Document ID: USCG-2020-0076-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone, Coast Guard Exercise Area, Hood Canal, Washington
Posted Date: 2020-02-20T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 9663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02972]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0076]

Safety Zone, Coast Guard Exercise Area, Hood Canal, Washington

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce safety zones surrounding vessels 
involved in Coast Guard training exercises in Hood Canal, WA, from May 
11, 2020, through May 15, 2020. This enforcement is necessary to ensure 
the safety of the maritime public and vessels near training exercises. 
During the enforcement period, entry into the safety zones is 
prohibited, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or her 
Designated Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1339 will be enforced from 8 a.m. 
on May 11, 2020, through 5 p.m. on May 15, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Chief Warrant Officer William 
Martinez, Sector Puget Sound Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast 
Guard; telephone 206-217-6051, email SectorPugetSoundWWM@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones around vessels involved in Coast Guard training exercises in Hood 
Canal, WA, set forth in 33 CFR 165.1339, from 8 a.m. on May 11, 2020 
through 5 p.m. on May 15, 2020. This enforcement is necessary to ensure 
the safety of the maritime public and vessels near training exercises. 
Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1339, no person or vessel may enter 
or remain within 500 yards of any vessel involved in Coast Guard 
training exercises while such vessel is transiting Hood Canal, WA, 
between Foul Weather Bluff and the entrance to Dabob Bay, unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port or her Designated Representative. 
In addition, the regulation requires all vessel operators seeking to 
enter any of the zones during the enforcement period to first obtain 
permission. You may seek permission by contacting the on-scene patrol 
commander on VHF channel 13 or 16, or the Sector Puget Sound Joint 
Harbor Operations Center at 206-217-6001.
    You will be able to identify participating vessels as those flying 
the Coast Guard Ensign. The Captain of the Port may also be assisted in 
the enforcement of the zone by other federal, state, or local agencies. 
The Captain of the Port will issue a general permission to enter the 
safety zones if the training exercise is completed before 5 p.m. on May 
15. In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement 
period via a Local Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: January 28, 2020.
Linda A. Sturgis,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2020-02972 Filed 2-19-20; 8:45 am]
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