Document ID: USCG-2019-0194-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone- Michigan City Summerfest Fireworks, Lake Michigan
Posted Date: 2019-04-05T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13530-13531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06655]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0194]

Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain 
of the Port Lake Michigan Zone--Michigan City Summerfest Fireworks, 
Lake Michigan

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 Michigan 
City Summerfest Fireworks on a portion of Lake Michigan on July 4, 
2019. This action is necessary and intended to protect safety of life 
and property on navigable waters prior to, during, and immediately 
after the fireworks display. During the enforcement period listed 
below, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan 
or a designated representative.

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DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.929(e)(35) will be enforced as 
listed in Table 165.929 from 9 p.m. through 9:35 p.m. on July 4, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT John Ramos, Waterways 
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone (630) 986-2155, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Michigan 
City Summerfest safety zone listed as item (e)(35) in Table 165.929 of 
33 CFR 165.929 from 9 p.m. through 9:35 p.m. on July 4, 2019. This 
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on a navigable 
waterway during the fireworks display. This safety zone encompasses all 
waters of Michigan City Harbor and Lake Michigan within the arc of a 
circle with a 1,000 foot radius from the launch site located in 
position 41[deg]43.700' N, 086[deg]54.617' W. Entry into, transiting, 
or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by 
the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene 
representative.
    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 Captain of the 
Port Lake Michigan will provide the maritime community with advance 
notification of this safety zone enforcement period via Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners. The Captain of the Port 
Lake Michigan, or a designated on-scene representative may be contacted 
via Channel 16, VHF-FM or at (414) 747-7182.

    Dated: March 29, 2019.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2019-06655 Filed 4-4-19; 8:45 am]
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