairie du Chien and Date: 1 Day—3rd Saturday in April Date: 3rd Week of May Lentzkow Racing Regulated Area: Ohio River miles Regulated Area: Kanawha River Mile Date: 4 Days—3rd Weekend of July 602.0–605.0, Louisville, KY 59.5–62.0, Charleston, WV Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi 4. Marietta Invitational Rowing Regatta 14. Boats and Music Regatta River miles 634.5–636.0, Prairie du Sponsor: Marietta High School Sponsor: The Great Kanawha River Chien, WI Date: 2nd Week of April Navy 17. RiverFeast Regulated Area: Muskingum River Date: Last Week of May Sponsor: Capital City Partnership Mile 0.5–1.5, Marietta, OH Regulated Area: Kanawha River Mile d.b.a. RiverFeast 5. Southeast Intercollegiate Rowing 57.9–58.9, Charleston, WV Date: 1 Day—3rd or 4th Saturday in Championships—Rowing Race 15. Albert Gallatin Regatta July Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Sponsor: Point Marion (Pennsylvania) Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi Rowing Association Rotary Club Date: 2 Days—Saturday & Sunday of River miles 839.0–839.8, St. Paul, Date: 2 Days—3rd Weekend in April Memorial Day Weekend MN Regulated Area: Clinch River miles Regulated Area: Monongahela River 18. River City Days 49.8–51.1, Anderson County, TN miles 89.9–90.8, Point Marion, PA Sponsor: Red Wing Chamber of 6. Oak Ridge Scholastics—Rowing 16. West Virginia Symphony Fireworks Shells Commerce Sponsor: West Virginia Symphony Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Date: 2 Days—1st or 2nd Weekend in Date: 1st Week of June August Rowing Association Regulated Area: Kanawha River Mile Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi Date: 1 Day—4th Saturday in April 59.4–60.4, Charleston, WV River miles 790.0–792.0, Red Wing, Regulated Area: Clinch River miles 17. Riverbend Festival—Concerts and MN 49.8–51.1, Anderson County, TN Fireworks 19. Riverboat Days 7. Kentucky Derby Festival Great Sponsor: Friends of the Festival, Sponsor: City of Yankton, Twin City Steamboat Race Chattanooga, TN Power Boat Association, WNAX Sponsor: Kentucky Derby Festival/ Date: 4 Days—1st & 2nd Weekend in Radio Belle of Louisville Operating Board June Date: 3 Days—3rd Weekend in August Date: 1 Day—Last Week in April or Regulated Area: Tennessee River Regulated Area: Missouri River miles First Week in May miles 463.4–464.5, Chattanooga, TN 805.0–806.0, Yankton, SD Regulated Area: Ohio River 597.0– 18. Annual Superman Celebration— 20. Labor Day Celebration 604.0, Louisville, KY Fireworks Sponsor: City of McGregor Chamber 8. Annual Boat Review—Marine Parade Sponsor: Metro Chamber, Metropolis, of Commerce Sponsor: Chattanooga Marine Trade IL Date: 4 Days—Last Weekend in Association Date: 1 Day—2nd Saturday in June August Date: 1 Day—1st Saturday in May Regulated Area: Ohio River miles Regulated Area: Upper Mississippi Regulated Area: Tennessee River 942.0–943.0, Metropolis, IL River miles 633.0–634.0, McGregor, miles 471.0–478.0, Hamilton 19. Saint Brendan Cup Rowing Race IA County, TN Sponsor: Pittsburgh Irish Rowing Club 21. Busch Beer Drag Boat Classic 9. TRRA Scholastic Sprint Date: 1 Day—2nd or 3rd Saturday in Sponsor: St. Louis Drag Boat Sponsor: Three Rivers Rowing June Association Association, Pittsburgh, PA Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 7.0– Date: 2 Days—1st or 2nd Week of Date: 1 Day—1st Sunday in May 9.0, Pittsburgh, PA September Regulated Area: Allegheny River 20. Blessing of The Fleet Regulated Area: Kaskaskia River miles miles 2.0–4.0, Pittsburgh, PA Sponsor: Pittsburgh Safe Boating 28.0–29.0, New Athens, IL 10. UT Coaches Regatta—Rowing Race Committee 22. Minnesota Orchestra on the Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Date: 1 Day—2nd or 3rd Sunday in Mississippi Fireworks Show Rowing Association June Sponsor: City of St. Paul Parks and Date: 1 Day—2nd or 3rd Saturday in Regulated Area: Allegheny River Recreation May miles 0.0–0.2, Pittsburgh, PA Date: 1 Day—1st or 2nd Saturday in Regulated Area: Clinch River miles 21. River Heritage Days Regatta And September 49.8–51.1, Anderson County, TN Powerboat Races
