Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone-Town of Dune Acres Independence Day Fireworks
Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)
Rules and Regulations
Page 36915
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2015-15928
Page 36915
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
Docket No. USCG-2015-0530
RIN 1625-AA00
Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone--Town of Dune Acres Independence Day Fireworks
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Town of Dune Acres Independence Day Fireworks on a portion of Lake Michigan, on July 3, 2015. This action is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters of the United States immediately prior to, during, and immediately after fireworks display. During the enforcement period listed below, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in the safety zone. No person or vessel may enter the safety zone while it is being enforced without permission of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.929 will be enforced for safety zone (e)(17), Table 33 CFR 165.929, on July 3, 2015 from 8:45 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this document, call or email LT Lindsay Cook, Waterways Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, at 630-986-2155, email address D09-DG-MSUChicago-Waterways@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety Zone; Town of Dune Acres Independence Day Fireworks listed as item (e)(17) in Table 165.929 of 33 CFR 165.929. Section 165.929 lists many annual events requiring safety zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone. This safety zone encompasses all waters of Lake Michigan within the arc of a circle with a 700-foot radius from the fireworks launch site located in position 41deg39.303' N., 087deg05.239' W. This zone will be enforced on July 03, 2015 from 8:45 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.
All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan, or a designated on-scene representative to enter, move within, or exit this safety zone. Requests must be made in advance and approved by the Captain of the Port before transits will be authorized. Approvals will be granted on a case by case basis. Vessels and persons granted permission to enter the safety zone shall obey all lawful orders or directions of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan, or a designated on-scene representative.
This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.929, Safety Zones; Annual events requiring safety zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone, and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this publication 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. The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan, or a designated on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16 during the event.
Dated: June 11, 2015.
A.B. Cocanour,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
FR Doc. 2015-15928 Filed 6-26-15; 8:45 am
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