SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety Zone; Corn Festival Fireworks listed as Event (19) in Table 1 of 33 CFR 165.929. Section 165.929 lists many annual events requiring safety zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone. This safety zone consists of all waters of the Illinois River within a 560-foot radius from approximate launch position at 41°21.173′ N, 088°25.101′ W. This safety zone will be enforced from 8:15 p.m. through 9 p.m. on September 25, 2021.

All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan, or his or her designated on-scene representative to enter, move within, or exit this safety zone during the enforcement times listed in this notice of enforcement. Requests must be made in advance and approved by the Captain of the Port before transits will be authorized. Approvals will be granted on a case-by-case basis. Vessels and persons granted permission to enter the safety zone shall obey all lawful orders or directions of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene representative.

This notice of enforcement is issued under the authority of 33 CFR 165.929, Safety Zone; 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 notification of enforcement in the Federal Register , the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with notification of this enforcement period via Broadcast Notice to Mariners. The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16 or (414) 747-7182.

86 FR 52413