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1The docket folder for USCG–2020–0172 is 

available at: Regulations.gov. 

Safety Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO 

64106. For information on the availability of 

this material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

Issued on March 11, 2022. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05668 Filed 3–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 110 

[Docket Number USCG–2019–0822] 

RIN 1625–AA01 

Anchorage Grounds; Atlantic Ocean, 

Delaware 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing 

to amend the anchorage regulations for 

the Delaware Bay and River, and 

adjacent waters, by establishing two 

new, offshore deep-water anchorages. 

The purpose of this proposed rule is to 

improve navigation safety by 

accommodating recent and anticipated 

future growth in vessel size and volume 

of vessel traffic entering the Delaware 

Bay and River, and to preserve areas 

traditionally used or needed for 

anchoring. We invite your comments on 

this proposed rulemaking. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before May 23, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2019–0822 using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public 

Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this proposed 

rulemaking, call or email Marine 

Science Technician First Class (MST1) 

Jennifer Padilla, Sector Delaware Bay, 

U.S. Coast Guard; telephone (215) 271– 

4889, email Jennifer.L.Padilla@uscg.mil; 

or Mr. Matt Creelman, Fifth Coast Guard 

District (dpw), U.S. Coast Guard; 

telephone (757) 398–6230, email 

Matthew.K.Creelman2@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

ACPARS Atlantic Coast Port Access Route 

Study 

AIS Automatic Identification System 

BOEM Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

COTP Captain of the Port 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NOI Notice of Intent 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

OREA Offshore Renewable Energy Area 

PARS Port Access Route Study 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal 

Basis 

In 2011, the Coast Guard received 

requests to formally establish 

anchorages in the Atlantic Ocean 

offshore from the Delaware coast in 

response to the Atlantic Coast Port 

Access Route Study (ACPARS), a 

multiyear study that included public 

participation and identified the 

navigation routes customarily followed 

by ships engaged in commerce between 

international and domestic U.S. ports. 

The ACPARS is available at https://

navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=

PARSReports. To preserve areas 

traditionally used for anchoring from 

offshore development, the Federal Pilots 

and the Mariners’ Advisory Committee 

for the Bay and River Delaware 

requested formal anchorage grounds be 

established to the east and the west of 

the southeastern approach traffic 

separation scheme. While these requests 

were noted in the ACPARS, the Coast 

Guard took no action in the pursuing 

years, and the areas to the east and the 

west of the southeastern approach traffic 

separation scheme continued to be used 

as traditional and unregulated 

anchorage grounds. 

On July 12, 2018, and August 21, 

2018, the Coast Guard held meetings 

with maritime stakeholders and 

waterway users to discuss the impacts 

to vessel traffic and navigation safety on 

the Delaware Bay and River due to the 

expansion of the Panama Canal and the 

planned deepening of the Delaware 

River from 40 to 45 feet. Meeting 

attendees included the Pilots’ 

Association for the Bay and River 

Delaware, the Mariners’ Advisory 

Committee for the Bay and River 

Delaware, Interport Pilots Association, 

and port and terminal representatives. 

The attendees concluded the increased 

volume of vessel traffic and the size of 

vessels calling on the Delaware Bay and 

River, and planned and potential 

offshore development, heightened the 

need to formally establish three new 

anchorage grounds: Two offshore in the 

Atlantic Ocean and an additional 

inshore anchorage located in the 

Delaware Bay near the Cape Henlopen 

breakwaters. The participants suggested 

the anchorages would preserve areas 

traditionally used for anchoring and 

provide for the ongoing and future 

growth of the marine transportation 

system on the Delaware Bay and River. 

On November 29, 2019, the Coast 

Guard published a Notice of Inquiry 

(NOI) in the Federal Register (81 FR 

25854) to formally seek feedback on 

whether the Coast Guard should 

consider a proposed rulemaking to 

establish the three new anchorages. 

Following the naming convention in 33 

CFR 110.157, the anchorages were 

referred to as Anchorage B—Breakwater, 

Anchorage C—Cape Henlopen, and 

Anchorage D—Indian River. We 

received 42 comments in response to 

the NOI. Five comments were 

supportive; twenty eight were opposed 

to the proposed inshore anchorage, 

Anchorage B; and fourteen were 

opposed to the proposed offshore 

anchorages, Anchorages C and D. 