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Sponsor: River Heritage Days Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 0.0– Near July 15 Committee 0.2, Pittsburgh, PA Regulated Area: Allegheny River Date: 2 Days—Saturday & Sunday— 33. EZ Challenge Speedboat Race miles 2.0–3.0, Pittsburgh, PA 2nd or 3rd Weekend in June Sponsor: APR Events Group, New 44. Rocketman Triathlon—Lake Swim Regulated Area: Ohio River miles Martinsville, WV Sponsor: Spring City Triathletes, 127.6–128.5, New Martinsville, WV Date: 2 Days—Saturday & Sunday on Huntsville, AL 22. Picnic With the Pops or about 4th of July Date: 1 Day—2nd or 3rd Saturday in Sponsor: Huntington Symphony Regulated Area: Ohio River miles July Orchestra 77.0–78.0, Brooke County, WV Regulated Area: Tennessee River Date: 2nd or 3rd week of June 34. St. Albans Riverfest miles 324.0–324.5, Madison Regulated Area: Ohio River Mile Sponsor: St. Albans Riverfest, Inc. County, TN 307.5–308.5, Huntington, WV Date: 2 Days—1st Weekend in July 45. Cross River Swim Paducah 23. Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta Regulated Area: Kanawha River miles Summerfest and River Festival 46.0–47.0, St. Albans, WV Sponsor: Paducah Tourist & Sponsor: Point Pleasant Sternwheel 35. Summer Motion Festival Tri-State Convention Commission Regatta Fireworks Date: 1 Day—3rd Saturday in July Date: 3 Days—Last Weekend in June Sponsor: Tri-State Fair and Regatta Regulated Area: Ohio River miles Regulated Area: Ohio River miles Committee 934.5–936.0, Paducah, KY 265.0–266.0, Point Pleasant, WV Date: 1 Day—4th of July 46. Oak Ridge Sprints—Rowing Race 24. Thunder On The Ohio Regulated Area: Ohio River miles Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Sponsor: Evansville Freedom Festival 322.4–322.6, Ashland, KY Rowing Association Date: 3 Days—Last Weekend in June 36. Indiana Governor’s Cup Date: 3 Days—3rd Weekend in July Regulated Area: Ohio River miles Sponsor: Madison Regatta Inc. Regulated Area: Clinch River miles 792.0–793.0, Evansville, IN Date: 3 Days—1st Weekend in July 49.8–51.1, Anderson County, TN 25. Augusta Sternwheel Days Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 47. Summerfest Sponsor: City of Augusta/Sternwheel 557.0–558.0, Madison, IN Sponsor: Tri-State Fair and Regatta Days Committee 37. The New Kensington Recreational Date: 3rd or 4th Week of July Date: 1 Day—Last Saturday in June Commission’s Fireworks Display Regulated Area: Ohio River Mile Regulated Area: Ohio River miles Sponsor: New Kensington Recreation 307.5–308.5, Huntington ,WV 426.0–429.0, Augusta, KY Commission 48. Fitness System’s Lock Triathlon— 26. Festival On The Lake—Rowing Race Date: One day—July 3rd Lake Swim Sponsor: Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Regulated Area: Allegeheny River Sponsor: Greater Knoxville Triathlon Rowing Association mile 18.3–18.7 Club Date: 2 Days—4th Weekend in June 38. Toronto 4th of July Celebration Date: 1 Day—4th Weekend in July Regulated Area: Clinch River miles Sponsor: Toronto 4th of July Regulated Area: Clinch River miles 50.3–50.8, Anderson County, TN Committee 22.0–23.0, Loudon County, TN 27. Chattanooga Dam Triathlon—Lake Date: One day—July 3rd 49. Paducah Summer Festival— Swim Regulated Area: Ohio River between Fireworks Sponsor: Chattanooga Track Club mile 58.1–59.1 Sponsor: Paducah Promotions Date: 1 Day—4th Sunday in June 39. Wheeling Symphony Conducky Date: 1 Day—4th Weekend In July Regulated Area: Tennessee River Derby Regulated Area: Ohio River miles miles 471.0–471.5, Chattanooga, TN Sponsor: Wheeling Symphony Society 934.0–935.0, Paducah, KY 28. Charleston 4th of July Celebration Inc. 50. Oakmont Regatta Sponsor: Charleston Festival Date: One day—July 4th Sponsor: Oakmont Yacht Club, Commission Regulated Area: Ohio River between Oakmont, PA Date: 1st Week of July mile 90.2–90.7 Date: 2 Days—Last Saturday and Regulated Area: Kanawha River Mile 40. Independence Day Celebration— Sunday in July 50.9–51.9, Charleston, WV Fireworks Regulated Area: Allegheny River 29. Annual River Recreational Festival Sponsor: Paducah Parks Department miles 11.8–12.3, Oakmont, PA Sponsor: Gallia County Chamber of Date: 1 Day—4th of July 51. Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta Commerce Regulated Area: Ohio River miles Sponsor: Pittsburgh Three Rivers Date: 1st Week of July 935.5–936.0, Paducah, KY Regatta, Inc. Regulated Area: Ohio River Mile 41. Independence Day Celebration— Date: 7 Days—End of July or 269.0–270.0, Gallipolis, OH Boat Parade and Fireworks beginning of August 30. Civic Forum Fireworks and Sponsor: Metropolitan Board of Parks Regulated Area: One mile around Entertainment and Recreation, Nashville, TN point at confluence of Allegheny Sponsor: Civic Forum Date: 1 Day—4th of July River miles 0.0–1.0, Monongahela Date: 1st Week of July Regulated Area: Cumberland River River miles 0.0–0.2, and Ohio River Regulated Area: Ohio River Mile miles 190.0–191.0, Nashville, TN miles 0.0–0.9, Pittsburgh, PA 355.5–356.5, Portsmouth, OH 42. 4th of July Celebration—Fireworks 52. Beaver County Riverfest 31. Freedomfest Sponsor: Players Riverboat Casino, Sponsor: Beaver County Chamber of Sponsor: WTCR FM Metropolis, IL Commerce, Beaver, PA Date: 1st Week of July Date: 1 Day—3rd or 4th of July Date: 3 Days—Friday, Saturday & Regulated Area: Ohio River Mile Regulated Area: Ohio River miles Sunday nearest August 15 307.5–308.5, Huntington, WV 943.0–944.0, Metropolis, IL Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 32. City of Pittsburgh July 4th 43. Lottie McAlice Rowing Race 25.1–25.8, Beaver River miles 0.1– Celebration Sponsor: Three Rivers Rowing 0.3, Beaver County, PA Sponsor: Citiparks Association, Pittsburgh, PA 53. Belpre Ohio Homecoming Date: 1 Day—4th of July Date: 2 Days—Saturday & Sunday Sponsor: Belpre Ohio Chamber of
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Commerce Regulated Area: Ohio River miles Regulated Area: Ohio River mile 0.0– Date: 2nd Week of August 170.0–180.0, Marietta, OH 0.1 Regulated Area: Ohio River Mile 64. My 102 Booms Day—Fireworks GROUP LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 185.5–186.5, Belpre, OH Sponsor: WMYU Radio, Knoxville, 54. Rumble on the River TN 1. Memphis in May Canoe & Kayak Race Sponsor: Southern Ohio Water Sports Date: 1 Day—1st Weekend in Sponsor: Outdoors, Inc. Date: 2nd Week of August September Date: 1 Day—1st or 2nd Saturday in Regulated: Ohio River Mile 355.5– Regulated Area: Tennessee River May 356.5, Portsmouth OH miles 645.0–649.0, Knoxville, TN Regulated Area: Lower Mississippi 55. Steubenville (Ohio) Regatta Rumble 65. Ducks On The Ohio River miles 735.5–738.5, Memphis, On The River Sponsor: Goodwill Industries, Inc. TN Sponsor: Steubenville Regatta And Date: 1 Day—2nd or 3rd Weekend in 2. Duckin’ Down the River Rubber Duck Racing Association, Inc. September Race Date: 3 Days—Friday, Saturday & Regulated Area: Ohio River miles Sponsor: Young Women’s Community Sunday nearest August 15 792.0–793.0, Evansville, IN Guild Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 66. Head of Licking Regatta Date: 1 Day—1st or 2nd Saturday in 65.0–67.0, Jefferson County, OH Sponsor: Kendle, Cincinnati Rowing May 56. Armstrong County (Pennsylvania) Club, City of Newport Regulated Area: Arkansas River miles Regatta Date: 1 Day—Last Saturday in 308.2–308.6, Fort Smith, AR Sponsor: Three Rivers Outboard September 3. Memphis in May Sunset Symphony Racing Association Regulated Area: Licking River miles Fireworks Display Date: 2 Days—Saturday & Sunday 0.0–3.5, Newport, KY Sponsor: Memphis in May nearest August 15 67. Fleur De Lis Regatta International Festival, Inc. Regulated Area: Allegheny River Sponsor: City of Louisville, KY Date: 1 Day—Saturday before miles 43.8–45.7, Armstrong County, Date: 2 Days—Last Weekend in Memorial Day PA September Regulated Area: Lower Mississippi 57. Parkersburg Homecoming Festival Regulated Area: Ohio River miles River miles 735.0–736.0, Memphis, Sponsor: Parkersburg Homecoming 602.0–604.0, Louisville, KY, TN Festival 68. Head of The Ohio 4. Riverfest, Little Rock Arkansas Date: 2 Days—3rd Weekend in August Sponsor: Pittsburgh Mercy Sponsor: Riverfest, Inc. Regulated Area: Ohio River miles Foundation Date: 1 Day—Sunday before Memorial 184.0–185.0, Parkersburg, WV Date: 1 Day—1st Saturday in October Day 58. Kentucky Drag Boat Association Regulated Area: Allegheny River Regulated Area: Arkansas