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W, thence west to latitude 39°14′59.4′′ 

N, longitude 076°26′39.4′′ W, thence 

north to the point of origin. 

(3) Buffer area. The buffer area is a 

polygon in shape measuring 

approximately 300 feet in all directions 

surrounding the entire course area 

described in the preceding paragraph of 

this section. The area is bounded by a 

line commencing at position latitude 

39°16′56.2′′ N, longitude 076°26′57.7′′ 

W, thence east to latitude 39°16′57.7′′ N, 

longitude 076°26′43.7′′ W, thence south 

to latitude 39°14′59.0′′ N, longitude 

076°26′29.7′′ W, thence west to latitude 

39°14′55.8′′ N, longitude 076°26′42.7′′ 

W, thence north to the point of origin. 

(4) Spectator area. The designated 

spectator area is a polygon in shape 

measuring approximately 1,000 yards in 

length by 500 feet in width. The area is 

bounded by a line commencing at 

position latitude 39°16′33.7′′ N, 

longitude 076°26′40.7′′ W, thence east to 

latitude 39°16′34.5′′ N, longitude 

076°26′34.7′′ W, thence south to latitude 

39°16′05.0′′ N, longitude 076°26′31.1′′ 

W, thence west to latitude 39°16′04.4′′ 

N, longitude 076°26′37.4′′ W, thence 

north to the point of origin. 

(b) Definitions. As used in this 

section— 

Buffer area is a neutral area that 

surrounds the perimeter of the Course 

Area within the regulated area described 

by this section. The purpose of a buffer 

area is to minimize potential collision 

conflicts with marine event participants 

or high-speed power boats and spectator 

vessels or nearby transiting vessels. This 

area provides separation between a 

Course Area and a specified Spectator 

Area or other vessels that are operating 

in the vicinity of the regulated area 

established by the special local 

regulations. 

Captain of the Port (COTP) MarylandNational Capital Region means the 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region or 

any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant 

or petty officer who has been authorized 

by the COTP to act on his behalf. 

Course area is an area described by a 

line bound by coordinates provided in 

latitude and longitude that outlines the 

boundary of a course area within the 

regulated area defined by this section. 

Event Patrol Commander or Event 

PATCOM means a commissioned, 

warrant, or petty officer of the U.S. 

Coast Guard who has been designated 

by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region. 

Official Patrol means any vessel 

assigned or approved by Commander, 

Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National 

Capital Region with a commissioned, 

warrant, or petty officer on board and 

displaying a Coast Guard ensign. 

Participant means all persons and 

vessels registered with the event 

sponsor as participating in the ‘‘1st 

Annual Shootout on the River’’speed 

runs event, or otherwise designated by 

the event sponsor as having a function 

tied to the event. 

Spectator means a person or vessel 

not registered with the event sponsor as 

participants or assigned as official 

patrols. 

Spectator area is an area described by 

a line bound by coordinates provided in 

latitude and longitude that outlines the 

boundary of a spectator area within the 

regulated area defined by this part. 

(c) Special local regulations. (1) The 

COTP Maryland-National Capital 

Region or Event PATCOM may forbid 

and control the movement of all vessels 

and persons, including event 

participants, in the regulated area. 

When hailed or signaled by an official 

patrol, a vessel or person in the 

regulated area shall immediately 

comply with the directions given by the 

patrol. Failure to do so may result in the 

Coast Guard expelling the person or 

vessel from the area, issuing a citation 

for failure to comply, or both. The COTP 

Maryland-National Capital Region or 

Event PATCOM may terminate the 

event, or a participant’s operations at 

any time the COTP Maryland-National 

Capital Region or Event PATCOM 

believes it necessary to do so for the 

protection of life or property. 

(2) Except for participants and vessels 

already at berth, a person or vessel 

within the regulated area at the start of 

enforcement of this section must 

immediately depart the regulated area. 

(3) A spectator must contact the Event 

PATCOM to request permission to 

either enter or pass through the 

regulated area. The Event PATCOM, and 

official patrol vessels enforcing this 

regulated area, can be contacted on 

marine band radio VHF–FM channel 16 

(156.8 MHz) and channel 22A (157.1 

MHz). If permission is granted, the 

spectator must enter the designated 

Spectator Area or pass directly through 

the regulated area as instructed by Event 

PATCOM. A vessel within the regulated 

area must operate at safe speed that 

minimizes wake. A spectator vessel 

must not loiter within the navigable 

channel while within the regulated area. 

(4) Only participant vessels and 

official patrol vessels are allowed to 

enter the course area. 

(5) A person or vessel that desires to 

transit, moor, or anchor within the 

regulated area must obtain authorization 

from the COTP Maryland-National 

Capital Region or Event PATCOM. A 

person or vessel seeking such 

permission can contact the COTP 

Maryland-National Capital Region at 

telephone number 410–576–2693 or on 

Marine Band Radio, VHF–FM channel 

16 (156.8 MHz) or the Event PATCOM 

on Marine Band Radio, VHF–FM 

channel 16 (156.8 MHz). 

(6) The Coast Guard will publish a 

notice in the Fifth Coast Guard District 

Local Notice to Mariners and issue a 

marine information broadcast on VHF– 

FM marine band radio announcing 

specific event dates and times. 

(d) Enforcement officials. The Coast 

Guard may be assisted with marine 

event patrol and enforcement of the 

regulated area by other federal, state, 

and local agencies. 

(e) Enforcement period. This section 

will be enforced from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

on July 10, 2021, and from 9 a.m. to 6 

p.m. on July 11, 2021. 

Dated: June 30, 2021. 