On May 5, 2020, the Coast Guard 

published a Notice of Study; request for 

comments entitled ‘‘Port Access Route 

Study (PARS) for the Seacoast of New 

Jersey Including Offshore Approaches to 

the Delaware Bay, Delaware’’ in the 

Federal Register (85 FR 26695). The 

initial comment period closed on July 5, 

2020. The Coast Guard conducted two 

virtual public meetings on October 28, 

2020, and November 4, 2020, and the 

initial comment period was re-opened 

through November 10, 2020. The study 

included an in-depth analysis of 

historical anchoring patterns in the 

approaches to the Delaware Bay and 

River. Anchorage related comments 

received during the study are discussed 

in Section III, and a full list of 

comments can be found in the Port 

Access Route Study ‘‘PARS,’’ docket 

number USCG–2020–0172.1

Based on feedback received to date, 

primary objections to the proposed 

inshore anchorage are environmental in 

nature and concern potential impacts on 

Atlantic Sturgeon, an endangered 

species under the Endangered Species 

Act. Primary objections to the proposed 

offshore anchorages concern potential 

conflicts between the siting of the 

anchorage grounds and the need to 

route electricity transmission export 

cables to the proposed or future offshore 

wind developments. Based on the 

differences and nature of concerns 

between the anchorages located inshore, 

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anchorages located offshore in the 

Atlantic Ocean, the Coast Guard intends 

to move forward with two separate 

rulemakings, one for the inshore 

anchorage, and another for the offshore 

anchorages. With this rulemaking, the 

Coast Guard proposes the establishment 

of the anchorages located offshore in the 

Atlantic Ocean, Anchorage C—Cape 

Henlopen, and Anchorage D—Indian 

River. 

The purpose of this proposed rule is 

to improve navigation safety by 

accommodating recent and anticipated 

future growth in cargo vessel size and 

volume of vessel traffic entering the 

Delaware Bay and River, and to preserve 

areas traditionally used or needed for 

anchoring. We invite your comments on 

this proposed rulemaking. 

The legal basis and authorities for this 

notice of proposed rulemaking are 

found in 46 U.S.C. 70006, 33 CFR 1.05– 

1, DHS Delegation No. 0170.1, which 

collectively authorize the Coast Guard 

to propose, establish, and define 

regulatory anchorage grounds. 

III. Discussion of Comments on NOI 

This section provides a detailed 

discussion of the public comments on 

the proposed Delaware Bay Anchorages 

received during the NOI comment 

period and during the two virtual public 

meetings held for the New Jersey PARS 

study. Also contributing to this 

rulemaking through the PARS study 

process, the Coast Guard Navigation 

Center collected and analyzed vessel 

historical Automatic Information 

System (AIS) track line data from all 

vessels between 2017 and 2019 and 

created AIS ‘‘heat maps.’’ These heat 

maps show a concentration of vessels 

and their voyage routes and give insight 

into their operations and use of the 

waterways and, most pertinent to this 

NPRM, the location of vessels when at 

anchor. A copy of this AIS Anchorage 

report can be found in the docket.2

On the NOI, the Coast Guard received 

a total of 19 comments concerning 

proposed Anchorage C—Cape Henlopen 

and Anchorage D—Indian River, five 

supportive and 14 opposed. Comments 

submitted to the online docket aligned 

into four categories: Environmental 

concerns, electricity transmission export 

cable routing safety and security, view 

shed concerns, and supporters. Copies 

of the public comments received are 

available for viewing in the public 

docket for this rulemaking under docket 

number USCG–2019–0822. Commenters 

represented a wide range of individuals 

and entities, including State and local 

government officials, port authorities, 

representatives of affected industries, 

such as maritime, port, and other 

facilities, and private citizens. The 

comments received from these parties 

helped to inform the proposal in this 

NPRM. 

1. Environmental Concerns 

We received eight comments 

opposing the anchorage locations due to 

concerns that the presence of anchored 

ships could disrupt or pollute marine 

life habitats and behaviors. The Coast 

Guard has prepared a preliminary 

Record of Environmental Consideration 

(REC) for this NPRM, which is available 

in the NPRMs docket folder, and has 

made a preliminary determination that 

the proposed anchorages do not 

cumulatively or individually have 

significant effect on the natural or 

human environment. 

