Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone-Michigan City Summerfest Fireworks, Lake Michigan
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)
Rules and Regulations
Page 23583
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2018-10891
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
Docket No. USCG-2018-0350
Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone--Michigan City Summerfest Fireworks, Lake Michigan
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in 33 CFR 165.929 for the Michigan City Summerfest Fireworks on a portion of Lake Michigan on July 4, 2018. This action is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life and property on navigable waters prior to, during, and immediately after the fireworks display. During the enforcement period listed below, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated representative.
DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.929 will be enforced for safety zone listed as (e)(35) in Table 165.929 from 9 p.m. through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this notice of enforcement, call or email LT John Ramos, Waterways Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone (630) 986-2155, email email protected.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Michigan City Summerfest safety zone listed as item (e)(35) in Table 165.929 of 33 CFR 165.929 from 9 p.m. until 10 p.m. on July 4, 2018. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on a navigable waterway during the fireworks display. This safety zone encompasses all waters of Michigan City Harbor and Lake Michigan within the arc of a circle with a 1,000 foot radius from the launch site located in position 41deg43.700' N, 086deg54.617' W. Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene representative.
This notice of enforcement 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 notice in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance notification of this safety zone 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 Channel 16, VHF-FM or at (414) 747-7182.
Dated: May 3, 2018.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
FR Doc. 2018-10891 Filed 5-21-18; 8:45 am
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