River miles Inc.: Drag Boat Races miles 0.0–4.0, Pittsburgh, PA 118.8–119.5, Main Street Bridge, Sponsor: Kentucky Drag Boat 69. Chattanooga Head Race—Rowing Little Rock, AR Association Inc. Race 5. Riverfest Fireworks Display Date: 3 Days—End of August Sponsor: Look Out Rowing Club Sponsor: Old Fort Riverfest Regulated Area: Green River miles Date: 1 Day—2nd Saturday in October Committee 70.0–71.5, Livermore, KY Regulated Area: Tennessee River Date: 1 Day—2nd or 3rd Saturday in 59. WEBN/Toyota Fireworks miles 464.0–467.0, Chattanooga, TN June Sponsor: WEBN 70. Head of Tennessee Regatta Regulated Area: Arkansas River miles Date: 1 Day—Sunday before Labor Sponsor: Knoxville Rowing 297.0–298.0, Fort Smith, AR Day Association 6. Fourth of July Fireworks Regulated Area: Ohio River 469.2– Date: 1 Day—2nd Saturday in October Sponsor: Memphis Center City 470.5, Cincinnati, OH Regulated Area: Tennessee River Commission 60. Charleston Sternwheel Regatta miles 641.5–645.0, Knoxville, TN Date: 1 Day—4th of July Sponsor: Charleston Festival 71. City of Pittsburgh Light Up Night Regulated Area: Lower Mississippi Commission Fireworks River miles 735.5–736.5, Mud Date: 4 Days—The 2 Weekends before Sponsor: Citiparks Island, Memphis, TN Labor Day Date: 1 Day—1st Friday in November 7. Pops on the River Fireworks Display Regulated Area: Kanawha River miles Regulated Area: Ohio River miles 0.0– Sponsor: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 57.0–59.0, Charleston, WV 0.2, Pittsburgh, PA Date: 1 Day—4th of July 61. Aurora APR Power Boat Races 72. Light Up Pittsburgh Regulated Area: Arkansas River miles Sponsor: Aurora Riverfront Sponsor: Kauffmans 118.8–119.5, Main Street Bridge, Beautification Date: 3rd Friday in November Little Rock AR Date: August 29 Regulated Area: Ohio River mile 0.0– 8. Fourth of July Celebration Regulated Area: Ohio River, at 0.1 Sponsor: Pickwick Landing State Park approximately mile 496.0–499.0, 73. Christmas on the River—Marine Date: 4th of July mid-channel, Aurora, IN Parade Regulated Area: Tennessee River Mile 62. Portsmouth River Days Sponsor: Chattanooga Downtown 206.7–209.0, Pickwick Dam, TN Sponsor: Portsmouth River Days Inc. Partnership 9. Independence Day Celebration Date: 1st Week of September Date: 1 Day—Last Weekend in Sponsor: City of Guntersville Regulated Area: Ohio River Mile November or 1st Weekend in Date: 4th of July 355.5–356.5, Portsmouth, OH December Regulated Area: Tennessee River 63. Ohio River Sternwheel Festival Regulated Area: Tennessee River Miles 356.0–360.0, Guntersville, AL Sponsor: Ohio River Sternwheel miles 464.0–469.0, Chattanooga, TN 10. Spirit of Freedom Celebration Festival Commission 74. First Night Pittsburgh Sponsor: WLAY Radio Date: 2 Days—1st or 2nd Weekend in Sponsor: Forest City Management Date: 4th of July September Date: One day—31 December Regulated Area: Tennessee River Mile
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255.0–256.5, Sheffield, AL Regulated Area: Entire Biloxi Date: 2nd weekend in July 11. Meat on the River Barbecue Cook- Channel, Biloxi, MS Regulated Area: A 5 nautical mile Off Fireworks Display 6. Blessing of the Fleet—Bayou La Batre, radius from a center point located Sponsor: Meat on the Mississippi AL 1500 feet out from the Pensacola Date: 1 Day—1st Friday or Saturday in Sponsor: St. Margaret Church Beach shoreline in front of the August Date: 1 Day—2nd or 3rd Sunday in Pensacola Beach water tank. Regulated Area: Lower Mississippi May 15. MWR Fort to Fort Swim River miles 847.0–849.0, Regulated Area: Entire Bayou La Sponsor: Morale, Welfare and Caruthersville, MO Batre, Bayou La Batre, AL Recreation, Naval Air Station, 12. Budweiser/Jesse Brent Memorial 7. Annual Krewe of Billy Bowlegs Pirate Pensacola, FL Boat Racing Association Festival Date: First weekend in August Sponsor: Budweiser/Jesse Brent Sponsor: Krewe of Billy Bowlegs of Regulated Area: Fort Pickens Pier to Memorial Boat Racing Association Okaloosa County, Inc. Barrancas Beach, crossing the Gulf Date: 1 Day—Sunday before Labor Date: First weekend in June Intracoastal Water Eay at statute Day Regulated Area: Santa Rosa Sound, mile 180, between buoys 13, 14, 