Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone
| Published date | 06 April 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 19087 |
| Record Number | 2020-07048 |
| Section | Rules and Regulations |
| Court | Coast Guard,Homeland Security Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 66 (Monday, April 6, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 66 (Monday, April 6, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 19087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07048]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2020-0036]
Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo
Zone
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone located in federal
regulations for a recurring marine event. 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.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939 listed in entry (b)(12) in
Table 165.939 will be enforced from 6:45 a.m. through 10:45 a.m. on
July 18, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email LT William Fitzgerald, Chief of
Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland;
telephone 216-937-0124, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the section
entitled Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo
Zone listed in in table 165.939 entry (b)(12) in 33 CFR 165.939 for the
Lake Erie Open Water Swim. 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 her 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 her 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 she may use a
Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the
respective safety zone.
Lexia M. Littlejohn,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo.
[FR Doc. 2020-07048 Filed 4-3-20; 8:45 am]
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