Document ID: USCG-2017-0864-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Regattas and Marine Parades; Great Lakes Annual Marine Events
Posted Date: 2017-09-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43485-43486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19741]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0864]
RIN 1625-AA08

Regattas and Marine Parades; Great Lakes Annual Marine Events

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the 
Cannonade cannon fire event on Lake St. Clair on October 21, 2017 to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this 
event. During the enforcement periods, the Coast Guard will enforce 
restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in a specified area 
immediately prior to, during, and after this event.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.917 will be enforced from 1:30 
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on October 21, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call or email Tracy Girard, Prevention Department, telephone 
(313)568-9564, email Tracy.M.Girard@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the following 
special local regulations listed in 33 CFR part 100, Safety of Life on 
Navigable Waters, on the following dates and times:
    (1) Sec.  100.917 The Old Club Cannonade, Harsens Island, MI. This 
special local regulation will be enforced from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
on October 21, 2017.

Special Local Regulations

    In accordance with Sec.  100.901, entry into, transiting, or 
anchoring within these regulated areas is prohibited unless authorized 
by the Coast Guard patrol commander (PATCOM). The PATCOM may restrict 
vessel operation within the regulated area to vessels having particular 
operating characteristics.
    The PATCOM may direct the anchoring, mooring, or movement of any 
vessel within this regulated area. A succession of sharp, short signals 
by whistle or horn from vessels patrolling the area under the direction 
of the PATCOM shall serve as a signal to stop. Vessels so signaled 
shall stop and shall comply with the orders of the PATCOM. Failure to 
do so may result in expulsion from the area, a Notice of Violation for 
failure to comply, or both.
    If it is deemed necessary for the protection of life and property, 
the PATCOM may terminate the marine event or the operation of any 
vessel within the regulated area.
    In accordance with the general regulations in Sec.  100.35 of this 
part, the Coast Guard will patrol the regatta area under the direction 
of a designated Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The PATCOM may be 
contacted on Channel 16 (156.8 MHz) by the call sign ``Coast Guard 
Patrol Commander.''
    The ``on-scene representative'' of the Captain of the Port Detroit 
is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer who has been 
designated by the Captain of the Port Detroit to act on his behalf. The 
on-scene representative of the Captain of the Port Detroit will be 
aboard either a Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel. The 
Captain of the Port Detroit or his designated on scene representative 
may be contacted via VHF Channel 16.
    The rules in this section shall not apply to vessels participating 
in the event or to government vessels patrolling the regulated area in 
the performance of their assigned duties.
    This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 100.35 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). If the Captain of the Port determines that this special 
local regulation need not be enforced for the full duration stated in 
this document, he may suspend such enforcement and notify the public of 
the suspension via a Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: September 11, 2017.
Jeffrey W. Novak,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Detroit.
[FR Doc. 2017-19741 Filed 9-15-17; 8:45 am]
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