[Federal Register: July 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 130)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 36849]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr08jy98-15]

=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-98-046]
RIN 2115-AE46

 
Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Norfolk Harbor, 
Elizabeth River, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This notice implements the special local regulations at 33 CFR 
100.501 during the start of Rendezvous Mile Market Zero, a marine event 
to be held on September 5, 1998. These special local regulations are 
necessary to control vessel traffic in the vicinity of Norfolk Harbor 
due to the confined nature of the waterway and expected vessel 
congestion during the start of the event. The effect will be to 
restrict general navigation in the regulated area for the safety of 
event participants, spectator craft and other vessels transiting the 
event area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 33 CFR 100.501 is effective from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on 
September 5, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Warrant Officer D. Merrill, Marine Events Coordinator, Commander, 
Coast Guard Group Hampton Roads, 4000 Coast Guard Blvd., Portsmouth, VA 
23703-2199, (757) 483-8568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Ports Events, Inc., will sponsor the 
Rendezvous, Mile Marker Zero, marine event on September 5, 1998. The 
event will consist of 100 powerboats, ranging in length from 20' to 
60'. The participants will be divided into 4 groups of 25 boats, with 
each group starting at 10 minute intervals from the Portsmouth seawall 
area of the Elizabeth River. They will run to Hampton Roads and return. 
A large spectator fleet is anticipated. Therefore, to ensure the safety 
of the racers, spectators and transiting vessels, 33 CFR 100.501 will 
be in effect during the start of the event. Under provisions of 33 CFR 
100.501, a vessel may not enter the regulated area unless it receives 
permission from the Coast Guard Patrol Commander. Because these 
restrictions will be in effect for a limited period, they should not 
result in a significant disruption of maritime traffic.

    Dated: June 23, 1998.
P.M. Stillman,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Fifth Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 98-18118 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-15-M