Special Local Regulations; Fajardo Offshore Festival II, Fajardo, PR

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The Coast Guard is establishing special local regulations on the waters of Rada Fajardo in Fajardo, Puerto Rico during the Fajardo Offshore Festival II, a series of high-speed boat races. The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 16, 2012. Approximately 30 high-speed power boats will be participating in the races. It is anticipated that approximately 20 spectator vessels will be present during the races. These special local regulations are necessary for the safety of race participants, participant vessels, spectators, and the general public on the navigable waters of the United States during the event. The special local regulations establish the following three areas: a race area, where all persons and vessels, except those persons and vessels participating in the high-speed boat races, are prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within; a buffer zone around the race area, where all persons and vessels, except those persons and vessels enforcing the buffer zone, are prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within; and a spectator area, where all vessels are prohibited from anchoring unless authorized b