in progress and it is deemed safe by the Patrol Commander.

(d) Regulations. (1) All vessels not officially involved with the Budweiser Western States Championships will remain outside of the regulated area during periods of closure unless permission to enter the area is received from a patrol vessel.

(2) No vessel shall anchor or drift in the regulated area.

(3) All vessels not officially involved with the Budweiser Western States Championships shall proceed in a safe and prudent manner directly through the regulated area when it is open to navigation.

(4) All vessels in the vicinity of the regulated area shall comply with the instructions of the U.S. Coast Guard and local enforcement patrol personnel.

[CCGD12 87-03, 52 FR 21003, June 4, 1987]

(a) This regulation will be in effect on July 31 through August 2, 1986 from 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, and on August 3, 1986 from 8:00 A.M. until one hour after the conclusion of the last race. This regulation will be in effect thereafter annually during the last week of July and the first week of August, as published in the Local Notice of Mariners.

(b) The area where the Coast Guard will restrict general navigation by this regulation during the hours it is in effect is:

(1) The waters of Lake Washington bounded by Mercer Island (Lacey V. Murrow) Bridge, the western shore of Lake Washington, and the east/west line drawn tangent to Bailey Peninsula and along the shoreline of Mercer Island.

(c) The area described in paragraph (b) has been divided into two zones. The zones are separated by a log boom and a line from the southeast corner of the boom to the northeast tip of Bailey Peninsula. The western zone is designated Zone I, the eastern zone, Zone II. (Refer to NOAA Chart 18447).

(d) The Coast Guard will maintain a patrol consisting of active and Auxiliary Coast Guard vessels in Zone II. The Coast Guard patrol of this area is

under the direction of the Coast Guard Patrol Commander (the "Patrol Commander"). The Patrol Commander is empowered to control the movement of vessels on the race course and in the adjoining waters during the periods this regulation is in effect.

(e) Only authorized vessels may be allowed to enter Zone I during the hours this regulation is in effect. Vessels in the vicinity of Zone I shall maneuver and anchor as directed by Coast Guard Officers or Petty Officers.

(f) During the times in which the regulation is in effect, swimming, wading, or otherwise entering the water in Zone I by any person is prohibited.

(g) Vessels proceeding in either Zone I or Zone II during the hours this regulation is in effect shall do so only at speeds which will create minimum wake, seven (07) miles per hour or less. This maximum speed may be reduced at the discretion of the Patrol Commander.

(h) Upon completion of the daily racing activities, all vessels leaving either Zone I or Zone II shall proceed at speeds of seven (07) miles per hour or less. The maximum speed may be reduced at the discretion of the Patrol Commander.

(i) A succession of sharp, short signals by whistle or horn from vessels patrolling the areas under the direction of the Patrol Commander shail serve as signal to stop. Vessels signaled shall stop and shall comply with the orders of the patrol vessel; failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both. [CCGD13 86-03, 51 FR 22284, June 19, 1986]

§ 100.1302 Annual Clarkston, Washington, Limited Hydroplane Races.

(a) On Friday and Saturday, 5 and 6 July 1985, this regulation will be in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. On Sunday, 7 July 1985, this regulation will be in effect from 8:00 a.m. until one hour after the conclusion of the last race. This section will be effective thereafter annually on the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in July as published in the Local Notices to Mariners.

(b) The Coast Guard will restrict general navigation and anchorage by this regulation during the hours it is in effect on the waters of the Snake River

at Clarkston, Washington from the area west of the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers, to the area east of the Red Wolf Crossing Bridge.

(c) When deemed appropriate, the Coast Guard may establish a patrol consisting of active and auxiliary Coast Guard personnel and vessels in the area described in paragraph (b) of this section. The patrol shall be under the direction of a Coast Guard officer or petty officer designated as Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The Patrol Commander is empowered to forbid and control the movement of vessels and persons in the area described in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) The Patrol Commander may authorize vessels to be underway in the area described in paragraph (b) of this section during the hours this regulation is in effect. All vessels permitted to be underway in the controlled area (other than racing or official vessels) shall do so only at speeds which will create minimum wake consistent with maintaining steerageway, and not to exceed seven (7) miles per hour. This speed limit may be adjusted at the discretion of the Patrol Commander to enhance the level of safety.

(e) A succession of sharp, short signals by whistle, siren, or horn from vessels patrolling the area under the direction of the U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Commander shall serve as a signal to stop. Vessels signalled shall stop and shall comply with the orders of the patrol vessel personnel; failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both. [CGD13 85-05, 50 FR 24191, June 10, 1985; 50 FR 26359, June 26, 1985]

§ 100.1303 Annual Kennewick, Washington, Columbia Unlimited Hydroplane Races.

