83 FR 24406 - Safety Zone, Coast Guard Exercise Area, Hood Canal, Washington

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 103 (May 29, 2018)

Page Range		24406-24406
FR Document		2018-11463

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone around vessels involved in Coast Guard training exercises in Hood Canal, WA from July 9, 2018 through July 13, 2018, unless cancelled sooner by the Captain of the Port. This is necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime public and vessels participating in these exercises. During the enforcement period, entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or her Designated Representative.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0470]


Safety Zone, Coast Guard Exercise Area, Hood Canal, Washington

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone around vessels 
involved in Coast Guard training exercises in Hood Canal, WA from July 
9, 2018 through July 13, 2018, unless cancelled sooner by the Captain 
of the Port. This is necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime 
public and vessels participating in these exercises. During the 
enforcement period, entry into this zone is prohibited unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port or her Designated Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1339 will be enforced from 8 a.m. 
on July 9, 2018 through 5 p.m. on July 13, 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, Coast Guard; 
telephone 206-217-6051, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
around vessels involved in Coast Guard training exercises in Hood 
Canal, WA set forth in 33 CFR 165.1339, from 8 a.m. on July 9, 2018 
through 5 p.m. on July 13, 2018, unless cancelled sooner by the Captain 
of the Port. Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1339, no person or 
vessel may enter or remain within 500 yards of any vessel involved in 
Coast Guard training exercises while such vessel is transiting Hood 
Canal, WA between Foul Weather Bluff and the entrance to Dabob Bay, 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or a Designated 
Representative. In addition, the regulation requires all vessels to 
obtain permission for entry during the enforcement period by contacting 
the on-scene patrol commander on VHF channel 13 or 16, or the Sector 
Puget Sound Joint Harbor Operations Center at 206-217-6001. Members of 
the maritime public will be able to identify participating vessels as 
those flying the Coast Guard Ensign. The COTP may also be assisted in 
the enforcement of the zone by other federal, state, or local agencies. 
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.

