
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 37513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13783]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0327]
RIN 1625-AA00


Special Local Regulations; Harborfest Dragon Boat Race, South 
Haven, MI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation on 
the Black River in South Haven, Michigan for the Harborfest Dragonboat 
Race on June 18 and 19, 2016. This action is necessary and intended to 
ensure safety of life on navigable waters immediately prior to, during, 
and after the Dragonboat race. During the aforementioned period, the 
Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, 
vessels in the special regulated area.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.903 will be enforced from 6 a.m. 
until 7 p.m. on each day of June 18 and 19, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email CWO Mark Stevens, Prevention 
Department, Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, WI at (414) 
747-7188, email mark.l.stevens@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special 
local regulation listed in 33 CFR 100.903 from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. on 
each day of June 18 and 19, 2016. This special local regulation 
encompasses the waters of the Black River in South Haven, MI within the 
following coordinates starting at 42[deg]24'13.6'' N., 086[deg]16'41'' 
W.; then southeast 42[deg]24'12.6'' N., 086[deg]16'40'' W.; then 
northeast to 42[deg]24'19.2'' N., 086[deg]16'26.5'' W.; then northwest 
to 42[deg]24'20.22'' N., 086[deg]16'27.4'' W.; then back to point of 
origin (NAD 83). As specified in 33 CFR 100.903, no vessel may enter, 
transit through, or anchor within the regulated area without the 
permission of the Coast Guard Patrol Commander. Furthermore, the 
regulations in Sec.  100.901 apply. Vessels desiring to transit the 
regulated area may do so only with prior approval of the Patrol 
Commander and when so directed by that officer. Vessels will be 
operated at a no wake speed to reduce the wake to a minimum, and in a 
manner which will not endanger participants in the event or any other 
craft. The rules contained in the above two sentences shall not apply 
to participants in the event or vessels of the patrol operating in the 
performance of their assigned duties. The Patrol Commander may direct 
the anchoring, mooring, or movement of any boat or vessel within the 
regatta area. A succession of sharp, short signals by whistle or horn 
from vessels patrolling the area under the direction of the U.S. Coast 
Guard Patrol Commander shall serve as a signal to stop. Vessels so 
signaled shall stop and shall comply with the orders of the Patrol 
Commander. Failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, 
citation for failure to comply, or both.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.903, Harborfest Dragon Boat Race; South Haven, MI, and 5 U.S.C. 
552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide the maritime community with 
advance notification for the enforcement of this regulation via 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners. The Patrol 
Commander may be contacted via Channel 16, VHF-FM.

    Dated: May 18, 2016.
A.B. Cocanour,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2016-13783 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am]
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