David E. O’Connell, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Maryland-National Capital Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2021–0336] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Fox 

River, Oshkosh, WI 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the Main Street 

Bridge, mile 55.97, the Jackson Street 

Bridge, mile 56.22, the Wisconsin Street 

Bridge, mile 56.72, the Congress Avenue 

Bridge, mile 58.01, all over the Fox 

River at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This 

deviation will test the remote operations 

at each bridge with a drawtender in 

attendance to supervise each remote 

opening. The Coast Guard is seeking 

comments from the public regarding 

these proposed changes. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

midnight on June 30, 2021, through 

midnight on October 7, 2021. Comments 

and relate material must reach the Coast 

Guard on or before November 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2021–0336 using Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. 


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See the ‘‘Public Participation and 

Request for Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this test 

deviation, call or email: Mr. Lee D. 

Soule, Bridge Management Specialist, 

Ninth Coast Guard District; telephone 

216–902–6085, email Lee.D.Soule@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

portion of the Fox River at Oshkosh 

flows from Lake Butte Des Mortts to 

Lake Winnebago, passing through five 

bridges. The first four bridges are 

highway bridges: Main Street Bridge, 

mile 55.97, the Jackson Street Bridge, 

mile 56.22, the Wisconsin Street Bridge, 

mile 56.72, the Congress Avenue Bridge, 

mile 58.01, and the fifth bridge is a 

single leaf bascule bridge that has been 

operating remotely successfully for over 

one year. Because of the success at the 

railroad bridge, we are considering 

allowing the other four bridges to 

operate remotely. During the summer, 

one hundred recreational vessels pass 

through these bridges on a daily 

average. 

I. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis 

The Main Street Bridge, mile 55.97, 

provides a horizontal clearance of 89 

feet and a vertical clearance 11 feet in 

the closed position, the Jackson Street 

Bridge, mile 56.22, provides a 

horizontal clearance of 97 feet and a 

vertical clearance 11 feet in the closed 

position, the Wisconsin Street Bridge, 

mile 56.72, provides a horizontal 

clearance of 75 feet and a vertical 

clearance 12 feet in the closed position, 

and the Congress Avenue Bridge, mile 

58.01, provides a horizontal clearance of 

75 feet and a vertical clearance 13 feet 

in the closed position. All of these 

bridges are over the Fox River and 

provide an unlimited clearance in the 

open position, and are governed by the 

regulations found in 33 CFR 117.1087. 

The Wisconsin Department of 

Transportation has requested to test the 

capabilities of the remote operating 

system with live operators in the bridges 

and allow the public to comment on the 

bridge operations before any changes are 

made. 

This deviation will not change the 

operation of the bridges. The Wisconsin 

Department of Transportation will 

provide weekly bridge opening data and 

approximate vehicle and pedestrian 

crossings at the end of the test 

deviation. Each bridge will have the 

ability to communicate by visual or 

audio means including enough cameras 

to see above and below the bridge, 

including night vision cameras to 

monitor approaching river traffic in 

adverse weather conditions. 

The Coast Guard will also inform the 

users of the waterways through our 

Local Notice to Mariners when the 

comment period opens and how to leave 

comments. 

II. 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. 

We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. If your material 

cannot be submitted using https://

www.regulations.gov, contact the person 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document for 

alternate instructions. 

We accept anonymous comments. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. For more about privacy and 

submissions in response to this 

document, see DHS’s eRulemaking 

System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, 

March 11, 2020). 

Documents mentioned in this NPRM 

as being available in this docket and all 

public comments, will be in our online 

docket at https://www.regulations.gov 

and can be viewed by following that 

website’s instructions. Additionally, if 

you go to the online docket and sign up 

for email alerts, you will be notified 

when comments are posted or a final 

rule is published. 

M.J. Johnston, 

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

Ninth Coast Guard District. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2021–0489] 

Safety Zones; Annual Events in the 

Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

a safety zone located in Federal 

regulations for a recurring marine event. 

This action is necessary and intended 

for the safety of life and property on 

navigable waters during this event. 

During the enforcement period, no 

person or vessel may enter the 

respective safety zone without the 

permission of the Captain of the Port 

Buffalo. 

DATES: The regulations listed in 33 CFR 

165.939 as listed in Table 165.939(b)(10) 

will be enforced from 9:45 p.m. through 

10:45 p.m. on July 9, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this notice of 

enforcement, call or email MST2 Natalie 

Smith, Waterways Management 

Division, U.S. Coast Guard Marine 

Safety Unit Cleveland; telephone 216– 

937–6004, email D09-SMBMSUCLEVELAND-WWM@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce the Safety Zones; 

Annual Events in the Captain of the Port 

Buffalo Zone listed in 33 CFR 165.939, 

Table 165.939(b)(10) for the Sheffield 

Lake Community Days in Sheffield 

Lake, OH, on all U.S. waters of Lake Erie 

and Sheffield Lake Boat ramp within a 

350 foot radius of land position 

41°29′27.65′′ N, 082°6′47.71′′ W. 

Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, 

transiting, or anchoring within the 

safety zone during an enforcement 

period is prohibited unless authorized 

by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or a 

designated representative. Those 

seeking permission to enter the safety 

zone may request permission from the 

Captain of Port Buffalo via channel 16, 

VHF–FM. Vessels and persons granted 

permission to enter the safety zone shall 

obey the directions of the Captain of the 

Port Buffalo or a designated 

representative. While within a safety 

zone, all vessels shall operate at the 

minimum speed necessary to maintain a 

safe course. 

This notice of enforcement is issued 

under authority of 33 CFR 165.939 and 

5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this 


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