[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34948-34949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15757]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2018-0703]
Safety Zone; Fleet Week Maritime Festival, Pier 66, Elliot Bay,
Seattle, Washington
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Fleet Week Maritime
Festival's Pier 66 Safety Zone in Elliott Bay, WA on July 31, 2018.
This action is necessary to promote the safety of personnel, vessels
and the marine environment on navigable waters. During the enforcement
period, entry into, transit through, mooring, or anchoring within this
safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port,
Puget Sound, or her designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1330 will be enforced from 8 a.m.
until 8 p.m. on July 31, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Zachary Spence,
Sector Puget Sound Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone (206) 217-6051, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
for the Fleet Week Maritime Festival in 33 CFR 165.1330, as amended by
Temporary Final Rule (Docket Number USCG-2018-0656), from 8 a.m. until
8 p.m. on July 31, 2018 to ensure the safe completion of the Parade of
Ships and associated aerial demonstrations. For the purpose of this
notice of enforcement, the Parade of Ships includes both the pass and
review of the ships near Pier 66 and the aerial demonstrations
immediately before the pass and review. The Captain of the Port may be
assisted by other federal, state, or local agencies as needed.
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In accordance with the general regulations in 33 CFR part 165,
subpart C, no vessel operator may enter, transit, moor, or anchor
within this safety zone, except for vessels authorized by the Captain
of the Port, Puget Sound or her designated representative. All vessel
operators desiring entry into this safety zone shall gain prior
authorization by contacting either the on-scene patrol craft on VHF Ch.
13 or Ch. 16, or Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Joint Harbor Operations
Center (JHOC) via telephone at (206) 217-6002. Vessel operators granted
individual permission to enter this safety zone will be escorted by the
on-scene patrol until no longer within the safety zone.
In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register,
the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advanced
notification of the safety zone via the Local Notice to Mariners and
marine information broadcasts. If the Captain of the Port determines
that the regulated area need not be enforced for the full duration
stated in this notice of enforcement, he may use a Broadcast Notice to
Mariners to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.
Dated: July 18, 2018.
M.M. Balding,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2018-15757 Filed 7-23-18; 8:45 am]
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