[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13592]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0515]


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

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone that encompasses 
certain navigable waters of the Cleveland Inner Harbor East Basin on 
Lake Erie, for the 2023 Cleveland National Airshow in Cleveland, Ohio. 
This action is necessary and intended for the safety of life and 
property on the navigable waters during this event. During the 
enforcement periods, 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 listed in 33 CFR 165.939, Table 165.939(d)(2) 
will be enforced from 8 a.m. through 6 p.m. on Friday September 1, 
2023, through Monday September 4, 2023.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Coast Guard will enforce ``Safety Zones; Annual Events in the 
Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone'', as listed in 33 CFR 165.939, Table 
165.939 (d)(2). This safety zone will be enforced for all U.S. waters 
of Lake Erie near Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio from 
position 41[deg]30'20'' N and 081[deg]42'20'' W to 41[deg]30'50'' N and 
081[deg]42'49'' W, to 41[deg]32'09'' N and 081[deg]39'49'' W, to 
41[deg]31'53'' N and 081[deg]39'24'' W, then return to the original 
position (NAD 83).
    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 his 
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 needs not 
be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, they may use a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the 
respective safety zone.

    Dated: June 21, 2023.
J.B. Bybee,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo, By direction.
[FR Doc. 2023-13592 Filed 6-26-23; 8:45 am]
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