[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 143 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34857-34858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15879]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0707]


Safety Zone, Seafair Air Show Performance, 2017, Seattle, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the annual Seafair Air Show 
Performance safety zone on Lake Washington, Seattle, WA daily, from 8 
a.m. until 4 p.m., from August 3, 2017, through August 6, 2017. This 
action is necessary to ensure the safety of the public from inherent 
dangers associated with these annual aerial displays. During the 
enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter or transit this 
safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or his 
designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1319 will be enforced daily, from 
8 a.m. until 4 p.m., from August 3, 2017, through August 6, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on 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 Seafair Air 
Show Performance safety zone in 33 CFR 165.1319 daily, from 8 a.m. 
until 4 p.m., from August 3, 2016, through August 6, 2017 unless 
canceled sooner by the Captain of the Port.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1319, the following area is 
designated as a safety zone: All waters of Lake Washington, Washington 
State, south of the Interstate 90 bridge, west of Mercer Island, and 
north of Seward Park. The specific boundaries of the safety zone are 
listed in 33 CFR 165.1319(b).
    In accordance with the general regulations in 33 CFR part 165, 
subpart C, no person or vessel may enter or remain in the zone except 
for support vessels and support personnel, vessels registered with the 
event organizer, or other vessels authorized by the Captain of the Port 
or Designated Representatives. Vessels and persons granted 
authorization to enter the safety zone must obey all lawful orders or 
directions made by the Captain of the Port or his designated 
representative.
    The Captain of the Port may be assisted by other federal, state and 
local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1319 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with 
advanced notification of the safety zone via the Local Notice to 
Mariners and marine information broadcasts on the day of the event. If 
the COTP determines that the safety zone need not be enforced for the 
full duration stated in this notice of enforcement, he may use a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the 
regulated area.


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    Dated: July 17, 2017.
M.M. Balding,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting, Captain of the Port Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2017-15879 Filed 7-26-17; 8:45 am]
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