Document ID: USCG-2023-0651-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations; Portland Dragon Boat Races, Willamette River, Portland, OR
Posted Date: 2023-09-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 60336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18917]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0651]

Special Local Regulations; Portland Dragon Boat Races, Willamette 
River, Portland, OR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the 
Portland Dragon Boat Races from September 9 through 10, 2023, to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this 
event. Our regulation for marine events within the Thirteenth Coast 
Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event on the 
Willamette River in Portland, OR. During the enforcement periods, the 
operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with the 
directions from the Patrol Commander or any official patrol vessel. 
Official patrol vessels may consist of any Coast Guard, Coast Guard 
Auxiliary, state, or local law enforcement vessels assigned or approved 
by the Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302 will be enforced from 7:30 
a.m. until 5:30 p.m., each day from September 9 through 10, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email LT Carlie Gilligan, 
Waterways Management Division, Sector Columbia River, Coast Guard; 
telephone 503-240-9319, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local 
regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302 for the Portland Dragon Boat Races 
regulated area from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on September 9 and 10, 2023. 
This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events 
within the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, Sec.  100.1302, specifies 
the location of the regulated area for the Portland Dragon Boat Races 
which encompasses portions of the Willamette River in Portland, OR. 
During the enforcement periods, as reflected in Sec.  100.1302, vessels 
may not transit the regulated areas without approval from the Patrol 
Commander or an Official Patrol Vessel. Vessels permitted to transit 
must operate at a no wake speed, in a manner which will not endanger 
participants or other crafts in the event.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine 
information broadcasts.

    Dated: August 21, 2023.
J.W. Noggle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Columbia River.
[FR Doc. 2023-18917 Filed 8-31-23; 8:45 am]
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