[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 20, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 20473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7895]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[CGD13-05-006]


Security and Safety Zone: Protection of Large Passenger Vessels, 
Portland, OR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement.

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SUMMARY: The Captain of the Port Portland, OR will begin, on May 5, 
2005, enforcing a small area of the greater Large Passenger Vessel 
Security and Safety Zones that were established in September 2003. The 
zones provide for the security and safety of large passenger vessels in 
the navigable waters of Portland, OR and adjacent waters. These 
security and safety zones will be enforced for passenger cruise ships 
only and only from the mouth of the Columbia River at buoy 14 upriver 
to, and including, Astoria, OR, until further notice.

DATES: This notice of enforcement for 33 CFR 165.1318 will be effective 
commencing May 5, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT Tad Drozdowski, c/o Captain of the 
Port Portland, OR 6767 North Basin Avenue Portland, OR 97217 at (503) 
240-9301 to obtain information concerning enforcement of this rule.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 12, 2003, the Coast Guard 
published a final rule (68 FR 53677) establishing regulations in 33 CFR 
165.1318 for the security and safety of large passenger vessels in the 
navigable waters of Portland, OR and adjacent waters of Oregon and 
Washington. These security and safety zones provide for the regulation 
of vessel traffic in the vicinity of certain large passenger vessels 
(as defined in Sec.  165.1318 (b)) and exclude persons and vessels from 
the immediate vicinity of these large passenger vessels.
    On May 5, 2005, for passenger cruise ships only, the Captain of the 
Port, Portland, OR will begin enforcing only the area of the Large 
Passenger Vessel Safety and Security Zones, which were established in 
33 CFR 165.1318, from the mouth of the Columbia River at buoy 14 
upriver to, and including, Astoria, OR. Entry into these zones is 
prohibited unless otherwise exempted or excluded under the final rule 
or unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or his designee. The 
Captain of the Port may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local 
agencies in enforcing this security zone. These security and safety 
zones will be enforced until further notice.

    Dated: April 7, 2005.
Paul D. Jewell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Portland, OR.
[FR Doc. 05-7895 Filed 4-19-05; 8:45 am]
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