We also note there are existing laws 

and regulations in place to govern 

behavior of mariners and vessels related 

to concerns about the release of 

pollutants. In terms of the discharge of 

pollutants, our regulations in 33 CFR 

part 151 and the Act to Prevent 

Pollution from Ships implement 

provisions of the International 

Convention for Prevention of Pollution 

from Ships and subject violators to 

penalties.3 In addition, the Ports and 

Waterways Safety Act (PWSA) of 1972 

(33 U.S.C. 1221, 1223, 1228, 1232 et 

seq.) and PWSA-implementing 

regulations help us ensure vessel 

compliance with all applicable 

standards, operating requirements, 

conditions for entry into port, and 

enforcement provisions. 

The Coast Guard also notes that this 

rulemaking will not significantly change 

the current and historical anchoring 

habits of vessels in these areas. This is 

demonstrated in the AIS heat maps for 

anchored vessels showing a 

concentration of vessels in or very near 

to the proposed anchorage areas. The 

formal regulation of these anchorages 

would not change the number of vessels 

that are anchoring and would provide 

greater oversight and predictability to 

vessel navigation in the area, which 

would ultimately lessen the potential 

for marine accidents and environmental 

impacts. 

2. Electricity Transmission Export Cable 

Routing and Safety Concerns 

There were three comments submitted 

that pertained to concerns regarding the 

new anchorages coexisting with 

potential undersea cable routes to 

adjacent wind farm leases. Commenters 

requested mitigating measures and 

further discussion with wind farm 

stakeholders to avoid anchors striking or 

fouling undersea cables. Conversations 

between the Coast Guard and offshore 

wind developers have continued, both 

during and subsequent to the NOI and 

New Jersey PARS comment periods and 

virtual meetings. These conversations, 

among other things, have resulted in the 

developers choosing to pursue alternate 

cable routing measures that will avoid 

the proposed anchorage grounds. 

3. Tourism Concerns and View Shed 

Concerns 

Four comments submitted were 

opposed to the new anchorages stating 

that anchored vessels would obscure the 

ocean views from the coast and reduce 

the tourism appeal of the local areas and 

harm the local economies. In 

considering these comments, we note 

that the approval of the proposed 

anchorages will not directly change the 

status quo for vessels anchoring in these 

areas. AIS tracking data from 2017 to 

2019 show vessels consistently 

anchoring in the same general area as 

the proposed areas, and that anchoring 

would continue in these areas regardless 

of the outcome of this rulemaking. By 

officially designating these anchorages, 

the Coast Guard can formally regulate 

the vessels that anchor in these offshore 

areas and limit vessels from anchoring 

elsewhere in the future, further affecting 

the human environment and local 

traffic. 

4. Anchorage Proponents 

There were five comments that stated 

the anchorages were necessary to 

preserve areas traditionally used for 

anchoring from offshore wind 

development and to provide adequate 

safe anchorage for vessels calling on the 

growing ports of the Delaware Bay and 

River. These comments were supported 

by AIS vessel data collected by the 

Coast Guard showing consistent 

anchorage in the proposed areas 

between 2017–2019. 

5. Comments Received During the PARS 

Meetings and Anchoring Data 

Of the comments received during the 

New Jersey PARS virtual public 

meetings, six pertained to the proposed 

anchorages. One commenter specifically 

requested that this NPRM be available 

for at least 60 days for public comment. 

The remaining comments supported the 

anchorage proposal but stated concern 

for conflicts between vessel anchors and 

electricity transmission export cables. 

Conversations between the Coast Guard 

and offshore wind developers have 

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comment periods and virtual meetings. 

These conversations, among other 

things, have resulted in the developers 

choosing to pursue alternate cable 

routing measures that will avoid the 

proposed anchorage grounds. 

IV. Discussion of Proposed Rule 

The Coast Guard is proposing to 

establish new anchorage grounds 

Anchorage C—Cape Henlopen and 

Anchorage D—Indian River. This 

proposal reflects our consideration of 

comments received at public meetings 

and in the docket, the preliminary 

Record of Environmental Consideration, 

and data analysis collected during the 

New Jersey PARS study. 

We believe this proposal will 

establish new deep-water anchorage 

grounds for commercial vessels that will 

support the new and projected growth 

in maritime commerce vessel traffic 

throughout the Delaware Bay and River. 

These anchorages will create predictable 

navigation patterns greatly improving 

safety of navigation at sea and limit the 

impact of anchoring to the sea floor to 

specific determined areas. 

