[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42321-42322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14964]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. USCG-2022-0537]
Special Local Regulations; Seattle Seafair Unlimited Hydroplane
Race, Lake Washington, WA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the
Seattle Seafair Unlimited Hydroplane Race on Thursday August 4, 2022,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, August 5 and 6, 2022,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to provide for the safety of life on navigable
waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within
the Thirteenth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for
this event on Lake Washington, WA. During the enforcement periods, the
operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with
directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying
a Coast Guard ensign.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1301 will be enforced Thursday,
August 4, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, August
5 and 6, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Peter J.
McAndrew, Sector Puget Sound Waterways Management Division, Coast
Guard; telephone 206-217-6051, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local
regulations in 33 CFR 100.1301 for the Seattle Seafair Unlimited
Hydroplane Race on Thursday August 4, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and
Friday and Saturday, August 5 and 6, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable
waterways during this three-day event. Our regulation for marine events
within the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, Sec. 100.1301(b),
specifies the location of the regulated area for the Seattle Seafair
Unlimited Hydroplane Race which encompasses portions of Lake
Washington. During the enforcement periods, if you are the operator of
a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with directions from the
Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard
ensign.
The regulated area has been divided into two zones. The zones are
separated by a line perpendicular from the I-90 Bridge to the northwest
corner of the East log boom and a line extending from the southeast
corner of the East log boom to the southeast corner of the hydroplane
race course and then to the northerly tip of Ohlers Island in Andrews
Bay. The western zone is designated Zone I, the eastern zone, Zone II.
(Refer to NOAA Chart 18447).
The Coast Guard will maintain a patrol consisting of Coast Guard
vessels, assisted by Coast Guard Auxiliary vessels, in Zone II. The
Coast Guard patrol of this area is under the direction of the Coast
Guard Patrol Commander (the ``Patrol Commander''). The Patrol Commander
is empowered to control the movement of vessels on the race course and
in the adjoining waters during the periods this regulation is subject
to enforcement. The Patrol Commander may be assisted by other federal,
state and local law enforcement agencies.
Only vessels authorized by the Patrol Commander may be allowed to
enter Zone I during the hours this regulation is subject to
enforcement. Vessels in the vicinity of Zone I shall maneuver and
anchor as directed by Coast Guard Officers or Petty Officers.
During the times stated, the Coast Guard will enforce Sec.
100.1301(f) through (m) as follows:
(1) Swimming, wading, or otherwise entering the water in Zone I by
any person is prohibited while hydroplane boats are on the race course.
At other times in Zone I, any person entering the water from the
shoreline shall remain west of the swim line, denoted by buoys, and any
person entering the water from the log boom shall remain within 10 feet
of the log boom.
(2) Any person swimming or otherwise entering the water in Zone II
shall remain within 10 feet of a vessel.
(3) Rafting to a log boom will be limited to groups of three
vessels.
(4) Up to six vessels may raft together in Zone II if none of the
vessels are secured to a log boom.
(5) Only vessels authorized by the Patrol Commander, other law
enforcement agencies or event sponsors shall be permitted to tow other
watercraft or inflatable devices.
(6) Vessels proceeding in either Zone I or Zone II during the hours
this regulation is subject to enforcement shall do so only at speeds,
which will create minimum wake, seven miles per hour or less. This
maximum speed may be reduced at the discretion of the Patrol Commander.
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(7) Upon completion of the daily racing activities, all vessels
leaving either Zone I or Zone II shall proceed at speeds of seven miles
per hour or less. The maximum speed may be reduced at the discretion of
the Patrol Commander.
(8) A succession of sharp, short signals by whistle or horn from
vessels patrolling the areas under the direction of the Patrol
Commander shall serve as signal to stop. Vessels signaled shall stop
and shall comply with the orders of the patrol vessel; failure to do so
may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply,
or both.
The Captain of the Port may be assisted by other federal, state and
local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
If the Captain of the Port determines that the regulated area need
not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, he may use
a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the
regulated area.
In addition to this notification 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: July 7, 2022.
P.M. Hilbert,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2022-14964 Filed 7-14-22; 8:45 am]
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