82_FR_47812 82 FR 47615 - Special Local Regulation; Fautasi Ocean Challenge Canoe Race, Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa

82 FR 47615 - Special Local Regulation; Fautasi Ocean Challenge Canoe Race, Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 197 (October 13, 2017)

Page Range47615-47615
FR Document2017-22191

The Coast Guard will enforce a Special Local Regulation for the Fautasi Ocean Challenge Canoe Race on the dates of November 10, 17, and 24, 2017, to safeguard the participants and spectators, including all crews, vessels, and persons on the water in Pago Pago Harbor during the event. This regulation will functionally close the port to vessel traffic during the race, but will not require the evacuation of any vessels from the harbor. Entry into, transiting, or anchoring in the harbor will be prohibited to all vessels not registered with the sponsor as participants or not part of the race patrol, unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Honolulu or a designated representative. Vessels that are already moored or anchored in the harbor seeking permission to remain there shall request permission from the COTP unless deemed a spectator vessel that is moored to a waterfront facility within the regulated area.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22191]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0968]


Special Local Regulation; Fautasi Ocean Challenge Canoe Race, 
Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a Special Local Regulation for 
the Fautasi Ocean Challenge Canoe Race on the dates of November 10, 17, 
and 24, 2017, to safeguard the participants and spectators, including 
all crews, vessels, and persons on the water in Pago Pago Harbor during 
the event. This regulation will functionally close the port to vessel 
traffic during the race, but will not require the evacuation of any 
vessels from the harbor. Entry into, transiting, or anchoring in the 
harbor will be prohibited to all vessels not registered with the 
sponsor as participants or not part of the race patrol, unless 
specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Honolulu or a 
designated representative. Vessels that are already moored or anchored 
in the harbor seeking permission to remain there shall request 
permission from the COTP unless deemed a spectator vessel that is 
moored to a waterfront facility within the regulated area.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1401 will be enforced from 7:00 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the dates of November 10, 17, and 24, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander John Bannon, 
Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu; 
telephone (808) 541-4359, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a Special Local 
Regulation in 33 CFR 100.1401 for the Fautasi Ocean Challenge Canoe 
Race from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the dates of November 10, 17, and 
24, 2017. This action is being taken to safeguard the participants and 
spectators, including all crews, vessels, and persons on the water in 
Pago Pago Harbor during the event. This regulation for the marine 
events, which will encompass portions of Pago Pago Harbor. During the 
enforcement periods, as reflected in 33 CFR 100.1401(c), if you are the 
operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with 
directions from the Captain of the Port (COTP) Honolulu or a designated 
representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 100 
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 the Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: October 6, 2017.
M.C. Long,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Honolulu.
[FR Doc. 2017-22191 Filed 10-12-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-04-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 197 / Friday, October 13, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 47615 Issued in Washington, DC. participants and spectators, including Fischer, Bridge Administrator, Daniel S. Liebman, all crews, vessels, and persons on the Thirteenth Coast Guard District; Acting Assistant General Counsel for water in Pago Pago Harbor during the telephone 206–220–7282, email d13-pf- Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty event. This regulation for the marine d13bridges@uscg.mil. Corporation. events, which will encompass portions of Pago Pago Harbor. During the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Union [FR Doc. 2017–22124 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] enforcement periods, as reflected in 33 Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR), BILLING CODE 7709–02–P CFR 100.1401(c), if you are the operator bridge owner, has requested a temporary of a vessel in the regulated area you deviation from the operating schedule must comply with directions from the for the Steel Bridge across the DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Willamette River, at mile 12.1, in SECURITY Captain of the Port (COTP) Honolulu or a designated representative. Portland, OR. The deviation is necessary Coast Guard This notice of enforcement is issued to accommodate the Annual Run Like under authority of 33 CFR 100 and 5 Hell Half Marathon event. The City of 33 CFR Part 100 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice Portland is sponsoring the race and of enforcement in the Federal Register, event. The Steel Bridge is a double-deck [Docket No. USCG–2017–0968] lift bridge with a lower lift deck and an the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement period upper lift deck which operate Special Local Regulation; Fautasi independent of each other. To facilitate Ocean Challenge Canoe Race, Pago via the Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners. this paving operation, the upper deck Pago Harbor, American