Document ID: USCG-2020-0295-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone
Posted Date: 2020-07-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 137 (Thursday, July 16, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43121-43122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15090]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0295]

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 certain safety zones located in 
the federal regulations for Annual Events in the Captain of the Port 
Buffalo. This action is necessary and intended to protect the safety of 
life and property on navigable waters prior to, during, and immediately 
after these events. During each 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 in 33 CFR 165.939(b)(22) as listed in Table 165.939 
will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 03, 2020.
    The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939(b)(27) as listed in Table 165.939

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will be enforced from 9:45 p.m. through 10:45 p.m. on July 03, 2020.
    The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939(b)(28) as listed in Table 165.939 
will be enforced from 9 p.m. until 10 p.m. on July 25, 2020 and 9 p.m. 
until 10 p.m. on July 26, 2020.
    The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939(c)(5) as listed in Table 165.939 
will be enforced from 10:45 a.m. until 8:15 p.m. on August 09, 2020.
    The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939(b)(29) as listed in Table 165.939 
will be enforced from 9 p.m. through 10:15 p.m. on July 05, 2020 with a 
rain date of July 06, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, contact LT Sean Dolan, Chief of Waterways 
Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo via telephone 716-843-9322 
or email D09-SMB-SECBuffalo-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 for the following events:
    1. Village Fireworks, Sodus Point, NY; The safety zone listed in 
Table 165.939 as (b)(22) will be enforced within a 560-foot radius of 
position 43[deg]16'33'' N, 076[deg]58'27'' W, from 9:30 p.m. until 
10:30 p.m. on July 03, 2020.
    2. Tom Graves Memorial Fireworks, Port Bay, NY; The safety zone 
listed in Table 165.939 as (b)(27) will be enforced within a 420-foot 
radius of position 43[deg]17'54.2'' N, 076[deg]49'50.9'' W from 9:45 
p.m. through 10:45 p.m. on July 03, 2020.
    3. Oswego Harborfest, Oswego, NY; The safety zone listed in Table 
165.939 as (b)(28) will be enforced from 9:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. on 
July 25, 2020 and 9:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. on July 26, 2020.
    4. Ski Show Sylvan Beach, Sylvan Beach, NY; The safety zone listed 
in Table 165.939 as (c)(5) will be enforced from 10:45 a.m. until 8:15 
p.m. on August 09, 2020.
    5. Oswego Independence Day Celebration Fireworks, Oswego, NY; The 
safety zone listed in Table 165.939 as (b)(29) will be enforced from 9 
p.m. through 10:15 p.m. on July 05, 2020 with a rain date of July 06, 
2019.
    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 her 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 her 
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 he or she may use 
a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the 
respective safety zone.

    Dated: June 25, 2020.
L.M. Littlejohn,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo.
[FR Doc. 2020-15090 Filed 7-15-20; 8:45 am]
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