15, Regulated Area: Lake Ferguson, east of the Brooks Bridge to Fort and 16. Greenville, MS Walton Yacht Club at Smack Point 16. Annual Labor Day Fireworks 13. Arkansas National Drag Boat Races at the western end of Sponsor: City of Destin, FL Sponsor: Mid-South Drag Boat Choctowatchee Bay and Cinco Date: Day of or day before Labor Day Association Bayou Regulated Area: The entire Destin East Date: 2 Days—Saturday and Sunday 8. Independence Day Fireworks, Destin, Pass Between and Including Buoys before Labor Day FL 5 to 11, Destin, FL Regulated Area: Lake Langhofer, Sponsor: City of Destin 17. Christmas Afloat, Tuscaloosa, AL Arkansas River miles 71.0–71.5, Date: 1 Day—4th of July Sponsor: Christmas Afloat, Inc. Pine Bluff, AR Regulated Area: The entire Destin East Date: 1 Day—2nd or 3rd Weekend in 14. The Great River Cook-Off Ski Pass Between and Including Buoys December Exhibition 5 to 11, Destin, FL Regulated Area: Warrior River miles Sponsor: North Little Rock Junior 9. Independence Day Fireworks, Gulf 338.0–341.0, Tuscaloosa County, League Shores, AL AL Date: 2nd Weekend in September Sponsor: City of Gulf Shores GROUP NEW ORLEANS Regulated Area: Arkansas River miles Date: 1 Day—4th of July 118.8–119.1, Little Rock, AR Regulated Area: 500 yard radius 1. Blessing of The Fleet around fireworks platform adjacent Sponsor: Our Lady of Prompt Succor GROUP MOBILE to Main Pavilion at Gulf Shore Catholic Church, Golden Meadow, 1. Air Sea Rescue Public Beach, Gulf Shores, AL LA Sponsor: Gulf Coast Shows 10. Independence Day Fireworks, Date: 1 Day—2nd Saturday in May Date: 1st or 2nd Weekend in February Panama City, FL Regulated Area: Bayou Lafourche in Regulated Area: Mobile River 1⁄2 mile Sponsor: US Navy MWR NSWCCSS the area between Galliano, LA to upriver and 1⁄2 mile down river CP21 the area of downtown Golden from the Mobile Convention Center, Date: 1 Day—4th of July Meadow, LA Mobile, AL Regulated Area: 500 yard radius 2. The Blessing of the Fleet and 2. Bass Tournament Weigh-In around fireworks platform adjacent Fireworks Display, Morgan City, LA Sponsor: Gulf Coast Shows to Hathaway Bridge in St. Andrews Sponsor: LA Shrimp And Petroleum Date: 2 Days—3rd or 4th Weekend in Bay, Panama City, FL Festival and Fair Assoc., Inc. February 11. Independence Day Fireworks, Date: 1 Day—Sunday of Labor Day Regulated Area: Mobile River 1⁄2 mile Niceville & Valparaiso, FL Weekend upriver and 1⁄2 mile down river Sponsor: Niceville-Valparaiso Bay Regulated Area: Berwick Bay From from the Mobile Convention Center, Chamber of Commerce Junction of the Lower Atchafalaya Mobile, AL Date: 1 Day—4th of July River at Morgan City, LA to Berwick 3. Water Ski Demonstrations Regulated Area: Entire Boggy Bayou, Locks Buoy 1 (LLNR 18445) Sponsor: Gulf Coast Shows Valparaiso, FL 3. July Fourth Fireworks Display Date: 2 Days—3rd or 4th Weekend in 12. Fourth of July Fireworks, Mobile Sponsor: City of Morgan City, LA February Sponsor: Mobile Register Date: 1 Day—4th of July Regulated Area: Mobile River 1⁄2 mile Date: 1 Day—4th of July Regulated Area: Mile marker 0.0–1.0, upriver and 1⁄2 mile down river Regulated Area: 500 feet from the east Morgan City Port Allen Route from the Mobile Convention Center, bank of the Lower Mobile River 4. Annual Patterson Pirogue Race, Mobile, AL between latitudes 30–41.34N and Patterson, LA 4. Mobile Boat and Sportsman Show 30–41.24N. Sponsor: Rotary Club of Patterson Sponsor: Gulf Coast Shows 13. Flag Day Parade Date: 1 Day—4th of July Date: Last week of February Sponsor: Warrior River Boating Regulated Area: Lower Atchafalaya Regulated Area: Mobile River, 1⁄2 mile Association River—Jennings Bridge to 1 mile upriver and 1⁄2 mile down river Date: 1 Day—July 5th South of Jennings Bridge, Patterson, from the Mobile Convention Center, Regulated Area: Warrior River LA Lower Mobile River Bankhead Lake River miles 368.4– 5. USS KIDD Star Spangled Celebration, 5. Blessing of the Fleet—Biloxi, MS 386.4, Cottondale, AL Baton Rouge, LA Sponsor: St. Michael’s Catholic 14. Blue Angels Air Show, Pensacola Sponsor: USS KIDD and Nautical Church Beach Center Date: 1 Day—1st or 2nd Sunday in Sponsor: Naval Air Station, Date: 1 Day—4th of July May Pensacola, FL Regulated Area: Lower Mississippi
