Document ID: USCG-2014-0081-0002
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: FR:  Safety Zones: Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Zone Buffalo (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2014-06-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36405-36409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15119]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0081]
RIN 1625-AA00

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

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is revising its safety zone regulations for 
annually recurring firework displays and marine events within the 
Captain of the Port Zone Buffalo. The safety zones revised or 
established by this final rule are necessary to protect the surrounding 
public, spectators, participants, and vessels from the hazards 
associated with fireworks displays, hydroplane boat races, and other 
events of a similar nature posing a potential hazard to the safety of 
life and property on the navigable waters. This final rule is intended 
to restrict vessels from designated areas on navigable waterways during 
these events.

DATES: This rule is effective July 28, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble are part of docket 
[USCG-2014-0081]. To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being 
available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type the 
docket number in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open 
Docket Folder on the line associated with this rulemaking. You may also 
visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground 
floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call or email LT Christopher Mercurio, Chief of Waterways Management, 
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo; telephone 716-843-9573, email 
SectorBuffaloMarineSafety@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing 
the docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-9826 or 1-800-647-5527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Acronyms

DHS Department of Homeland Security

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FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Sec.  Section

A. Regulatory History and Information

    The regulations found in 33 CFR 165.939 serve to protect the 
boating public from hazards associated with firework displays that take 
place on a navigable waterway within the Captain of the Port (COTP) 
Zone Buffalo. For boundaries of this COTP zone, see 33 CFR 3.45-10.
    In 2013, the Captain of the Port Buffalo revised the regulations 
found in 33 CFR 165.939 through a final rule published April 23, 2013 
(78 FR 23850). Those revisions clarified the locations of many outdated 
safety zones and established seven additional safety zones within the 
Captain of the Port Zone Buffalo area of responsibility. On May 1, 
2014, we published an NPRM entitled Safety Zones; Annual Fireworks 
Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone in the Federal Register 
(79 FR 24656) that proposed to revise Sec.  165.939 to provide greater 
regulatory flexibility for enforcement notification and to add six 
safety zones. We received no comments on the proposed rule.

B. Basis and Purpose

    Section 165.939 currently lists 29 permanent safety zones within 
the Captain of the Port Zone Buffalo. Each of these 29 safety zones 
corresponds to an annually recurring fireworks display.
    After the recent 2013 summer season it was noted the effective 
times and dates published for these events were not always rigidly 
adhered to by fireworks sponsors and event organizers and thus a 
subsequent regulatory update enacting greater regulatory flexibility 
for enforcement notification was desired in order to maximize Coast 
Guard efficiency and public safety. Also, the COTP Buffalo has decided 
to enforce safety zones for one additional firework display and five 
additional marine events.
    With the above findings in mind, the Coast Guard is revising 33 CFR 
165.939 to provide more flexibility in the enforcement periods and to 
include several non-fireworks events.
    The Captain of the Port Buffalo has determined that these events 
present significant hazards to public spectators and participants. Such 
hazards include premature detonations, dangerous detonations, dangerous 
projectiles, falling or burning debris, vessels of unique design 
operating at great speed, and large numbers of competitive swimmers.

C. Discussion of Comments, Changes and the Final Rule

    As noted above, we received no comments on the NPRM (79 FR 24656). 
We have not made any changes from the proposed rule.
    For all of the above reasons, the Captain of the Port Sector 
Buffalo is revising 33 CFR 165.939. This revision will change the 
verbiage on the enforcement period for all 29 safety zones currently 
listed and establish six additional safety zones in Sec.  165.939. 
These new safety zones are being added as paragraphs (30) Thunder on 
the Niagara Hydroplane boat races, North Tonawanda, NY; (31) Antique 
Boat Show Hydroplane boat races, Grand Island, NY; (32) D-Day Conneaut 
Air show, Conneaut, OH; (33) Bay Swim, Erie, PA; (34) Rover Fest 
fireworks display, Cleveland, OH; and (35) Cleveland National Air show, 
Cleveland, OH. Although this rule will remain in effect throughout the 
year, the safety zones within it will be enforced only before and 
during each corresponding event.
    The enforcement dates and times for each of the safety zones listed 
in Sec.  165.939 are subject to change, but the duration of enforcement 
would remain the same or nearly the same as the total number of hours 
identified for that zone in Sec.  165.939. For any given year, in the 
event of a change in the enforcement period, the Captain of the Port 
Sector Buffalo will provide notice to the public by publishing a Notice 
of Enforcement in the Federal Register, as well as, issuing a Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners.
    Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zones 
identified in Sec.  165.939 will be prohibited unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port Buffalo or his on-scene representative. The Captain 
of the Port or his on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF 
Channel 16.

D. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and 
executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses 
based on these statutes or executive orders.

1. Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f) 
of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, as 
supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and 
Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential 
costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 or 
under section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of Management and 
Budget has not reviewed it under those Orders.

2. Impact on Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have 
considered the impact of this rule on small entities. The Coast Guard 
received no comments from the Small Business Administration on this 
rule. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule 
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities.
    This rule would affect the following entities, some of which might 
be small entities: The owners and operators of vessels intending to 
transit or anchor in any one of the safety zones while these zones are 
being enforced. These safety zones will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities for the following 
reasons: Each safety zone in this rule will be in enforced for no more 
than 10 hours in any 24-hour period with the majority of zones only 
being in enforced for a few hours in any 24 hour period. Each of the 
safety zones will be enforced only once per year and will be in areas 
with low commercial vessel traffic. Furthermore, these safety zones 
have been designed to allow traffic to pass safely around each zone. In 
the event that a safety zone affects shipping, commercial vessels may 
request permission from the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his or her 
designated representative to transit the safety zone.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental 
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have 
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see 
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what 
degree this rule would economically affect it.

3. Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small 
entities in understanding this rule. If the rule would affect your 
small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have 
questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please 
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 
above. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small entities that 
question or complain about this rule or any policy or action of the 
Coast Guard.

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4. Collection of Information

    This rule will not call for a new collection of information under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

5. Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132, 
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the 
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the 
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of 
government. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and determined 
that this rule does not have implications for federalism.

6. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters. 
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that 
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or 
security of people, places or vessels.

7. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538) 
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary 
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may 
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in 
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for 
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule would not result 
in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule 
elsewhere in this preamble.

8. Taking of Private Property

    This rule would not cause a taking of private property or otherwise 
have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, Governmental 
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property 
Rights.

9. Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) 
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation, 
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

10. Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection 
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This rule 
is not an economically significant rule and would not create an 
environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might 
disproportionately affect children.

11. Indian Tribal Governments

    This rule does not have tribal implications under Executive Order 
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments, 
because it would not have a substantial direct effect on one or more 
Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and 
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities 
between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

12. Energy Effects

    This rule is not a ``significant energy action'' under Executive 
Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect 
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.

13. Technical Standards

    This rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we did not 
consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

14. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security 
Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, which 
guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have made a 
preliminary determination that this action is one of a category of 
actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant 
effect on the human environment. This rule is categorically excluded, 
under figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g), of the Commandant Instruction 
because it involves the establishment of a safety zone.
    An environmental analysis checklist and a categorical exclusion 
determination are available in the docket where indicated under 
ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the 
discovery of a significant environmental impact from this rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine Safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard is 
amending 33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

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1. The authority citation for Part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapters 701, 3306, 3703; 
50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Pub. 
L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security 
Delegation No. 0170.1.

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2. Revise Sec.  165.939 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.939  Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port 
Buffalo Zone.

