[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7265-7266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02133]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2012-0087]
Security Zone; Protection of Military Cargo, Captain of the Port
Zone Puget Sound, WA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Sitcum Waterway Security Zone
in Commencement Bay, Tacoma, Washington from 6 a.m. on February 1,
2013, through 11:59 p.m. on February 7, 2013, unless cancelled sooner
by the Captain of the Port. This action is necessary for the security
of Department of Defense assets and military cargo in the navigable
waters of Puget Sound and adjacent waters. Entry into this zone is
prohibited unless otherwise exempted or excluded under 33 CFR 165.1321
or unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or his Designated
Representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1321 will be enforced for the
security zone described in paragraph (c)(2) of that section from 6 a.m.
on February 1, 2013, through 11:59 p.m. on February 7, 2013, unless
cancelled sooner by the Captain of the Port.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or email Ensign Nathaniel P. Clinger, Sector Puget Sound Waterways
Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-6045, email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will activate and enforce
the Sitcum Waterway Security Zone set forth in 33 CFR 165.1321(c)(2)
from 6 a.m. on February 1, 2013, through 11:59 p.m. on February 7,
2013, unless cancelled sooner by the Captain of the Port or Designated
Representative. In
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2004, the Coast Guard established regulations for the security of
Department of Defense assets and military cargo in the navigable waters
of Puget Sound to and adjacent waters. (See 69 FR 52600, Aug. 27,
2004). When subject to enforcement, this regulation prohibits persons
and vessels from the immediate vicinity of these facilities during
military cargo loading and unloading operations. The security zone will
also provide for the regulation of vessel traffic in the vicinity of
military cargo loading facilities in the navigable waters of the United
States. In addition, the regulation establishes requirements for all
vessels to obtain permission of the COTP or Designated Representative,
including the Vessel Traffic Service (VTS), to enter, move within, or
exit these security zones when they are enforced. Entry into this zone
is prohibited unless otherwise exempted or excluded under 33 CFR
165.1321 or unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or Designated
Representative.
This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1321 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 notification of
this enforcement period via marine information broadcasts and on-scene
assets. If the COTP determines that the regulated area need not be
enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, a Broadcast
Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the
regulated area.
Dated: January 23, 2013.
S.J. Ferguson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2013-02133 Filed 1-31-13; 8:45 am]
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