
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16742]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0614]


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: At various times throughout the month of July, the Coast Guard 
will enforce certain safety zones located in 33 CFR 165.939. This 
action is necessary and intended for the safety of life and property on 
navigable waters during this event. During each 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 will be enforced on July 5, 
2015 from 9:15 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. and on July 10, 2015 from 9:45 p.m. 
to 10:35 p.m., as specified in the Supplementary Information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email LT Stephanie Pitts, Chief of Waterways Management 
Division, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland; telephone 216-
937-0128, email Stephanie.M.Pitts@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety 
Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone listed in 
33 CFR 165.939 for the following events:
    (1) Fairport Harbor Mardi Gras Fireworks, Fairport Harbor, OH; The 
safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.939(a)(22) will be enforced from 9:15 
p.m. to 10:15 p.m. on July 5, 2015.
    (2) Sheffield Lake Annual Community Days Fireworks, Sheffield Lake, 
OH; The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.939(a)(27) will be enforced 
from 9:45 p.m. to 10:35 p.m. on July 10, 2015.
    Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring 
within these safety zones during an enforcement period is prohibited 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his designated 
representative. Those seeking permission to enter one of these safety 
zones may request permission from the Captain of Port Buffalo via 
channel 16, VHF-FM. Vessels and persons granted permission to enter one 
of these safety zones shall obey the directions of the Captain of the 
Port Buffalo or his designated representative. While within a safety 
zone, all vessels shall operate at the minimum speed necessary to 
maintain a safe course.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.939 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 these enforcement periods via Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners. If the Captain of the Port 
Buffalo determines that one of these safety zones 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 
respective safety zone.

    Dated: June 25, 2015.
B.W. Roche,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo.
[FR Doc. 2015-16742 Filed 7-7-15; 8:45 am]
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