[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43747-43748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10941]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0368]


Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Sector 
Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations at 
various locations in the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone 
from May 31, 2024, to September 7, 2024. This action is necessary to 
provide for the safety of life and property on these navigable waters 
during marine events. During the enforcement periods, the operator of 
any vessel in the regulated area must comply with the directions from 
the Patrol Commander or any official patrol vessel.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302 will be enforced for the 
regulated areas identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
below for the dates and times specified.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Carlie Gilligan, 
Waterways Management Division, Sector Columbia River, Coast Guard; 
telephone 503-240-9319, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local 
regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302 for the following events during the 
hours specified on the dates listed in the following table:

 Table--Dates and Times of Enforcement of 33 CFR 100.1302 Special Local Regulations at Various Locations in the
                             Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone in 2024
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                No.                           Date                    Event                    Location
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1..................................  May 31, 2024, from      Spring Testing          Kennewick, WA, Regulated
                                      5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.  Hydroplane races.       area includes all
                                                                                      navigable waters within
                                                                                      the Columbia River in the
                                                                                      vicinity of Columbia Park,
                                                                                      commencing at the
                                                                                      Interstate 395 Bridge and
                                                                                      continuing upriver
                                                                                      approximately 2.0 miles
                                                                                      and terminating at the
                                                                                      northern end of Wade
                                                                                      Island.
2..................................  June 8, 2024, through   Rose Fest Dragon Boat   Portland, OR. Regulated
                                      June 9, 2024, from      Races.                  area includes all waters
                                      6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.                          of the Willamette River
                                                                                      shore to shore, bordered
                                                                                      on the north by the
                                                                                      Hawthorne Bridge, and on
                                                                                      the south by the Marquam
                                                                                      Bridge.
3..................................  June 15, 2024, through  Richland Regatta......  Richland, WA. Regulated
                                      June 16, 2024, from                             area includes all
                                      7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.                          navigable waters of the
                                                                                      Columbia River in the
                                                                                      vicinity of Howard Amon
                                                                                      Park, between River Miles
                                                                                      337 and 338.
4..................................  July 13, 2024, from     The Big Float, group    Portland, OR. Regulated
                                      8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.  inner-tube float.       area includes all
                                                                                      navigable waters of the
                                                                                      Willamette River, in
                                                                                      Portland, Oregon, enclosed
                                                                                      by the Hawthorne Bridge,
                                                                                      the Marquam Bridge, and
                                                                                      west of a line beginning
                                                                                      at the Hawthorne Bridge at
                                                                                      approximate location
                                                                                      45[deg]30'50'' N.;
                                                                                      122[deg]40'21'' W., and
                                                                                      running south to the
                                                                                      Marquam Bridge at
                                                                                      approximate location
                                                                                      45[deg]30'27'' N.;
                                                                                      122[deg]40'11'' W.
5..................................  July 26, 2024, through  Kennewick Hydroplane    Kennewick, WA. Regulated
                                      July 28, 2024, from     Races.                  area includes all
                                      5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.                          navigable waters within
                                                                                      the Columbia River in the
                                                                                      vicinity of Columbia Park,
                                                                                      commencing at the
                                                                                      Interstate 395 Bridge and
                                                                                      continuing upriver
                                                                                      approximately 2.0 miles
                                                                                      and terminating at the
                                                                                      northern end of Wade
                                                                                      Island.
6..................................  August 10, 2024, from   Swim the Snake........  Perry, WA. Regulated area
                                      10:30 a.m. to 1:30                              includes all navigable
                                      p.m.                                            waters, bank-to-bank of
                                                                                      the Snake River, 500 yards
                                                                                      upstream and 500 yards
                                                                                      downstream from the
                                                                                      Washington State Highway
                                                                                      261 Bridge at the
                                                                                      approximate position of
                                                                                      46[deg]35'23'' N.;
                                                                                      118[deg]13'10'' W.
7..................................  September 7, 2024,      Columbia Crossing Swim  Pasco, WA. Regulated area
                                      from 7:30 a.m. to                               includes all navigable
                                      11:30 a.m.                                      waters, bank-to-bank of
                                                                                      the Columbia River in
                                                                                      Pasco, Washington, between
                                                                                      river mile 332 and river
                                                                                      mile 335.
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    All coordinates are listed in the table reference Datum NAD 1983.
    During the enforcement periods, as reflected in Sec.  100.1302, 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 
vessel. Vessels may not transit the regulated areas without approval 
from the Patrol Commander. Vessels permitted to transit must operate at 
a no wake speed, in a manner which will not endanger participants or 
other crafts in the event. Spectators or other vessels shall not 
anchor, block, loiter, or impede the transit of event participants or 
official patrol vessels in the regulated areas during the effective 
dates and times, or dates and times as modified through Local Notice to 
Mariners, unless authorized by an official patrol vessel. In addition 
to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard 
will provide notification of these enforcement periods via the Local 
Notice to Mariners and marine information broadcasts.

    Dated: May 13, 2024.
J.W. Noggle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River.
[FR Doc. 2024-10941 Filed 5-17-24; 8:45 am]
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