Document ID: USCG-2021-0159-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; Coast Guard Exercise Area, Hood Canal, Washington
Posted Date: 2021-03-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16302-16303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06467]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0159]

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

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involved in Coast Guard training exercises in Hood Canal, WA, from May 
24, 2021, through May 28, 2021. This enforcement 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 or their 
Designated Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1339 will be enforced from 8 a.m. 
on May 24, 2021, through 5 p.m. on May 28, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email CWO2 William Martinez, 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 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 May 24, 2021, 
through 5 p.m. on May 28, 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 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 Captain of the Port may also be assisted in 
the enforcement of the zone by other federal, state, or local agencies. 
The Captain of the Port will issue a general permission to enter the 
safety zones if the training exercise is completed before 5 p.m. on May 
28, 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: March 24, 2021.
P.M. Hilbert,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Puget Sound.

[FR Doc. 2021-06467 Filed 3-26-21; 8:45 am]
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