[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55138-55139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22012]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. USCG-2009-0996]
Special Local Regulation: Hydroplane Races in Lake Sammamish, WA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Special Local Regulation,
Hydroplane Races within the Captain of the Port Puget Sound Area of
Responsibility for the 2012 Fall Championship hydroplane event in Lake
Sammamish, WA from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. each day from September 28,
2012 through September 30, 2012. This action is necessary to restrict
vessel movement in the vicinity of the race courses thereby ensuring
the safety of participants and spectators during these events. During
the enforcement period non-participant vessels are prohibited from
entering the designated race areas. Spectator craft entering, exiting
or moving within the spectator area must operate at speeds which will
create a minimum wake.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1308 will be enforced from 12 p.m.
until 5 p.m. each day from September 28, 2012 through September 30,
2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Anthony P. LaBoy, Sector Puget
Sound Waterways Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-
6323, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard is providing notice of
enforcement of the Special Local Regulation for Hydroplane Races within
the Captain of the Port Puget Sound Area of Responsibility 33 CFR
100.1308. The Lake Sammamish area, 33 CFR 100.1308(a)(3) will be
enforced from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. from September 28, 2012 through
September 30, 2012. These regulations can be found in the March 29,
2011 issue of the Federal Register (76 FR 17341).
Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.1308, the regulated area shall
be closed for the duration of the event to all vessel traffic not
participating in the event unless authorized by the event sponsor or
Coast Guard Patrol Commander.
When this special local regulation is enforced, non-participant
vessels are prohibited from entering the designated race areas unless
authorized by the designated on-scene Patrol Commander. Spectator craft
may remain in designated spectator areas but must follow the directions
of the designated on-scene Patrol Commander. The event sponsor may also
function as the designated on-scene Patrol Commander. Spectator craft
entering, exiting or moving within the spectator area must operate at
speeds which will create a minimum wake.
Emergency Signaling: A succession of sharp, short signals by
whistle or horn from vessels patrolling the areas under the discretion
of the designated on-scene Patrol Commander shall serve as a signal to
stop. Vessels signaled shall stop and shall comply with the orders of
the patrol vessel. Failure to do so may result in expulsion from the
area, citation for failure to comply, or both.
This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 100.1308 and 5
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the
Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance
notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to
Mariners. If the Captain of the Port determines that the regulated area
need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, he
may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to
enter the regulated area.
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Dated: August 23, 2012.
G.G. Stump,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
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