[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12686]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0356]


Special Local Regulation; Annual Dragon Boat Races, Portland, 
Oregon

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation 
requirements for the Portland Annual Dragon Boat Races from 7 a.m. 
until 6 p.m. on June 11, 2016 and 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. on June 12, 2016. 
This action is necessary to ensure the safety of maritime traffic, 
including the public vessels present, on the Willamette River during 
the Portland Annual Dragon Boat Races. During the enforcement period, 
no person or vessel may transit this regulated area without permission 
from the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302 will be enforced from 7 a.m. 
until 6 p.m., on June 11, 2016 and June 12, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Ken Lawrenson, Waterways 
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Portland, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 503-240-9319, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local 
regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302 from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. on June 11, 
2016 and 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. on June 12, 2016, for the Portland Annual 
Dragon Boat races in the Willamette River. This action is being taken 
to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the 
regatta. Our regulation for the Annual Dragon Boat Races, Portland, 
Oregon, Sec.  100.1302, specifies the location of the regulated area 
for this regatta course as all waters of the Willamette River shore to 
shore, bordered on the north by the Hawthorne Bridge, and on the south 
by the Marquam Bridge. As specified in Sec.  100.1302, during the 
enforcement period, no vessel may transit this regulated area without 
approval from the Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River (COTP) or a 
COTP designated representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
100.1302 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 marine information broadcasts.

    Dated: May 20, 2016.
D.J. Travers,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River.
[FR Doc. 2016-12686 Filed 5-27-16; 8:45 am]
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