Document ID: USCG-2019-0524-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations: Marine Events in the Coast Guard Sector Detroit Captain of the Port Zone
Posted Date: 2019-06-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30883-30884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13815]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0524]

Special Local Regulations; Marine Events in the Coast Guard 
Sector Detroit Captain of the Port Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce various special local regulations 
for annual regattas and marine parades in the Captain of the Port 
Detroit zone. Enforcement of these regulations is necessary and 
intended to protect the safety of life on the navigable waters 
immediately prior to, during, and after these regattas or marine 
parades. During the enforcement period listed below, the Coast Guard 
will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in a 
specified area immediately prior to, during, and after regattas or 
marine parades.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 100.911, Table 1(7), will be enforced 
from 8 a.m. on July 12, 2019 through 7 p.m. on July 14, 2019. In the 
case of inclement weather on any of the previous dates, this regulation 
will also be enforced from 8 a.m. through 7 p.m. on July 15, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email Tracy Girard, Prevention Department, 
telephone (313) 568-9564, email Tracy.M.Girard@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the following 
special local regulations listed in 33 CFR part 100, Safety of Life on 
Navigable Waters, on the following dates and times:
    (1) Bay City River Roar (formerly known as Grand Prix), Bay City, 
MI. The special local regulation listed in 33 CFR 100.911, Table 1(7), 
will be enforced from 8 a.m. on July 12, 2019 through 7 p.m. on July 
14, 2019. In the case of inclement weather on any of the previous 
dates, this safety zone will be enforced from 8 a.m. through 7 p.m. on 
July 15, 2019.
    In accordance with the general regulations in 33 CFR 100.35, the 
Coast Guard will patrol the regatta area under the direction of a 
designated Coast Guard patrol commander (PATCOM). The PATCOM may be 
contacted on Channel 16 (156.8 MHz) by the call sign ``Coast Guard 
Patrol Commander.''

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    Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within these regulated areas 
is prohibited unless authorized by the PATCOM. The PATCOM may restrict 
vessel operation within the regulated area to vessels having particular 
operating characteristics.
    Vessels permitted to enter this regulated area must operate at a 
no-wake speed and in a manner that will not endanger race participants 
or any other craft.
    The PATCOM may direct the anchoring, mooring, or movement of any 
vessel within this regulated area. A succession of sharp, short signals 
by whistle or horn from vessels patrolling the area under the direction 
of the PATCOM shall serve as a signal to stop. Vessels so signaled 
shall stop and shall comply with the orders of the PATCOM. Failure to 
do so may result in expulsion from the area, a Notice of Violation for 
failure to comply, or both.
    If it is deemed necessary for the protection of life and property, 
the PATCOM may terminate the marine event or the operation of any 
vessel within the regulated area.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.928, vessels transiting within 
the regulated area shall travel at a no-wake speed and remain vigilant 
for event participants and safety craft. Additionally, vessels shall 
yield right-of-way for event participants and event safety craft and 
shall follow directions given by the Coast Guard's on-scene 
representative or by event representatives during the event.
    The ``on-scene representative'' of the Captain of the Port Detroit 
is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer who has been 
designated by the Captain of the Port Detroit to act on his behalf. The 
on-scene representative of the Captain of the Port Detroit will be 
aboard either a Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel. The 
Captain of the Port Detroit or his designated on scene representative 
may be contacted via VHF Channel 16.
    The rules in this section shall not apply to vessels participating 
in the event or to government vessels patrolling the regulated area in 
the performance of their assigned duties.
    This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 100.35 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). If the Captain of the Port determines that any of these 
special local regulations need not be enforced for the full duration 
stated in this document, he may suspend such enforcement and notify the 
public of the suspension via a Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: June 25, 2019.
Jeffrey W. Novak,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Detroit.
[FR Doc. 2019-13815 Filed 6-27-19; 8:45 am]
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