[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 15, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45642-45643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16018]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. CGD09-07-069]


Safety Zone; Milwaukee Harbor, Milwaukee, WI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Milwaukee Harbor Safety Zone 
in

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Milwaukee Harbor during August through September 2007. This action is 
necessary to protect vessels and people from the hazards associated 
with fireworks displays. This safety zone will restrict vessel traffic 
from a portion of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone.

DATES: Effective from 10 p.m. on August 19, 2007 to 11 p.m. on 
September 8, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CWO Brad Hinken, Prevention 
Department, Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, WI at (414) 
747-7154.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety 
Zone, Milwaukee Harbor, Milwaukee, WI, 33 CFR 165.935 for the following 
events:
    (1) Irish Fest fireworks display on August 19, 2007 from 10 p.m. 
through 11 p.m.; and
    (2) Mexican Fiesta fireworks display on August 24, 2007 from 9 p.m. 
through 11 p.m.; and
    (3) Indian Summer fireworks displays on September 8, 2007 from 9 
p.m. through 11 p.m.
    All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port or 
his on-scene representative to enter, move within or exit the safety 
zone. Vessels and persons granted permission to enter the safety zone 
shall obey all lawful orders or directions of the Captain of the Port 
or a 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 165.935 Safety 
Zone, Milwaukee Harbor, Milwaukee, WI (published on June 13, 2007 at 72 
FR 32522) 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 and Local Notice to Mariners. The Captain of the 
Port will issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners notifying the public 
when enforcement of the safety zone established by this section is 
suspended. The Captain of the Port may be contacted via U.S. Coast 
Guard Sector Lake Michigan on channel 16, VHF-FM.

    Dated: August 6, 2007.
Bruce C. Jones,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
 [FR Doc. E7-16018 Filed 8-14-07; 8:45 am]
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