Document ID: USCG-2023-0134-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone
Posted Date: 2023-03-01T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 12831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04154]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0134]

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: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the annual 
Parade of Lights event in the Captain of the Port of Buffalo zone. 
Enforcement of this safety zone is necessary to protect the safety of 
life and property on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, 
and immediately after this event. During the enforcement period, no 
person or vessel may enter the respective safety zone without 
permission from the Captain of the Port Buffalo or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939, as listed in Table 
165.939(b)(6), will be enforced from 8:45 p.m. through 11:15 p.m. on 
July 22, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
Notice of Enforcement, call or email LT Jared Stevens, Waterways 
Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland; 
telephone 216-937-0124, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a Safety Zone: 
Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone listed in 33 CFR 
165.939, Table 165.939(b)(6) for the Parade of Lights on July 22, 2023, 
in Cleveland, Ohio on the Cuyahoga River. 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. Requests must be made 
in advance and approved by the Captain of Port Buffalo before transits 
will be authorized. Approvals will be granted on a case-by-case basis. 
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 Notice of Enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.939 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this Notice 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 notice, he or she may use 
a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the 
respective safety zone.

    Dated: February 23, 2023.
J.B. Bybee,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo, By direction.
[FR Doc. 2023-04154 Filed 2-28-23; 8:45 am]
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