The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within a 250-yard radius of the MARMAC 306 cable laying barge, and a J.F. Brennan construction barge #4132. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by cable laying operations being conducted in the vicinity of the West Passage Narragansett Bay, Jamestown, RI, between the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge and south to Dutch Island. When enforced, entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Southeastern New England.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Safety Zone; West Passage Narragansett Bay, Jamestown, RI

The Coast Guard announces that the Chief of the Prevention Division, Fifth Coast Guard District, has issued a certificate of alternative compliance from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), for the CHARYBDIS, O.N. 1346442. We are issuing this notice because its publication is required by statute. Due to the unique construction of this vessel CHARYBDIS cannot fully comply with the light, shape, or sound signal provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with the vessel's design and construction. This notification of issuance of a certificate of alternative compliance promotes the Coast Guard's marine safety mission.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the CHARYBDIS

The Coast Guard will enforce a special local regulation for the Olympia Harbor Days Tugboat Races from 12 until 3 p.m. on September 1, 2024, to ensure the safety of life on the navigable waters of Budd Inlet during the event. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the regulated area without permission from the on- scene patrol craft.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Special Local Regulation; Olympia Harbor Days Tugboat Races, Budd Inlet, WA

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0064, Plan Approval and Records for Subdivision and Stability Regulations; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0064

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: without change. 1625-0020, Security Zones, Regulated Navigation Areas, and Safety Zones; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0020

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0022, Application for Tonnage Measurement of Vessels; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting comments as described below.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0022

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0045, Adequacy Certification for Reception Facilities and Advance Notice; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0045

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR), abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0097, Plan Approval and Records for Marine Engineering Systems; without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public. Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens commensurate with our performance of duties.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0097

The National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet in person along with the four subcommittees: The Rulemaking Improvements to Subchapter M Subcommittee, The Statutory Information Requirements Within Accommodations Spaces on Merchant Vessels Subcommittee, The Master Key Control Requirements Aboard Merchant Vessels Subcommittee, and The Maritime Administration (MARAD) Maritime Workforce Group Report on the Maritime Workforce Subcommittee. The Committee and the four Subcommittees will meet in public over two days in Portland, Maine, to review and discuss matters relating to shallow- draft inland navigation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing safety. These meetings will be open to the public.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: National Towing Safety Advisory Committee; September 2024 Meeting

The Coast Guard will enforce the San Diego Bayfair special local regulation on the waters of Mission Bay, California from September 13, 2024, through September 15, 2024. This special local regulation is necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, crew, spectators, sponsor vessels, and general users of the waterway. During the enforcement period, persons and vessels are prohibited from anchoring, blocking, loitering, or impeding within this regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, or his designated representative.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the Eleventh Coast Guard District-San Diego Bayfair