
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 48856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20002]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0380]


Safety Zones; Annual Fireworks Event in the Captain of the Port 
Detroit Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for an annual 
fireworks event in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone from 9:15 p.m. 
to 10 p.m. on August 18, 2012. This action is necessary and intended to 
ensure safety of life on the navigable waters immediately prior to, 
during, and immediately after fireworks events. During the 
aforementioned period, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, 
and control movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately prior 
to, during, and immediately after fireworks events. During the 
enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zone 
without permission of the Captain of the Port.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.941 will be enforced from 9:15 
p.m. to 10 p.m. on August 18, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email LT Adrian Palomeque, Prevention, U.S. Coast Guard Sector 
Detroit, 110 Mount Elliot Ave., Detroit, MI 48207; telephone (313) 568-
9508, email Adrian.F.Palomeque@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
listed in 33 CFR 165.941, Safety Zones; Annual Fireworks Events in the 
Captain of the Port Detroit Zone, at the following date and times for 
the following event:
    (1) Cheeseburger Festival Fireworks, Caseville, MI. The safety zone 
listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(11) will be enforced from 9:15 p.m. to 10 
p.m. on August 18, 2012. In the case of inclement weather on August 18, 
2012, this safety zone will be enforced from 9:15 p.m. to 10 p.m. on 
August 19, 2012.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or 
anchoring within this safety zone during the enforcement period is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Detroit or his 
designated representative. Vessels that wish to transit through the 
safety zone may request permission from the Captain of the Port 
Detroit. Requests must be made in advance and approved by the Captain 
of Port before transits will be authorized. Approvals will be granted 
on a case by case basis. The Captain of the Port may be contacted via 
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit on channel 16, VHF-FM. The Coast Guard 
will give notice to the public via Local Notice to Mariners and VHF 
radio broadcasts that the regulation is in effect.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.23 and 5 U.S.C. 
552(a). If the Captain of the Port determines that this safety zone 
need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, he or 
she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission 
to enter the safety zone.

    Dated: August 2, 2012.
J.E. Ogden,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Detroit.
[FR Doc. 2012-20002 Filed 8-14-12; 8:45 am]
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