[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 193 (Friday, October 6, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 46672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21570]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. USCG-2017-0909]
Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Fifth Coast
Guard District
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the
Swim the Loop and Motts Channel Sprint on October 7, 2017, to provide
for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our
regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District
identifies the regulated area for this event in Wrightsville Beach, NC.
During the enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the
regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or
any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 will be enforced for the Swim
the Loop and Motts Channel Sprint regulated area listed in item d.1 in
the Table to Sec. 100.501 from 9:30 a.m. to noon on October 7, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, contact Petty Officer Matthew Tyson, Waterways
Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina,
Wilmington, NC; telephone: 910-772-2221, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local
regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 for the Swim the Loop and Motts Channel
Sprint regulated area from 9:30 a.m. to noon on October 7, 2017. This
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable
waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within
the Fifth Coast Guard District, Sec. 100.501, specifies the location
of the regulated area for the Swim the Loop and Motts Channel Sprint
which encompasses portions of Motts Channel, Banks Channel, Lee's Cut,
and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. During the enforcement periods,
as reflected in Sec. 100.100(c), if you are the operator of a vessel
in the regulated area you must comply with directions from the Patrol
Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of Sec.
100.100(f) and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of
enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide
notification of this enforcement period via a Broadcast Notice to
Mariners.
Dated: October 2, 2017.
Bion B. Stewart,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, North Carolina.
[FR Doc. 2017-21570 Filed 10-5-17; 8:45 am]
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