[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 70496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19591]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0742]


Special Local Regulations; Marine Event on the Willamette River, 
Portland, OR

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 
Portland Dragon Boat Races from September 7 through 8, 2024 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 in Portland, OR. During 
the enforcement periods, entry of vessels or persons into the regulated 
area is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the 
Port, Sector Columbia River or the Patrol Commander. Vessels permitted 
to transit the area must comply with the lawful directions from the 
Patrol Commander or any official patrol vessel.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302 will be enforced for the 
Portland Dragon Boat Races regulated area listed in item 8 in table 1 
to Sec.  165.1302, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., each day, from September 7 
through 8, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call or email Lieutenant Commander Jesse D. Wallace, Waterways 
Management Division at Sector Columbia River, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 503-572-3524, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local 
regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302 for the Portland Dragon Boat Races 
regulated area, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., each day, from September 7 
through 8, 2024. This action is being taken to provide for the safety 
of life on navigable waterways during this 2-day event. Our regulations 
for marine events within the Thirteenth District, Sec.  165.1302, 
specifies the location of the regulated area for the Portland Dragon 
Boat Races, which encompasses portions of the Willamette River, 
extending from Tom McCall Waterfront Park between the Hawthorne and 
Marquam Bridges, Portland, OR.
    During the enforcement periods, as reflected in Sec.  100.1302(a) 
through (e), if you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area 
you must comply with the lawful 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: August 26, 2024.
J.W. Noggle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River.
[FR Doc. 2024-19591 Filed 8-29-24; 8:45 am]
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