    (a) Safety Zones. The following are designated as safety zones. The 
enforcement dates and times for each of the safety zones listed in this 
section are subject to change, but the duration of enforcement would 
remain the same or nearly the same as the total number of hours as 
published. In the event of a change, the Captain of the Port Sector 
Buffalo will provide notice to the public by publishing a Notice of 
Enforcement in the Federal Register, as well as, issuing a Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners.
    (1) Boldt Castle 4th of July Fireworks, Heart Island, NY. (i) 
Location. All U.S. waters of the Saint Lawrence River within a 1,120 
foot radius of land position 44[deg]20'38.5'' N, 075[deg]55'19.1'' W 
(NAD 83) at Heart Island, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. July 4 from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. each 
year.
    (2) Clayton Chamber of Commerce Fireworks, Calumet Island, NY. (i) 
Location. All U.S. waters of the Saint Lawrence River within an 840 
foot radius of land position 44[deg]15'04'' N, 076[deg]05'40'' W (NAD 
83) at Calumet Island, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. July 3 from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. of each 
year.
    (3) French Festival Fireworks, Cape Vincent, NY. (i) Location. All 
U.S. waters of the Saint Lawrence River within an 840 foot radius of 
land position 44[deg]07'54.6'' N, 076[deg]20'01.3'' W (NAD 83) in Cape 
Vincent, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The second weekend of July from 9:15 p.m. 
to 11 p.m. each year.
    (4) Lyme Community Days, Chaumont, NY. (i) Location. All U.S. 
waters of Chaumont Bay within a 560 foot radius of position 
44[deg]04'06.3'' N, 076[deg]08'56.8'' W (NAD 83) in Chaumont, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The fourth weekend of July from 8:30 p.m. 
to 11 p.m. each year.
    (5) Village Fireworks, Sackets Harbor, NY. (i) Location. All U.S. 
waters of Black River Bay within an 840 foot radius of position 
43[deg]56'51.9'' N, 076[deg]07'46.9'' W (NAD 83) in Sackets Harbor, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. July 4 from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. each 
year.
    (6) Can-Am Festival, Sackets Harbor, NY. (i) Location. All U.S. 
waters of Black River Bay within a 1,120 foot radius of position 
43[deg]57'15.9'' N,

