[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3625-3626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00251]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0675]
RIN 1625-AA87
Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia River, and Adjacent
Waters; Washington, DC
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a security zone along the Potomac
River and Anacostia River, and adjacent waters at Washington, DC, for
activities associated with the 58th Presidential Inauguration. The zone
will be enforced on the days leading up to and through the cessation of
activities associated with the 58th Presidential Inauguration taking
place on January 20, 2017. This action is necessary to protect
government officials, mitigate potential terrorist acts and incidents,
and enhance public and maritime safety and security immediately before,
during, and after these activities. During the enforcement period,
entry into or remaining within the zone is prohibited unless authorized
by the Captain of the Port or his designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.508 will be enforced from 6 a.m.
on January 15, 2017, through 6 a.m. on January 24, 2017, for the zone
identified in 33 CFR 165.508(a)(6).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Mr. Ron Houck, U.S. Coast Guard
Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (Waterways Management
Division); telephone 410-576-2674, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 1, 2016, the Coast Guard was
notified by the event organizer that the anticipated dates for the
activities associated with the 58th Presidential Inauguration are
scheduled from January 15, 2017, to January 24, 2017. The Coast Guard
will enforce regulations in 33 CFR 165.508 for the zone identified in
paragraph (a)(6). This action is being taken to protect government
officials, mitigate potential terrorist acts and incidents, and enhance
public and maritime safety and security immediately before, during, and
after this event.
Our regulations for Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia
River, and adjacent waters; Washington, DC, Sec. 165.508, specifies
the location for this security zone as an area that includes all
navigable waters described in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3). This
zone includes (1) Security Zone 1; all navigable waters of the Potomac
River, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north by the Francis
Scott Key (US-29) Bridge, at mile 113, and bounded to the south by a
line drawn from the Virginia shoreline at Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport, at 38[deg]51'21.3'' N., 077[deg]02'00.0'' W.,
eastward across the Potomac River to the District of Columbia shoreline
at Hains Point at position 38[deg]51'24.3'' N., 077[deg]01'19.8'' W.,
including the waters of the Boundary Channel, Pentagon Lagoon,
Georgetown Channel Tidal Basin, and Roaches Run. (2) Security Zone 2;
all navigable waters of the Anacostia River, from shoreline to
shoreline, bounded to the north by the John Philip Sousa (Pennsylvania
Avenue) Bridge, at mile 2.9, and bounded to the south by a line drawn
from the District of Columbia shoreline at Hains Point at position
38[deg]51'24.3'' N., 077[deg]01'19.8'' W., southward across the
Anacostia River to the District of Columbia shoreline at Giesboro Point
at position 38[deg]50'52.4'' N., 077[deg]01'10.9'' W., including the
waters of the Washington Channel. (3) Security Zone 3 all navigable
waters of the Potomac River, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to
the north by a line drawn from the Virginia shoreline at Ronald Reagan
Washington National Airport, at 38[deg]51'21.3'' N., 077[deg]02'00.0''
W., eastward across the Potomac River to the District of Columbia
shoreline at Hains Point at position 38[deg]51'24.3'' N.,
077[deg]01'19.8'' W., thence southward across the Anacostia River to
the District of Columbia shoreline at Giesboro Point at position
38[deg]50'52.4'' N., 077[deg]01'10.9'' W., and bounded to the south by
the Woodrow Wilson Memorial (I-95/I-495) Bridge, at mile 103.8.
As specified in Sec. 165.508 (b), during the enforcement period,
entry into or remaining in the zone is prohibited
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unless authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port Maryland-
National Capital Region. Public vessels and vessels already at berth at
the time the security zone is implemented do not have to depart the
security zone. All vessels underway within the security zone at the
time it is implemented are to depart the zone at the time the security
zone is implemented. To seek permission to transit the zone, the
Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region can be contacted
at telephone number (410) 576-2693 or on Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM
channel 16 (156.8 MHz). Coast Guard vessels enforcing this zone can be
contacted on Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz). The
Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, state or local law
enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation. If the Captain of
the Port or his designated on-scene patrol personnel determines the
security zone need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this
notice, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to suspend
enforcement and grant general permission to enter the security zone.
This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
165.508 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement
in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide notification of
this enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine
information broadcasts.
Dated: January 4, 2017.
Michael W. Batchelder,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port Maryland-
National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2017-00251 Filed 1-11-17; 8:45 am]
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