Document ID: USCG-2022-0461-0002
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone
Posted Date: 2022-06-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36221-36222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12960]

=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0461]

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

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone on all waters of 
the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, OH for a recurring marine event. This 
action is necessary and intended for the safety of life and property on 
navigable waters during this event. During the enforcement period, no 
person or vessel may enter the respective safety zone without the 
permission of the Captain of the Port Buffalo or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations listed in 33 CFR 165.939 as listed in Table 
165.939(a)(7) will be enforced from 7:15 a.m. through 2:15 p.m. on July 
23, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification 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 the Safety 
Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone listed in 
33 CFR 165.939, Table 165.939 (a)(7) for Blazing Paddles in Cleveland, 
OH, on all waters of the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, OH, beginning at 
position 41[deg]29'36'' N, 081[deg]42'13'' W to the turnaround point at 
position 41[deg]27'53'' N, 081[deg]40'38'' W. The safety zone will be 
enforced from 7:15 a.m. through 2:15 p.m. on July 23, 2022. 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

[[Page 36222]]

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 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 may use a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the 
respective safety zone.

    Dated: June 9, 2022.
M.I. Kuperman,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo.
[FR Doc. 2022-12960 Filed 6-15-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P