
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21513]


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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

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 6:00 a.m. on September 2, 
2013 through 11:59 p.m. on September 10, 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 from 6:00 
a.m. on September 2, 2013 through 11:59 p.m. on September 10, 2013, 
unless cancelled sooner by the Captain of the Port.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email LTJG Johnny Zeng, Sector Puget Sound Waterways Management 
Division, Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-6051, email SectorPugetSound 
WWM@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Sitcum 
Waterway Security Zone set forth in paragraph (c)(2) of 33 CFR 165.1321 
on September 2, 2013 at 6:00 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. on September 10, 
2013 unless cancelled sooner by the Captain of the Port or Designated 
Representative. Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1321, the Coast 
Guard published a final rule for the security of Department of Defense 
assets and military cargo in the navigable waters of Puget Sound and 
adjacent waters. The security zone will provide for the regulation of 
vessel traffic in the vicinity of military cargo loading facilities in 
the navigable waters of the United States. The security zones also 
exclude persons and vessels from the immediate vicinity of these 
facilities during military cargo loading and unloading operations. 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: August 23, 2013.
S.J. Ferguson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2013-21513 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]
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