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076[deg]06'39.2'' W (NAD 83) in Sackets Harbor, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The third weekend of July from 9 p.m. to 
10:45 p.m. each year.
    (7) Oswego Harborfest, Oswego, NY. (i) Location. All U.S. waters of 
Lake Ontario within a 1,000 foot radius of position 43[deg]28'10'' N, 
076[deg]31'04'' W (NAD 83) in Oswego, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The last Saturday of July from 9 to 10:30 
p.m. each year.
    (8) Brewerton Fireworks, Brewerton, NY. (i) Location. All U.S. 
waters of Lake Oneida within an 840 foot radius of barge position 
43[deg]14'16.4'' N, 076[deg]08'03.6'' W (NAD 83) in Brewerton, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. July 3 from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. each 
year.
    (9) Celebrate Baldwinsville Fireworks, Baldwinsville, NY. (i) 
Location. All U.S. waters of the Seneca River within a 700 foot radius 
of land position 43[deg]09'24.9'' N, 076[deg]20'18.9'' W (NAD 83) in 
Baldwinsville, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The first weekend of July from 9 p.m. to 
11 p.m. each year.
    (10) Island Festival Fireworks, Baldwinsville, NY. (i) Location. 
All U.S. waters of the Seneca River within a 1,120 foot radius of land 
position 43[deg]09'22'' N, 076[deg]20'15'' W (NAD 83) in Baldwinsville, 
NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The first weekend of July from 9:30 p.m. 
to 11 p.m. each year.
    (11) Seneca River Days, Baldwinsville, NY. (i) Location. All U.S. 
waters of the Seneca River within an 840 foot radius of land position 
43[deg]09'25'' N, 076[deg]20'21'' W (NAD 83) in Baldwinsville, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The second weekend of July from 9 p.m. to 
10:30 p.m. each year.
    (12) City of Syracuse Fireworks Celebration, Syracuse, NY. (i) 
Location. All U.S. waters of Onondaga Lake within a 350 foot radius of 
land position 43[deg]03'37'' N, 076[deg]09'59'' W (NAD 83) in Syracuse, 
NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The last weekend of June from 9:30 p.m. to 
10:30 p.m. each year.
    (13) Tom Graves Memorial Fireworks, Port Bay, NY. (i) Location. All 
U.S. waters of Port Bay within an 840 foot radius of barge position 
43[deg]18'14.8'' N, 076[deg]50'17.3'' W (NAD 83) in Port Bay, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. July 3 from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. of each 
year.
    (14) Village Fireworks, Sodus Point, NY. (i) Location. All U.S. 
waters of Sodus Bay within a 1,120 foot radius of land position 
43[deg]16'28.7'' N, 076[deg]58'27.5'' W (NAD 83) in Sodus Point, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. July 3 from 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. each 
year.
    (15) Rochester Harbor and Carousel Festival, Rochester, NY. (i) 
Location. All U.S. waters of Lake Ontario within a 1,120 foot radius of 
land position 43[deg]15'40.2'' N, 077[deg]36'05.1'' W (NAD 83) in 
Rochester, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The fourth Monday of June from 8 p.m. to 
10 p.m. each year.
    (16) A Salute to our Heroes, Hamlin Beach State Park, NY. (i) 
Location. All U.S. waters of Lake Ontario within a 560 foot radius of 
land position 43[deg]21'51.9'' N, 077[deg]56'59.6'' W (NAD 83) in 
Hamlin, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The first weekend of July from 9:45 p.m. 
to 11:30 p.m. each year.
    (17) Olcott Fireworks, Olcott, NY. (i) Location. All U.S. waters of 
Lake Ontario within a 1,120 foot radius of land position 
43[deg]20'23.6'' N, 078[deg]43'09.5'' W (NAD 83) in Olcott, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. July 3 from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. of each 
year.
    (18) North Tonawanda Fireworks, North Tonawanda, NY. (i) Location. 
All U.S. waters of the East Niagara River within a 1,400 foot radius of 
land position 43[deg]01'39.6'' N, 078[deg]53'07.5'' W (NAD 83) in North 