    Dated: May 22, 2018.
Linda A. Sturgis,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2018-11463 Filed 5-25-18; 8:45 am]
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Coast Guard notified known commercial Waterways Management Division, Coast DATES:This final rule is effective on
vessel operators that transit the area and Guard; telephone 206–217–6051, email May 29, 2018.
there were no objections to this SectorPugetSoundWWM@uscg.mil. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
temporary deviation. Vessels able to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Summerhays, Environmental Scientist,
pass under the bridge in the closed Guard will enforce the safety zone Attainment Planning and Maintenance
position may do so at any time. The around vessels involved in Coast Guard Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J),
bridge will not be able to open for training exercises in Hood Canal, WA Environmental Protection Agency,
emergencies and there is no immediate set forth in 33 CFR 165.1339, from 8 Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
alternate route for vessels to pass. a.m. on July 9, 2018 through 5 p.m. on Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6067,
The Coast Guard will also inform the July 13, 2018, unless cancelled sooner Summerhays.john@epa.gov.
users of the waterways through our by the Captain of the Port. Under the
Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners provisions of 33 CFR 165.1339, no SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
of the change in operating schedule for person or vessel may enter or remain February 1, 2018 (83 FR 4591), EPA
the bridge so that vessel operators can within 500 yards of any vessel involved published a final rule approving Illinois’
arrange their transits to minimize any in Coast Guard training exercises while plans addressing nonattainment area
impact caused by the temporary such vessel is transiting Hood Canal, planning requirements for SO2 for the
deviation. WA between Foul Weather Bluff and the Lemont and Pekin areas, plans that
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), entrance to Dabob Bay, unless include numerous state regulations.
the drawbridge must return to its regular authorized by the Captain of the Port or However, the codification of that action
operating schedule immediately at the a Designated Representative. In listed only a subset of the regulations in
end of the effective period of this addition, the regulation requires all Illinois’ plans. This document corrects
temporary deviation. This deviation vessels to obtain permission for entry the erroneous amendatory language by
from the operating regulations is during the enforcement period by clarifying the complete set of
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. contacting the on-scene patrol regulations in Illinois plans that have
Dated: May 22, 2018. commander on VHF channel 13 or 16, been approved.
C.J. Bisignano, or the Sector Puget Sound Joint Harbor Correction
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, Operations Center at 206–217–6001.
First Coast Guard District. Members of the maritime public will be In the final rule published in the
able to identify participating vessels as Federal Register on February 1, 2018
[FR Doc. 2018–11371 Filed 5–25–18; 8:45 am]
those flying the Coast Guard Ensign. (83 FR 4591), the rules listed as
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
The COTP may also be assisted in the approved on page 4594 included only
enforcement of the zone by other Subpart B sections 214.121 and 214.122,
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND federal, state, or local agencies. In Subpart D section 214.161, and Subpart
SECURITY addition to this notice of enforcement in AA sections 214.600, 214.601, 214.602,
the Federal Register, the Coast Guard 214.603, 214.604, and 214.605. To
Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this codify the complete list of rules in the
enforcement period via the Local Notice plan that EPA approved, EPA is
33 CFR Part 165 to Mariners. correcting the codification to include
the omitted rules, namely Subpart A
[Docket No. USCG–2018–0470] Dated: May 22, 2018.
sections 214.101, 214.102, 214.103, and
Linda A. Sturgis,
Safety Zone, Coast Guard Exercise 214.104, Subpart D section 214.162,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Subpart F section 214.201, Subpart K
Area, Hood Canal, Washington Port Puget Sound.
sections 214.300 and 214.305, and
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. [FR Doc. 2018–11463 Filed 5–25–18; 8:45 am] Subpart Q section 214.421. The
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P codification section of this action
regulation. specifies the corrected listing for this
codification, listing all of the rules that
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION should have been identified as approved
the safety zone around vessels involved AGENCY and including the appropriate citation
in Coast Guard training exercises in for these approvals.
Hood Canal, WA from July 9, 2018 40 CFR Part 52
Section 553 of the Administrative
through July 13, 2018, unless cancelled [EPA–R05–OAR–2016–0138; FRL–9978– Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B),
sooner by the Captain of the Port. This 43—Region 5] provides that, when an agency for good
is necessary to ensure the safety of the cause finds that notice and public
maritime public and vessels Air Plan Approval; Illinois; procedure are impracticable,
participating in these exercises. During Nonattainment Plans for the Lemont unnecessary or contrary to the public
the enforcement period, entry into this and Pekin SO2 Nonattainment Areas; interest, the agency may issue a rule
zone is prohibited unless authorized by Correction without providing notice and an
the Captain of the Port or her Designated opportunity for public comment. We
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Representative. have determined that there is good
Agency (EPA).
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR cause for making today’s rule final
ACTION: Final rule; correcting
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165.1339 will be enforced from 8 a.m. without prior proposal and opportunity
amendment.
on July 9, 2018 through 5 p.m. on July for comment because we are merely
13, 2018. SUMMARY: This document corrects an correcting an incorrect citation in a
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If error in the amendatory instruction in a previous action. Thus, notice and public
you have questions about this notice of final rule pertaining to the sulfur procedure are unnecessary. We find that
enforcement, call or email Petty Officer dioxide (SO2) nonattainment plans for this constitutes good cause under 5
Zachary Spence, Sector Puget Sound the Lemont and Pekin areas. U.S.C. 553(b)(B).

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Notice of enforcement of regulation.
Dates		The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1339 will be enforced from 8 a.m. on July 9, 2018 through 5 p.m. on July 13, 2018.
Contact		If you have questions about this notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Zachary Spence, Sector Puget Sound Waterways Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-6051, email [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 24406

83 FR 24406 - Safety Zone, Coast Guard Exercise Area, Hood Canal, Washington

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYCoast Guard

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 103 (May 29, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard