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BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 301 

[TD 10011] 

RIN 1545–BQ34 

Modernizing Regulations on Sales of 

Seized Property 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Final regulation. 

SUMMARY: This document contains final 

regulations regarding the sale of a 

taxpayer’s property that the IRS seizes 

by levy. The final regulations amend 

existing regulations to better allow the 

IRS to maximize sale proceeds for the 

benefit of the taxpayer whose property 

the IRS has seized and the public fisc. 

The final regulations affect all sales of 

property the IRS seizes by levy. 

DATES: 

Effective date: These regulations are 

effective November 5, 2024. 

Applicability date: For date of 

applicability, see § 301.6335–1(f). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Micah A. Levy, (202) 317–6832 (not a 

toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority 

This document contains amendments 

to the Procedure and Administration 

Regulations (26 CFR part 301) issued by 

the Secretary of the Treasury or her 

delegate (Secretary) under the authority 

granted by sections 6335(e)(2) and 

7805(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 

regarding the sale of property that is 

seized by levy by the IRS (seized 

property). 

Section 6335(e)(2) provides an 

express delegation of authority, stating 

that the Secretary shall by regulations 

prescribe the manner and other 

conditions of the sale of property seized 

by levy. If one or more alternative 

methods or conditions are permitted by 

regulations, the Secretary shall select 

the alternatives applicable to the sale. 

Sections 6335(e)(2)(A) through (F) 

expressly provide that such regulations 

shall provide: (i) that the sale shall not 

be conducted in any manner other than 

by public auction or by public sale 

under sealed bids; (ii) in the case of the 

seizure of several items of property, 

whether such items shall be offered 

separately, in groups, or in the aggregate 

and whether such property shall be 

offered both separately (or in groups) 

and in the aggregate, and sold under 

whichever method produces the highest 

aggregate amount; (iii) whether the 

announcement of the minimum price 

determined by the Secretary may be 

delayed until the receipt of the highest 

bid; (iv) whether payment in full shall 

be required at the time of acceptance of 

a bid, or whether a part of such payment 

may be deferred for such period (not to 

exceed 1 month) as may be determined 

by the Secretary to be appropriate; (v) 

the extent to which methods (including 

advertising) in addition to those 

prescribed in section 6335(b) may be 

used in giving notice of the sale; and (vi) 

under what circumstances the Secretary 

may adjourn the sale from time to time 

(but such adjournments shall not be for 

a period to exceed in all 1 month). 

Finally, section 7805(a) authorizes the 

Secretary to ‘‘prescribe all needful rules 

and regulations for the enforcement of 

[the Code], including all rules and 

regulations as may be necessary by 

reason of any alteration of law in 

relation to internal revenue.’’ 

Background 

On October 16, 2023, the Department 

of the Treasury (Treasury Department) 

and the IRS published in the Federal 

Register (88 FR 71323) a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (REG–127391–16) 

proposing amendments to regulations 

under 26 CFR part 301 (proposed 

regulations). The proposed regulations 

conformed the prescribed manner and 

conditions of sales of seized property 

with modern practices. The proposed 

amendments included changes to 

facilitate online sales, give greater 

flexibility in grouping property and 

specifying terms of payment, and 

provide clarity to the IRS in making 

decisions about which employees can 

be assigned to conduct sales or perform 

related ministerial duties. See the 

Explanation of Provisions section of 

REG–127391–16 at 88 FR 71324–71326 

for a discussion of the proposed 

regulations. 

The Treasury Department and the IRS 

received one comment in response to 

the notice of proposed rulemaking, but 

the comment did not address the 

proposed regulations. The comment is 

available at https://www.regulations.gov 

or upon request. No public hearing was 

requested or held on the proposed 

regulations. These final regulations 

therefore adopt the text of the proposed 

regulations with only minor, 

nonsubstantive changes. 

Special Analyses 

I. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Pursuant to the Memorandum of 

Agreement, Review of Treasury 

Regulations under Executive Order 

12866 (June 9, 2023), tax regulatory 

actions issued by the IRS are not subject 

to the requirements of section 6(b) of 

Executive Order 12866, as amended. 

Therefore, a regulatory impact 

assessment is not required. 

II. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6), it is hereby 

certified that this regulation will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

This certification is based on the fact 

that the regulations solely conform the 

prescribed manner and conditions of 

sales of seized property with modern 

practices by making the sales process 

both more efficient and more likely to 

produce higher sales prices. 

Pursuant to section 7805(f) of the 

Code, the notice of proposed rulemaking 

preceding these regulations was 

submitted to the Chief Counsel for the 

Office of Advocacy of the Small 

Business Administration for comment 

on its impact on small business, and no 

comments were received. 

III. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Section 202 of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) 

requires that agencies assess anticipated 

costs and benefits and take certain other 

actions before issuing a final rule that 

includes any Federal mandate that may 

result in expenditures in any one year 

by a State, local, or Tribal government, 

in the aggregate, or by the private sector, 

of $100 million in 1995 dollars, updated 

annually for inflation. These final 

regulations do not include any Federal 

mandate that may result in expenditures 


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by State, local, or Tribal governments, or 

by the private sector in excess of that 

threshold. 

IV. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) 

prohibits an agency from publishing any 

rule that has federalism implications if 

the rule either imposes substantial, 

direct compliance costs on State and 

local governments, and is not required 

by statute, or preempts State law, unless 

the agency meets the consultation and 

funding requirements of section 6 of the 

Executive Order. These final regulations 

do not have federalism implications and 

do not impose substantial direct 

compliance costs on State and local 

governments or preempt State law 

within the meaning of the Executive 

Order. 

V. Congressional Review Act 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

designated this rule as not a major rule, 

as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Drafting Information 

The principal author of these 

regulations is Micah A. Levy, Office of 

the Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure 

and Administration). However, other 

personnel from the Treasury 

Department and the IRS participated in 

the development of the regulations. 

List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 301 

Employment taxes, Estate taxes, 

Excise taxes, Gift taxes, Income taxes, 

Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Adoption of Amendments to the 

Regulations 

Accordingly, the Treasury Department 

and the IRS amend 26 CFR part 301 as 

follows: 

PART 301—PROCEDURE AND 

ADMINISTRATION 

■ Paragraph 1. The authority citation 

for part 301 is amended by adding an 

entry for § 301.6335–1 in numerical 

order to read in part as follows: 

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805. 

* * * * * 

Section 301.6335–1 also issued under 26 

U.S.C. 6335(e)(2). 

* * * * * 

■ Par. 2. Section 301.6335–1 is 

amended by: 

■ 1. Redesignating paragraphs (a) 

through (d) as paragraphs (b) through 

(e), respectively; 

■ 2. Adding a new paragraph (a); 

■ 3. Revising newly designated 

paragraphs (b) and (c)(1) and (2); 

■ 4. Adding a subject heading to newly 

redesignated paragraph (c)(3); 

■ 5. Revising newly redesignated 

paragraphs (d)(1) and (2) and (d)(3)(i) 

and (ii); 

■ 6. Removing newly redesignated 

paragraph (d)(3)(iii); 

■ 7. Revising newly redesignated 

paragraph (d)(4)(iii); 

■ 8. Removing newly redesignated 

paragraph (d)(4)(iv); 

■ 9. Revising newly redesignated 

paragraphs (d)(5)(i), (ii), and (iv) and 

(d)(6), (7), and (9); 

■ 10. Adding paragraph (d)(11); 

■ 11. Revising newly redesignated 

paragraphs (e)(1) and (3); and 

■ 12. Adding paragraph (f). 

The additions and revisions read as 

follows: 

§ 301.6335–1 Sale of seized property. 

(a) In general. Section 6335 of the 

Internal Revenue Code (Code) and this 

section provide the rules under which 

the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

conducts sales of property seized by 

levy. 

(b) Notice of seizure—(1) Issuance 

and delivery. As soon as practicable 

after seizure of property, the IRS must 

give written notice to the property’s 

owner (or, in the case of personal 

property, to the property’s possessor). 

The written notice must be delivered to 

the owner (or to the possessor, in the 

case of personal property) or left at the 

owner’s usual place of abode or 

business if there is such within the 

internal revenue district in which the 

seizure is made. If the owner cannot be 

readily located or has no dwelling or 

place of business within such district, 

the notice may be mailed to the owner’s 

last known address. For purposes of this 

section, the term internal revenue 

district means an internal revenue 

district within the meaning of section 

7621 of the Code and includes an IRS 

field collection territory or other 

successor IRS subdivision or office. 

(2) Contents. The notice of seizure 

must specify the sum demanded and 

contain, in the case of personal 

property, a list sufficient to identify the 

property seized and, in the case of real 

property, a description with reasonable 

certainty of the property seized. 

(c) * * * 

(1) In general. As soon as practicable 

after seizure of the property, the IRS 

must give notice of sale in writing to the 

owner. Such notice will be delivered to 

the owner or left at the owner’s usual 

place of abode or business if located 

within the internal revenue district in 

which the seizure is made. If the owner 

cannot be readily located or has no 

dwelling or place of business within 

such district, the notice may be mailed 

to the owner’s last known address. For 

further guidance regarding the 

definition of last known address, see 

§ 301.6212–2. The notice must specify 

the property to be sold, and the time, 

place, manner, and conditions of the 

sale thereof, and must expressly state 

that only the right, title, and interest of 

the delinquent taxpayer in and to such 

property is to be offered for sale. The 

notice will also be published in some 

newspaper published in the county 

wherein the seizure is made or in a 

newspaper generally circulated in that 

county. For example, if a newspaper of 

general circulation in a county but not 

published in that county will reach 

more potential bidders for the property 

to be sold than a newspaper published 

within the county, or if there is a 

newspaper of general circulation within 

the county but no newspaper published 

within the county, the IRS may publish 

the notice of sale in the newspaper of 

general circulation within the county. If 

there is no newspaper published or 

generally circulated in the county, the 

notice will be posted at the post office 

nearest the place where the seizure is 

made, to the extent authorized under 

law, and in not less than two other 

public places. 

(2) Alternative methods. The IRS may 

use other methods of giving notice of 

sale and of advertising seized property, 

in addition to those referred to in 

paragraph (c)(1) of this section, if the 

IRS believes that the nature of the seized 

property to be sold is such that a wider 

or more specialized advertising coverage 

will enhance the possibility of obtaining 

a higher price for the seized property. 

(3) Exception. * * * 

(d) * * * 

(1) Time and place of sale. The sale 

will be held at the time and place stated 

in the notice of sale. The time of sale 

will not be less than 10 days nor more 

than 40 days from the time of giving 

public notice under section 6335(b) of 

the Code and paragraph (c) of this 

section. The place of an in-person sale 

will be within the county in which the 

property is seized, except such sale may 

be held at a place outside that county if 

the IRS determines, by special order of 

a delegated official, that substantially 

higher bids may be obtained for the 

property by holding the sale in such 

other county. The place of an online 

sale will generally be the county in 

which the property is seized. If, based 

on the facts and circumstances, the IRS 

determines that the place of an online 

sale is not within the county in which 

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conducted online by special order when 

doing so would be more efficient or 

would likely result in more competitive 

bids. 

(2) Adjournment of sale. When it 

appears that an adjournment of the sale 

will best serve the interest of the United 

States or that of the taxpayer, the IRS 

may adjourn the sale from time to time, 

but the date of the sale will not be later 

than one month after the date fixed in 

the original notice of sale. 

(3) * * * 

(i) Minimum price. Before the sale of 

property seized by levy, the IRS will 

determine a minimum price, taking into 

account the expenses of levy and sale, 

for which the property must be sold. 

The IRS will either announce the 

minimum price before the sale begins or 

defer announcement of the minimum 

price until after the receipt of the 

highest bid, in which case, if the highest 

bid is greater than the minimum price, 

no announcement of the minimum price 

will be made. 

(ii) Purchase by the United States. 

Before the sale of seized property, the 

IRS will determine whether the 

purchase of the property by the United 

States at the minimum price would be 

in the best interest of the United States. 

In determining whether the purchase of 

the property would be in the best 

interest of the United States, the IRS 

may consider all relevant facts and 

circumstances including, for example— 

(A) Marketability of property; 

(B) Cost of maintaining the property; 

(C) Cost of repairing or restoring the 

property; 

(D) Cost of transporting the property; 

(E) Cost of safeguarding the property; 

(F) Cost of potential toxic waste 

cleanup; and 

(G) Other factors pertinent to the type 

of property. 

(4) * * * 

(iii) Release to owner. If the property 

is not declared to be sold under 

paragraph (d)(4)(i) or (ii) of this section, 

the property will be released to the 

owner of the property and the expense 

of the levy and sale will be added to the 

amount of tax for the collection of 

which the United States made the levy. 

Any property released under this 

paragraph (d)(4)(iii) will remain subject 

to any lien imposed by subchapter C of 

chapter 64 of subtitle F of the Code. 

(5) * * * 

(i) Sale of indivisible property. If any 

property levied upon is not divisible, so 

as to enable the IRS by sale of a part 

thereof to raise the whole amount of the 

tax and expenses of levy and sale, the 

whole of such property will be sold. For 

application of surplus proceeds of sale, 

see section 6342(b) of the Code. 

(ii) Separately, in groups, or in the 

aggregate. The IRS, in selecting how 

seized property will be offered for sale, 

will consider which method is likely to 

produce the highest total sales price as 

well as which method is most feasible. 

