[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 17, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27386-27387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08145]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0311]


Special Local Regulations; Marine Events in the Coast Guard 
Sector Detroit Captain of the Port Zone--April to September 2024

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce various special local regulations 
for annual regattas and marine parades on dates between April 27, 2024, 
and September 1, 2024, in the Captain of the

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Port Detroit zone. Enforcement of these regulations is necessary and 
intended to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters immediately 
prior to, during, and after these regattas or marine parades. During 
the aforementioned period, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions 
upon, and control movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately 
prior to, during, and after regattas or marine parades.

DATES: The Coast Guard will enforce the regulations in 33 CFR 100.911 
on the dates and times specified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Tracy Girard, Prevention 
Department, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone (313) 568-9564, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce multiple safety 
zones for annual events in the Captain of the Port Detroit Zone listed 
in 33 CFR 100.911, Table 1 to Sec.  100.911:
    (1) Hebda Cup Rowing Regatta Event (Wyandotte, MI)--enforced from 7 
a.m. through 3 p.m. on April 27, 2024.
    (2) Wy-Hi Rowing Regatta (Wyandotte, MI)--enforced from 7 a.m. 
through 3 p.m. on May 4, 2024.
    (3) Swim Across America (formerly known as Motor City Mile, 
Detroit, MI)--from 6 a.m. through 12 p.m. on July 12, 2024.
    (4) Bay City Grand Prix Powerboat races from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m. 
from July 12 through July 14, 2024.
    (5) St. Clair River Classic Power Boat Race (St. Clair, MI)--from 
10 a.m. through 7 p.m. on July 28, 2024.
    (6) Detroit Hydrofest Power Boat Race, (Detroit, MI)--from 7 a.m. 
on August 23, 2024, through 7 p.m. on August 25, 2024.
    (7) Michigan Championships Swimming Event (Detroit, MI)--from 7:30 
a.m. through 11:30 a.m. on September 1, 2024.
    In accordance with the requirements of 33 CFR 100.911, entry into, 
transiting, or anchoring within these regulated areas during the 
enforcement periods is prohibited unless authorized by the Coast Guard 
patrol commander (PATCOM). Those seeking permission to enter the safety 
zone may request permission from the PATCOM. Vessels permitted to enter 
this regulated area must operate at a no-wake speed and in a manner 
that will not endanger race participants or any other craft.
    The PATCOM may direct the anchoring, mooring, or movement of any 
vessel within this regulated area. A succession of sharp, short signals 
by whistle or horn from vessels patrolling the area under the direction 
of the PATCOM shall serve as a signal to stop. Vessels so signaled 
shall stop and shall comply with the orders of the PATCOM. Failure to 
do so may result in expulsion from the area, a Notice of Violation for 
failure to comply, or both. Additionally, vessels shall yield right-of-
way for event participants and event safety craft and shall follow 
directions given by the Coast Guard's on-scene representative or by 
event representatives during the event.
    If it is deemed necessary for the protection of life and property, 
the PATCOM may terminate the marine event or the operation of any 
vessel within the regulated area.
    In accordance with the general regulations in Sec.  100.40, the 
Coast Guard will patrol the regatta area under the direction of a 
designated Coast Guard Patrol Commander (PATCOM). The PATCOM, or his 
designated ``on-scene representative'', may be contacted on Channel 16 
(156.8 MHz) by the call sign ``Coast Guard Patrol Commander.''
    This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 100.35 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 
determines that any of these special local regulations need not be 
enforced for the full duration stated in this document, he may suspend 
such enforcement and notify the public of the suspension via a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: April 10, 2024.
Richard P. Armstrong,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Detroit.
[FR Doc. 2024-08145 Filed 4-16-24; 8:45 am]
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