Anchorage C—Cape Henlopen would 

be located in the Atlantic Ocean 

approximately 9.4 miles east of the 

Delaware coast. The proposed 

Anchorage C would be located in 

naturally deep water with charted 

depths between 41 and 85 feet. The 

boundaries of Anchorage C—Cape 

Henlopen are presented in 

§ 110.157(a)(19) of the proposed 

regulatory text at the end of this 

document. 

Anchorage D—Indian River would be 

located in the Atlantic Ocean beginning 

approximately 6 miles east of the 

Delaware coast. The proposed 

Anchorage D—Indian River will be 

located in naturally deep water with 

charted depths between 40 and 85 feet. 

The proposed location of Anchorage D 

has historically been used as an 

unregulated anchorage by vessels 

entering and exiting the port. The 

boundaries of Anchorage D—Indian 

River are presented in § 110.157(a)(20) 

of the proposed regulatory text at the 

end of this document. 

V. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this proposed rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive Orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes and 

Executive Orders and we discuss First 

Amendment rights of protestors. 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess the costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

Executive Order 13771 directs agencies 

to control regulatory costs through a 

budgeting process. This NPRM has not 

been designated a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action,’’ under Executive 

Order 12866. Accordingly, the NPRM 

has not been reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt 

from the requirements of Executive 

Order 13771. 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the location and size of the 

proposed anchorage grounds, as well as 

the vessel traffic and anchoring data 

provided by the Coast Guard Navigation 

Center. The regulation would ensure 

approximately 27 square miles of 

anchorage grounds are designated to 

provide necessary commercial deep 

draft anchorages and enhance the 

navigational safety of commercial 

vessels transiting to, from, and within 

the Delaware Bay and River. The 

impacts on routine navigation are 

expected to be minimal because the 

proposed anchorage areas are located 

outside of the established traffic 

separation zones and are consistent with 

current anchorage habits. When not 

occupied, vessels would be able to 

maneuver in, around, and through the 

anchorages. 

B. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 

1980, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, as amended, 

requires Federal agencies to consider 

the potential impact of regulations on 

small entities during rulemaking. The 

term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises small 

businesses, not-for-profit organizations 

that are independently owned and 

operated and are not dominant in their 

fields, and governmental jurisdictions 

with populations of less than 50,000. 

The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 

605(b) that this proposed rule would not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

The number of small entities 

impacted and the extent of the impact, 

if any, is expected to be minimal. 

Proposed Anchorage C—Cape Henlopen 

and Anchorage D—Indian River are 

located in an area of the Atlantic Ocean 

which is not a popular or productive 

fishing location. Further, the location is 

not in an area routinely transited by 

vessels heading to, or returning from, 

known fishing grounds. Finally, the 

anchorage is located in an area that is 

not currently used by small entities, 

including small vessels, for anchoring 

due to the depth of water naturally 

present in the area. 

If you think that your business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity 

and that this rule would have a 

significant economic impact on it, 

please submit a comment (see 

ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it 

qualifies and how and to what degree 

this rule would economically affect it. 

Under section 213(a) of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), 

we want to assist small entities in 

understanding this proposed rule. If the 

rule would affect your small business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction and you have questions 

concerning its provisions or options for 

compliance, please contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. The Coast Guard will 

not retaliate against small entities that 

question or complain about this 

proposed rule or any policy or action of 

the Coast Guard. 

C. Collection of Information 

This proposed rule would not call for 

a new collection of information under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). 

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal 

Governments 

A rule has implications for 

Federalism under Executive Order 

13132, Federalism, if it has a substantial 

direct effect on the States, on the 

relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. We have analyzed 

this proposed rule under that Order and 

have determined that it is consistent 

with the fundamental Federalism 

principles and preemption requirements 

described in Executive Order 13132. 

Also, this proposed rule does not have 

tribal implications under Executive 

Order 13175, Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments, because it would not have 

a substantial direct effect on one or 

more Indian tribes, on the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

Indian tribes, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes. 

