Document ID: USCG-2023-0634-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone
Posted Date: 2023-08-10T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 153 (Thursday, August 10, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17167]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0634]

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

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone that encompasses 
certain navigable waters on Lake Erie, for D-Day Conneaut, in Conneaut, 
OH. This action is necessary and intended for the safety of life and 
property on navigable waters during this 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 or a 
designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939, entry (c)(2) of Table to 
Sec.  165.939, will be enforced from 1:45 p.m. through 5:45 p.m. each 
day from August 17, 2023, through August 19, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Jared Stevens, 
Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit 
Cleveland; telephone 216-937-0124, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce Safety Zones; 
Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone, as listed in 33 
CFR 165.939, Table 165.939(c)(2) in Conneaut, OH on all U.S. waters of 
Conneaut Township Park, Lake Erie, within an area starting at 
41[deg]57.71' N, 080[deg]34.18' W, to 41[deg]58.36' N, 080[deg]34.17' 
W, to 41[deg]58.53' N, 080[deg]33.55' W, to 41[deg]58.03' N, 
080[deg]33.72' W (NAD 83), and returning to the point of origin.
    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 his 
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, they may use a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the 
respective safety zone. This notification is being issued by the Coast 
Guard Sector Buffalo Prevention Department Head at the direction of the 
Captain of the Port.

    Dated: August 2, 2023.
Jeff B. Bybee,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Buffalo Prevention Department Head.
[FR Doc. 2023-17167 Filed 8-9-23; 8:45 am]
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