Document ID: USCG-2021-0296-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zones in Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie
Posted Date: 2021-07-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36066-36067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14453]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0296]

Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zones in Captain of the Port Sault 
Sainte Marie

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

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce certain safety zones located in 
the Federal regulations for Annual Events in the Captain of the Port 
Sault Sainte Marie. This action is necessary and intended to protect 
the safety of life and property on navigable waters prior to, during, 
and immediately after 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 Sault Sainte Marie or a 
designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.918 as listed in Table 165.918 
will be enforced for the events and times as stated in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
publication, call or email LT Deaven Palenzuela, Waterways Management 
division, Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 906-635-3223, email ssmprevention@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 165.918 for the following events:
    i. Elk Rapids Harbor Days Fireworks; Elk Rapids, MI: The safety 
zone listed in Table 165.918(20) will be enforced on August 7, 2021, 
from 10 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on all U.S. navigable waters within the 
arc of a circle with an approximate 750-foot radius from the fireworks 
launch site located on a barge in position 44[deg]54'6.95'' N, 
85[deg]25'3.11'' W.
    ii. Nautical City Fireworks, Rogers City: The safety zone listed in 
Table 165.918(21) will be enforced on August 8, 2021, from 10 p.m. 
through 10:30 p.m. on all U.S. navigable waters within the arc of a 
circle with an approximate 750-foot radius from the fireworks launch 
site located near Harbor View Road in position 45[deg]25'04.72'' N, 
83[deg]47'51.21'' W.
    This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waterways during the fireworks displays. The regulations for 
safety zones within the Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie Zone, 
Sec.  165.918, apply for these fireworks displays.
    Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring 
within these safety zones during an enforcement period is prohibited 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or their 
designated representative; designation need not be in writing. Those 
seeking permission to enter these safety zones may request permission 
from the Captain of the Port Buffalo via channel 16, VHF-FM. Vessels 
and persons granted permission to enter the safety zone shall obey the 
directions of

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the Captain of the Port Buffalo or their 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 
165.918 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 Sault Sainte Marie 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: June 30, 2021.
A.R. Jones,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie.
[FR Doc. 2021-14453 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]
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