Department of Homeland Security August 4, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Coast Guard proposes to revise existing regulations by updating the duration of an existing event in the Seventh Coast Guard District Captain of the Port (COTP) St. Petersburg Zone. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters in Clearwater, FL, during the Clearwater Offshore Nationals/Race World Offshore event. The Coast Guard invites your comments on this proposed rulemaking.

The Coast Guard is correcting a final rule published in the Federal Register on November 14, 2022. The final rule updated type approval requirements for certain types of survival craft equipment. The final rule had a typographical error in one of the sections. This document corrects that error.

The Coast Guard will enforce Seattle's Seafair Fleet Week Moving Vessels security zones from August 1 through August 7, 2023 to ensure the security of the vessels from sabotage or other subversive acts during Seafair Fleet Week Parade of Ships. Our regulation for marine events within the Thirteenth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Seattle, WA. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter or remain in the security zones without the permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP), Puget Sound or his designated representative. The COTP has granted general permission for vessels to enter the outer 400 yards of the security zones as long as those vessels within the outer 400 yards of the security zones operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain course unless required to maintain speed by the navigation rules.