Rule2021-22492
Safety Zone; Coast Guard Exercise Area, Hood Canal, Washington
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Published
October 15, 2021
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce safety zones surrounding vessels involved in Coast Guard training exercises in Hood Canal, WA, from October 25, 2021, through November 5, 2021. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime public and vessels near training exercises. During the enforcement period, entry into the safety zones is prohibited, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Puget Sound or their Designated Representative.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 197 (Friday, October 15, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 57358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22492]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2021-0788]
Safety Zone; Coast Guard Exercise Area, Hood Canal, Washington
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce safety zones surrounding vessels
involved in Coast Guard training exercises in Hood Canal, WA, from
October 25, 2021, through November 5, 2021. This action is necessary to
ensure the safety of the maritime public and vessels near training
exercises. During the enforcement period, entry into the safety zones
is prohibited, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector
Puget Sound or their Designated Representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1339 will be enforced from 8 a.m.
on October 25, 2021, through 5 p.m. on November 5, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Mr. Rob Nakama, Sector Puget Sound
Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-
6051, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81d2e4e2f5eef3d1f4e6e4f5d2eef4efe5d6d6ccc1f4f2e2e6afece8ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95c6f0f6e1fae7c5e0f2f0e1c6fae0fbf1c2c2d8d5e0e6f6f2bbf8fcf9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety
zones around vessels involved in Coast Guard training exercises in Hood
Canal, WA, set forth in 33 CFR 165.1339, from 8 a.m. on October 25,
2021, through 5 p.m. on November 5, 2021. Under the provisions of 33
CFR 165.1339, no person or vessel may enter or remain within 500 yards
of any vessel involved in Coast Guard training exercises while such
vessel is transiting Hood Canal, WA, between Foul Weather Bluff and the
entrance to Dabob Bay, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port
Sector Puget Sound (COTP) or their Designated Representative. In
addition, the regulation requires all vessel operators seeking to enter
any of the zones during the enforcement period to first obtain
permission. You may seek permission by contacting the on-scene patrol
commander on VHF channel 13 or 16, or the Sector Puget Sound Joint
Harbor Operations Center at 206-217-6001.
You will be able to identify participating vessels as those flying
the Coast Guard Ensign. The COTP may also be assisted in the
enforcement of the zone by other federal, state, or local agencies. The
COTP will issue a general permission to enter the safety zones if the
training exercise is completed before 5 p.m. on November 5, 2021. In
addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, the
Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement period
via a Local Notice to Mariners.
Dated: October 7, 2021.
P.M. Hilbert,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2021-22492 Filed 10-14-21; 8:45 am]
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