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River miles 229.4–229.6, Baton Mississippi River adjacent to Date: Last Saturday in November Rouge, LA Algiers Point, New Orleans, LA Regulated Area: Galveston Channel 6. Uncle Sam Jam Fireworks, from Pier 9 to the Pelican Island GROUP GALVESTON Alexandria, LA Bridge Sponsor: Champion Broadcasting of 1. Neches River Festival, Beaumont, TX 9. Christmas on the Neches River, Port Alexandria Sponsor: Neches River Festival, Inc. Neches Park Date: 1 Day—4th of July Date: 2 Days—3rd Weekend in April Sponsor: Port Neches Chamber of Regulated Area: Red River, miles Regulated Area: Neches River from Commerce 83.0–87.0, Alexandria, LA Collier’s Ferry Landing to Lawson’s Date: 1 Day—1st Saturday in 7. Monroe Jaycees Fireworks, Monroe, Crossing at the end of Pine St. December LA Beaumont, TX Regulated Area: The areas of the Sponsor: Monroe Jaycees 2. Contraband Days Fireworks Display, Neches River from Neches River Date: 1 Day—4th of July Lake Charles, LA light 26 to Neches River light 30, Regulated Area: Ouachita River, miles Sponsor: Contraband Days Festivities, Neches River Front Park, Port 164.0–169.0, at the Parish Court Inc. Neches, TX House, Monroe, LA Date: 1 Day—2nd Saturday of May 10. Christmas Boat Parade on Clear Lake 8. Boomtown Casino Fireworks, Regulated Area: 500 foot radius from Sponsor: Clear Lake Area Chamber of Harvey, LA the fireworks barge in Lake Charles Commerce Sponsor: Boomtown Casino anchored at approximate position Date: 2nd Saturday in December Date: 1 Day—4th of July 30°13′54″ N–093°13′42″ W, Lake Regulated Area: Clear Lake, Texas. Regulated Area: Harvey Canal, miles Charles, LA From South Shore Harbor Marina 3.5—5.5, the entire width of the 3. National Safe Boating Week down Clear Lake Channel, to Clear canal, Harvey, LA Sponsor: Houston Power Squadron Creek Channel Light 2. 9. Kenner Fireworks, Kenner, LA Date: Last weekend in May or first Sponsor: City of Kenner weekend in June GROUP CORPUS CHRISTI Date: 1 Day—4th of July Regulated Area: Clear Creek Channel 1. Buccaneer Days Fireworks Display Regulated Area: 500 yard radius from Light 2 up to, but not Sponsor: Buccaneer Commission, Inc. around fireworks platform in Lake including, the South Shore Harbor Date: 1 Day—Last Friday in April or Pontchartrain at Williams Blvd, Marina. First Friday in May Kenner, LA 4. Sylvan Beach Fireworks Display, Regulated Area: Bayfront, All Waters 10. Bally’s Casino Fireworks, New Sylvan Beach, Houston, TX inside Corpus Christi Marina Levee, Orleans, LA Sponsor: City of LaPorte Corpus Christi Bay, TX Sponsor: Bally’s Casino Date: 1 Day—End of June or Early July 2. SPI Windsurf Blowout Date: 1 Day—4th of July Regulated Area: Rectangle Extending Sponsor: South Padre Island Regulated Area: 500 yard radius 250 feet East, 250 feet West; 1000 Convention and Visitors Bureau around fireworks platform in Lake feet North, and 1000 feet South, Date: 2 Day—First Saturday and Pontchartrain, 1⁄4 miles North of centered around fireworks barge at Sunday in May Bally’s Casino, New Orleans, LA Sylvan Beach, Houston, TX Regulated Area: Rectangle extending 11. Riverfront Marketing Fireworks, 5. Neches River 4th of July Celebration, one mile East, Half mile North and New Orleans, LA Beaumont, Texas Half mile South from Position 26– Sponsor: Riverfront Marketing Group Sponsor: City of Beaumont 08N, 97–10.5W, in the Laguna Date: 1 Day—4th of July Date: 1 Day—4th of July Madre area known as ‘‘The Flats’’, Regulated Area: 500 yard radius Regulated Area: River Front Park, South Padre Island, TX around fireworks platform adjacent Beaumont, TX—All waters of the 3. Corpus Christi 4th of July Fireworks to Woldenburg Park in Mississippi Neches River, bank to bank, from Display River, New Orleans, LA the Trinity Industries Dry Dock to Sponsor: City of Corpus Christi 12. Annual Hogdown Fireworks, the northeast corner of the Port of Date: 1 Day—4th of July Mandeville, LA Beaumont’s dock No. 5 Regulated Area: Bayfront, All Waters Sponsor: Mr. R. C. Lunn 6. Clear Lake Fireworks Display, Clear inside Corpus Christi Marina Levee, Date: 1 Day—4th