Document ID: USCG-2018-0654-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Recurring Special Local Regulation; EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta, Pittsburgh, PA
Posted Date: 2018-07-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34765-34766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15609]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0654]

Recurring Special Local Regulation; EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers 
Regatta, Pittsburgh, PA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation for 
the EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta to provide for the safety of 
persons, vessels, and the marine environment on the navigable waters of 
the Allegheny, Ohio, and Monongahela Rivers during this event. Our 
regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District 
identifies the regulated area for this event in Pittsburgh, PA. During 
the enforcement periods, entry into this zone is prohibited unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh or 
a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.801, Table 1, Line 17 will be 
enforced from noon through 10:30 p.m. daily from August 3, 2018 through 
August 5, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Jennifer Haggins, 
Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 412-221-
0807, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a special local 
regulation for the EQT Three Rivers Regatta in 33 CFR 100.801, Table 1, 
Line 17 from noon through 10:30 p.m. daily from August 3, 2018 through 
August 5, 2018. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of 
persons, vessels, and the marine environment on the navigable waters of 
the Allegheny, Ohio, and Monongahela Rivers during this event. Our 
regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District, 
Sec.  100.801, specifies the location of the regulated area for the EQT 
Three Rivers Regatta. Entry into the regulated area is prohibited 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit 
Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative. Persons or vessels 
desiring to enter into or pass through the regulated area must request 
permission from the COTP or a designated representative. They can be

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reached on VHF FM channel 16. If permission is granted, all persons and 
vessel shall comply with the instructions of the COTP or designated 
representative.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the COTP or a designated representative will inform the public through 
Broadcast Notices to Mariners (BNMs), Local Notices to Mariners (LNMs), 
Marine Safety Information Bulletins (MSIBs), and/or through other means 
of public notice as appropriate at least 24 hours in advance of each 
enforcement.

    Dated: July 16, 2018.
A.W. Demo,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit 
Pittsburgh.
[FR Doc. 2018-15609 Filed 7-20-18; 8:45 am]
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