Document ID: USCG-2021-0390-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Annual Event in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone
Posted Date: 2021-06-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 115 (Thursday, June 17, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 32215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12840]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0390]

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

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone located in Federal 
regulations for a recurring marine event. This action is necessary and 
intended for the safety of life and property on navigable waters 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 Buffalo.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939, Table 165.939, entry (a)(1), 
will be enforced from 9:45 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. on June 18, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email LCDR William Fitzgerald, 
Chief of Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit 
Cleveland; telephone 216-937-0124, email william.j.fitzgerald@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, Table 165.939, entry (a)(1), in Vermillion, OH, on all 
U.S. waters within a 420 foot radius of the fireworks launch site 
located at position 41[deg]25'45'' N and 082[deg]21'54'' W, (NAD 83) 
for the Festival of the Fish.
    Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring 
within the safety zone during an enforcement period is prohibited 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or a designated 
representative. Those seeking permission to enter the safety zone may 
request permission from the Captain of Port Buffalo via channel 16, 
VHF-FM. Vessels and persons granted permission to enter the safety zone 
shall obey the directions of the Captain of the Port Buffalo or a 
designated representative. While within a safety zone, all vessels 
shall operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course.
    This notification of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 
CFR 165.939 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notification 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 Buffalo determines that the safety zone need not be 
enforced for the full duration stated in this notification she may use 
a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the 
respective safety zone.

Lexia M. Littlejohn,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo.
[FR Doc. 2021-12840 Filed 6-16-21; 8:45 am]
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