[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 58102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18327]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0682]


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

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notification 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. until 
4 p.m. on September 2, 2023. This action is necessary to prevent injury 
and to protect life and property of the maritime public from the 
hazards associated with the tug boat races. 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 100.1309 will be enforced from 11 a.m. 
until 4 p.m. on September 2, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Peter McAndrew, 
Sector Puget Sound Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 206-217-6045, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local 
regulations in 33 CFR 100.1309 for the Olympia Harbor Days Tug Boat 
Races, Budd Inlet, WA, regulated area from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on 
September 2, 2023. This action is being taken to provide for the safety 
of life on navigable waterways during this event. District Thirteen 
regulation 33 CFR 100.1309(a) specifies the location of the regulated 
area which encompasses approximately 2 nautical miles of the navigable 
waters in Budd Inlet. 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. 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-FM channel 16.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard will provide 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 notification, he may use a Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: August 21, 2023.
Y Moon,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port, Sector Puget 
Sound.
[FR Doc. 2023-18327 Filed 8-24-23; 8:45 am]
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