[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 78 (Thursday, April 24, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07077]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2025-0175]


Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Captain of 
the Port Charleston

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the 
Low Country Splash event on May 24, 2025, to provide for the safety of 
life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for 
marine events within the Seventh Coast Guard District identifies the 
regulated area for this event in Charleston and Mt. Pleasant, SC. 
During the enforcement periods, no person or vessel may enter, transit 
through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area unless 
authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.704 will be enforced for the Low 
Country Splash regulated area listed in item 4 in Table 1 to Sec.  
100.704 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., on May 24, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Chief Marine Science 
Technician Tyler M. Campbell, Sector Charleston Waterways Management 
Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 843-740-3184, email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local 
regulations in 33 CFR 100.704 for the Low Country Splash regulated area 
listed in item 4 in Table 1 to Sec.  100.704, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on 
May 24, 2025. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of 
life on navigable waterways during this swim event. Our regulation for 
Marine Events within the Captain of the Port Charleston, Sec.  100.704, 
Table 1 to Sec.  100.704, Item No. 4, specifies the location of the 
regulated area for the Low Country Splash which encompasses portions of 
the Wando River and Cooper River. Under the provisions of Sec.  
100.704(c), all persons and vessels are prohibited from entering the 
regulated area, except those persons and vessels participating in the 
event, unless they receive permission to do so from the Coast Guard 
Patrol Commander, or designated representative.
    Under the provisions of Sec.  100.704(c), spectator vessels may 
safely transit outside the regulated area, but may not anchor, block, 
loiter in, impede the transit of festival participants or official 
patrol vessels or enter the regulated area without approval from the 
Coast Guard Patrol Commander or a designated representative. The Coast 
Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement 
agencies in enforcing this regulation. In addition to this notice of 
enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide 
notice of the regulated area via Local Notice to Mariners, Marine 
Safety Information Bulletins, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and on-
scene designated representatives.

F.J. DelRosso,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Charleston.
[FR Doc. 2025-07077 Filed 4-23-25; 8:45 am]
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