Document ID: USCG-2023-0261-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone
Posted Date: 2023-04-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20763-20764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07227]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0261]

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

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 at 
various locations in the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone 
from June 2, 2023, to September 9, 2023. This action is necessary to 
provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters during marine 
events. These regulations prohibit persons and vessels from being in 
the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector 
Columbia River or a designated representative.

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 
notification of enforcement, call or email LT Carlie Gilligan, 
Waterways Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Portland, 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 only during the 
hours specified on the dates listed in the following Table:

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 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 2023
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   No.           Date              Event                Location
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1........  June 2, 2023,     Spring Testing    Kennewick, WA. Regulated
            from 5:30 a.m.    Hydroplane        area includes all
            to 6:30 p.m.      races.            navigable waters within
                                                the Columbia River in
                                                the vicinity of Columbia
                                                Park, commencing at the
                                                Interstate 395 Bridge
                                                and continuing up river
                                                approximately 2.0 miles
                                                and terminating at the
                                                northern end of Wade
                                                Island.
2........  June 10, 2023,    Rose Fest Dragon  Portland, OR. Regulated
            from 6:30 a.m.    Boat Races.       area includes all waters
            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........  July 28, 2023,    Kennewick         Kennewick, WA. Regulated
            thru July 30,     Hydroplane        area includes all
            2023, from 5:30   Races.            navigable waters within
            a.m. to 6:30                        the Columbia River in
            p.m.                                the vicinity of Columbia
                                                Park, commencing at the
                                                Interstate 395 Bridge
                                                and continuing up river
                                                approximately 2.0 miles
                                                and terminating at the
                                                northern end of Wade
                                                Island.
4........  August 12, 2023,  Swim the Snake..  Perry, WA. Regulated area
            from 10:30 a.m.                     includes all navigable
            to 1:30 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.
9........  September 9,      Columbia          Pasco, WA. Regulated area
            2023, from 7:30   Crossing Swim.    includes all navigable
            a.m. to 10:30                       waters, bank-to-bank of
            a.m.                                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 North American 
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. In addition to this notification 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: March 31, 2023.
M. Scott Jackson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River.
[FR Doc. 2023-07227 Filed 4-6-23; 8:45 am]
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