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notification of this enforcement period 

via the Local Notice to Mariners and 

marine information broadcasts. 

Dated: April 11, 2022. 

L.M. Littlejohn, 

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

Port Buffalo. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09994 Filed 5–9–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2022–0263] 

Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zones 

in Captain of the Port Sault Sainte 

Marie Zone for Events Beginning in 

June 2022 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

established safety zones for maritime 

events to provide for the safety of life on 

navigable waterways. Our regulation for 

safety zones within the Captain of the 

Port Sault Sainte Marie Zone identifies 

the regulated area for these safety zones. 

During the enforcement periods, vessels 

must stay out of the established safety 

zone and may only enter with 

permission from the designated 

representative of the Captain of the Port 

Sault Sainte Marie. 

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 

165.918 will be enforced for the safety 

zones identified in Table 1 of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for the dates and times specified. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this 

publication, call or email Waterways 

Management division, LT Deaven 

Palenzuela, Coast Guard Sector Sault 

Sainte Marie, U.S. Coast Guard; 

telephone 906–635–3223, email 

ssmprevention@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce the safety zones in 

33 CFR 165.918 as per the time, dates, 

and locations in Table 1. 

TABLE 1 

[Datum NAD 1983] 

Event Location Event date 

(2) Jordan Valley Freedom Festival Fireworks, East Jordan, MI.All U.S. navigable waters of Lake Charlevoix, near the 

City of East Jordan, within the arc of a circle with an 

approximate 1200-foot radius from the fireworks 

launch site in position 45°09′18′′ N, 085°07′48′′ W.

June 25, 2022, from 10 p.m. to 10:30 

p.m. 

(3) Grand Marais Splash In; Grand Marais, 

MI.

All U.S. navigable waters within the southern portion of 

West Bay bound within the following coordinates: 

46°40′22.08′′ N, 085°59′0.12′′ W, 46°40′22.08′′ N, 

85°58′22.08′′ W, and 46°40′14.64′′ N, 85°58′19.56′′ 

W, with the West Bay shoreline forming the South 

and West boundaries of the zone.

June 18, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

This action is being taken to provide 

for the safety of life on navigable 

waterways during the fireworks 

displays. The regulations for safety 

zones within the Captain of the Port 

Sault Sainte Marie Zone, § 165.918, 

apply for these fireworks displays. 

This notification of enforcement is 

issued under authority of 33 CFR 

165.918 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 

advance notification of this enforcement 

period via Broadcast Notice to Mariners 

or Local Notice to Mariners. If the 

Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie 

determines that the safety zone need not 

be enforced for the full duration stated 

in this notification he or she may use a 

Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant 

general permission to enter the 

respective safety zone. 

Dated: May 3, 2022. 

A.R. Jones, 

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

Port Sault Sainte Marie. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2022–0244] 

Safety Zones; Recurring Events in 

Captain of the Port Duluth—LaPointe 

Fireworks 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

the safety zone for the LaPointe 

Fireworks in the waters of Lake 

Superior in LaPointe, WI, on July 4, 

2022. This action is necessary to protect 

participants and spectators during the 

LaPointe Fireworks. During the 

enforcement period, entry into, 

transiting, or anchoring within the 

safety zone is prohibited unless 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

Duluth or designated on-scene 

representative. 

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 

165.943 will be enforced for the 

LaPointe Fireworks safety zone listed in 

item 6 in the table to § 165.943 from 9 

p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 4, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notification 

of enforcement, call or email LTJG Joe 

McGinnis, MSU Duluth, Waterways 

Management Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; 

telephone 218–725–3823, email 

DuluthWWM@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce the safety zone for 

the annual LaPointe Fireworks in item 


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6 in the table to 33 CFR 165.943 from 

9 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 4, 2022. 

This action is being taken to provide for 

the safety of life on navigable waterways 

during this event. Our regulation for 

marine events within the Ninth Coast 

Guard District, § 165.943, specifies the 

location of the safety zone for the 

LaPointe Fireworks, which encompasses 

all waters of Lake Superior in LaPointe, 

WI, within the arc of a circle with a 350- 

foot radius from the fireworks launch 

site with its center in position 46°46′40′′ 

N, 090°47′22′′ W. During the 

enforcement periods, as reflected in 

§ 165.943(c), if you are the operator of 

a vessel in the safety zone, you must 

comply with directions from the 

Captain of the Port Duluth, or her onscene representative. 

