Document ID: USCG-2021-0636-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone
Posted Date: 2021-08-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 158 (Thursday, August 19, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 46601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17788]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0636]

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

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone located in federal 
regulations for the annual D-Day Conneaut event. This action is 
necessary and intended for the safety of life and property on navigable 
waters during this event. During each enforcement period, no person or 
vessel may enter the safety zone without the permission of the Captain 
of the Port Buffalo.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR Table 165.939(c)(2) will be enforced 
from 1:15 p.m. through 6 p.m. each day from August 19, 2021, through 
August 21, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email MST2 Natalie Smith, Waterways 
Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland; 
telephone 216-937-6004, email D09-SMB-MSUCLEVELAND-WWM@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
listed in 33 CFR Table 165.939(c)(2) for D-Day Conneaut, each day from 
1:15 p.m. through 6 p.m. from August 19, 2021, through August 21, 2021. 
This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waterways during this multi-day event.
    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 her 
designated representative. While within a safety zone, all vessels 
shall operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course. 
In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine 
information broadcasts.

    Dated: August 9, 2021.
Lexia M. Littlejohn,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo.
[FR Doc. 2021-17788 Filed 8-18-21; 8:45 am]
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