Document ID: USCG-2022-0170-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Captain of the Port Zone Columbia River
Posted Date: 2022-04-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18985-18986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06903]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0170]

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

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. 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, Table 1, will be enforced 
for the regulated areas identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below for the dates and times specified in this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email LT Sean Murphy, 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, Table 1, for the following events only 
during the hours specified on the dates listed in the following Table:

Table 1--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 2022
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               Number                         Date                    Event                    Location
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1..................................  June 3, 2022 from 6:30  Spring Testing          Kennewick, WA, Regulated
                                      a.m. to 5:30 p.m.       Hydroplane Races.       area includes all
                                                                                      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.

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2..................................  July 9, 2022 from 10    The Big Float, group    Portland, OR. Regulated
                                      a.m. to 7 p.m.          inner-tube float.       area includes all
                                                                                      navigable waters of the
                                                                                      Willamette River, in
                                                                                      Portland Oregon, enclosed
                                                                                      by the Hawthorne Bridge,
                                                                                      the Marquam Bridge, and
                                                                                      west of a line beginning
                                                                                      at the Hawthorne Bridge at
                                                                                      approximate location
                                                                                      45[deg]30'50'' N;
                                                                                      122[deg]40'21'' W, and
                                                                                      running south to the
                                                                                      Marquam Bridge at
                                                                                      approximate location
                                                                                      45[deg]30'27'' N;
                                                                                      122[deg]40'11'' W.
3..................................  July 29, 2022 thru      Kennewick Hydroplane    Kennewick, WA, Regulated
                                      July 31, 2022 from      Races.                  area includes all
                                      5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.                          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.
4..................................  August 13, 2022 from    Swim the Snake........  Perry, WA. Regulated area
                                      10:30 a.m. to 1:30                              includes all navigable
                                      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.
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All coordinates are listed in reference Datum NAD 1983.

    During the enforcement periods, as reflected in Sec.  100.1302, 
Table 1, 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 displaying a Coast Guard ensign. In addition to this 
notification of enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard 
plans to provide notification of this enforcement period via the Local 
Notice to Mariners and marine information broadcasts.

    Dated: March 27, 2022.
M. Scott Jackson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River.
[FR Doc. 2022-06903 Filed 3-31-22; 8:45 am]
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