[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34275]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12686]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0356]

Special Local Regulation; Annual Dragon Boat Races, Portland,
Oregon

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation
requirements for the Portland Annual Dragon Boat Races from 7 a.m.
until 6 p.m. on June 11, 2016 and 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. on June 12, 2016.
This action is necessary to ensure the safety of maritime traffic,
including the public vessels present, on the Willamette River during
the Portland Annual Dragon Boat Races. During the enforcement period,
no person or vessel may transit this regulated area without permission
from the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port or a designated
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302 will be enforced from 7 a.m.
until 6 p.m., on June 11, 2016 and June 12, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Ken Lawrenson, Waterways
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Portland, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local
regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302 from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. on June 11,
2016 and 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. on June 12, 2016, for the Portland Annual
Dragon Boat races in the Willamette River. This action is being taken
to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the
regatta. Our regulation for the Annual Dragon Boat Races, Portland,
Oregon, Sec.  100.1302, specifies the location of the regulated area
for this regatta course as all waters of the Willamette River shore to
shore, bordered on the north by the Hawthorne Bridge, and on the south
by the Marquam Bridge. As specified in Sec.  100.1302, during the
enforcement period, no vessel may transit this regulated area without
approval from the Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River (COTP) or a
COTP designated representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
100.1302 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: May 20, 2016.
D.J. Travers,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River.
[FR Doc. 2016-12686 Filed 5-27-16; 8:45 am]
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