[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14894]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0583]


Safety Zone; Fleet Week Maritime Festival, Pier 66, Elliott Bay, 
Seattle, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Fleet Week 
Maritime Festival Pier 66 Safety Zone in Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA 
thirty minutes prior to the beginning, during, and thirty minutes 
following the conclusion of the parade of ships on August 1, 2022. This 
action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable 
waterways during this event. During the enforcement period, the 
operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with 
directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying 
a Coast Guard ensign.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1330 will be enforced from 12 p.m. 
until 3:30 p.m. on August 1, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Chief Warrant Officer 
William Martinez, Sector Puget Sound Waterways Management Division, 
U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-6051, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
for the Fleet Week Maritime Festival in 33 CFR 165.1330, from 12 p.m. 
until 3:30 p.m. on August 1, 2022. This action is being taken to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this 
event. During the enforcement period, as reflected in Sec.  165.1330, 
if you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must 
comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol 
displaying a Coast Guard ensign. The Captain of the Port may be 
assisted by other federal, state, or local agencies as needed.
    In accordance with the general regulations in 33 CFR part 165, 
subpart C, no vessel operator may enter, transit, moor, or anchor 
within this safety zone, except for vessels authorized by the Captain 
of the Port, Puget Sound or her designated representative. All vessel 
operators desiring entry into this safety zone shall gain prior 
authorization by contacting either the on-scene patrol craft on VHF Ch. 
13 or Ch. 16, or Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Joint Harbor Operations 
Center (JHOC) via telephone at (206) 217-6002. Vessel operators granted 
individual permission to enter this safety zone will be escorted by the 
on-scene patrol until no longer within the safety zone.
    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. If the Captain of the Port determines that the regulated 
area need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice 
of enforcement, he may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant 
general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: July 7, 2022.
P.M. Hilbert,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2022-14894 Filed 7-12-22; 8:45 am]
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