Security and Safety Zone: Protection of Large Passenger Vessels, Portland, OR, 20473 [05-7895]
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off months and the amount of wake
damage to private and commercial
property on Tongass Narrows would
most likely increase. The Coast Guard
agreed that the rule should apply year
around and made no changes.
One comment favored the creation of
a high-speed traffic corridor through the
middle of the waterway. Other
commenters felt that creating a highspeed corridor would unreasonably
increase the risk to vessels operating on
Tongass Narrows. This proposal was not
adopted. No comments were received
concerning the 2000 interim rule, which
revised the 1999 interim rule to reflect
the above comments.
Discussion of the Change to the Final
Rule
Since no comments were received
concerning the proposed revisions to
the 1999 interim rule as contained in
the 2000 revised interim rule, the final
rule shall adopt the language contained
in the 2000 revised interim rule. By
exempting ‘‘vessels of 23 feet registered
length or less,’’ the traffic congestion in
the affected areas of Tongass Narrows
should be eased and the safety of the
small vessel operators enhanced. With
the exemption for these small vessels,
they will be able to depart from, or
transit through the congested areas more
quickly. This in turn should ease
congestion and reduce navigational
conflicts that have arisen between slow
moving small boats and cruise ships and
other large waterway users and will
allow them to spend less time on the
water during periods of inclement
weather. Large wakes should not
become a problem as the exemption is
still limited to smaller vessels and
because Tongass Narrows regularly
experiences substantial wave action that
is equivalent to the wake from these
smaller vessels. The impacts to the
charter fleet are considered minimal
because the revised interim rule
exempts only 12 of 152 charter vessels
that are over 20 feet in length. The finale
rule retains the 7-knot speed limit for all
other vessels except floatplanes and
public law enforcement and emergency
response vessels.
Regulatory Evaluation
The analysis we conducted in
connection with the interim rule
remains unchanged, and the Analysis
Documentation prepared for the interim
rule remains in the docket. This Final
Rule is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under section 3(f) of Executive
Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and
Review, and does not require an
assessment of potential costs and
benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that
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Order. The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) has not reviewed it under
that Order. It is not ‘‘significant’’ under
the regulatory policies and procedures
of the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS). Please consult the Regulatory
Evaluation provided in the interim rule
for further information.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 162
Navigation (water), Waterways.
I For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard adopts as
final without further change the Interim
Rule published on June 2, 1999 (64 FR
29554), and corrected on June 15, 1999
(64 FR 32103), and further revised on
April 7, 2000 (65 FR 18242).
Dated: April 5, 2005.
David W. Ryan,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Seventeenth Coast Guard District, Acting.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
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establishing regulations in 33 CFR
165.1318 for the security and safety of
large passenger vessels in the navigable
waters of Portland, OR and adjacent
waters of Oregon and Washington.
These security and safety zones provide
for the regulation of vessel traffic in the
vicinity of certain large passenger
vessels (as defined in § 165.1318 (b))
and exclude persons and vessels from
the immediate vicinity of these large
passenger vessels.
On May 5, 2005, for passenger cruise
ships only, the Captain of the Port,
Portland, OR will begin enforcing only
the area of the Large Passenger Vessel
Safety and Security Zones, which were
established in 33 CFR 165.1318, from
the mouth of the Columbia River at
buoy 14 upriver to, and including,
Astoria, OR. Entry into these zones is
prohibited unless otherwise exempted
or excluded under the final rule or
unless authorized by the Captain of the
Port or his designee. The Captain of the
Port may be assisted by other Federal,
State, or local agencies in enforcing this
security zone. These security and safety
zones will be enforced until further
notice.
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Security and Safety Zone: Protection
of Large Passenger Vessels, Portland,
OR
Dated: April 7, 2005.
Paul D. Jewell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port, Portland, OR.
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33 CFR Part 165
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of enforcement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Captain of the Port
Portland, OR will begin, on May 5,
2005, enforcing a small area of the
greater Large Passenger Vessel Security
and Safety Zones that were established
in September 2003. The zones provide
for the security and safety of large
passenger vessels in the navigable
waters of Portland, OR and adjacent
waters. These security and safety zones
will be enforced for passenger cruise
ships only and only from the mouth of
the Columbia River at buoy 14 upriver
to, and including, Astoria, OR, until
further notice.
DATES: This notice of enforcement for 33
CFR 165.1318 will be effective
commencing May 5, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT
Tad Drozdowski, c/o Captain of the Port
Portland, OR 6767 North Basin Avenue
Portland, OR 97217 at (503) 240–9301 to
obtain information concerning
enforcement of this rule.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 12, 2003, the Coast Guard
published a final rule (68 FR 53677)
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[CGD13-05-006]
Security and Safety Zone: Protection of Large Passenger Vessels,
Portland, OR
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement.
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SUMMARY: The Captain of the Port Portland, OR will begin, on May 5,
2005, enforcing a small area of the greater Large Passenger Vessel
Security and Safety Zones that were established in September 2003. The
zones provide for the security and safety of large passenger vessels in
the navigable waters of Portland, OR and adjacent waters. These
security and safety zones will be enforced for passenger cruise ships
only and only from the mouth of the Columbia River at buoy 14 upriver
to, and including, Astoria, OR, until further notice.
DATES: This notice of enforcement for 33 CFR 165.1318 will be effective
commencing May 5, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT Tad Drozdowski, c/o Captain of the
Port Portland, OR 6767 North Basin Avenue Portland, OR 97217 at (503)
240-9301 to obtain information concerning enforcement of this rule.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 12, 2003, the Coast Guard
published a final rule (68 FR 53677) establishing regulations in 33 CFR
165.1318 for the security and safety of large passenger vessels in the
navigable waters of Portland, OR and adjacent waters of Oregon and
Washington. These security and safety zones provide for the regulation
of vessel traffic in the vicinity of certain large passenger vessels
(as defined in Sec. 165.1318 (b)) and exclude persons and vessels from
the immediate vicinity of these large passenger vessels.
On May 5, 2005, for passenger cruise ships only, the Captain of the
Port, Portland, OR will begin enforcing only the area of the Large
Passenger Vessel Safety and Security Zones, which were established in
33 CFR 165.1318, from the mouth of the Columbia River at buoy 14
upriver to, and including, Astoria, OR. Entry into these zones is
prohibited unless otherwise exempted or excluded under the final rule
or unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or his designee. The
Captain of the Port may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local
agencies in enforcing this security zone. These security and safety
zones will be enforced until further notice.
Dated: April 7, 2005.
Paul D. Jewell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Portland, OR.
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