[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 126 (Tuesday, June 30, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39074-39075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14140]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2020-0300]
Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zone 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 Alpena
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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(16) Alpena Fourth of July All U.S. navigable Beginning on or
Celebration Fireworks; waters of Lake Huron around July
Alpena, MI. within an approximate 4th; 30 minutes
1000-foot radius of before sunset
the fireworks launch and 30 minutes
site located near the after the end
end of Mason Street, of the
South of State fireworks
Avenue, at position display.
45[deg]02'42'' N,
083[deg]26'48'' 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. 2020-14140 Filed 6-29-20; 8:45 am]
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