[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 51 (Friday, March 17, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 14149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05418]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0132]
RIN 1625-AA00


Safety Zone; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain 
of the Port Lake Michigan Zone--St. Patrick's Day Fireworks

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone on the Manitowoc 
River in Manitowoc, WI for the St. Patrick's Day Fireworks on March 17, 
2017. This action is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on 
navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and after the fireworks 
display. During the aforementioned period, the Coast Guard will enforce 
restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in the safety zone. 
No person or vessel may enter the safety zone while it is being 
enforced without permission of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or 
a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.929 will be enforced for safety 
zone (a)(1), Table 165.929, from 6:15 p.m. until 7:15 p.m. on March 17, 
2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call or email marine event coordinator, Prevention 
Department, Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, WI at (414) 
747-7148, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the St. 
Patrick's Day Fireworks safety zone listed as item (a)(1) in Table 
165.929 of 33 CFR 165.929. Section 165.929 lists many annual events 
requiring safety zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone. 
This safety zone will encompass all waters of the Manitowoc River 
within the arc of a circle with a 250-foot radius from a center point 
launch position at 44[deg]05.492' N., 087[deg]39.332' W. (NAD 83). As 
specified in 33 CFR 165.929, all vessels must obtain permission from 
the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated representative to 
enter, move within, or exit the safety zone when it is enforced. 
Vessels and persons granted permission to enter the safety zone must 
obey all lawful orders or directions of the Captain of the Port Lake 
Michigan or a designated representative.
    This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.929, Safety 
Zones; Annual events requiring safety zones in the Captain of the Port 
Lake Michigan zone, and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this 
publication in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide 
the maritime community with advance notification for the enforcement of 
this zone via Broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners. 
The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a representative may be 
contacted via Channel 16, VHF-FM.

    Dated: March 10, 2017.
A.B. Cocanour,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2017-05418 Filed 3-16-17; 8:45 am]
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