Document ID: USCG-2017-0769-0002
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Security Zone; Protection of Military Cargo, Captain of the Port Zone Puget Sound, WA
Posted Date: 2017-08-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 15, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17190]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0769]

Security Zone; Protection of Military Cargo, Captain of the Port 
Zone Puget Sound, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Sitcum Waterway Security 
Zone, Commencement Bay, Washington, from Noon on August 12, 2017, 
through 11:59 p.m. on August 19, 2017, unless cancelled sooner by the 
Captain of the Port. This action is necessary for the security of 
Department of Defense assets and military cargo in the navigable waters 
of Puget Sound and adjacent waters. Entry into this security zone is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or their 
Designated Representative, or is otherwise provided by exemption or 
waiver provisions in these security zone regulations.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1321 will be enforced from noon on 
August 12, 2017, through 11:59 p.m. on August 19, 2017, unless 
cancelled sooner by the Captain of the Port.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce regulations in 
33 CFR 165.1321 for the Sitcum Waterway Security Zone identified in 
paragraph (c)(2) of that section, from August 12, 2017, at Noon through 
11:59 p.m. on August 19, 2017, unless cancelled sooner by the Captain 
of the Port. The security zone is necessary to help provide for the 
security of Department of Defense assets and military cargo located in 
those waters during the enforcement period. Entry into the security 
zone is prohibited unless authorized under 33 CFR 165.1321. Vessels 
wishing to enter the security zone may request permission from the 
Captain of the Port or a Designated Representative as outlined in Sec.  
165.1321.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.1321 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement 
in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification 
of this enforcement period via marine information broadcasts and on-
scene assets.
    If the Captain of the Port determines that the regulated area need 
not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice of 
enforcement, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant 
general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: August 8, 2017.
Linda A. Sturgis,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2017-17190 Filed 8-14-17; 8:45 am]
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