[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 139 (Friday, July 23, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15651]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0573]


Safety Zone; Spirit Lake Dredging

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the USX Superfund Site Safety 
Zones: St. Louis River, and this notice of enforcement serves as a 
reminder to mariners this is still an enforced safety zone under Coast 
Guard regulations. Our regulation for safety zones within the Ninth 
Coast Guard District identifies this area is a regulated area within 
Spirit Lake Duluth, MN.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.905(a)(1) and (2) will be enforced 
from August 2, 2021, through November 30, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LTJG Joseph R. McGinnis, MSU 
Duluth Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 218-725-3818, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the USX 
Superfund Site Safety Zones: St. Louis River, and this notice of 
enforcement serves as a reminder to mariners this is still an enforced 
safety zone under 33 CFR 165.905(a)(1) and (2) for the USX Superfund 
Site Safety Zone: St. Louis River at Safety Zone #1 (North Spirit 
Lake): North Boundary 46[deg]41'33'' W, South Boundary 46[deg]41'18'' 
W, East Boundary 92[deg]11'53'' W, West Boundary 92[deg]12'11'' W, and 
Safety Zone #2 (South Spirit Lake): North Boundary 46[deg]40'45'' N, 
South Boundary 46[deg]40'33'' N, East Boundary 92[deg]11'40'' W, West 
Boundary 92[deg]12'05'' W. Transit of vessels through the waters 
covered by these zones is prohibited. Swimming (including water skiing 
or other recreational use of the water which involves a substantial 
risk of immersion in the water) or taking of fish (including all forms 
of aquatic animals) from the waters covered by these safety zones is 
prohibited at all times. Our regulation for safety zones within the 
Ninth Coast Guard District identifies this area is a regulated area 
within Spirit Lake Duluth, MN. In addition to this notice of 
enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide 
notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to 
Mariners and marine information broadcasts.

    Dated: July 19, 2021.
Frances M. Smith,
CDR, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port MSU Duluth.
[FR Doc. 2021-15651 Filed 7-22-21; 8:45 am]
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