Document ID: USCG-2019-0674-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone; Sister Bay Marinafest Fireworks
Posted Date: 2019-08-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16795]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0674]

Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain 
of the Port Lake Michigan Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce safety zones for the Fireworks at 
Pier Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI and for the Sister Bay Marinafest 
Fireworks on August 31, 2019 from 8:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. to provide 
for the safety of life on navigable waterways during these events. 
During each enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the 
respective safety zone without the permission of the Captain of the 
Port Lake Michigan

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.929 Table 165.929 listed as 
(e)(46) and (g)(3) will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. on 
August 31, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Chief Petty Officer Kyle Weitzell, 
U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 414-747-7148, email 
Kyle.W.Weitzell@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety 
Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone 
listed in 33 CFR 165.929 for the following events:
    (1) Fireworks at Pier Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; The safety zone 
listed in Table 165.929(e)(46) will be enforced for all waters of 
Milwaukee Harbor including Lakeshore Inlet and the marina at Pier 
Wisconsin within the arc of a circle with a 300-foot radius from the 
fireworks launch site on Pier Wisconsin located in approximate position 
43[deg]02.178' N, 087[deg]53.625' W from 8:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. on 
August 31, 2019.
    (2) Sister Bay Marinafest Fireworks, Sister Bay, WI; The safety 
zone listed in Table 165.929(g)(3) will be enforced for all waters of 
Sister Bay within an 800-foot radius of position 45[deg]11.585' N, 
087[deg]07.392' W from 8:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. on August 31, 2019.
    This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waterways during these annually recurring fireworks events. 
During the enforcement periods, as reflected in Sec.  165.929(a)(3), if 
you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply 
with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol 
displaying a Coast Guard ensign. Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, 
transiting, or anchoring within the safety zones during an enforcement 
period is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake 
Michigan or a designated representative. Those seeking permission to 
enter the safety zones may request permission from the Captain of Port 
Lake Michigan via channel 16, VHF-FM.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.929 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice 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 Lake Michigan determines that the safety zone need 
not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice he or she 
may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to 
enter the respective safety zone.

    Dated: July 31, 2019.
T.J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2019-16795 Filed 8-6-19; 8:45 am]
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