2022-06903. Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Captain of the Port Zone Columbia River

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION:

Notification of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations at various locations in the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters during marine events. These regulations prohibit persons and vessels from being in the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River or a designated representative.

DATES:

The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302, Table 1, will be enforced for the regulated areas identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for the dates and times specified in this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email LT Sean Murphy, Waterways Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Portland, Coast Guard; telephone [phone], email [e-mail] .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations in 33 CFR 100.1302, Table 1, for the following events only during the hours specified on the dates listed in the following Table:

Table 1—Dates and Times of Enforcement of 33 CFR 100.1302 Special Local Regulations at Various Locations in the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone in 2022

Number	Date	Event	Location
1	June 3, 2022 from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m	Spring Testing Hydroplane Races	Kennewick, WA, Regulated area includes all navigable waters within the Columbia River in the vicinity of Columbia Park, commencing at the Interstate 395 Bridge and continuing up river approximately 2.0 miles and terminating at the northern end of Wade Island.
2	July 9, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m	The Big Float, group inner-tube float	Portland, OR. Regulated area includes all navigable waters of the Willamette River, in Portland Oregon, enclosed by the Hawthorne Bridge, the Marquam Bridge, and west of a line beginning at the Hawthorne Bridge at approximate location 45°30′50″ N; 122°40′21″ W, and running south to the Marquam Bridge at approximate location 45°30′27″ N; 122°40′11″ W.
3	July 29, 2022 thru July 31, 2022 from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m	Kennewick Hydroplane Races	Kennewick, WA, Regulated area includes all navigable waters within the Columbia River in the vicinity of Columbia Park, commencing at the Interstate 395 Bridge and continuing up river approximately 2.0 miles and terminating at the northern end of Wade Island.
4	August 13, 2022 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m	Swim the Snake	Perry, WA. Regulated area includes all navigable waters, bank-to-bank of the Snake River, 500 yards upstream and 500 yards downstream from the Washington State Highway 261 Bridge at the approximate position of 46°35′23″ N; 118°13′10″ W.
All coordinates are listed in reference Datum NAD 1983.

During the enforcement periods, as reflected in § 100.1302, Table 1, 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. In addition to this notification 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: March 27, 2022.

M. Scott Jackson,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River.