[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14545]


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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, Pier 66 Elliott Bay, 
Seattle, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Fleet Week Maritime 
Festival's Pier 66 Safety Zone in Elliott Bay, WA from 8 a.m. until 8 
p.m. on August 1, 2012, however, it will only be enforced thirty 
minutes prior to, during, and thirty minutes after the annual parade of 
ships and aerial demonstration. 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 enforced from 8 a.m. 
until 8 p.m. on August 1, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Ensign Anthony P. LaBoy, Sector Puget Sound Waterways 
Management Division Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-6323, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety Zone 
for the Fleet Week Maritime Festival in 33 CFR 165.1330 on August 1, 
2012, from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.; however, it will only be enforced 
thirty minutes prior to, during, and thirty minutes after the annual 
parade of ships and aerial demonstration.
    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 or Designated Representative, thirty minutes prior to the 
beginning, during and thirty minutes following the conclusion of the 
Parade of Ships. For the purpose of this rule, the Parade of Ships 
includes both the pass and review of the ships near Pier 66 and the 
aerial demonstrations immediately following the pass and review. 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 U.S. 
Coast Guard 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. Requests shall Indicate the reason why movement within 
the safety zone is necessary and the vessel's arrival and/or departure 
facility name, pier and/or berth. 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 notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1330 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 extensive advance 
notification of this enforcement period 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, he may use a Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: June 1, 2012.
S.J. Ferguson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2012-14545 Filed 6-14-12; 8:45 am]
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