Document ID: USCG-2019-0546-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zones in Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie Zone for Events Beginning in July 2019
Posted Date: 2019-07-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31199-31200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13998]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0546]

Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zones in Captain of the Port Sault 
Sainte Marie Zone for Events Beginning in July 2019

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce established safety zones for 
maritime events starting in July, 2019 to provide for the safety of 
life on navigable waterways. Our regulation for safety zones within the 
Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie Zone identifies the regulated 
area for these safety zones. During the enforcement periods, vessels 
must stay out of the established safety zone and may only enter with 
permission from the designated representative of the Captain of the 
Port Sault Sainte Marie.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.918 will be enforced for the 
safety zones identified in Table 1 of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below for the dates and times specified.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
publication, call or email LT Sean Murphy, Waterways Management, Coast 
Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 906-635-
3223, email Sean.V.Murphy@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones in 33 CFR 165.918 as per the time, dates, and locations in Table 
1.

                                 TABLE 1
                            [Datum NAD 1983]
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             Event                     Location            Event Date
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(1) Festivals of Fireworks      All U.S. navigable      July 4 and
 Celebration Fireworks; St.      waters of East Moran    Saturday nights
 Ignace, MI.                     Bay within an           June 29 to
                                 approximate 350-foot    August 31,
                                 radius from the         2019; 30
                                 fireworks launch site   minutes before
                                 at the end of the       sunset and 30
                                 Starline Mill Slip,     minutes after
                                 centered in position:   the end of the
                                 45[deg]52'24.62'' N,    fireworks
                                 084[deg]43'18.13'' W.   display.
(2) Canada Day Celebration      All U.S. navigable      July 1, 2019
 Fireworks; Sault Sainte         waters of the St.       from 10 p.m. to
 Marie, MI.                      Marys River within an   11 p.m.
                                 approximate 600-foot
                                 radius from the
                                 fireworks launch
                                 site, centered
                                 approximately 160
                                 yards north of the
                                 U.S. Army Corps of
                                 Engineers Soo Locks
                                 North East Pier, at
                                 position
                                 46[deg]30'20.40'' N,
                                 084[deg]20'17.64'' W.

