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Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone-Michigan City Summerfest Fireworks, Lake Michigan

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Michigan City Summerfest Fireworks on a portion of Lake Michigan on July 4, 2019. This action is necessary and intended to p...

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Department of Homeland Security
Coast Guard
  1. 33 CFR Part 165
  2. [Docket No. USCG-2019-0194]

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notice of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Michigan City Summerfest Fireworks on a portion of Lake Michigan on July 4, 2019. This action is necessary and intended to protect safety of life and property on navigable waters prior to, during, and immediately after the fireworks display. During the enforcement period listed below, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated representative.

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DATES:

The regulation in 33 CFR 165.929(e)(35) will be enforced as listed in Table 165.929 from 9 p.m. through 9:35 p.m. on July 4, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have questions about this notice of enforcement, call or email LT John Ramos, Waterways Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone (630) 986-2155, email .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce the Michigan City Summerfest safety zone listed as item (e)(35) in Table 165.929 of 33 CFR 165.929 from 9 p.m. through 9:35 p.m. on July 4, 2019. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on a navigable waterway during the fireworks display. This safety zone encompasses all waters of Michigan City Harbor and Lake Michigan within the arc of a circle with a 1,000 foot radius from the launch site located in position 41°43.700′ N, 086°54.617′ W. Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene representative.

This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.929, Safety Zones; Annual events requiring safety zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register , the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan will provide the maritime community with advance notification of this safety zone enforcement period via Broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners. The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan, or a designated on-scene representative may be contacted via Channel 16, VHF-FM or at (414) 747-7182.

Dated: March 29, 2019.

Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.

[FR Doc. 2019-06655 Filed 4-4-19; 8:45 am]

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“Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone-Michigan City Summerfest Fireworks, Lake Michigan,” thefederalregister.org (April 5, 2019), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2019-06655/safety-zones-annual-events-requiring-safety-zones-in-the-captain-of-the-port-lake-michigan-zone-michigan-city-summerfest.