Document ID: USCG-2023-0478-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Captain of the Port Duluth—LaPointe Fireworks
Posted Date: 2023-06-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 42030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13823]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0478]

Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Captain of the Port Duluth--
LaPointe Fireworks

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 LaPointe 
Fireworks in LaPointe, WI from 9:30 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. This action 
is necessary to protect participants and spectators during the LaPointe 
Fireworks taking place in the North Channel off LaPointe. During the 
enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the 
safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port 
Duluth or designated on-scene representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.943(b) will be enforced from 9:30 
p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 04, 2023, for the LaPointe Fireworks 
safety zone, Sec.  165.943 Table 1(6).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call or email LT Joe McGinnis, telephone (218) 725-3818, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
for the annual LaPointe Fireworks in 33 CFR 165.94 Table 1(6) from 9:30 
p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 04, 2023, on all waters of Lake 
Superior bounded by the arc of a circle with a 1,120-foot radius from 
the fireworks launch site with its center in position 46[deg]46'40'' N, 
090[deg]47'22'' W.
    Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Duluth or their 
designated on-scene representative. The Captain of the Port's 
designated on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16.
    This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.943 and 5 
U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this publication in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with 
advance notification of the enforcement of this safety zone via 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: June 23, 2023.
J.M. DeWitz,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Duluth.
[FR Doc. 2023-13823 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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