[OSMB-News] News Release -Marine Board Seeks Written Public Comment on Visual Distress Signals for Columbia River

[MASSEY Ashley * OSMB]

For Immediate Release                                    Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Marine Board Seeks Written Public Comment on Visual Distress Signals for Columbia River

The Oregon State Marine Board seeks public comment on amending a rule adopted in 2015 for visual distress signals in Oregon's ocean waters.  The rule established visual distress signal requirements for boats operating west of the "line of demarcation" at the tips of the jetties for Oregon's coastal bays with one exception; the Columbia River.  The rule change proposes removing the Columbia River exemption to be consistent with US Coast Guard designations.  The visual distress signal requirement would be for the ocean, west of coastal bays and their associated jetties.

Written comments are being accepted through December 29, 2017 by 5 pm and can be submitted via email to osmb.rulemaking at oregon.gov<mailto:osmb.rulemaking at oregon.gov> or by U.S. mail to: June LeTarte, Administrative Rules Coordinator, 435 Commercial St. NE, Suite 400, Salem, OR 97301.  Comments via telephone will not be accepted.

To view the proposed changes, visit http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/info/Pages/Rulemaking-and-Public-Notices.aspx.
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Ashley A. Massey
Legislative Coordinator
Public Information Officer
Oregon State Marine Board
503-378-2623

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