83 FR 27706 - Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Detroit Zone

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 115 (June 14, 2018)

The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones for annual marine events in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone from 9 p.m. on June 23, 2018 through 11 p.m. on July 5, 2018. 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 or his designated representative.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27706-27707]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12757]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0550]


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 9 p.m. on 
June 23, 2018 through 11 p.m. on July 5, 2018. 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

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permission of the Captain of the Port or his designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.941 will be enforced at various 
dates and times between 9 p.m. on June 23, 2018 through 11 p.m. on July 
5, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call or email Ryan Erpelding, Prevention, Marine Safety Unit 
Toledo, Coast Guard; telephone (419) 418-6037, or 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:
    (1) Washington Township Summerfest Fireworks, Toledo, OH. The 
safety zone listed in Sec.  165.941(a)(2), will be enforced from 9 p.m. 
to 11 p.m. on June 23, 2018. In the case of inclement weather on June 
23, 2018, this safety zone will be enforced from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on 
June 24, 2018.
    (2) Put-In-Bay Fourth of July Fireworks, Put-In-Bay, OH. The safety 
zone listed in Sec.  165.941(a)(5) will be enforced from 9 p.m. to 11 
p.m. on July 4, 2018. In the case of inclement weather on July 4, 2018, 
this safety zone will be enforced from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 5, 
2018.
    Under the provisions of Sec.  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 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 or by calling (313) 568-9564. 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 Sec.  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 may suspend such enforcement and notify the public of the 
suspension via a Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: June 6, 2018.
Jeffrey W. Novak,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Detroit.
[FR Doc. 2018-12757 Filed 6-13-18; 8:45 am]
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