The seized property may be offered for 

sale— 

(A) As separate items, 

(B) As groups of items, 

(C) In the aggregate, or 

(D) Both as separate items (or in 

groups) and in the aggregate, in which 

case, the property will be sold under the 

method that produces the highest 

aggregate amount. 

* * * * * 

(iv) Terms of payment. The property 

will be offered for sale in accordance 

with whichever of the following terms 

is fixed by the IRS in the public notice 

of sale: 

(A) Payment in full upon acceptance 

of the highest bid, or 

(B) An initial payment upon 

acceptance of the highest bid if the 

payment is in the amount (either the 

dollar amount or the percentage of the 

purchase price) specified in the notice 

of sale and followed by payment of the 

balance (including all costs incurred for 

the protection or preservation of the 

property subsequent to the sale and 

prior to final payment) within a 

specified period, not to exceed one 

month from the date of the sale. 

(6) Method of sale and sale 

procedures. The IRS will sell the 

property either at a public auction (at 

which open competitive bids will be 

received) or at a public sale under 

sealed bids. 

(i) Invitation to bidders. Bids will be 

solicited through a public notice of sale. 

(ii) Form for use by bidders. A bid 

must be submitted in the manner 

specified by the IRS in the notice of sale 

or in instructions referenced by that 

notice. 

(iii) Remittance with bid. The notice 

of sale, or instructions referenced in the 

notice, will specify the initial payment 

amount, acceptable forms of the 

remittance (such as check, credit or 

debit card, electronic payment, or other 

means), and the address (physical or 

online) at which the bid and remittance 

must be submitted. 

(iv) Time for receiving bids. A bid will 

not be considered unless it is received 

in the manner and before the time 

specified in the notice of sale, 

instructions referenced in the notice, or 

in the announcement of the 

adjournment of the sale. 

(v) Consideration of bids. The public 

notice of sale will specify whether the 

property is to be sold separately, by 

groups, or in the aggregate, or by a 

combination of these methods, as 

provided in paragraph (d)(5)(ii) of this 

section. If the notice, or instructions 

referenced in the notice, specifies an 

alternative method, bidders may submit 

bids under one or more of the 

alternatives. In case of error in 

computing the total price of a group of 

property in any bid, the unit price of 

each piece of property will control. The 

IRS has the right to waive any technical 

defects in a bid. A technical defect in a 

bid is deemed waived if the IRS treats 

it as the winning bid. In the event two 

or more highest bids are equal in 

amount, the IRS will reopen the bidding 

until a high bid is submitted without 

any ties. After the opening, 

examination, and consideration of all 

bids, the IRS will announce the amount 

of the highest bid or bids and the name 

of the successful bidder or bidders. Any 

remittance submitted in connection 

with an unsuccessful bid will be 

returned at the conclusion of the sale. 

(vi) Withdrawal of bids. A bid may be 

withdrawn only in the manner specified 

in the notice of sale or in instructions 

referenced in the notice. A technical 

defect in a bid confers no right on the 

bidder for the withdrawal of the bid 

after it has been opened or accepted. 

(7) Payment of bid price. All 

payments for property sold under this 

section must be made in the form and 

manner (whether by check, credit or 

debit card, electronic payment, or other 

means) specified by the IRS in the 

public notice of sale or in instructions 

referenced in the notice. If payment in 

full is required upon acceptance of the 

highest bid, the payment must be made 

at the time and in accordance with the 

terms specified in the notice of sale. If 

deferred payment is permitted, the 

initial payment must be made upon 

acceptance of the bid at the time and in 

accordance with the terms specified in 

the notice of sale, and the balance must 

be paid on or before the date fixed for 

payment thereof. Any remittance 

submitted with a successful bid will be 

applied toward the purchase price. 

* * * * * 

(9) Default in payment. If payment in 

full is required upon acceptance of the 

bid and is not paid when due, the IRS 

will proceed again to sell the property 

in the manner provided in section 

6335(e) of the Code and this section. If 

the conditions of the sale permit part of 

the payment to be deferred, and if such 

part is not paid within the prescribed 

period, suit may be instituted against 

the purchaser for the purchase price or 

such part thereof as has not been paid, 

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percent per annum from the date of the 

sale; or, in the discretion of the IRS, the 

sale may be declared null and void for 

failure to make full payment of the 

purchase price and the property may 

again be advertised and sold as 

provided in section 6335(b), (c), and (e) 

of the Code and this section. In the 

event of such readvertisement and sale, 

any new purchaser will receive such 

property or rights to property free and 

clear of any claim or right of the former 

defaulting purchaser, of any nature 

whatsoever, and the amount paid upon 

the bid price by such defaulting 

purchaser will be forfeited to the United 

States. 

