Document ID: USCG-2014-0606-0002
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones: Three Rivers Towing Association Head of the Ohio Regatta, Allegheny River Mile 0.0 to 3.3, Pittsburgh, PA (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2014-10-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59647-59648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23652]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0606]
RIN 1625-AA00

Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Safety Zones; Three Rivers 
Towing Association Head of the Ohio Regatta; Allegheny River Mile 0.0 
to 3.3; Pittsburgh, PA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Three 
Rivers Towing Association Head of the Ohio Regatta on the Allegheny 
River, from mile 0.0 to 3.3, extending the entire width of the river. 
This zone will be in effect on October 4, 2014 from 6:00 a.m. until 
6:00 p.m. This zone is needed to protect vessels transiting the area 
and event spectators from the hazards associated with the Three Rivers 
Towing Association Head of the Ohio Regatta. During the enforcement 
period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring in the safety zone is 
prohibited to all vessels not registered with the sponsor as 
participants or official patrol vessels, unless specifically authorized 
by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Pittsburgh or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.801 will be enforced with actual 
notice on October 4, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email Ariana Mohnke, Marine Safety Unit 
Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard, at telephone (412) 644-5808, email 
Ariana.L.Mohnke@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety Zone 
for the annual Three Rivers Towing Association Head of the Ohio Regatta 
listed in 33 CFR 100.801 Table 1, Entry No. 31; Sector Ohio Valley.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.801, entry into the safety zone 
listed in Table 1, Entry No. 31; Sector Ohio Valley is prohibited 
unless authorized by the COTP or a designated representative. Persons 
or vessels desiring to enter into or passage through the safety zone 
must request permission from the COTP Pittsburgh or a designated 
representative. If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall 
comply with the instructions of the

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COTP Pittsburgh or designated representative.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 33 U.S.C. 
1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 
1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Public Law 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; 
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. In addition to 
this notice in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the 
maritime community with advance notification of this enforcement period 
via Local Notice to Mariners and updates via Marine Information 
Broadcasts.
    If the COTP Pittsburgh or designated representative determines that 
the safety zone need not be enforced for the full duration stated in 
this notice of enforcement, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: September 8, 2014.
L. N. Weaver,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Pittsburgh.
[FR Doc. 2014-23652 Filed 10-2-14; 8:45 am]
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