[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 135 (Monday, July 15, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33693-33694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14921]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0548]


Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain 
of the Port, Lake Michigan Zone--Corn Festival Fireworks

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone on the Illinois 
River in Morris, IL. This action is necessary and intended to promote 
the safety of life and property on navigable waters before, during, and 
immediately after a shore-based firework display. During the 
enforcement period listed below, vessels and persons are prohibited 
from transiting through, mooring, or anchoring within this safety zone 
without approval from the Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan or his or 
her designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 165.929 
will be enforced for the location listed in item (h)(1) in Table 
165.929 to 33 CFR 165.929 from 8:30 p.m. through 9 p.m. on September 
28, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT John Ramos, Waterways 
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago; telephone (630) 986-
2155, email

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address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety 
Zone; Corn Festival Fireworks listed as item (h)(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 Illinois River within an 
560 foot radius from approximate launch position at 41[deg]21.173' N, 
88[deg]25.101' W (NAD 83). This safety zone will be enforced from 8:30 
p.m. through 9 p.m. on September 28, 2019.
    All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port, 
Lake Michigan, or his or her designated on-scene representative to 
enter, move within, or exit this safety zone during the enforcement 
times listed in this notice of enforcement. Requests must be made in 
advance and approved by the Captain of the Port before transits will be 
authorized. Approvals will be granted on a case-by-case basis. Vessels 
and persons granted permission to enter the safety zone shall obey all 
lawful orders or directions of the Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan, 
or his or her on-scene representative.
    This notice of enforcement 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 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 and Local Notice to Mariners. The Captain of the Port, Lake 
Michigan or his or her designated on-scene representative may be 
contacted via VHF Channel 16 or at (414) 747-7182.

    Dated: July 9, 2019.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2019-14921 Filed 7-12-19; 8:45 am]
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