Document ID: USCG-2020-0300-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zone in Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie Zone for Events in July
Posted Date: 2020-06-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 126 (Tuesday, June 30, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39074-39075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14140]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0300]

Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zone in Captain of the Port Sault 
Sainte Marie Zone for Events in July

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will establish a safety zone for the Alpena 
4th of July fireworks. Our regulation for safety zones within the 
Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie Zone identifies the regulated 
area for this safety zone. This action is necessary and intended to 
protect the safety of life and property on navigable waters prior to, 
during, and immediately after firework displays. During the enforcement 
periods listed below, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the 
safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port 
Sault Sainte Marie or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.918 will be enforced on or around 
July 4, 2020, from thirty minutes before sunset to thirty minutes after 
the end of the fireworks display.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email BOSN4 Robert Gruschow, Waterways 
Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie; telephone 
(906)-253-2462, email Robert.A.Gruschow@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 below.

                                 Table 1
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             Event                     Location            Event date
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(16) Alpena Fourth of July      All U.S. navigable      Beginning on or
 Celebration Fireworks;          waters of Lake Huron    around July
 Alpena, MI.                     within an approximate   4th; 30 minutes
                                 1000-foot radius of     before sunset
                                 the fireworks launch    and 30 minutes
                                 site located near the   after the end
                                 end of Mason Street,    of the
                                 South of State          fireworks
                                 Avenue, at position     display.
                                 45[deg]02'42'' N,
                                 083[deg]26'48'' W.
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    This action is being taken to protect the safety of life and 
property on navigable waters prior to, during, and immediately after 
firework displays. During the enforcement period, no vessel may transit 
this regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port Sault 
Sainte Marie or a designated representative. Vessels and persons 
granted permission to enter the safety zone shall obey all lawful 
orders or directions of the Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie, or 
an on-scene representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.930 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard will also provide notice through other means, 
which will include Broadcast Notice to Mariners, Local Notice to 
Mariners, distribution in leaflet form, and on-scene oral notice. The 
Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie or a designated on-scene 
representative may be contacted via Channel 16, VHF-FM or at (906) 635-
3319.

    Dated: June 25, 2020.
P.S. Nelson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie.
[FR Doc. 2020-14140 Filed 6-29-20; 8:45 am]
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