(a) This regulation is effective each year on the last Tuesday through Sunday in July from 8:30 a.m. local time until the last race is completed each day at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time, unless sooner terminated by the Patrol Commander.

(b) The Coast Guard will restrict general navigation and anchorage by this regulation during the hours it is in effect on all waters of the Columbia

River bounded by two lines drawn from shore to shore; the first line running between position latitude 46°14′07′′ N, longitude 119°10′42′′ W and position latitude 46°13′42′′ N, longitude 119°10′51′′ W; and the second line running between position latitude 46°13′35′′ N, longitude 119°07′34′′ W and position latitude 46°13′10′′ N, longitude 119°07′47′′ W. [Datum: NAD 83]

(c) When deemed appropriate, the Coast Guard may establish a patrol consisting of active and auxiliary Coast Guard personnel and vessels in the area described in paragraph (b) of this section. The patrol shall be under the direction of a Coast Guard officer or petty officer designated as Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The Patrol Commander is empowered to forbid and control the movement of vessels in the area described in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) The Patrol Commander may authorize vessels to be underway in the area described in paragraph (b) of this section during the hours this regulations is in effect. All vessels permitted to be underway in the controlled area (other than racing or official vessels) shall do so only at speeds which will create minimum wake consistent with maintaining steerageway, and not to exceed seven (7) miles per hour. This speed limit may be adjusted at the discretion of the Patrol Commander to enhance the level of safety.

(e) A succession of sharp, short signals by whistle, siren, or horn from vessels patrolling the area under the direction of the U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Commander shall serve as a signal to stop. Vessels signalled shall stop and shall comply with the orders of the patrol vessel personnel; failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both. [CGD13 85-06, 50 FR 25071, June 17, 1985, as amended by CGD13-96-012, 61 FR 20133, May 6, 1996]

EFFECTIVE DATE NOTE: At 61 FR 20133, May 6, 1996, §100.1303 was amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b), effective July 22, 1996. For the convenience of the user, the superseded text appears as follows:

§100.1303 Annual Kennewick, Washington, Columbia Unlimited Hydroplane Races. (a) From Tuesday through Saturday, July 23 to 27, 1985, this regulation will be in effect

from 8:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, July 28, 1985, this regulation will be in effect from 8:30 a.m. until one hour after the conclusion of the last race. This section will be effective thereafter annually during the last week of July as published in the Local Notices to Mariners.

(b) The Coast Guard will restrict general navigation and anchorage by this regulation during the hours it is in effect on the waters of the Columbia River from the western end of Hydro Island to the western end of Clover Island at Kennewick, Washington.

$ 100.1304 Annual Seattle Yacht Club's "Opening Day" Marine Parade.

(a) Regulated area. All of Portage Bay, with the northwestern limit being the University Bridge, through the Portage Cut (Montlake Cut) into and including Union Bay, with the southeastern limit being an imaginary line from Webster Point to the eastern corner of Foster Island.

(b) Effective period. This regulation will be in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the first Saturday of May each year unless otherwise specified in the Thirteenth District Local Notice to Mariners.

(c) Special Local regulations. (1) The regulated area shall be closed for the duration of the event to all vessel traffic not participating in the event and authorized by the event sponsor or Coast Guard Patrol Commander.

(2) All persons or vessels not registered with the sponsor as participants or not part of the regatta patrol are considered spectators. Spectator vessels must be at anchor within a designated spectator area or moored to a waterfront facility in a way that will not interfere with the progress of the event. The following are established as spectator areas:

tive dates and times unless cleared for such entry by the Patrol Commander.

(4) Due to the large number of craft confined within this small body of water, all vessels, both spectator and participants, will maintain a "NO WAKE" speed. This requirement will be strictly enforced to preserve the safety of both life and property.

(5) A succession of sharp, short signals by whistle or horn from vessels patrolling the area under the direction of the Patrol Commander shall serve as a signal to stop. Vessels signaled shall stop and shall comply with the orders of the patrol vessel. Failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both. [CGD13-89-02, 54 FR 19167, May 4, 1989]

§ 100.1305 Richland, Washington, west coast outboard championship hydro

races.

(a) Regulated area. By this regulation, the Coast Guard will restrict general navigation and anchorage on the waters of the Columbia River between River Mile 337 and River Mile 339. This restricted area includes all waters between the above mile marks in Richland, Washington, and is approximately 2 miles long.

(b) Special local regulations. (1) This event will take place from 6. a.m. p.d.t. to approximately 5 p.m. p.d.t. on the third Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of August, annually, in the described waters of the Columbia River, Richland, Washington.

(2) No person or vessel may enter or remain in the regulated area except for participants in the event, supporting personnel, vessels registered with the event organizer, and personnel or vessels authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander.

