WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Coast Guard has issued a proposed rule called: Special Local Regulation; East Passage, Narragansett Bay, Newport, RI.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on May 6 by Y. Moon, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Southeastern New England Captain of the Port Zone.
Summary: The Coast Guard proposes revising regulations for a special local regulation (SLR) established to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards inherent in a recurring sailboat race with a starting point on navigable waters of the Narragansett Bay, in Newport, RI. These revisions would modify the precise location of the starting point and make other changes. As under the current rule, non-...