80 FR 36717 - Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Detroit Zone

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 123 (June 26, 2015)

The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones for annual marine events in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone from 8 a.m. on June 19, 2015, through 10:45 p.m. on June 27, 2015. Enforcement of these zones is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after these fireworks events. During the aforementioned period, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately prior to, during, and immediately after fireworks events. During each enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the respective safety zone without permission of the Captain of the Port.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36717-36718]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15755]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0537]


Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Detroit 
Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones for annual 
marine events in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone from 8 a.m. on 
June 19, 2015, through 10:45 p.m. on June 27, 2015. Enforcement of 
these zones is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the 
navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after 
these fireworks events. During the aforementioned period, the Coast 
Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels 
in a specified area immediately prior to, during, and immediately after 
fireworks events. During each enforcement period, no person or vessel 
may enter the respective safety zone without permission of the Captain 
of the Port.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.941 will be enforced at various 
dates and times between 8 a.m. on June 19, 2015, through 10:45 p.m. on 
June 27, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call or email PO1 Todd Manow, Prevention, U.S. Coast Guard 
Sector Detroit, 110 Mount Elliot Ave., Detroit, MI 48207; telephone 
(313) 568-9580; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones listed in 33 CFR 165.941, Safety Zones; Annual Events in the 
Captain of the Port Detroit Zone, at the following dates and times for 
the following events, which are listed in chronological order by date 
and time of the event:
    (3) Ford (formerly Target) Fireworks, Detroit, MI. The first safety 
zone, listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(50)(i)(A), all waters of the Detroit 
River bounded by the arc of a circle with a 900-foot radius with its 
center in position 42[deg]19'23'' N., 083[deg]04'34'' W., on the 
waterfront area adjacent to 1351 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 
will be enforced from 8 a.m. on June 19, 2015 to 8 p.m. on June 22, 
2015.
    The second safety zone, listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(50)(i)(B), a 
portion of the Detroit River bounded on the South by the International 
Boundary line, on the West by 083[deg]03'30'' W., on the North by the 
City of Detroit shoreline and on the East by 083[deg]01'15'' W., will 
be enforced from 8 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. on June 22, 2015.
    The third safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(50)(i)(C), a 
portion of the Detroit River bounded on the South by the International 
Boundary line, on the West by the Ambassador Bridge, on the North by 
the City of Detroit shoreline, and on the East by the downstream end of 
Belle Isle, will be enforced from 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on June 22, 
2015.
    (2) Bay-Rama Fishfly Festival Fireworks, New Baltimore, MI. The 
safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(29), all waters of Lake St. 
Clair-Anchor Bay, off New Baltimore City Park, within a 300-yard radius 
of the fireworks launch site located at position 42[deg]41' N., 
082[deg]44' W. (NAD 83), usually on an evening during the first week in 
June, will be enforced from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on June 25, 2015.
    (3) BASF Corporation (formerly the City of Wyandotte) Fireworks, 
Wyandotte, MI. The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(34), usually 
on an evening during the first week in July, will instead be enforced 
from 10:15 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. on June 26, 2015. In case of inclement 
weather on June 26, 2015, this safety zone will be enforced from 10:15 
p.m. to 10:45 p.m. on June 27, 2015. The fireworks launch site is 
located on a barge 1000 feet offshore from the BASF property in 
Wyandotte, MI at position 42[deg]12.75' N., 082[deg]08.25' W. The 
safety zone is all waters of the Detroit River within a 300-yard radius 
of the fireworks launch site.
    (4) St. Clair Shores Fireworks, St. Clair Shores, MI.
    The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(39), all waters of Lake 
St. Clair within a 300-yard radius of the fireworks barge located at 
position 42[deg]32' N., 082[deg]51' W. (NAD 83). This position is 
located 1000 yards east of Veteran's Memorial Park, St. Clair Shores, 
and will be enforced from 10 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. on June 26, 2015. In 
the case of inclement weather on June 26, 2015, this safety zone will 
be enforced from 10 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. on June 27, 2015.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or 
anchoring within these safety zones during the enforcement period is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Detroit or his 
designated representative. Vessels that wish to transit through the 
safety zones may request permission from the Captain of the Port 
Detroit or his designated representative. Requests

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must be made in advance and approved by the Captain of Port before 
transits will be authorized. Approvals will be granted on a case by 
case basis. The Captain of the Port may be contacted via U.S. Coast 
Guard Sector Detroit on channel 16, VHF-FM. The Coast Guard will give 
notice to the public via Local Notice to Mariners and VHF radio 
broadcasts that the regulation is in effect.
    This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.941 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). If the Captain of the Port determines that any of these 
safety zones need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this 
document, he or she may suspend such enforcement and notify the public 
of the suspension via a Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: June 12, 2015.
Raymond Negron,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port Detroit.
[FR Doc. 2015-15755 Filed 6-25-15; 8:45 am]
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