Document ID: USCG-2015-0421-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones: Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of enforcement of regulation.)
Posted Date: 2015-06-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14475]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0421]

Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo 
Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: At various times throughout the month of July, the Coast Guard 
will enforce certain safety zones that are codified in regulation. This 
action is necessary and intended for the safety of life and property on 
navigable waters during this event. During each 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 in 33 CFR 165.939(a)(13) will be enforced on 
July 3, 2015 from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Waterways Management Division, Coast Guard Sector 
Buffalo, 1 Fuhrmann Blvd. Buffalo, NY 14203; Coast Guard telephone 716-
843-9343, email SectorBuffaloMarineSafety@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 for the following events:
    Tom Graves Memorial Fireworks, Port Bay, NY; The safety zone listed 
in 33 CFR 165.939(a)(13) will be enforced from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on 
July 3, 2015.
    Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring 
within these safety zones during an enforcement period is prohibited 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his designated 
representative. Those seeking permission to enter one of these safety 
zones may request permission from the Captain of Port Buffalo via 
channel 16, VHF-FM. Vessels and persons granted permission to enter one 
of these safety zones shall obey the directions of the Captain of the 
Port Buffalo or his designated representative. While within a safety 
zone, all vessels shall operate at the minimum speed necessary to 
maintain a safe course.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.939 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the 
Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance 
notification of these enforcement periods via Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners. If the Captain of the Port 
Buffalo determines that this 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: June 1, 2015.
B.W. Roche,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo.
[FR Doc. 2015-14475 Filed 6-11-15; 8:45 am]
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