Document ID: USCG-2019-0457-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations; Seattle Seafair Unlimited Hydroplane Race, Lake Washington, WA
Posted Date: 2019-06-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29375-29376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13273]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0457]

Special Local Regulations; Seattle Seafair Unlimited Hydroplane 
Race, Lake Washington, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: This year the Seattle Seafair Unlimited Hydroplane Race 
Special Local Regulation on Lake Washington, WA will be subject to 
enforcement from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily, from August 1 through 
August 4. This action is necessary to ensure public safety from the 
inherent dangers associated with high-speed, hydroplane races, while 
allowing race area access for rescue personnel in the event of an 
emergency. While these regulations are subject to enforcement, no 
person or vessel will be allowed to enter Zone 1 of the regulated area 
without the permission of the Captain of the Port, on-scene Patrol 
Commander, or her Designated Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1301 will be subject to 
enforcement from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on August 1, 2019, through August 
4, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Ellie Wu, Sector Puget 
Sound Waterways Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-
6051, email SectorPugetSound@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Seattle Seafair Unlimited Hydroplane 
Race special local regulations in 33 CFR 100.1301 will be subject to 
enforcement daily, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., from August 1, 2019, 
through August 4, 2019. Hydroplane races are scheduled to take place 
within these time periods.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.1301, the Coast Guard will 
restrict general navigation in the following area: All waters of Lake 
Washington bounded by the Interstate 90 (Mercer Island/Lacey V. Murrow) 
Bridge, the western shore of Lake Washington, and the east/west line 
drawn tangent to Bailey Peninsula and along the shoreline of Mercer 
Island.
    The regulated area has been divided into two zones. The zones are 
separated by a line perpendicular from the I-90 Bridge to the northwest 
corner of the East log boom and a line extending from the southeast 
corner of the East log boom to the southeast corner of the hydroplane 
race course and then to the northerly tip of Ohlers Island in Andrews 
Bay. The western zone is designated Zone I, the eastern zone, Zone II. 
(Refer to NOAA Chart 18447).
    The Coast Guard will maintain a patrol consisting of Coast Guard 
vessels, assisted by Coast Guard Auxiliary vessels, in Zone II. The 
Coast Guard patrol of this area is under the direction of the Coast 
Guard Patrol Commander (the ``Patrol Commander''). The Patrol Commander 
is empowered to control the movement of vessels on the race course and 
in the adjoining waters during the periods this regulation is subject 
to enforcement. The Patrol Commander may be assisted by other federal, 
state and local law enforcement agencies.
    Only vessels authorized by the Patrol Commander may be allowed to 
enter Zone I during the hours this regulation is subject to 
enforcement. Vessels in the vicinity of Zone I shall maneuver and 
anchor as directed by the Patrol Commander.
    During the times in which the regulation is subject to enforcement, 
the following rules will apply:
    (1) Swimming, wading, or otherwise entering the water in Zone I by 
any person is prohibited while hydroplane boats are on the race course. 
At other times in Zone I, any person entering the water from the 
shoreline shall remain west of the swim line, denoted by buoys, and any 
person entering the water from the log boom shall remain within 10 feet 
of the log boom.
    (2) Any person swimming or otherwise entering the water in Zone II 
shall remain within 10 feet of a vessel.
    (3) Rafting to a log boom will be limited to groups of three 
vessels.
    (4) Up to six vessels may raft together in Zone II if none of the 
vessels are secured to a log boom. Only vessels authorized by the 
Patrol Commander, other law enforcement agencies or event sponsors 
shall be permitted to tow other watercraft or inflatable devices.
    (5) Vessels proceeding in either Zone I or Zone II during the hours 
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regulation is subject to enforcement shall do so only at speeds, which 
will create minimum wake, 7 miles per hour or less. This maximum speed 
may be reduced at the discretion of the Patrol Commander.
    (6) Upon completion of the daily racing activities, all vessels 
leaving either Zone I or Zone II shall proceed at speeds of 7 miles per 
hour or less. The maximum speed may be reduced at the discretion of the 
Patrol Commander.
    (7) A succession of sharp, short signals by whistle or horn from 
vessels patrolling the areas under the direction of the Patrol 
Commander shall serve as signal to stop. Vessels signaled shall stop 
and shall comply with the orders of the patrol vessel; failure to do so 
may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, 
or both.
    The Captain of the Port may be assisted by other federal, state and 
local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    If the Captain of the Port determines that the regulated area need 
not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, he or she 
may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to 
enter the regulated area.

    Dated: June 18, 2019.
L.A. Sturgis,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2019-13273 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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