[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40698-40699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18138]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0753]


Special Local Regulation; Olympia Harbor Days Tug Boat Races, 
Budd Inlet, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce Special Local Regulations for the 
Olympia Harbor Days Tug Boat Races, Budd Inlet, WA from 11 a.m. through 
5 p.m. on September 3, 2017. This action

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is necessary to restrict vessel movement within the specified race area 
immediately prior to, during, and immediately after racing activity in 
order to ensure the safety of participants, spectators and the maritime 
public. Entry into, transit through, mooring or anchoring within the 
specified race area is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of 
the Port Puget Sound or Designated Representatives.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1309 will be enforced from 11 a.m. 
through 5 p.m. on September 3, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Zachary Spence, 
Sector Puget Sound Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 206-217-6051, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce Special Local 
Regulations for Olympia Harbor Days Tug Boat Races, Budd Inlet, WA in 
33 CFR 100.1309 on September 3, 2017, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
    The following area is specified as a race area: All waters of Budd 
Inlet, WA the width of the navigation channel south of a line 
connecting the following points: 47[deg]05.530' N.,122[deg]55.844' W. 
and 47[deg]05.528' N., 122[deg]55.680' W. until reaching the 
northernmost end of the navigation channel at a line connecting the 
following points: 47[deg]05.108' N., 122[deg]55.799''' W. and 
47[deg]05.131' N., 122[deg]55.659' W. then southeasterly until reaching 
the southernmost entrance of the navigation channel at a line 
connecting the following points: 47[deg]3.946' N., 122[deg]54.577' W., 
47[deg]04.004' N., 122[deg] 4.471' W.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.1309, the regulated area shall 
be closed immediately prior to, during and immediately after the event 
to all persons and vessels not participating in the event and 
authorized by the event sponsor. This action is necessary to ensure the 
safety of participants, spectators and the maritime public. Entry into, 
transit through, mooring or anchoring within the specified race area is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Puget Sound or 
Designated Representatives. All persons or vessels who desire to enter 
the race area while it is enforced must obtain permission from the on-
scene patrol craft on VHF channel 13.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
100.1309 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this document in the 
Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community 
with advance notification of this enforcement period via the Local 
Notice to Mariners. If the Captain of the Port determines that the 
regulated area need not be enforced for the full duration stated in 
this notice, she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant 
general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: August 22, 2017.
Linda A. Sturgis,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2017-18138 Filed 8-25-17; 8:45 am]
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