[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34867-34868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14776]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0407]


Safety Zones; Annual Fireworks Events in the Captain of the Port 
Detroit Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones for annual 
fireworks events in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone from 8:30 p.m. 
on June 23, 2011 through 11:30 p.m. on September 5, 2011. This action 
is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the navigable 
waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after fireworks 
events. This rule will establish restrictions upon, and control 
movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately prior to, during, 
and immediately after fireworks events. During each enforcement period, 
no person or vessel may enter the respective safety zone without 
permission of the Captain of the Port.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.941 will be enforced at various 
times between 8:30 p.m. on June 23, 2011 and 11:30 p.m. on September 5, 
2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or e-mail LT Katie Stanko, Prevention, U.S. Coast Guard Sector 
Detroit, 110 Mount Elliot Ave., Detroit, MI 48207; telephone (313)-568-
9508, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the following 
safety zones at the following dates and times:

Section 165.941(a)(30) Bay-Rama Fishfly Festival Fireworks, New 
Baltimore, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on 
June 23, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on June 23, 2011, this 
safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on June 24, 
2011.

Section 165.941(a)(35) City of Wyandotte Fireworks, Wyandotte, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. on June 
24, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(40) St. Clair Shores Fireworks, St. Clair Shores, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on June 
24, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on June 24, 2011, this 
safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on June 25, 
2011.

Section 165.941(a)(51) Target Fireworks, Detroit, MI

    The first safety zone will be enforced from 7 a.m. on June 24, 2011 
to 6 p.m. on June 27, 2011. In the event of inclement weather, the 
first safety zone will be enforced from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 28, 
2011.

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    The second safety zone will be enforced from 5 p.m. on June 27, 
2011 through 12:15 a.m. on June 28, 2011. In the event of inclement 
weather, the second safety zone will be enforced from 5 p.m. on June 
28, 2011 to 12:15 a.m. on June 29, 2011.
    The third safety zone will be enforced from 8 p.m. on June 27, 2011 
through 12:15 a.m. on June 28, 2011. In the event of inclement weather, 
the third safety zone will be enforced from 8 p.m. on June 28, 2011 to 
12:15 a.m. on June 29, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(52) Sigma Gamma Fireworks, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. on June 
27, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(54) Bay City Fireworks Festival, Bay City, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced daily from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 
p.m. on June 30, 2011, July 1, 2011, and July 2, 2011. In the case of 
inclement weather on June 30, 2011, July 1, 2011, and July 2, 2011, 
this safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 
3, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(8) Harrisville Fireworks, Harrisville, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 
2, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on July 2, 2011, this safety 
zone will be enforced from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 3, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(3) Au Gres City Fireworks, Au Gres, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. on 
July 2, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on July 2, 2011, this 
safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. on July 3, 
2011.

Section 165.941(a)(37) Caseville Fireworks, Caseville, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 
3, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on July 3, 2011, this safety 
zone will be enforced from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 4, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(45) Grosse Isle Yacht Club Fireworks, Grosse Isle, 
MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:45 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. on 
July 3, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(43) Lexington Independence Festival Fireworks, 
Lexington, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 
2, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on July 2, 2011, this safety 
zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 3, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(38) Algonac Pickerel Tournament Fireworks, Algonac, 
MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 
2, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on July 2, 2011, this safety 
zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 3, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(36) Grosse Pointe Farms Fireworks, Grosse Pointe 
Farms, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 
2, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on July 2, 2011, this safety 
zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 3, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(47) Bell Maer Harbor 4th of July Fireworks, Harrison 
Township, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 
3, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on July 3, 2011, this safety 
zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 4, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(32) City of St. Clair Fireworks, St. Clair, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 
4, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on July 4, 2011, this safety 
zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 5, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(34) Port Austin Fireworks, Port Austin, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 
4, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on July 4, 2011, this safety 
zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 5, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(46) Trenton Fireworks, Trenton, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on 
July 4, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on July 4, 2011, this 
safety zone will be enforced from 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 5, 
2011.

Section 165.941(a)(42) Grosse Pointe Yacht Club 4th of July Fireworks, 
Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 
4, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on July 4, 2011, this safety 
zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 5, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(10) Trenton Rotary Roar on the River Fireworks, 
Trenton, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. on 
July 23, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(14) Marine City Maritime Festival Fireworks, Marine 
City, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. on 
August 13, 2011.

Section 165.941(a)(13) Detroit International Jazz Festival Fireworks, 
Detroit, MI

    This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on 
September 3, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on September 3, 
2011, this safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on 
September 4, 2011. In the case of inclement weather on September 4, 
2011, this safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on 
September 5, 2011.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or 
anchoring within anyone of these safety zones during the enforcement 
period is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port 
Detroit or his designated representative. Vessels that wish to transit 
through the safety zones may request permission from the Captain of the 
Port Detroit. Requests must be made in advance and approved by the 
Captain of Port before transits will be authorized. Approvals will be 
granted on a case by case basis. The Captain of the Port may be 
contacted via U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit on channel 16, VHF-FM. 
The Coast Guard will give notice to the public via a Local Notice to 
Mariners that the regulation is in effect.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.23 and 5 U.S.C. 
552(a). If the Captain of the Port determines that any 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 safety zone.

    Dated: May 31, 2011.
E.J. Marohn,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port Detroit.
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