If you believe this proposed rule has 

implications for Federalism or Indian 

tribes, please contact the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 


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E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this 

proposed rule would not result in such 

an expenditure, we do discuss the 

effects of this rule elsewhere in this 

preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Department of Homeland 

Security Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.1D, 

which guide the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have made a 

preliminary determination that this 

action is one of a category of actions that 

do not individually or cumulatively 

have a significant effect on the human 

environment. This proposed rule 

involves amending the regulations for 

Delaware Bay and River anchorage 

grounds by establishing two new 

anchorage regulations; Anchorage C 

—Cape Henlopen and Anchorage D— 

Indian River. Normally such actions are 

categorically excluded from further 

review under paragraph L59(a) of 

Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction 

Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev. 01. A 

preliminary Record of Environmental 

Consideration supporting this 

determination is available in the docket 

where indicated under ADDRESSES. We 

seek any comments or information that 

may lead to the discovery of a 

significant environmental impact from 

this proposed rule. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places, or vessels. 

VI. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We view public participation as 

essential to effective rulemaking, and 

will consider all comments and material 

received during the comment period. 

Your comment can help shape the 

outcome of this rulemaking. If you 

submit a comment, please include the 

docket number for this rulemaking, 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. 

Submitting comments. We encourage 

you to submit comments through the 

Federal Decision Making Portal at 

https://www.regulations.gov. To do so, 

go to https://www.regulations.gov, type 

USCG–2019–0822 in the search box and 

click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, look for this 

document in the Search Results column, 

and click on it. Then click on the 

Comment option. If you cannot submit 

your material by using https://

www.regulations.gov, call or email the 

person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this proposed rule 

for alternate instructions. 

Viewing material in docket. To view 

documents mentioned in this proposed 

rule as being available in the docket, 

find the docket as described in the 

previous paragraph, and then select 

‘‘Supporting & Related Material’’ in the 

Document Type column. Public 

comments will also be placed in our 

online docket and can be viewed by 

following instructions on the https://

www.regulations.gov Frequently Asked 

Questions web page. We review all 

comments received, but we will only 

post comments that address the topic of 

the proposed rule. We may choose not 

to post off-topic, inappropriate, or 

duplicate comments that we receive. 

Personal information. We accept 

anonymous comments. Comments we 

post to https://www.regulations.gov will 

include any personal information you 

have provided. For more about privacy 

and submissions to the docket in 

response to this document, see DHS’s 

eRulemaking System of Records notice 

(85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 110 

Anchorage grounds. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard is proposing 

to amend 33 CFR part 110 as follows: 

PART 110—ANCHORAGE 

REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 110 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 471, 2071; 46 U.S.C. 

70034; 33 CFR 1.05–1; Department of 

Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Amend § 110.157 by adding 

paragraphs (a)(18) through (20) to read 

as follows: 

§ 110.157 Delaware Bay and River. 

(a) * * * 

(18) Reserved. 

(19) Anchorage C—Cape Henlopen. 

The waters bounded by a line 

connecting the following points: 

Latitude Longitude 

38°40′54.00′′ N 74°52′00.00′′ W 

38°40′56.08′′ N 74°48′51.34′′ W 

38°37′36.00′′ N 74°48′30.00′′ W 

(DATUM: NAD 83) 

(20) Anchorage D—Indian River. The 

waters bounded by a line connecting the 

following points: 

Latitude Longitude 

38°34′56.25′′ N 74°52′19.12′′ W 

38°33′40.91′′ N 74°54′41.50′′ W 

38°31′31.08′′ N 74°55′27.96′′ W 

38°29′07.35′′ N 74°53′29.25′′ W 

38°28′56.87′′ N 74°50′28.69′′ W 

38°30′07.37′′ N 74°48′08.38′′ W 

(DATUM: NAD 83) 

* * * * * 

Dated: March 14, 2022. 

L.M. Dickey, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Fifth Coast Guard District. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2022–0184] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Graduate Boat Parade, 

Sturgeon Bay, WI 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing 

to establish a temporary safety zone for 

certain waters of Sturgeon Bay, WI. This 

action is necessary to provide for the 

safety of life on these navigable waters 

during the boat parade for the Graduates 

of Sturgeon Bay High School on May 28, 

2022. This proposed rulemaking would 

restrict usage by persons and vessels 

within the safety zone. At no time 

during the effective period may nonparade vessels transit the waters of 

Sturgeon Bay between the Highway 42 

Bridge and Michigan Street Bridge. 

These restrictions would apply to all 

vessels during the effective period 

unless authorized by the Captain of the 

Port Lake Michigan or a designated 

representative. We invite your 

comments on this proposed rulemaking. 


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