Document ID: USCG-2018-0692-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone-Menominee Waterfront Festival Fireworks
Posted Date: 2018-08-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16756]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0692]

Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain 
of the Port Lake Michigan Zone--Menominee Waterfront Festival Fireworks

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone on Green Bay in 
Menominee, MI. This action is necessary and intended to protect the 
safety of life and property on navigable waters before, during, and 
immediately after a shore based firework display. During the 
enforcement period listed below, vessels and persons are prohibited 
from transiting through, mooring, or anchoring within this safety zone 
without approval from the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or his or 
her designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.929(f)(7) will be enforced from 
9:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. on August 4, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email MSTC Kaleena Carpino, Marine Event 
Coordinator, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan; telephone 414-747-
7148, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety 
Zone; Waterfront Festival Fireworks listed as item (f)(7) in Table 
165.929 of 33 CFR 165.929. Section 165.929 lists annual events 
requiring safety zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone. 
This safety zone will encompass all waters of Green Bay within an 1,000 
foot radius from approximate launch position at 45[deg]06.040 N 
087[deg]36.054 W (NAD, 83). This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 
p.m. through 10 p.m. on August 4, 2018.
    Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.929, entry into, transiting, or anchoring 
within the safety zone during an enforcement period is prohibited 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan, or his or 
her designated on-scene representative. Those seeking permission to 
enter the safety zone may request permission from the Captain of Port 
Lake Michigan 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 Lake Michigan or his or her 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 
165.929, Safety Zones; Annual events requiring safety zones in the 
Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone, and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In 
addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will 
provide the maritime community with advance notification of this 
enforcement period via Broadcast Notice to Mariners and Local Notice to 
Mariners. The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or his or her 
designated on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16 
or at (414) 747-7182.

    Dated: July 24, 2018.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2018-16756 Filed 8-3-18; 8:45 am]
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