(3) Patrol of the described area will be under the direction of a designated Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The Patrol Commander is empowered to control the movement of vessels in the regulated area and adjoining waters during the hours these regulations are in effect.

(4) A succession of sharp, short signals by whistle, siren, or horn, from vessels patrolling the area under the direction of the Patrol Commander shall serve as a signal to stop. Vessels

(a) Regulated Area. A regulated area is established on that portion of Elliott Bay along the Seattle waterfront in Puget Sound bounded by a line beginning at: 47° 37′ 36′′ N, 122° 22′ 42′′ W; thence to 47° 37′ 24.5′′ N, 122° 22′ 58.5" W; thence to 47° 36′ 08′′ N, 122° 20′ 53′′ W; thence to 47° 36′ 21′′ N, 122° 20′ 31′′ W; thence returning to the origin. This regulated area resembles a rectangle measuring approximately 3,900 yards along the shoreline between Pier 57 and Pier 89, and extending approximately 650 yards into Elliott Bay. Temporary floating markers will be placed by the race sponsors to delineate the regulated area. [Datum: NAD 1983]

(b) Special Local Regulations. (1) No person or vessel may enter or remain

in the regulated area except for participants in the event, supporting personnel, vessels registered with the event organizer, and personnel or vessels authorized by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander.

(2) When deemed appropriate, the Coast Guard may establish a patrol consisting of active and auxiliary Coast Guard vessels and personnel in the area described in paragraph (a) of this section. The patrol shall be under the direction of a Coast Guard officer or petty officer designated by the Captain of the Port as the Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The Patrol Commander may forbid and control the movement of vessels in the area described in paragraph (a) of this section. (3) A succession of sharp, short blasts from whistle or horn from vessels patrolling the area under the direction of the Patrol Commander shall serve as a signal to stop. Vessels signaled shall stop and comply with the orders of the patrol vessel. Failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both.

(c) Effective dates. This section is effective annually on the third Saturday of May from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified by FEDERAL REGISTER notice.

[CGD13-95-003, 61 FR 16710, Apr. 17, 1996]

Sec.

PART 109-GENERAL

(a) The purpose of the rules and regulations in this subchapter is to implement certain laws and set forth the requirements for anchorage areas.

(b) There were transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Transportation by subsection 6(g) of the Department of Transportation Act (sec. 6(g), 80 Stat. 941, 49 U.S.C. 1655) all functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary of the Army under specified laws. The Secretary of Transportation by Department of Transportation Order 1100.1 (49 CFR 1.4(a)(3)), with specified limitations, delegated to the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, authority to exercise the functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary with respect to anchorages, as further described in § 110.1. of this subchapter. The Commandant redelegated this authority to each Coast Guard District Commander with specified limitations, as set forth in §1.05–1(g) of this title.

(33 U.S.C. 471, 180, 258, 322, and 499; 49 CFR 1.46(c) and 1.45(b))

[CGFR 67-46, 32 FR 17727, Dec. 12, 1967, as amended by CGD 79-096, 44 FR 51585, Sept. 4, 1979]

§ 109.05 Anchorage grounds.

(a) Section 7 of the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1915 (33 U.S.C. 471), authorizes the establishment of anchorage grounds for vessels in navigable waters of the United States whenever

it is apparent that these are required by the maritime or commercial interests of the United States for safe navigation. The statute also authorizes the adoption of suitable rules and regulations regarding the establishment of anchorage grounds, which are enforced by the Coast Guard. The authority conferred by this statute was transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Transportation by section 6(g)(1)(A) of the Department of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 931) and delegated to the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard in §1.46 of Title 49 CFR, and redelegated, with specified limitations, by the Commandant to each Coast Guard District Commander in §1.05-1(g) of this title.

(b) District Commanders will, whenever matters relating to the anchorage of vessels are under consideration, ascertain the view of the District and Division Engineer, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, and the proper representatives of other departments likely to be interested, including the Commandant of the Naval District concerned and the medical officer in charge of the quarantine station at localities where quarantine anchorages are involved, in order that they may arrange for suitable representation at such hearings. The views of the medical officer in charge of the quarantine station relating to the proposed location and boundaries of the quarantine anchorage will be accepted insofar as practicable and consistent with the establishment of other anchorage areas. (An Act of Congress approved July 1, 1944, as amended (42 U.S.C. 267), authorizes the Surgeon General, with the approval of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, to designate the boundaries of the quarantine grounds and quarantine anchorages for vessels which are reserved for use at each United States quarantine station.) A notice of public hearing concerning changes to the Anchorage Regulations will be issued by the District Commander and will be mailed to all known interested parties.