Entry into, transiting, or anchoring 

within the safety zone is prohibited 

unless authorized by the Captain of the 

Port Duluth or their designated on-scene 

representative. The Captain of the Port’s 

designated on-scene representative may 

be contacted via VHF Channel 16. In 

addition to this notification of 

enforcement in the Federal Register, the 

Coast Guard plans to provide 

notification of this enforcement period 

via a Broadcast Notice to Mariners. 

Dated: April 26, 2022. 

F.M. Smith, 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of 

the Port Duluth. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10005 Filed 5–9–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2022–0281] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Celebrate Our Stars and 

Stripes Fireworks, Raritan Bay, Perth 

Amboy, NJ 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone for 

navigable waters of Raritan Bay near 

Perth Amboy, NJ, for a fireworks 

display. This temporary safety zone is 

necessary to protect spectators and 

vessel from the hazards associated with 

the fireworks display. This rule is 

intended to restrict all vessels from a 

portion of Raritan Bay during the 

fireworks unless authorized by the 

Captain of the Port (COTP) New York or 

a designated representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 9 p.m. 

on July 2, 2022, until 10 p.m. on July 3, 

2022. This rule will be enforced either 

on July 2, 2022, from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. 

or on July 3, 2022, from 9 p.m. to 10 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2022– 

0281 in the search box and click 

‘‘Search.’’ Next, in the Document Type 

column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related 

Material.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email MST1 Gutierrez, Lizette, U.S. 

Coast Guard; telephone (718) 354–4154, 

email D01-SMB-SecNY-Waterways@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

COTP Captain of the Port 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary rule without prior notice and 

opportunity to comment pursuant to 

authority under section 4(a) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision 

authorizes an agency to issue a rule 

without prior notice and opportunity to 

comment when the agency for good 

cause finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to this rule because the 

event sponsor was late in submitting the 

marine event application. This late 

submission did not give the Coast Guard 

enough time to publish an NPRM 

followed by a final rule before the 

effective date thus making it 

impracticable to publish an NPRM. The 

event sponsor advised that the event is 

in correlation with a festival bringing 

together Perth Amboy and South 

Amboy, NJ, to honor Independence Day. 

Any change to the date of the event 

would cause economic hardship on the 

event sponsor, negatively impacting 

other activities being held in 

conjunction with the event. 

The location of the event is centrally 

located between both Perth Amboy and 

South Amboy which is more 

advantageous for the event spectators 

and sponsors. In addition it has less of 

an impact on vessel traffic within 

Raritan Bay because the location is out 

of the major shipping lanes. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under authority in 46 U.S.C. 70034 

(previously 33 U.S.C. 1231). The COTP 

New York has determined this 

temporary safety zone is necessary to 

ensure the safety of spectators and 

vessels from the hazards associated with 

the fireworks display. 

IV. Discussion of the Rule 

This rule establishes a temporary 

safety zone on the waters of Raritan Bay 

near Perth Amboy, NJ, for a fireworks 

event on July 2, 2022. If the event is 

unable to happen on July 2, 2022, due 

to inclement weather, the fireworks 

event will instead occur on July 3, 2022. 

All persons and vessels shall comply 

with the instruction of the COTP New 

York or a designated representative 

during the enforcement of the temporary 

safety zone. Entering into, transiting 

through, or anchoring within the 

temporary safety zone is prohibited 

unless authorized by the COTP New 

York or a designated representative. 

Based on the inherent hazards 

associated with fireworks, the COTP 

New York has determined that fireworks 

launches in close proximity to water 

crafts pose a significant risk to public 

safety and property. The combination of 

increased number of recreational 

vessels, congested waterways, darkness 

punctuated by bright flashes of light, 

and debris, especially burning debris 

falling on passing or spectator vessels, 

has the potential to result in serious 

injuries or fatalities. This temporary 

safety zone will restrict vessels from a 

portion of Raritan Bay around the 

location of the fireworks launch 

platform before, during and 

immediately after the fireworks display. 

The Coast Guard determined that this 

regulated area will not have significant 

impact on vessel traffic due to its 

temporary nature and limited size and 

the fact that vessels are allowed to 

transit the navigable waters outside of 

the regulated area. 

V. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes and 


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