Tonawanda, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. July 4 from 8:45 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. of 
each year.
    (19) Tonawanda's Canal Fest Fireworks, Tonawanda, NY. (i) Location. 
All U.S. waters of the East Niagara River within a 210 foot radius of 
land position 43[deg]01'17.8'' N, 078[deg]52'40.9'' W (NAD 83) in 
Tonawanda, NY.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The fourth Sunday of July from 9 p.m. to 
10:30 p.m. each year.
    (20) Celebrate Erie Fireworks, Erie, PA. (i) Location. All U.S. 
waters of Presque Isle Bay within an 800 foot radius of land position 
42[deg]08'19'' N, 080[deg]05'29'' W (NAD 83) in Erie, PA.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The third weekend of August from 9:45 p.m. 
to 10:30 p.m. each year.
    (21) Conneaut Fourth of July Fireworks, Conneaut, OH. (i) Location. 
All U.S. waters of Lake Erie within an 840 foot radius of position 
41[deg]58'01.3'' N, 080[deg]33'39.5'' W (NAD 83) in Erie, PA.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The first Sunday of July from 9 p.m. to 
11:30 p.m. each year.
    (22) Fairport Harbor Mardi Gras, Fairport, OH. (i) Location. All 
U.S. waters of Lake Erie within a 350 foot radius of land position 
41[deg]45'30'' N, 081[deg]16'18'' W (NAD 83) east of the harbor 
entrance at Fairport Harbor Beach, OH.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The beginning of the second week of July 
from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. each year.
    (23) Mentor Harbor Yacht Club Fireworks, Mentor Harbor, OH. (i) 
Location. All U.S. waters of Lake Erie and Mentor Harbor within a 700 
foot radius of land position 41[deg]43'36'' N, 081[deg]21'09'' W (NAD 
83) in Mentor Harbor, OH.
    (ii) Enforcement period. July 3 from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. each 
year.
    (24) Browns Football Halftime Fireworks, Cleveland, OH. (i) 
Location. All U.S. waters of Cleveland Harbor and Lake Erie encompassed 
by a line beginning at approximate land position 41[deg]30'49.4'' N, 
081[deg]41'37.2'' W (the northwest corner of Burke Lakefront Airport); 
continuing northwest to 41[deg]31'10.6'' N, 081[deg]41'53.0'' W; then 
southwest to 41[deg]30'48.6'' N, 081[deg]42'30.9'' W (the northwest 
corner of dock 28 at the Cleveland Port Authority) then northeast back 
to the starting point at 41[deg]30'49.4'' N, 081[deg]41'37.2'' W (NAD 
83).
    (ii) Enforcement period. On a Sunday during the second or third 
Cleveland Browns home game each year. The Captain of the Port will 
issue a Notice of Enforcement each year for this Browns Football 
Halftime Fireworks' safety zone.
    (25) City of Cleveland 4th of July, Cleveland, OH. (i) Location. 
All U.S. waters of Lake Erie and Cleveland Harbor within a 1,000 foot 
radius of land position 41[deg]30'10'' N, 081[deg]42'36'' W (NAD 83) at 
Dock 20 in Cleveland, OH.
    (ii) Enforcement period. July 4 from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. each 
year.
    (26) Cleveland Yachting Club Fireworks Display, Rocky River, OH. 
(i) Location. All U.S. waters of the Rocky River and Lake Erie within a 
560 foot radius of land position 41[deg]29'25.7'' N, 081[deg]50'18.5'' 
W (NAD 83), at Sunset Point on the western side of the mouth of the 
Rocky River in Cleveland, OH.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The second Thursday of July from 9:15 p.m. 
to 11 p.m. each year.
    (27) Sheffield Lake Fireworks, Sheffield Lake, OH. (i) Location. 
All U.S. waters of Lake Erie within a 700 foot radius of land position 
41[deg]29'26.2'' N, 082[deg]06'47.7'' W (NAD 83), at the lake front 
area in Sheffield Lake, OH.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The second Friday of July from 9:30 p.m. 
to 11 p.m. each year.
    (28) Lorain 4th of July Celebration Fireworks, Lorain, OH. (i) 
Location. All U.S. waters of Lorain Harbor within a 1,400 foot radius 
of land position 41[deg]28'35.5'' N, 082[deg]10'51.3'' W (NAD 83), east 
of the harbor entrance on the end of the break wall near Spitzer's 
Marina.
    (ii) Enforcement period. July 4 from 9:15 p.m. to 11 p.m. each 
year.

