Document ID: USCG-2018-0413-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; Annual Swim Around Key West, Key West, FL
Posted Date: 2018-05-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 23582-23583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10860]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0413]

Safety Zone; Annual Swim Around Key West, Key West, FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the temporary safety zone for the 
42nd Annual Swim Around Key West, Key West, Florida from 9 a.m. until 6 
p.m. on June 16, 2018. Our regulation for Recurring Safety Zones in 
Captain of the Port Key West Zone identifies the regulated area for 
this event. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of event 
participants and spectators. During the enforcement period, no person 
or vessel may enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the 
regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port Key West 
or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.786, Table to Sec.  165.786, Item 
6.2 will be enforced from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on June 16, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Gregory Bergstrom, Sector Key West 
Waterways Management Department, Coast Guard; telephone (305) 292-8772; 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones in 33 CFR 165.786, Table to Sec.  165.786, Item 6.2, from 9 a.m. 
until 6 p.m. on June 16, 2018 for the annual Swim Around Key West in 
Key West, Florida. This action prevents vessels from transiting areas 
specifically designated as safety zones during the periods of 
enforcement to ensure the protection of the maritime public and event 
participants from the hazards associated with the listed annual 
recurring events. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel 
may enter, transit through, anchor within, or remain

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within the established regulated areas without approval from the 
Captain of the Port Key West or designated representative. The Coast 
Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement 
agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated area by Local 
Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners. If the Captain of 
the Port Key West determines that the regulated area need not be 
enforced for the full duration stated in this publication, he or she 
may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to 
enter the regulated area.

    Dated: May 17, 2018.
J.A. Janszen,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Key West.
[FR Doc. 2018-10860 Filed 5-21-18; 8:45 am]
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