Samoa will remain in the closed-to-navigation Dated: October 6, 2017. position. When the lower deck is in the AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. M.C. Long, closed-to-navigation position, the bridge ACTION: Notice of enforcement of Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the provides 26 feet of vertical clearance regulation. Port Honolulu. above Columbia River Datum 0.0; and in SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce [FR Doc. 2017–22191 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] open-to-navigation position, the vertical a Special Local Regulation for the BILLING CODE 9110–04–P clearance is 71 feet above Columbia Fautasi Ocean Challenge Canoe Race on River Datum 0.0. The deviation period the dates of November 10, 17, and 24, is from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on October 2017, to safeguard the participants and DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 22, 2017. The lower deck for the Steel spectators, including all crews, vessels, SECURITY Bridge will continue to operate in and persons on the water in Pago Pago accordance with 33 CFR Coast Guard 117.897(c)(3)(ii), and at the end of this Harbor during the event. This regulation will functionally close the port to vessel deviation period, the upper deck of the 33 CFR Part 117 Steel Bridge will resume operating in traffic during the race, but will not require the evacuation of any vessels [Docket No. USCG–2017–0960] accordance with 33 CFR from the harbor. Entry into, transiting, 117.897(c)(3)(ii). or anchoring in the harbor will be Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Waterway usage on this part of the prohibited to all vessels not registered Willamette River, Portland, OR Willamette River includes vessels with the sponsor as participants or not AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ranging from commercial tug and barge part of the race patrol, unless ACTION:Notice of deviation from to small pleasure craft. Vessels able to specifically authorized by the Captain of drawbridge regulation. pass through the bridge with the lower the Port (COTP) Honolulu or a deck in the open-to-navigation position designated representative. Vessels that SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a or upper deck in the closed-to- are already moored or anchored in the temporary deviation from the operating navigation position may do so at harbor seeking permission to remain schedule that governs the upper deck of anytime. The upper lift and lower lift of there shall request permission from the the Steel Bridge across the Willamette the Steel Bridge will be able to open for COTP unless deemed a spectator vessel River, mile 12.1, in Portland, OR. The emergencies, and there is no immediate that is moored to a waterfront facility deviation is necessary to support the alternate route for vessels to pass. The within the regulated area. Annual Run Like Hell Half Marathon Coast Guard has conducted public DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR event. This deviation allows the upper outreach regarding this closure of the 100.1401 will be enforced from 7:00 lift span of the bridge to remain in the upper deck on the subject bridge to a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the dates of closed-to-navigation position to ensure known mariners that transit on the river. November 10, 17, and 24, 2017. the safety of construction crew The Coast Guard has not received any FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If members. objections to this temporary deviation you have questions about this notice of DATES: This deviation is effective from from the operating schedule. The Coast enforcement, call or email Lieutenant 8 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on October 22, Guard will also inform the users of the Commander John Bannon, Waterways 2017. waterways through our Local and Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard ADDRESSES: The docket for this Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the Sector Honolulu; telephone (808) 541– deviation, USCG–2017–0960, is change in operating schedule for the 4359, email john.e.bannon@uscg.mil. available at http://www.regulations.gov. bridge so that vessel operators can Type the docket number in the arrange their transits to minimize any nlaroche on DSK9F9SC42PROD with RULES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a Special Local ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ impact caused by the temporary Regulation in 33 CFR 100.1401 for the Click on Open Docket Folder on the line deviation. Fautasi Ocean Challenge Canoe Race associated with this deviation. In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the dates FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If the drawbridge must return to its regular of November 10, 17, and 24, 2017. This you have questions on this temporary operating schedule immediately at the action is being taken to safeguard the deviation, call or email Mr. Steven end of the designated time period. This VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:07 Oct 12, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\13OCR1.SGM 13OCR1


Document Created: 2017-10-13 04:34:07
Document Modified: 2017-10-13 04:34:07
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionNotice of enforcement of regulation.
DatesThe regulations in 33 CFR 100.1401 will be enforced from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the dates of November 10, 17, and 24, 2017.
ContactIf you have questions about this notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander John Bannon, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu; telephone (808) 541-4359, email [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 47615 
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