Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone, Fireworks at Pier Wisconsin
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone on Milwaukee Harbor, including Lakeshore Inlet, in Milwaukee, WI, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during a la...
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone on Milwaukee Harbor, including Lakeshore Inlet, in Milwaukee, WI, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during a land-based fireworks display. Our regulation for annual marine events requiring safety zones within the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone identifies the boundaries of the safety zone. During the enforcement period, vessels may not enter, move within, or exit the safety zone unless granted permission by the Captain of the Port or designated representative.
DATES:
The regulations in 33 CFR 165.929 will be enforced for the Fireworks at Pier Wisconsin safety zone identified in Event 1, Table 4, on September 5, 2026, from 10:15 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email MSTC Dylan Caikowski, Sector
( printed page 55482)
Lake Michigan, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone (571) 608-0739, or email
D09-SMB-SecLakeMichigan-WWM@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in Event 1, in Table 4 to § 165.929, on September 5, 2026, from 10:15 p.m. to 11 p.m. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this land-based fireworks display. Our regulation for annual marine events requiring safety zones within the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone specifies the location of the safety zone, which encompasses a portion of Milwaukee Harbor and Lakeshore Inlet. During the enforcement period, as reflected in § 165.929(a), vessels may not enter, move within, or exit the safety zone unless granted permission by the Captain of the Port or designated representative.
In addition to this notification in the
Federal Register
, the Coast Guard will provide notice of this enforcement period via Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
Rhianna N. Macon,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Lake Michigan.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 55481
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone, Fireworks at Pier Wisconsin,” thefederalregister.org (August 28, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-17588/safety-zones-annual-events-requiring-safety-zones-in-the-captain-of-the-port-lake-michigan-zone-fireworks-at-pier-wiscon.
33 CFR 165.929