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(3) Bay Harbor Yacht Club       All U.S. navigable      July 3, 2019
 Fourth of July Celebration      waters of Lake          from 10 p.m. to
 Fireworks; Petoskey, MI.        Michigan and Bay        11:30 p.m.
                                 Harbor Lake within
                                 the arc of a circle
                                 with an approximate
                                 840-foot radius from
                                 the fireworks launch
                                 site located on a
                                 barge in position
                                 45[deg]21'50'' N,
                                 085[deg]01'37'' W.
(4) Marquette Fourth of July    All U.S. navigable      July 4, 2019
 Celebration Fireworks;          waters of Marquette     from 9 p.m. to
 Marquette, MI.                  Harbor within an        11 p.m. Rain
                                 approximate 840-foot    date July 5,
                                 radius of the           2019 from 9
                                 fireworks launch        p.m. to 11 p.m.
                                 site, centered in
                                 position
                                 46[deg]32'23.0'' N,
                                 087[deg]23'13.1'' W.
(5) Munising Fourth of July     All U.S. navigable      July 4, 2019
 Celebration Fireworks;          waters of South Bay     from 10:30 p.m.
 Munising, MI.                   within an approximate   to 11:30 p.m.
                                 800-foot radius from    Rain date July
                                 the fireworks launch    5, 2019 from
                                 site at the end of      10:30 p.m. to
                                 the Munising City       11:30 p.m.
                                 Dock, centered in
                                 position:
                                 46[deg]24'50.08'' N,
                                 086[deg]39'08.52'' W.
(6) Sault Sainte Marie Fourth   All U.S. navigable      July 4, 2019
 of July Celebration             waters of the St.       from 9 p.m. to
 Fireworks; Sault Sainte         Marys River within an   11 p.m. Rain
 Marie, MI.                      approximate 700-foot    date July 5,
                                 radius around the       2019 from 9
                                 eastern portion of      p.m. to 11 p.m.
                                 the U.S. Army Corps
                                 of Engineers Soo
                                 Locks North East
                                 Pier, centered in
                                 position:
                                 46[deg]30'19.66'' N,
                                 084[deg]20'31.61'' W.
(7) Mackinac Island Fourth of   All U.S. navigable      July 4, 2019
 July Celebration Fireworks;     waters of Lake Huron    from 9 p.m. to
 Mackinac Island, MI.            within an approximate   11:30 p.m. Rain
                                 420-foot radius of      date July 5,
                                 the fireworks launch    2019 from 9
                                 site, centered          p.m. to 11:30
                                 approximately 1000      p.m.
                                 yards west of Round
                                 Island Passage Light,
                                 at position
                                 45[deg]50'34.92'' N,
                                 084[deg]37'38.16'' W.
(8) Harbor Springs Fourth of    All U.S. navigable      July 4, 2019
 July Celebration Fireworks;     waters of Lake          from 10 p.m. to
 Harbor Springs, MI.             Michigan and Harbor     11 p.m. Rain
                                 Springs Harbor within   date July 5,
                                 the arc of a circle     2019 from 10
                                 with an approximate     p.m. to 11 p.m.
                                 700-foot radius from
                                 the fireworks launch
                                 site located on a
                                 barge in position
                                 45[deg]25'30'' N,
                                 084[deg]59'06'' W.
(9) Petoskey Fourth of July     All U.S. navigable      July 4, 2019
 Celebration Fireworks;          waters of Lake          from 9:30 p.m.
 Petoskey, MI.                   Michigan and Petoskey   to 11:30 p.m.
                                 Harbor, in the          Rain date July
                                 vicinity of Bay Front   5, 2019 from
                                 Park, within the arc    9:30 p.m. to
                                 of a circle with an     11:30 p.m.
                                 approximate 720-foot
                                 radius from the
                                 fireworks launch site
                                 located in position
                                 45[deg]22'40'' N,
                                 084[deg]57'30'' W.
(10) Boyne City Fourth of July  All U.S. navigable      July 4, 2019
 Celebration Fireworks; Boyne    waters of Lake          from 10 p.m. to
 City, MI.                       Charlevoix, in the      11:30 p.m. Rain
                                 vicinity of Veterans    date July 5,
                                 Park, within the arc    2019 from 10
                                 of a circle with an     p.m. to 11:30
                                 approximate 1400-foot   p.m.
                                 radius from the
                                 fireworks launch site
                                 located in position
                                 45[deg]13'30'' N,
                                 085[deg]01'40'' W.
(11) Alpena Fourth of July      All U.S. navigable      July 4, 2019
 Celebration Fireworks;          waters of Lake Huron    from 9 p.m. to
 Alpena, MI.                     within an approximate   11:30 p.m. Rain
                                 1000-foot radius of     date July 5,
                                 the fireworks launch    2019 from 9
                                 site located near the   p.m. to 11:30
                                 end of Mason Street,    p.m.
                                 South of State
                                 Avenue, at position
                                 45[deg]02'42'' N,
                                 083[deg]26'48'' W.
(12) Traverse City Fourth of    All U.S. navigable      July 4, 2019
 July Celebration Fireworks;     waters of the West      from 9 p.m. to
 Traverse City, MI.              Arm of Grand Traverse   11 p.m. Rain
                                 Bay within the arc of   date July 5,
                                 a circle with an        2019 from 9
                                 approximate 840-foot    p.m. to 11 p.m.
                                 radius from the
                                 fireworks launch site
                                 located on a barge in
                                 position
                                 44[deg]46'12'' N,
                                 085[deg]37'06'' W.
(13) National Cherry Festival   All U.S. navigable      July 6, 2019
 Finale Fireworks; Traverse      waters of the West      from 9:30 p.m.
 City, MI.                       Arm of Grand Traverse   to 11 p.m.
                                 Bay within the arc of
                                 a circle with an
                                 approximate 840-foot
                                 radius from the
                                 fireworks launch site
                                 located on a barge in
                                 position
                                 44[deg]46'12'' N,
                                 085[deg]37'06'' W.
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    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.
    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 of 
enforcement he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant 
general permission to enter the respective safety zone.

    Dated: June 26, 2019.
P.S. Nelson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie.
[FR Doc. 2019-13998 Filed 6-28-19; 8:45 am]
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