The Oregon State Marine Board received an application to renew a Special Use Device Permit, which was issued to the Oregon Association of Rowing for a buoyed racecourse on Dexter Reservoir in Lane County. The renewal proposes dates for installing and removing special use devices (cables and buoys) for the 2025 and 2026 rowing seasons.  Description of the Buoyed Racecourse:  The raising and lowering of the entire course includes the installation of:  Large orange buoys mark the course every 500 meters (a total of 10 buoys); Lateral cables cross the course at the start and finish and every 500 meters; Lane lines consisting of cables suspended 4 feet below the surface of the water.  Small can buoys are attached by wires to the lane lines. These consist of red can buoys first 250 meters at the start and last 250 meters to finish, and white “can” buoys the 1500 meters between the start and finish.  Medium-sized red buoys are located at the eastern and western ends of the lanes.  When the full course is up, it consists of 8 racing lanes, 13.5 meters apart, and 2,000 meters long.  The course extends from the Covered Bridge on the east to the non-motorized watercraft dock near the dam on the west. Installation occurs in phases, beginning December 6 – 21, 2025.  The Marine Board is soliciting written public comments exclusively relating to the 2,000-meter buoy course as it relates to the size of the waterbody, season of use, impacts to adjacent properties, potential for user conflicts, and other factors as they relate to public health, safety, and welfare.  The comment period closes December 5, 2025, at 11:55 pm. Following the closing of the comment period, the agency will evaluate the application and consider the public comments in deciding whether to issue a permit.  Written comments can be submitted by email to [email protected] or by U.S. mail to: Jennifer Cooper, Administrative Rules Coordinator, Oregon State Marine Board, 435 Commercial Street NE, Salem, OR 97301.  To view Public Notices, visit: http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/info/Pages/Rulemaking-and-Public-Notices.aspx.