
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 43487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19752]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0832]


Safety Zone; Recurring Annual Event Held in Coast Guard Sector 
Boston Captain of the Port Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce one safety zone within the 
Captain of the Port Boston zone on September 17, 2017. This action is 
necessary to ensure the safety of vessels, spectators, and participants 
from hazards associated with swim event. During the enforcement period, 
no person or vessel, except for the safety vessels assisting with the 
events, may enter the safety zones without permission of the Captain of 
the Port (COTP) or their designated on-scene representative.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.118 will be enforced for the safety 
zone identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below on 
September 17, 2017, from 8:50 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Mark Cutter, Sector Boston 
Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 617-223-
4000, email Mark.E.Cutter@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
listed in Table 1 from 33 CFR 165.118 on the specified dates and times 
specified:

                                           Table 1 From 33 CFR 165.118
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            Name                         Location                   Date                      Time
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9.7 Boston Harbor Sharkfest   All waters of Boston Inner      September 17,    8:50 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.
 Swim.                         Harbor, Piers Park East         2017.
                               Boston to Fan Pier, South
                               Boston, MA within the
                               following points (NAD 83):
                               42[deg]21.7' N, 071[deg]02.1'
                               W; 42[deg]21.8' N,
                               071[deg]02.4' W; 42[deg]21.3'
                               N, 071[deg]02.9' W;
                               42[deg]21.3' N, 071[deg]02.3'
                               W.
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    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.118 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). During the enforcement period, persons and 
vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, mooring, 
or anchoring within the safety zone unless they receive permission from 
the COTP or designated representative. In addition to this notice of 
enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide 
mariners with advanced notification of this enforcement period via the 
Local Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: September 12, 2017.
B.W. Kelly,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting, Captain of the Port Boston.
[FR Doc. 2017-19752 Filed 9-15-17; 8:45 am]
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