81 FR 46835 - Safety Zone; Fleet Week Maritime Festival, 2016, Pier 66, Elliott Bay; Seattle, WA

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 138 (July 19, 2016)

The Fleet Week Maritime Festival's Pier 66 Safety Zone in Elliott Bay, WA will be subject to enforcement from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on August 2, 2016, but within this time period the zone will only be enforced 30 minutes prior to the beginning, during, and 30 minutes following the conclusion of the parade of ships. This action is necessary to promote safety on navigable waters. During the enforcement period, entry into, transit through, mooring, or anchoring within this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound or his designated representative.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46835-46836]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16979]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0062]


Safety Zone; Fleet Week Maritime Festival, 2016, Pier 66, Elliott 
Bay; Seattle, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Fleet Week Maritime Festival's Pier 66 Safety Zone in 
Elliott Bay, WA will be subject to enforcement from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. 
on August 2, 2016, but within this time period the zone will only be 
enforced 30 minutes prior to the beginning, during, and 30 minutes 
following the conclusion of the parade of ships. This action is 
necessary to promote safety on navigable waters. During the enforcement 
period, entry into, transit through, mooring, or anchoring within this 
zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Puget 
Sound or his designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1330 will be subject to 
enforcement from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on August 2, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email LT Kate Haseley, Sector Puget Sound 
Waterways Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone (206) 217-6051, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The safety zone for the Fleet Week Maritime Festival in 33 CFR 
165.1330 will be subject to enforcement from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on 
August 2, 2016; however, it will only be enforced 30 minutes prior to 
the beginning, during, and 30 minutes following the conclusion of the 
parade of ships. The COTP may issue a general permission to enter the 
zone during some of this time period if he or she determines the zone 
need not be enforced for a certain period of time because the parade of 
ships starts late or ends early. If the COTP issues a general 
permission to enter, the public would be notified via a Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners.
    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 his designated representative, thirty

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minutes prior to the beginning, during, and thirty minutes following 
the conclusion of the Parade of Ships. The Captain of the Port may be 
assisted by other federal, state, or local agencies as needed.
    In order to transit through this safety zone, authorization must be 
granted by the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound or his designated 
representative. All vessel operators desiring entry into this safety 
zone shall gain 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 permission to enter this safety zone will be escorted 
by the on-scene patrol until no longer within the safety zone.
    This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1330 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 
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 13, 2016.
M.W. Raymond,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2016-16979 Filed 7-18-16; 8:45 am]
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