[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 29, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35616-35617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14296]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2025-0648]


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

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a special local regulation for 
the Olympia Harbor Days Tugboat Races from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on 
August 31, 2025, to ensure the safety of life on the navigable waters 
of Budd Inlet during the event. During the enforcement period, entry 
into the regulated area is prohibited without permission 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 10 a.m. 
until 5 p.m. on August 31, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Anthony Pinto, 
Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound; 
telephone 206-217-6051, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local 
regulations in 33 CFR 100.1309 for the Olympia Harbor Days Tugboat 
Races in Budd Inlet, WA, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on August 31, 2025. 
This action is necessary to ensure the safety of life on the navigable 
waterways of Budd Inlet during this event. Our regulation for the 
marine events within the Northwest District, Sec.  100.1309(a), 
specifies the location of the regulated area for the

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Olympia Harbor Days Tugboat Races, which encompasses approximately two 
(2) nautical miles of the navigable waters in Budd Inlet, WA. During 
the enforcement period, as specified in Sec.  100.1309(c), all persons 
or vessels who desire to enter the regulated race area while it is 
enforced must obtain permission from the on-scene patrol craft on VHF 
Ch 13.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement 
period via the Local Notice to Mariners, marine information broadcasts, 
local radio stations and area newspapers. If the Captain of the Port 
determines that the regulated area does not need to be enforced for the 
full duration stated in this notice, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners 
will be issued granting general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: July 23, 2025.
Mark A. McDonnell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Sector Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2025-14296 Filed 7-28-25; 8:45 am]
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