Document ID: USCG-2017-0222-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone- Lubbers Cup Regatta
Posted Date: 2017-04-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 62 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16111-16112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06471]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0222]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain 
of the Port Lake Michigan Zone--Lubbers Cup Regatta

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone on the Spring 
Lake in Spring Lake, MI in the vicinity of Keenan Marina within a 
rectangle that is approximately 6,300 by 300 feet for the Lubbers Cup 
Regatta on April 8, 2017 and April 9, 2017. This action is necessary 
and intended to ensure safety of life on navigable waters immediately 
prior to, during, and after the Regatta. During the aforementioned 
period, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control 
movement of, vessels in the safety zone. No person or vessel may enter 
the safety zone while it is being enforced without permission of the 
Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.929 will be enforced for safety 
zone (b)(2), Table 165.929, from 7:45 a.m. until 7:15 p.m. on April 8, 
2017 and 7:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. on April 9, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call or email marine event coordinator, Prevention 
Department, Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, WI at (414) 
747-7148, email D09-SMB-SECLakeMichigan-WWM@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Lubbers Cup 
Regatta safety zone listed as item (b)(2) in Table 165.929 of 33 CFR 
165.929. Section 165.929 lists many annual events requiring safety 
zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone. This safety zone 
will encompass all waters of Spring Lake in Spring Lake, Michigan in 
the vicinity of Keenan Marina within a rectangle that is

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approximately 6,300 by 300 feet. The rectangle will be bounded by 
points beginning at 43[deg]04.914' N., 086[deg]12.525' W.; then east to 
43[deg]04.958' N., 086[deg]11.104' W.; then south to 43[deg]04.913' N., 
086[deg]11.096' W.; then west to 43[deg]04.867' N., 086[deg]12.527' W.; 
then north back to the point of origin. (NAD 83). As specified in 33 
CFR 165.929, all vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the 
Port Lake Michigan or a designated representative to enter, move 
within, or exit the safety zone when it is enforced. Vessels and 
persons granted permission to enter the safety zone must obey all 
lawful orders or directions of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or 
a designated representative.
    This document 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 
publication in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide 
the maritime community with advance notification for the enforcement of 
this zone via Broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners. 
The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a representative may be 
contacted via Channel 16, VHF-FM.

    Dated: March 28, 2017.
A.B. Cocanour,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2017-06471 Filed 3-31-17; 8:45 am]
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