82 FR 29400 - Safety Zones; Ashland 4th of July Fireworks Display, Chequamegon Bay, Ashland, WI

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 124 (June 29, 2017)

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Ashland 4th of July Fireworks Display in Ashland, WI from 9:30 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. on July 4, 2017. This action is necessary to protect participants and spectators during the Ashland 4th of July Fireworks Display. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Duluth or her designated on-scene representative.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29400-29401]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13576]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0560]


Safety Zones; Ashland 4th of July Fireworks Display, Chequamegon 
Bay, Ashland, WI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Ashland 
4th of July Fireworks Display in Ashland, WI from 9:30 p.m. through 
11:30 p.m. on July 4, 2017. This action is necessary to protect 
participants and spectators during the Ashland 4th of July Fireworks 
Display. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or 
anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port Duluth or her designated on-scene representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.943(b) will be enforced from 9:30 
p.m. through 11:30 p.m. on July 4, 2017, for the Ashland 4th of July 
Fireworks Display safety zone, Sec.  165.943(a)(6).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call or email LT John Mack, Chief of Waterways Management, 
Coast Guard; telephone (218) 725-3818, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the annual Ashland 
4th of July Fireworks Display in 33 CFR 165.943(a)(6) from 9:30 p.m. 
through 11:30 p.m. on July 4, 2017 on all waters of Chequamegon Bay 
bounded by the arc of a circle with a 560-foot radius from the 
fireworks launch site with its center in position 46[deg]35'50'' N., 
090[deg]52'59'' W.
    Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Duluth or her 
designated on-scene representative. The Captain of the Port's 
designated on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16 
or telephone at (715) 779-5100.
    This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.943 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this publication in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance 
notification of the enforcement of this safety zone via Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners. The

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Captain of the Port Duluth or her on-scene representative may be 
contacted via VHF Channel 16 or telephone at (715) 779-5100.

    Dated: June 22, 2017.
E.E. Williams,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port.
[FR Doc. 2017-13576 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am]
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