Document ID: USCG-2016-0714-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations: Ironman 70.3 Augusta Triathlon, Savannah River
Posted Date: 2016-09-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63697-63698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22356]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0714]

Special Local Regulations; Ironman 70.3 Augusta Triathlon, 
Savannah River

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Ironman 70.3 Augusta 
Triathlon, Savannah River, Special Local Regulation from 7 a.m. through 
11 a.m. on September 25, 2016. This action is necessary to ensure 
safety of life on navigable waterways of the United States during this 
event. During the enforcement period, and in accordance with previously 
issued special local regulations, vessels may not enter, transit 
through, anchor in, remain within the designated area unless authorized 
by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Savannah or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 100.701, Table to Sec.  100.71, Item 
(f)3 will be enforced from 7 a.m. through 11 a.m. on September 25, 
2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email MST1 Cliffton Hendry, Marine 
Safety Unit Savannah Office of Waterways Management, Coast Guard; 
telephone 912-652-4353, extension 243, or email 
Cliffton.R.Hendry@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special 
local regulation for the Ironman 70.3 Augusta Triathlon, Savannah 
River, in 33 CFR 100.701 from 7 a.m. through 11 a.m. on September 25, 
2016.

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    This action is to provide enforcement action of the regulated area 
that will encompass portions of the navigable waterways. The location 
of the regulated area for this 1.2 mile long swim course, as stated in 
the latitude/longitude figures in 33 CFR 100.701, Table to Sec.  
100.701, Item (f)3, begins at the 5th Street Marina in Augusta, GA, and 
proceeds downriver to The Boathouse, 101 Riverfront Drive, Augusta, GA. 
Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.701, all persons and vessels are 
prohibited from entering the regulated areas unless permission to enter 
has been granted by the COTP or designated representatives.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
100.701 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). The Coast Guard will provide notice of 
the regulated areas by Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners, and on-scene designated representatives. If the COTP Savannah 
determines that the regulated area need not be enforced for the full 
duration stated in this publication, he or she may use a Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the regulated 
area.

    Dated: September 1, 2016.
A.M. Beach,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Savannah.
[FR Doc. 2016-22356 Filed 9-15-16; 8:45 am]
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