[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 126 (Tuesday, June 30, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14136]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2020-0299]
Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zones in Captain of the Port Sault
Sainte Marie Zone for Events in July
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will establish a safety zone for the Mackinac
Island 4th of July fireworks. Our regulation for safety zones within
the Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie Zone identifies the
regulated area for this safety zone. This action is necessary and
intended to protect the safety of life and property on navigable waters
prior to, during, and immediately after firework displays. During the
enforcement periods listed below, entry into, transiting, or anchoring
within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain
of the Port Sault Sainte Marie or a designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.918 will be enforced on or around
July 4, 2020, from thirty minutes before sunset to thirty minutes after
the end of the fireworks display.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email BOSN4 Robert Gruschow, Waterways
Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie; telephone
(906)-253-2462, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety
zones in 33 CFR 165.918 as per the time, dates, and locations in Table
1 below.
Table 1
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Event Location Event date
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(11) Mackinac Island Fourth of All U.S. navigable Beginning on or
July Celebration Fireworks; waters of Lake Huron around July
Mackinac Island, MI. within an approximate 4th; 30 minutes
750-foot radius from before sunset
the fireworks launch and 30 minutes
site, centered after the end
approximately 1000 of the
yards west of Round fireworks
Island Passage Light, display.
at position
45[deg]50'34.92'' N,
084[deg]37'38.16'' W.
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This action is being taken to protect the safety of life and
property on navigable waters prior to, during, and immediately after
firework displays. During the enforcement period, no vessel may transit
this regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port Sault
Sainte Marie or a designated representative. Vessels and persons
granted permission to enter the safety zone shall obey all lawful
orders or directions of the Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie, or
an on-scene representative.
This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
165.930 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice in the Federal
Register, the Coast Guard will also provide notice through other means,
which will include Broadcast Notice to Mariners, Local Notice to
Mariners, distribution in leaflet form, and on-scene oral notice. The
Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie or a designated on-scene
representative may be contacted via Channel 16, VHF-FM or at (906) 635-
3319.
Dated: June 25, 2020.
P.S. Nelson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie.
[FR Doc. 2020-14136 Filed 6-29-20; 8:45 am]
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