of July Lake, Houston, TX Corpus Christi Bay, TX Regulated Area: 500 yard radius Sponsor: Clear Lake Chamber of 4. City of Port Aransas 4th of July around fireworks platform adjacent Commerce Fireworks Display to intersection of Tangipahoa River Date: 1 Day—4th of July Sponsor: City of Port Aransas and Lake Pontchartrain, Regulated Area: Rectangle extending Date: 1 Day—4th of July Mandeville, LA 500 feet East, 500 feet West; 1000 Regulated Area: 600 foot radius from 13. Riverfront Marketing Fireworks, feet North, and 1000 feet South, a point half way between Port New Orleans centered around fireworks barge at Aransas Harbor Daybeacon 2 to Port Sponsor: Jax Brewery Light #19 on Clear Lake, Houston, Aransas Ferry landing in the Corpus Date: 1 Day—December 31 TX Christi Ship Channel, Port Aransas, Regulated Area: 500 yard radius 7. Blessing of the Fleet TX around fireworks platform in Sponsor: Clear Lake Elks Club 5. Bayfest Fireworks Display Mississippi River adjacent to Date: First Sunday in August Sponsor: Bayfest, Inc. Woldenburg Park, New Orleans, LA Regulated Area: Clear Creek Channel Date: 2 Days—3rd Friday & Saturday 14. Riverfront Marketing Fireworks, from Light 2 up to, but not in September New Orleans including, the South Shore Harbor Regulated Area: Bayfront, All Waters Sponsor: Riverfront Marketing Group Marina. inside Corpus Christi Marina Levee, Date: 1 Day—Lundi Gras Day 8. Galveston Harbor Lighted Boat Parade Corpus Christi Bay, TX Regulated Area: 500 yard radius Sponsor: Historic Downtown/Strand 6. Great Tugboat Challenge around fireworks platform in Partnership Sponsor: Bayfest Inc.
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Date: 2 Days—3rd Friday & Saturday FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For of Federal Regulations (CFR). It also in September questions on this rule, contact adds the IMO definition of ‘‘Area to be Regulated Area: Bayfront, All Waters Lieutenant Commander Brian Tetreault, avoided’’ in 33 CFR 167.5. inside Corpus Christi Marina Levee, Vessel Traffic Management Officer, Discussion of Comments and Changes Corpus Christi Bay, TX Eleventh Coast Guard District, 7. Harbor Lights telephone 510–437–2951, e-mail We received six written comments in Sponsor: City of Corpus Christi [email protected]; Mike Van response to our NPRM entitled ‘‘Traffic Date: 1 Day—1st Saturday in Houten, Aids to Navigation Section Separation Schemes Off San Francisco, December Chief, Eleventh Coast Guard District, in the Santa Barbara Channel, and in the Regulated Area: Bayfront, All Waters telephone 510–437–2968, e-mail Approaches to Los Angeles-Long Beach, inside Corpus Christi Marina Levee, [email protected]; or George California’’ (64 FR 32451, June 17, Corpus Christi Bay, TX Detweiler, Office of Vessel Traffic 1999). Five comments were strongly in favor of the proposed rule without Dated: July 11, 2000. Management, Coast Guard, at 202–267– 0574; e-mail changes. One comment was in favor of K.J. Eldridge, [email protected]. For the proposed rule, but requested that Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, questions on viewing the docket, call additional information be included Acting. Dorothy Beard, Chief, Dockets, about the underlying Sword Unit leases [FR Doc. 00–19221 Filed 7–28–00; 8:45 am] Department of Transportation, that would be affected by the extension BILLING CODE 4910±15±P telephone 202–366–9329. of the Santa Barbara Channel. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comment wanted the regulations to alert readers of potential future conflicts DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Regulatory History between vessels transiting the extended TSS in the Santa Barbara Channel and Coast Guard In 1989, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) entitled the development of Sword Unit leases. ‘‘Traffic Separation Schemes and Sword Unit leases, OCS–P 0319, 0320, 33 CFR Part 167 Shipping Safety Fairways Off the Coast 0322 and 0323A, underlie the proposed [USCG±1999±5700] of California’’ (CGD 83–032, 54 FR TSS extension. Exploration activities 18258). The NPRM proposed may occur on the Sword Unit as early RIN 2115±AF84 implementing