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    (29) Lorain Port Fest Fireworks Display, Lorain, OH. (i) Location. 
All U.S. waters of Lorain Harbor within a 750 foot radius of land 
position 41[deg]28'02.4'' N, 082[deg]10'21.9'' W (NAD 83) in Lorain, 
OH.
    (ii) Enforcement period. The third weekend of July from 9:45 p.m. 
to 11 p.m. each year.
    (30) Thunder of the Niagara Hydroplane boat races, North Tonawanda, 
NY. (i) Location. All U.S. waters of Niagara River, near North 
Tonawanda, NY within 2 miles of the North Grand Island Bridge, 
encompassed by a line starting at 43[deg]03'32.95'' N, 
078[deg]54'46.93'' W to 43[deg]03'14.55'' N, 078[deg]55'15.97'' W then 
to 43[deg]02'39.72'' N, 078[deg]54'13.05'' W then to 43[deg]02'59.99'' 
N, 078[deg]53'41.99'' W and returning to the point of origin (NAD 83).
    (ii) Enforcement period. The second of weekend of August from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. each year.
    (31) Antique Boat Show Hydroplane boat races, Grand Island, NY. (i) 
Location. All waters of Niagara River, Grand Island, NY encompassed by 
a line starting at position 42[deg]59'59'' N, 078[deg]56'22'' W, East 
to 49[deg]59'54'' N,078[deg]56'14'' W, South to 42[deg]57'54'' N, 
078[deg]56'04'' W, West to 42[deg]057'48'' N, 078[deg]56'22'' W and 
returning to the point of origin (NAD 83)
    (ii) Enforcement period. The first weekend of September from 9 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. each year.
    (32) D-Day Conneaut Air Show, Conneaut, OH. (i) Location. All U.S. 
waters of Conneaut Township Park, Lake Erie, Conneaut, OH encompassed 
by a line starting at 41[deg]57.71' N, 080[deg]34.18' W; to 
41[deg]58.36'N, 080[deg]34.17' W; then to 41[deg]58.53' N, 
080[deg]33.55' W; to 41[deg]58.03' N, 080[deg]33.72'W; and returning to 
the point of origin. (NAD 83).
    (ii) Enforcement period. The third weekend of August from 1:45 p.m. 
to 5:30 p.m. each year.
    (33) Bay Swim, Erie, PA. (i) Location. All U.S. waters of Presque 
Isle Bay, Erie, PA within a 1000 feet of a line starting at Vista 3 in 
Presque Isle State Park at position 42[deg]07'29.30'' N, 
80[deg]08'48.82'' W and ending at to the Erie Yacht Club at position 
42[deg]07'21.74'' N, 80[deg]07'58.30'' W (NAD 83).
    (ii) Enforcement period. The third week in June each year.
    (34) Rover Fest fireworks display, Cleveland, OH. (i) Location. All 
U.S. waters of Lake Erie, Cleveland, OH within a 280 foot radius from 
position 41[deg]30'34.23'' N and 081[deg]41' 55.73'' W (NAD 83).
    (ii) Enforcement period. The second or third weekend of July each 
year.
    (35) Cleveland National Air show, Cleveland, OH. (i) Location. The 
safety zone encompass the portion of Lake Erie and Cleveland Harbor 
within a line originating near Burke Lakefront Airport from position 
41[deg]30'20'' N and 081[deg]42'20'' W to 41[deg]30'50'' N and 
081[deg]42'49'' W, to 41[deg]32'09'' N and 081[deg]39'49'' W, to 
41[deg]31'53'' N and 081[deg]39'24'' W, then return to the original 
position (NAD 83).
    (ii) Enforcement period. On the Friday before Labor Day through the 
Wednesday following Labor Day with maximum daily times from 8 a.m. to 6 
p.m. The daily time period will be reduced as operations permit.
    (b) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section:
    (1) On-scene Representative means any Coast Guard commissioned, 
warrant, or petty officer designated by the Captain of the Port Buffalo 
to monitor a safety zone, permit entry into the zone, give legally 
enforceable orders to persons or vessels within the zones, and take 
other actions authorized by the Captain of the Port.
    (2) Public vessel means vessels owned, chartered, or operated by 
the United States, or by a State or political subdivision thereof.
    (c) Regulations. In accordance with the general regulations in 
Sec.  165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within is the 
aforementioned safety zones are prohibited unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port Buffalo or his designated on-scene representative.
    (1) The safety zones described in paragraph (a) of this section are 
closed to all vessel traffic, except as may be permitted by the Captain 
of the Port Buffalo or his designated on-scene representative.
    (2) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the safety 
zones described in paragraph (a) of this section must contact the 
Captain of the Port Buffalo or his on-scene representative to obtain 
permission to do so. The Captain of the Port Buffalo or his on-scene 
representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16. Vessel operators 
given permission to enter or operate in a safety zone must comply with 
all directions given to them by the Captain of the Port Buffalo, or his 
on-scene representative.
    (d) Exemption. Public vessels, as defined in paragraph (c) of this 
section, are exempt from the requirements in this section.
    (e) Waiver. For any vessel, the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his 
designated representative may waive any of the requirements of this 
section, upon finding that operational conditions or other 
circumstances are such that application of this section is unnecessary 
or impractical for the purposes of public or environmental safety.
    (f) Notification. The Captain of the Port Buffalo will notify the 
public that the safety zones in this section are or will be enforced by 
all appropriate means to the affected segments of the public through 
publication in the Federal Register as practicable, in accordance with 
33 CFR 165.7(a). Additionally, the enforcement dates and times for each 
of the safety zones listed above are subject to change, though the 
duration of enforcement would remain the same or nearly the same total 
number of hours as stated above. In either event, whether the safety 
zones occur at the dates and times as stated above, or whether the date 
or time of a safety zone changes, the Captain of the Port Buffalo will 
similarly make such notification as described in this paragraph (f). 
Such means of further notification may also include, but are not 
limited to Broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners. 
The Captain of the Port will issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners 
notifying the public when enforcement of the safety zone is cancelled.

    Dated: June 12, 2014.
B. W. Roche,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo.
[FR Doc. 2014-15119 Filed 6-26-14; 8:45 am]
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