[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 11981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03917]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0087]


Security Zone; Protection of Military Cargo, Captain of the Port 
Zone Puget Sound, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Sitcum Waterway Security Zone 
in Commencement Bay, Tacoma, Washington from 6 a.m. on February 23, 
2013, through 11:59 p.m. on March 4, 2013, unless cancelled sooner by 
the Captain of the Port. This action is necessary for the security of 
Department of Defense assets and military cargo in the navigable waters 
of Puget Sound and adjacent waters. Entry into this zone is prohibited 
unless otherwise exempted or excluded under 33 CFR 165.1321 or unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port or his Designated Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1321 will be enforced from 6 a.m. 
on February 23, 2013, through 11:59 p.m. on March 4, 2013, unless 
cancelled sooner by the Captain of the Port.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Ensign Nathaniel P. Clinger, Sector Puget Sound Waterways 
Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-6045, email 
SectorPugetSound [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will activate and enforce 
the Sitcum Waterway Security Zone set forth in 33 CFR 165.1321(c)(2) on 
February 23, 2013, from 6 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. on March 4, 2013, 
unless cancelled sooner by the Captain of the Port or Designated 
Representative. Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1321, the Coast 
Guard published a final rule for the security of Department of Defense 
assets and military cargo in the navigable waters of Puget Sound and 
adjacent waters. (See 69 FR 52600, Aug. 27, 2004). When activated, this 
regulation provides for the regulation of vessel traffic in the 
vicinity of military cargo loading facilities in the navigable waters 
of the United States. The security zones also exclude persons and 
vessels from the immediate vicinity of these facilities during military 
cargo loading and unloading operations. In addition, the regulation 
establishes requirements for all vessels to obtain permission of the 
COTP or Designated Representative, including the Vessel Traffic Service 
(VTS), to enter, move within, or exit these security zones when they 
are enforced. Entry into this zone is prohibited unless otherwise 
exempted or excluded under 33 CFR 165.1321 or unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port or Designated Representative.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1321 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 notification of 
this enforcement period via marine information broadcasts and on-scene 
assets.
    If the COTP determines that the regulated area need not be enforced 
for the full duration stated in this notice, a Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the regulated 
area.

    Dated: February 9, 2013.
S.J. Ferguson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2013-03917 Filed 2-20-13; 8:45 am]
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