* * * * * 

(11) Participation in sale by revenue 

officers. No revenue officer who seized 

the property to be sold at a sale 

conducted under section 6335 of the 

Code and this section may participate in 

the sale of that seized property. This 

restriction does not apply to sales of 

perishable goods conducted under 

section 6336 of the Code. 

(e) * * * 

(1) In general. The owner of any 

property seized by levy may request that 

the IRS sell such property within 60 

days after such request, or within any 

longer period specified by the owner. 

The IRS must comply with such a 

request unless it determines that 

compliance with the request is not in its 

best interests. If the IRS decides not to 

comply with the request, it must notify 

the owner of the determination within 

the 60-day period, or any longer period 

specified by the owner. 

* * * * * 

(3) Notification to owner. The IRS will 

respond in writing to a request for sale 

of seized property as soon as practicable 

after receipt of such request and in no 

event later than 60 days after receipt of 

the request, or, if later, the date 

specified by the owner for the sale. 

(f) Applicability date. The rules of this 

section apply to sales of property seized 

on or after November 5, 2024. 

Douglas W. O’Donnell, 

Deputy Commissioner. 

Approved: October 15, 2024. 

Aviva R. Aron-Dine, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury 

(Tax Policy). 

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket Number USCG–2024–0528] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation; Seddon 

Channel, Tampa, FL 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary special local 

regulation for certain navigable waters 

in Seddon Channel near the Tampa 

Convention Center in Tampa, FL during 

the Red Bull Flugtag event. This 

temporary special local regulation is 

necessary to ensure the safety of 

spectators and mariners transiting the 

area from the dangers associated with 

this competitive event. This rulemaking 

would temporarily prohibit entering, 

transiting through, anchoring, blocking, 

or loitering within the regulated area, 

unless authorized by the Captain of the 

Port St. Petersburg or designated 

representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 7 a.m. 

through 8 p.m. on November 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2024– 

0528 in the search box and click 

‘‘Search.’’ Next, in the Document Type 

column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related 

Material.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this rule, call 

or email Marine Science Technician 

Second Class Zachary VanLier, Sector 

St. Petersburg Prevention Department, 

U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 813–228– 

2191, email Zachary.I.Vanlier@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

On January 13, 2024, the Red Bull 

organization notified the Coast Guard of 

the intention to conduct the ‘‘Red Bull 

Flugtag’’ event adjacent to the Tampa 

Convention Center waterfront in the 

vicinity of the Seddon Channel in 

Tampa, FL. The Red Bull Flugtag is a 

free event that challenges people to 

design and construct homemade ‘‘flying 

crafts’’ and attempt to fly or glide those 

crafts off a temporary structure. 

Approximately 35 to 40 teams 

composed of individuals will 

participate in the event. However, the 

expectation is that many spectators will 

be in attendance to witness the 

competition from both land and water. 

In response, on September 5, 2024, the 

Coast Guard published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled 

Special Local Regulation; Seddon 

Channel, Tampa, FL (89 FR 72348). 

There we stated why we issued the 

NPRM and invited comments on our 

proposed regulatory action related to 

this fireworks display. During the 

comment period that ended October 7, 

2024, we received 0 comments. 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast 

Guard finds that good cause exists for 

making this rule effective less than 30 

days after publication in the Federal 

Register. Delaying the effective date of 

this rule would be impracticable 

because immediate action is needed to 

respond to the potential safety hazards 

associated with the establishment of the 

Special Local Regulation during the 

marine event. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under the authority in 46 U.S.C. 70034. 

The Captain of the Port Sector St. 

Petersburg (COTP) has determined that 

potential hazards associated with the 

marine event, and there is an increase 

in navigational risk associated with the 

competitors attempt to fly home-made, 

human-powered flying machines into 

the Seddon Channel. The purpose of 

this rule is to ensure safety of vessels 

and the navigable waters in the special 

local regulated area before, during, and 

after the scheduled event. 

IV. Discussion of Comments, Changes, 

and the Rule 

As noted above, we received no 

comments on our NPRM published 

September 5, 2024. There are no 

changes in the regulatory text of this 

rule from the proposed rule in the 

NPRM. 

This rule establishes a special local 

regulation from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m., on 

November 9, 2024. The special local 

regulation would establish: (1) An event 

area; (2) spectator area; and (3) an 

enforcement area on the Seddon 

Channel near the Tampa Convention 

Center in Tampa, FL during the Red 

Bull Flugtag event. For the event area all 

non-participant persons and vessels are 

prohibited from entering, transiting 

through, anchoring in, or remaining 


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