Document ID: USCG-2019-0357-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Captain of the Port Zone Columbia River
Posted Date: 2019-05-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24028-24029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10890]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0357]

Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Captain of 
the Port Zone Columbia River

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations at 
eight locations in the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port zone 
during the dates and times noted in this document. This action is 
necessary to prevent injury and to protect life and property of the 
maritime public from the hazards associated with special marine events. 
These regulations prohibit persons and vessels from entry into, transit 
through, mooring, anchoring, or loitering within the regulated area 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River or 
their designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302 will be enforced for the 
eight regulated areas identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below for the dates and times specified in this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LCDR Dixon Whitley, Waterways 
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Portland, Coast Guard; 
telephone 503-240-9319, email msupdxwwm@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local 
regulations established in 33 CFR 100.1302 for the following eight 
events during the hours specified on the dates and at the locations 
listed in the following Table:

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 Table--Dates and Times of Enforcement of 33 CFR 100.1302 Special Local Regulations at Various Locations in the
                             Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone in 2019
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        No.                  Date                  Event                Sponsor                 Location
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1.................  May 31, 2019, 9 a.m.   Spring Testing        Tri-Cities Water      Kennewick, WA. Regulated
                     to 5 p.m.              Hydroplane races.     Follies Association.  area includes all
                                                                                        navigable waters within
                                                                                        the Columbia River in
                                                                                        the vicinity of Columbia
                                                                                        Park, commencing at the
                                                                                        Interstate 395 Bridge
                                                                                        and continuing up river
                                                                                        approximately 2.0 miles
                                                                                        and terminating at the
                                                                                        northern end of Wade
                                                                                        Island.
2.................  June 8, 2019-June 9,   Rose Fest Dragon      Portland-Kaohsiung    Portland, OR. Regulated
                     2019, 7 a.m. to 4      Boat Races.           Sister Association.   area includes all waters
                     p.m.                                                               of the Willamette River
                                                                                        shore to shore, bordered
                                                                                        on the north by the
                                                                                        Hawthorne Bridge, and on
                                                                                        the south by the Marquam
                                                                                        Bridge.
3.................  June 28, 2019-June     Richland Regatta      Northwest Power Boat  Richland, WA. Regulated
                     30, 2019, 8 a.m. to    Hydroplane races.     Association.          area includes all
                     7 p.m.                                                             navigable waters of the
                                                                                        Columbia River in the
                                                                                        vicinity of Howard Amon
                                                                                        Park, between River
                                                                                        Miles 337 and 338.
4.................  July 13, 2019, 11      The Big Float, group  Human Access Project  Portland, OR. Regulated
                     a.m. to 7 p.m.         inner-tube float.                           area includes all
                                                                                        navigable waters of the
                                                                                        Willamette River, in
                                                                                        Portland, Oregon,
                                                                                        enclosed by the
                                                                                        Hawthorne Bridge, the
                                                                                        Marquam Bridge, and west
                                                                                        of a line beginning at
                                                                                        the Hawthorne Bridge at
                                                                                        approximate location
                                                                                        45[deg]30'50'' N;
                                                                                        122[deg]40'21'' W, and
                                                                                        running south to the
                                                                                        Marquam Bridge at
                                                                                        approximate location
                                                                                        45[deg]30'27'' N;
                                                                                        122[deg]40'11'' W.
5.................  July 26, 2019-July     Kennewick Hydroplane  Tri-Cities Water      Kennewick, WA. Regulated
                     28, 2019, 6 a.m. to    Races.                Follies Association.  area includes all
                     6 p.m.                                                             navigable waters within
                                                                                        the Columbia River in
                                                                                        the vicinity of Columbia
                                                                                        Park, commencing at the
                                                                                        Interstate 395 Bridge
                                                                                        and continuing up river
                                                                                        approximately 2.0 miles
                                                                                        and terminating at the
                                                                                        northern end of Wade
                                                                                        Island.
6.................  August 10, 2019, 11    Swim the Snake......  Blue Mountain         Perry, WA. Regulated area
                     a.m. to 1 p.m.                               Resource              includes all navigable
                                                                  Conservation and      waters, bank-to-bank of
                                                                  Development.          the Snake River, 500
                                                                                        yards upstream and 500
                                                                                        yards downstream from
                                                                                        the Washington State
                                                                                        Highway 261 Bridge at
                                                                                        the approximate position
                                                                                        of 46[deg]35'23'' N;
                                                                                        118[deg]13'10'' W.
7.................  September 7, 2019, 9   Columbia Crossing     3 Rivers Road         Pasco, WA. Regulated area
                     a.m. to 10:30 a.m.     Swim.                 Runners.              includes all navigable
                                                                                        waters, bank-to-bank of
                                                                                        the Columbia River in
                                                                                        Pasco, Washington,
                                                                                        between river mile 332
                                                                                        and river mile 335.
8.................  September 7, 2019-     Portland Dragon Boat  DragonSports USA....  Portland, OR. Regulated
                     September 8, 2019, 8   Races.                                      area includes the
                     a.m. to 6 p.m.                                                     western side of the
                                                                                        Willamette River
                                                                                        extending from Tom
                                                                                        McCall Waterfront Park
                                                                                        between the Hawthorne
                                                                                        and Marquam Bridges,
                                                                                        Portland, OR: Line one
                                                                                        starting at 45-30'49'' N/
                                                                                        122-40'24'' W then
                                                                                        heading east to 45-
                                                                                        30'49'' N/122-40'22'' W
                                                                                        then heading south to 45-
                                                                                        30'29'' N/122-40'08'' W
                                                                                        then heading west to 45-
                                                                                        30'26'' N/122-40'14'' W
                                                                                        then heading north
                                                                                        ending at 45-30'49''N/
                                                                                        122-40'24'' W.
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All coordinates are listed in reference Datum NAD 1983.

    The special requirements listed in 33 CFR 100.1302 apply to the 
activation and enforcement of these special local regulations. All 
vessel operators who desire to enter the designated zone must obtain 
permission from the Captain of the Port or their Designated 
Representative. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard will provide notification of this enforcement period 
via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine information broadcasts.

    Dated: May 20, 2019.
J.C. Smith,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Columbia River.
[FR Doc. 2019-10890 Filed 5-23-19; 8:45 am]
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