[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 31492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13910]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0407]


Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo 
Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce certain safety zones located in 
federal regulations for Annual Events in the Captain of the Port 
Buffalo Zone. This action is necessary and intended for the safety of 
life and property on navigable waters during these events. During each 
enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the respective safety 
zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port Buffalo or a 
designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939(a)(1) as listed in Table 
165.939 will be enforced from 9:45 p.m. through 11:15 p.m. on June 14, 
2019.
    The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939(b)(5) as listed in Table 165.939 
will be enforced from 8:45 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on July 03, 2019.
    The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939(b)(7) as listed in Table 165.939 
will be enforced from 8:45 p.m. through 11:15 p.m. on July 04, 2019.
    The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939(b)(11) as listed in Table 165.939 
will be enforced from 9:45 p.m. through 10:45 p.m. on July 04, 2019.
    The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939(c)(1) as listed in Table 165.939 
will be enforced from 7:15 a.m. through 11:45 a.m. July 20, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT Ryan Junod, Chief of Waterways 
Management, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland; telephone 
216-937-0124, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety 
Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone listed in 
33 CFR 165.939 for the following events:
    (1) Festival of the Fish, Vermilion, OH; The safety zone listed in 
Table 165.939 as (a)(1) will be enforced from 9:45 p.m. through 11:15 
p.m. on June 14, 2019.
    (2) Mentor Harbor Yacht Club Fireworks, Mentor, OH; The safety zone 
listed in Table 165.939 as (b)(5) will be enforced from 8:45 p.m. 
through 9:30 p.m. on July 03, 2019.
    (3) Lorain Independence Day Celebration, Lorain, OH; The safety 
zone listed in Table 165.939 as (b)(7) will be enforced from 8:45 p.m. 
through 11:15 p.m. on July 04, 2019.
    (4) Bay Village Independence Day Celebration, Bay Village, OH; The 
safety zone listed in Table 165.939 as (b)(11) will be enforced from 
9:45 p.m. through 10:45 p.m. on July 04, 2019.
    (5) Whiskey Island Paddlefest, Cleveland, OH; The safety zone 
listed in Table 165.939 as (c)(1) will be enforced from 7:15 a.m. 
through 11:45 a.m. July 20, 2019.
    Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring 
within the safety zone during an enforcement period is prohibited 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or a designated 
representative. Those seeking permission to enter the safety zone may 
request permission from the Captain of Port Buffalo via channel 16, 
VHF-FM. Vessels and persons granted permission to enter the safety zone 
shall obey the directions of the Captain of the Port Buffalo 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 of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.939 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice of enforcement 
in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime 
community with advance notification of this enforcement period via 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners. If the 
Captain of the Port Buffalo determines that the safety zone 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 
respective safety zone.

    Dated: June 25, 2019.
Joseph S. Dufresne,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo.
[FR Doc. 2019-13910 Filed 7-1-19; 8:45 am]
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