80 FR 45606 - Safety Zone, Seafair Air Show Performance, Seattle, WA

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 147 (July 31, 2015)

The Coast Guard will enforce the annual Seafair Air Show safety zone on Lake Washington, Seattle, WA from 8 a.m. on July 30, 2015 to 4 p.m. on August 2, 2015. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of the public from inherent dangers associated with these annual aerial displays. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter or transit this safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or Designated Representative.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45606-45607]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18846]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0451]


Safety Zone, Seafair Air Show Performance, Seattle, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

[[Page 45607]]


ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the annual Seafair Air Show 
safety zone on Lake Washington, Seattle, WA from 8 a.m. on July 30, 
2015 to 4 p.m. on August 2, 2015. This action is necessary to ensure 
the safety of the public from inherent dangers associated with these 
annual aerial displays. During the enforcement period, no person or 
vessel may enter or transit this safety zone unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port or Designated Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1319 will be enforced from 8 a.m. 
on July 30, 2015 through 4 p.m. on August 2, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email LTJG Johnny Zeng, Sector Puget Sound 
Waterways Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone (206) 217-6323, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Seafair Air 
Show Performance safety zone in 33 CFR 165.1319 daily from 8 a.m. until 
4 p.m. from July 30, 2015 through August 2, 2015 unless canceled sooner 
by the Captain of the Port.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1319, the following area is 
designated as a safety zone: All waters of Lake Washington, Washington 
State, enclosed by the following points: Near the termination of 
Roanoke Way 47[deg]35'44'' N., 122[deg]14'47'' W.; thence to 
47[deg]35'48'' N., 122[deg]15'45'' W.; thence to 47[deg]36'02.1'' N., 
122[deg]15'50.2'' W.; thence to 47[deg]35'56.6'' N., 122[deg]16'29.2'' 
W.; thence to 47[deg]35'42'' N., 122[deg]16'24'' W.; thence to the east 
side of the entrance to the west high-rise of the Interstate 90 bridge; 
thence westerly along the south side of the bridge to the shoreline on 
the western terminus of the bridge; thence southerly along the 
shoreline to Andrews Bay at 47[deg]33'06'' N., 122[deg]15'32'' W.; 
thence northeast along the shoreline of Bailey Peninsula to its 
northeast point at 47[deg]33'44'' N., 122[deg]15'04'' W.; thence 
easterly along the east-west line drawn tangent to Bailey Peninsula; 
thence northerly along the shore of Mercer Island to the point of 
origin. [Datum: NAD 1983]
    In accordance with the general regulations in 33 CFR part 165, 
subpart C, no person or vessel may enter or remain in the zone except 
for support vessels and support personnel, vessels registered with the 
event organizer, or other vessels authorized by the Captain of the Port 
or Designated Representatives. Vessels and persons granted 
authorization to enter the safety zone shall obey all lawful orders or 
directions made by the Captain of the Port or Designated 
Representative.
    The Captain of the Port may be assisted by other federal, state and 
local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.1319 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 
advanced notification of the safety zone via the Local Notice to 
Mariners and marine information broadcasts on the day of the event. If 
the COTP determines that the safety zone 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 17, 2015.
T.A. Griffitts,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2015-18846 Filed 7-30-15; 8:45 am]
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