several IMO-adopted as 2002, with development occurring as amendments to the existing TSS’s and early as 2007. To accommodate Traffic Separation Schemes: Off San establishing a shipping safety fairway exploration and development on the Francisco, in the Santa Barbara along the California coast. We elected to Sword Unit, we may temporarily Channel, in the Approaches to Los postpone implementing the suspend or amend the TSS, based on Angeles-Long Beach, CA amendments until the studies on the historical practice and sections 3.12 and AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT. Monterey Bay National Marine 7.6 of the IMO publication, ‘‘Ships’’ Routeing’’, Sixth Edition 1991. We ACTION: Final rule. Sanctuary (MBNMS) and on oil tanker routing along the California coast (the intend to work collaboratively with all SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is amending ‘‘Tanker Free Zone’’ study mandated by of the agencies involved to develop and the existing Traffic Separation Schemes the Oil Pollution Act of 1990) were implement appropriate measures to (TSS’s) off San Francisco and in the complete. facilitate both oil production and safe Santa Barbara Channel. The On June 17, 1999, we published an and efficient shipping. Close amendments have been adopted by the NPRM entitled ‘‘Traffic Separation coordination throughout delineation International Maritime Organization and Schemes: Off San Francisco, in the drilling and any subsequent production validated by several recent vessel Santa Barbara Channel, in the phase will allow us to select appropriate routing studies. The amended TSS’s Approaches to Los Angeles-Long Beach, measures based on the circumstances, as will route commercial vessels farther California’’ in the Federal Register (64 we know them at the time. While we offshore, providing an extra margin of FR 32451). We received six letters agree that potential future conflicts may safety and environmental protection in commenting on the proposed rule. No occur, to include information the Monterey Bay National Marine public hearing was requested, and none concerning Sword Unit leases in the Sanctuary and adjacent waters. This was held. CFR is beyond the scope of this rulemaking. rule codifies descriptions of these TSS’s Background and Purpose into the Code of Federal Regulations. The section entitled ‘‘Off San This rule amends the Traffic Francisco: Area to be avoided’’ was DATES: This final rule is effective on Separation Schemes (TSS’s) off San created by removing § 167.401(c) from August 30, 2000. Francisco and in the Santa Barbara the NPRM and inserting it as § 167.406 ADDRESSES: Comments and material Channel adopted by the International in this rule. This presents the received from the public, as well as Maritime Organization (IMO) in 1990 information in the regulations as it is in documents mentioned in this preamble and 1985, respectively (‘‘Ships’’ ‘‘Ships’’ Routeing’’, Sixth Edition 1991, as being available in the docket, are part Routeing’’, Sixth Edition 1991, IMO). International Maritime Organization. of docket USCG–1999–5700 and are These amendments— Section 167.452 of the NPRM was available for inspection or copying at a. Shift the southern leg of the TSS off divided into §§ 167.451 and 167.452 in the Docket Management Facility, U.S. San Francisco westward to provide a this rule. This presents the information Department of Transportation, room PL– true north/south alignment; and in the regulations as it is in ‘‘Ships’’ 401, 400 Seventh Street SW., b. Extend the existing TSS in the Routeing’’, Sixth Edition 1991, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 Santa Barbara Channel 18 nautical miles International Maritime Organization. p.m., Monday through Friday, except westward beyond Point Conception to Sections 167.500 through 167.503 Federal holidays. You may also find this Point Arguello. were proposed in the NPRM but were docket on the Internet at http:// In addition, this rule codifies these removed from this rule. As stated in the dms.dot.gov. TSS’s into Title 33 part 167 of the Code NPRM, we intended to codify the
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