[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 44828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19081]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0798]


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 4 p.m. on September 2, 2018. This action is necessary to limit 
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 4 p.m. on September 2, 2018.

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 2, 2018, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
    The boundaries of the race area, as specified in 33 CFR 
100.1309(a), enclose approximately 2 nautical miles of the navigable 
waters in Budd Inlet south of Big Tykle Cove to west of Priest Point.
    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.
    In addition to this published document, 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 28, 2018.
Linda A. Sturgis,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2018-19081 Filed 8-31-18; 8:45 am]
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