
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7265-7266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02133]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0087]


Security Zone; Protection of Military Cargo, Captain of the Port 
Zone Puget Sound, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Sitcum Waterway Security Zone 
in Commencement Bay, Tacoma, Washington from 6 a.m. on February 1, 
2013, through 11:59 p.m. on February 7, 2013, unless cancelled sooner 
by the Captain of the Port. This action is necessary for the security 
of Department of Defense assets and military cargo in the navigable 
waters of Puget Sound and adjacent waters. Entry into this zone is 
prohibited unless otherwise exempted or excluded under 33 CFR 165.1321 
or unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or his Designated 
Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1321 will be enforced for the 
security zone described in paragraph (c)(2) of that section from 6 a.m. 
on February 1, 2013, through 11:59 p.m. on February 7, 2013, unless 
cancelled sooner by the Captain of the Port.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Ensign Nathaniel P. Clinger, Sector Puget Sound Waterways 
Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-6045, email 
SectorPugetSoundWWM@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will activate and enforce 
the Sitcum Waterway Security Zone set forth in 33 CFR 165.1321(c)(2) 
from 6 a.m. on February 1, 2013, through 11:59 p.m. on February 7, 
2013, unless cancelled sooner by the Captain of the Port or Designated 
Representative. In

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2004, the Coast Guard established regulations for the security of 
Department of Defense assets and military cargo in the navigable waters 
of Puget Sound to and adjacent waters. (See 69 FR 52600, Aug. 27, 
2004). When subject to enforcement, this regulation prohibits persons 
and vessels from the immediate vicinity of these facilities during 
military cargo loading and unloading operations. The security zone will 
also provide for the regulation of vessel traffic in the vicinity of 
military cargo loading facilities in the navigable waters of the United 
States. In addition, the regulation establishes requirements for all 
vessels to obtain permission of the COTP or Designated Representative, 
including the Vessel Traffic Service (VTS), to enter, move within, or 
exit these security zones when they are enforced. Entry into this zone 
is prohibited unless otherwise exempted or excluded under 33 CFR 
165.1321 or unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or Designated 
Representative.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1321 and 5 
U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the 
Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with notification of 
this enforcement period via marine information broadcasts and on-scene 
assets. If the COTP determines that the regulated area need not be 
enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, a Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the 
regulated area.

    Dated: January 23, 2013.
S.J. Ferguson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2013-02133 Filed 1-31-13; 8:45 am]
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