[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 14, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63098-63099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22098]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0878]
Security Zone; Protection of Military Cargo, Captain of the Port
Zone Puget Sound
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce regulations for the Sitcum
Waterway security zone in Commencement Bay, Tacoma, Washington, from 6
a.m. on September 15, 2016, through 11:59 p.m. on September 20, 2016,
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 security zone is prohibited
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unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or his Designated
Representative, or is otherwise provided by exemption or waiver
provisions in these security zone regulations.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1321 will be enforced from 6 a.m.
on September 15, 2016, through 11:59 p.m. on September 20, 2016, for
the security zone indentified in paragraph (c)(2) of that section,
unless cancelled sooner by the Captain of the Port.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice
of enforcement, call or email Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Zappen,
Sector Puget Sound Waterways Management Division, Coast Guard;
telephone 206-217-6076, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce regulations in
33 CFR 165.1321 for the Sitcum Waterway Security Zone identified in
paragraph (c)(2) of that section, from September 15, 2016, at 6 a.m.
through 11:59 p.m. on September 20, 2016, unless cancelled sooner by
the Captain of the Port or Designated Representative. Under the
provisions of 33 CFR 165.1321, the security zone will provide for the
regulation of vessel traffic in the vicinity of military cargo loading
facilities in the navigable waters of the United States. The security
zones also exclude persons and vessels from the immediate vicinity of
these facilities during military cargo loading and unloading
operations. 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 authorized by the Captain of the
Port or a Designated Representative, or is otherwise allowed under
exemption or waiver provisions in 33 CFR 165.1321(h) or (i).
This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
165.1321 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice of
enforcement 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 of enforcement, a Broadcast Notice to
Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the regulated
area.
Dated: September 8, 2016.
M.W. Raymond,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2016-22098 Filed 9-13-16; 8:45 am]
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