Document ID: USCG-2021-0455-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone
Posted Date: 2021-07-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 125 (Friday, July 2, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14144]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0455]

Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo 
Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone located in federal 
regulations for the Lake Erie Open Water Swim. This action is necessary 
and intended for the safety of life and property on navigable waters 
during the event. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel 
may enter the respective safety zone without the permission of the 
Captain of the Port Buffalo.

DATES: The regulations listed in 33 CFR 165.939 as listed in Table 
165.939(b)(12) will be enforced from 6:45 a.m. through 11:15 a.m. on 
July 17, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email MST2 Natalie Smith, Waterways 
Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland; 
telephone 216-937-6004, email D09-SMB-MSUCLEVELAND-WWM@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety 
Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone listed in 
33 CFR 165.939, Table 165.939(b)(12) for the Lake Erie Open Water Swim. 
Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within 
the safety zone during an enforcement period is prohibited unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or a designated 
representative. Those seeking permission to enter the safety zone may 
request permission from the Captain of Port Buffalo 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 Buffalo or a 
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 
165.939 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 Buffalo determines that the safety zone need not be 
enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, she may use a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the 
respective safety zone.

Lexia M. Littlejohn,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo.
[FR Doc. 2021-14144 Filed 7-1-21; 8:45 am]
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