Rules and Regulations. Notice of enforcement of regulation

Agency: Coast Guard, DHS
Action: Notice of enforcement of regulation
Citation: FR Doc. 2017-09408 · Docket No. USCG-2017-0308 · 33 CFR 165

Summary

The Coast Guard will enforce the security zone for the Portland Rose Festival on the Willamette River in Portland, OR, from 8 a.m. on June 7, 2017 through noon on June 12, 2017. This action is necessary to ensure the security of vessels participating in the 2017 Portland Rose Festival on the Willamette River during the event. Our regulation for the Security Zone Portland Rose Festival on the Willamette River identifies the regulated area. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter or remain in the security zone without permission from the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port.

Dates

The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1312 will be enforced from 8 a.m. on June 7, 2017, through noon on June 12, 2017.

Supplementary Information

The Coast Guard will enforce the security zone for the Portland Rose Festival detailed in 33 CFR 165.1312 from 8 a.m. on June 7, 2017, through noon on June 12, 2017. This action is necessary to ensure the security of vessels participating in the 2017 Portland Rose Festival on the Willamette River during the event. Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1312 and subpart D of part 165, no person or vessel may enter or remain in the security zone, consisting of all waters of the Willamette River, from surface to bottom, encompassed by the Hawthorne and Steel Bridges, without permission from the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port. Persons or vessels wishing to enter the security 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 authority 33 CFR 165.1312 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 4, 2017. D.F. Berliner, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port, Sector Columbia River. [FR Doc. 2017-09408 Filed 5-9-17; 8:45 am]