Document ID: USCG-2016-0804-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; Portland Dragon Boat Races, Portland, OR
Posted Date: 2016-08-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 58846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20480]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0804]

Safety Zone; Portland Dragon Boat Races, Portland, OR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce its Portland Dragon Boat Races 
safety zone regulations on September 10 and 11, 2016. Our regulations 
for this safety zone identifies the regulated area for this event. 
During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter or remain 
in the safety zone without permission from the Sector Columbia River 
Captain of the Port.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1341 will be enforced from 8 a.m. 
to 6 p.m., on both September 10, 2016, and September 11, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Mr. Ken Lawrenson, Waterways 
Management Division, MSU Portland, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 503-240-
9319, email MSUPDXWWM@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
for the Portland Dragon Boat Races detailed in 33 CFR 165.1341 from 8 
a.m. to 6 p.m., on both Saturday, September 10, 2016, and Sunday, 
September 11, 2016. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of 
maritime traffic, including public vessels present, on the Willamette 
River during the Portland Dragon Boat Races. Our regulations for the 
Portland Dragon Boat Races in Sec.  165.1341 specify the location of 
the regulated area for this event. Under the provisions of 33 CFR 
165.1341 and 33 CFR part 165, subpart C, no person or vessel may enter 
or remain in the safety zone without permission from the Sector 
Columbia River Captain of the Port. Persons or vessels wishing to enter 
the safety zone may request permission to do so from the on-scene 
Captain of the Port representative via VHF Channel 16 or 13. The Coast 
Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local enforcement 
agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under the authority of 33 CFR 
165.1341 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice 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 22, 2016.
W. R. Timmons,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River.
[FR Doc. 2016-20480 Filed 8-25-16; 8:45 am]
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