[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 126 (Tuesday, June 30, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14135]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0298]


Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zone in Captain of the Port Sault 
Sainte Marie

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will establish safety zones for the Mackinaw 
Area Visitors Bureau Friday Night fireworks. Our regulation for safety 
zones within the Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie Zone identifies 
the regulated area for this safety zone. This action is necessary and 
intended to protect the safety of life and property on navigable waters 
prior to, during, and immediately after firework displays. During the 
enforcement periods listed below, 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 representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.918 will be enforced on Friday 
nights from July 3, 2020 through September 12, 2020, from thirty 
minutes before sunset to thirty minutes after the end of the fireworks 
display.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email BOSN4 Robert Gruschow, Waterways 
Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie; telephone 
(906)-253-2462, email Robert.A.Gruschow@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones in 33 CFR 165.918 as per the time, dates, and locations in Table 
1 below.

                                 Table 1
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             Event                     Location            Event date
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(1) Mackinaw Area Visitors      All U.S. navigable      Friday nights
 Bureau Friday Night             waters of the Straits   July 3 to
 Fireworks; Mackinaw City, MI.   of Mackinac within an   September 12,
                                 approximate 1000-foot   2020; 30
                                 radius from the         minutes before
                                 fireworks launch site   sunset and 30
                                 located in position     minutes after
                                 45[deg]46'35.48'' N,    the end of the
                                 084[deg]43'16.20'' W.   fireworks
                                                         display.
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    This action is being taken to protect the safety of life and 
property on navigable waters prior to, during, and immediately after 
firework displays. During the enforcement period, no vessel may transit 
this regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port Sault 
Sainte Marie or a designated representative. Vessels and persons 
granted permission to enter the safety zone shall obey all lawful 
orders or directions of the Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie, or 
an on-scene representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.930 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard will also provide notice through other means, 
which will include Broadcast Notice to Mariners, Local Notice to 
Mariners, distribution in leaflet form, and on-scene oral notice. The 
Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie or a designated on-scene 
representative may be contacted via Channel 16, VHF-FM or at (906) 635-
3319.

    Dated: June 25th, 2020.
P.S. Nelson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie.
[FR Doc. 2020-14135 Filed 6-29-20; 8:45 am]
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