[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20546-20547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09647]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0292]


Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zones in Captain of the Port Sault 
Sainte Marie--Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau Friday Night Fireworks

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce certain safety zones for the 
Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau Friday Night Fireworks in Mackinaw City, 
Michigan, starting in May, 2019 to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waterways. This action is necessary and intended to protect 
the safety of life and property on navigable waters prior to, during, 
and immediately after these events. During the enforcement period, no 
person or vessel may enter the respective safety zone without the 
permission of the Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie or a 
designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.918 will be enforced for safety 
zone (1), Table 165.918, from 9 p.m. through 11:59 p.m. each Friday, or 
Saturday in case of inclement weather, from May 17, 2019, through 
August 30, 2019.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email MST2 Blackledge, Waterways 
Management, Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone (906) 253-2443, email Onnalee.A.Blackledge@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Mackinaw 
Area Visitors Bureau Friday Night Fireworks safety zones listed as item 
(1) in Table 165.918 of 33 CFR 165.918 from 9 p.m. through 11:19 p.m. 
every Friday, or Saturday in case of inclement weather, from May 17, 
2019 through August 30, 2019.
    Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sault Sainte 
Marie or a designated on-scene representative. Those seeking permission 
to enter the safety zone may request permission from the Captain of 
Sault Sainte Marie via channel 16, VHF-FM. Vessels and persons granted 
permission to enter the safety zone shall obey the directions of the 
Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie 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 of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.918, Safety Zones; Recurring safety zones in Captain of the Port 
Sault Sainte Marie zone, and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this 
publication in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the 
maritime community with advance notification of this enforcement period 
via Broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners. If the 
Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie determines that the 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 respective safety zone.

    Dated: April 3, 2019.
P.S. Nelson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie.
[FR Doc. 2019-09647 Filed 5-9-19; 8:45 am]
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