
[Federal Register: August 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 154)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 46200]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0801]

 
Security Zone, Mackinac Bridge and Straits of Mackinac, Mackinaw 
City, MI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Mackinac Bridge Walk security 
zone on the Straits of Mackinac from 6 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. on 
September 1, 2008. This action is necessary to protect pedestrians 
during the event from an accidental or intentional vessel-to-bridge 
collision. During the enforcement period, navigational and operational 
restrictions will be placed on all vessels transiting through the 
Straits area, under and around the Mackinac Bridge, located between 
Mackinaw City, MI, and St. Ignace, MI. All vessels must obtain 
permission from the Captain of Port Sault Ste. Marie (COTP) or a 
Designated Representative to enter or move within the security zone.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.928 will be enforced from 6 a.m. 
through 11:59 p.m. on September 1, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR Christopher R. Friese, Prevention 
Dept. Chief, Sector Sault Ste. Marie, 337 Water St., Sault Ste. Marie, 
MI 49783; (906) 635-3220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the security 
zone for the annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk in 33 CFR 165.928 on 
September 1, 2008, from 6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
    Under provisions of 33 CFR 165.928, a vessel may not enter or move 
with the regulated area, unless it receives permission from the COTP or 
a Designated Representative as defined in 33 CFR 165.928(a)(1). The 
Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law 
enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    This notice is issued under the authority of 33 CFR 165.928 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 enforcement period via a Local Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners.

    Dated: July 31, 2008.
M.J. Huebschman,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of Port Sault Ste. Marie.
[FR Doc. E8-18349 Filed 8-7-08; 8:45 am]

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