Document ID: USCG-2021-0788-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; Coast Guard Exercise Area, Hood Canal, Washington
Posted Date: 2021-10-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 197 (Friday, October 15, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 57358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22492]

[[Page 57358]]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0788]

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 
October 25, 2021, through November 5, 2021. This action 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 Sector 
Puget Sound or their Designated Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1339 will be enforced from 8 a.m. 
on October 25, 2021, through 5 p.m. on November 5, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Mr. Rob Nakama, Sector Puget Sound 
Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-
6051, email [email protected].

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 October 25, 
2021, through 5 p.m. on November 5, 2021. 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 
Sector Puget Sound (COTP) or their 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 COTP may also be assisted in the 
enforcement of the zone by other federal, state, or local agencies. The 
COTP will issue a general permission to enter the safety zones if the 
training exercise is completed before 5 p.m. on November 5, 2021. 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: October 7, 2021.
P.M. Hilbert,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2021-22492 Filed 10-14-21; 8:45 am]
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