[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20360]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0726]


Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain 
of the Port Lake Michigan Zone--Corn Festival Fireworks, Morris, IL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Corn 
Festival Fireworks event on a portion of the Illinois River in Morris, 
IL. This action is intended to protect personnel, vessels, and the 
marine environment from potential hazards created by 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.

DATES: The regulation in Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
165.929 Table 1, Event (19) will be enforced from 8:15 p.m. through 9 
p.m. on September 25, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT James Fortin, Waterways 
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone: (630) 986-2155, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6e2969f8be2e18bebf5f3e5cecfc5c7c1c98bf1c7d2c3d4d1c7dfd5e6d3d5c5c188cbcfca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1450242d39505339594741577c7d7775737b39437560716663756d6754616777733a797d78">[email protected]</span></a>.

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[deg]21.173' N, 088[deg]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.

    Dated: September 15, 2021.
Donald P. Montoro,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2021-20360 Filed 9-20-21; 8:45 am]
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