82_FR_35241 82 FR 35097 - Safety Zone; Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival Foundation/Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival, Ohio River, Miles 90.2 to 90.7, Wheeling, WV

82 FR 35097 - Safety Zone; Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival Foundation/Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival, Ohio River, Miles 90.2 to 90.7, Wheeling, WV

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 144 (July 28, 2017)

Page Range35097-35097
FR Document2017-15922

The Coast Guard will enforce the subject safety zone for the Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival Foundation/Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival Fireworks on the Ohio River on September 16, 2017 to protect vessels transiting the area and event spectators from the hazards associated with the barge-based fireworks display. During the enforcement period, entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 144 (Friday, July 28, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35097]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15922]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0346]


Safety Zone; Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival 
Foundation/Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival, Ohio River, 
Miles 90.2 to 90.7, Wheeling, WV

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the subject safety zone for the 
Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival Foundation/Wheeling Heritage 
Port Sternwheel Festival Fireworks on the Ohio River on September 16, 
2017 to protect vessels transiting the area and event spectators from 
the hazards associated with the barge-based fireworks display. During 
the enforcement period, entry of vessels or persons into this zone is 
prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port 
Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1 Sector Ohio Valley, 
No. 58 will be enforced from 10 p.m. through 11:15 p.m., on September 
16, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email MST1 Jennifer Haggins, Marine 
Safety Unit Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 412-221-0807, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety Zone 
for the annual Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival Foundation/
Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival Fireworks listed in 33 CFR 
165.801, Table 1 Sector Ohio Valley from 10 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. on 
September 16, 2017. Entry into the safety zone is prohibited unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh 
(COTP) or a designated representative. Persons or vessels desiring to 
enter into or passage through the safety zone must request permission 
from the COTP or a designated representative. If permission is granted, 
all persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the COTP 
or designated representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.801 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement 
in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime 
community with advance notification of these enforcement periods via 
Local Notice to Mariners and updates via Marine Information Broadcasts.

    Dated: July 20, 2017.
L. McClain, Jr.,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit 
Pittsburgh.
[FR Doc. 2017-15922 Filed 7-27-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-04-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 144 / Friday, July 28, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 35097 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this DHS Department of Homeland Security SECURITY notice of enforcement in the Federal FR Federal Register Register, the Coast Guard will provide NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking Coast Guard the maritime community with advance § Section U.S.C. United States Code notification of these enforcement 33 CFR Part 165 periods via Local Notice to Mariners II. Background Information and [Docket No. USCG–2017–0346] and updates via Marine Information Regulatory History Broadcasts. The Coast Guard is issuing this Safety Zone; Wheeling Heritage Port Dated: July 20, 2017. temporary rule without prior notice and Sternwheel Festival Foundation/ L. McClain, Jr., opportunity to comment pursuant to Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of authority under section 4(a) of the Festival, Ohio River, Miles 90.2 to 90.7, the Port Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh. Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 Wheeling, WV [FR Doc. 2017–15922 Filed 7–27–17; 8:45 am] U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. BILLING CODE 9110–04–P authorizes an agency to issue a rule ACTION: Notice of enforcement of without prior notice and opportunity to regulation. comment when the agency for good DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND cause finds that those procedures are SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce SECURITY ‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary the subject safety zone for the Wheeling to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival Coast Guard 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that Foundation/Wheeling Heritage Port good cause exists for not publishing a Sternwheel Festival Fireworks on the 33 CFR Part 165 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) Ohio River on September 16, 2017 to [Docket Number USCG–2017–0534] with respect to this rule because the protect vessels transiting the area and event sponsor did not submit notice to event spectators from the hazards RIN 1625–AA00 the Coast Guard with sufficient time associated with the barge-based remaining before the event to publish an Safety Zone; Whiskey Island fireworks display. During the NPRM. Thus, delaying the effective date Paddlefest, Lake Erie, Cleveland, OH enforcement period, entry of vessels or of this rule to wait for a comment period persons into this zone is prohibited AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. to run would be contrary to the public unless specifically authorized by the ACTION: Temporary final rule. interest by inhibiting the Coast Guard’s Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit ability to protect participants and Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is vessels from the hazards associated with representative. establishing a temporary safety zone on a paddle craft race. DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR Lake Erie, Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast 165.801, Table 1 Sector Ohio Valley, No. OH. This safety zone is intended to Guard finds that good cause exists for 58 will be enforced from 10 p.m. restrict vessels from a portion of Lake making this temporary rule effective less through 11:15 p.m., on September 16, Erie during the Whiskey Island than 30 days after publication in the 2017. Paddlefest on August 19, 2017. This Federal Register because doing so temporary safety zone is necessary to would be impracticable and contrary to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If protect mariners and race participants the public interest. Delaying the you have questions about this notice of from the navigational hazards associated effective date would be contrary to the enforcement, call or email MST1 with a paddle craft race. Entry of vessels rule’s objectives of ensuring safety of Jennifer Haggins, Marine Safety Unit or persons into this zone is prohibited life on the navigable waters and Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone unless specifically authorized by the protection of persons and vessels near 412–221–0807, email Captain of the Port Sector Buffalo. the event. Jennifer.L.Haggins@uscg.mil. DATES: This rule is effective from 6:45 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule a.m. through 11 a.m. on August 19, Guard will enforce the Safety Zone for 2017. The Coast Guard is issuing this rule the annual Wheeling Heritage Port under authority in 33 U.S.C. 1231. The Sternwheel Festival Foundation/ ADDRESSES: To view documents Captain of the Port Buffalo, NY (COTP) Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel mentioned in this preamble as being has determined that a large scale paddle Festival Fireworks listed in 33 CFR available in the docket, go to http:// craft event on a navigable waterway will 165.801, Table 1 Sector Ohio Valley www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2017– pose a significant risk to participants from 10 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. on 0534 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click and the boating public. This rule is September 16, 2017. Entry into the ‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket needed to protect personnel, vessels, safety zone is prohibited unless Folder on the line associated with this and the marine environment in the authorized by the Captain of the Port rule. navigable waters within the safety zone Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh (COTP) or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If while the Whiskey Island Paddlefest is a designated representative. Persons or you have questions on this rule, call or happening. vessels desiring to enter into or passage email LT Ryan Junod, Chief of asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with RULES Waterways Management, U.S. Coast IV. Discussion of the Rule through the safety zone must request permission from the COTP or a Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland; This rule establishes a safety zone designated representative. If permission telephone 216–937–0124, email from 6:45 a.m. through 11 a.m. on is granted, all persons and vessels shall ryan.s.junod@uscg.mil. August 19, 2017. This zone will comply with the instructions of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: encompass all waters of Lake Erie; COTP or designated representative. Cleveland Harbor, Cleveland, OH from This notice of enforcement is issued I. 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Document Created: 2017-07-28 03:10:35
Document Modified: 2017-07-28 03:10:35
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionNotice of enforcement of regulation.
DatesThe regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1 Sector Ohio Valley, No. 58 will be enforced from 10 p.m. through 11:15 p.m., on September 16, 2017.
ContactIf you have questions about this notice of enforcement, call or email MST1 Jennifer Haggins, Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 412-221-0807, email [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 35097 
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