[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29898-29899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12256]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0380]


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 the safety zones for annual 
fireworks events in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone from 9:45 p.m. 
on May 25, 2012 through 11:15 p.m. on September 2, 2012. This action is 
necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters 
immediately prior to, during, and immediately after fireworks events. 
During the aforementioned period, the Coast Guard will enforce 
restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in a specified area 
immediately prior to, during, and immediately after fireworks events. 
During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the 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 9:45 p.m. on May 25, 2012 through 11:15 p.m. on September 
2, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Ensign Benjamin Nessia, Waterways Branch Chief, Marine 
Safety Unit Toledo, 420 Madison Ave., Suite 700, Toledo, OH 43604; 
telephone (419) 418-6040; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones listed in 33 CFR 165.941, Safety Zones; Annual Fireworks Events 
in the Captain of the Port Detroit Zone, at the following times for the 
following events:
    (1) Put-In-Bay Fourth of July Fireworks, Put-In-Bay, OH. The safety 
zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(6) will be enforced between from 9:30 
p.m. until 11:00 p.m. on July 4, 2012. In case of inclement weather on 
July 4, 2012, this safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. until 
11:00 p.m. on July 5, 2012.
    (2) Toledo Country Club Memorial Celebration and Fireworks, Toledo, 
OH. The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(16) will be enforced 
from 9:45 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on May 25, 2012.
    (3) Luna Pier Fireworks Show, Luna Pier, MI. The safety zone listed 
in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(17) will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. 
on July 7, 2012.
    (4) Toledo Country Club 4th of July Fireworks, Toledo, OH. The 
safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(18) will be enforced from 9:45 
p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on June 29, 2012.
    (5) Perrysburg/Maumee 4th of July Fireworks, Perrysburg, OH. The 
safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(20) will be enforced from 10:00 
p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 3, 2012.
    (6) Lakeside July 4th Fireworks, Lakeside, OH. The safety zone 
listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(21) will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 
11:30 p.m. on July 4, 2012.
    (7) Catawba Island Club Fireworks, Catawba Island, OH. The safety 
zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(22) will be enforced from 9:15 p.m. to 
9:45 p.m. on July 3, 2012.
    (8) Red, White and Blues Bang Fireworks, Huron, OH. The safety zone 
listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(23) will be enforced from 10:00 p.m. to 
11:00 p.m. on July 7, 2012.
    (9) Huron Riverfest Fireworks, Huron, OH. The safety zone listed in 
33 CFR 165.941(a)(24) will be enforced from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on 
July 13, 2012.
    (10) Lakeside Labor Day Fireworks, Lakeside OH. The safety zone 
listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(28) will be enforced from 9:15 p.m. to 
11:15 p.m. on September 2, 2012.
    (11) Catawba Island Club Fireworks, Catawba Island, OH. The safety 
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listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(29) will be enforced from 9:15 p.m. to 9:45 
p.m. on September 2, 2012.
    (12) Red, White, Kaboom Lights Up The Night Fireworks, Toledo, OH. 
The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(55) will be enforced from 
10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on July 4, 2012.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or 
anchoring within these safety zones during an 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 Broadcast 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 the enforcement of 
these safety zones need not occur as stated in this notice, he or she 
might suspend such enforcement and notify the public of the suspension 
via a Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: May 7, 2012.
J.E. Ogden,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Detroit.
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