[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 55059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14613]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0579]


Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Eastern 
Great Lakes Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce multiple safety zones located in 
federal regulations for recurring marine events taking place in July 
2024. This action is necessary and intended for the safety of life and 
property on navigable waters during these events. During the 
enforcement periods, no person or vessel may enter the respective 
safety zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port Eastern 
Great Lakes or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations listed in 33 CFR 165.939, table 165.939, will be 
enforced for the following events during the dates and times indicated 
below:
     Paragraph (b)(15) French Festival Fireworks (Cape Vincent 
French Festival)--from 9:15 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 13, 2024, 
in St Lawrence River.
     Paragraph (b)(16) Lyme Community Days Fireworks (Chaumont 
Three-Mile Bay)--from 9 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 27, 2024, in 
Chaumont Bay, Lake Ontario.
     Paragraph (b)(19) Brewerton Fireworks (Brewerton, NY)--
from 8:30 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. on July 3, 2024, in Oneida Lake.
     Paragraph (b)(28) Oswego Harborfest (Oswego, NY)--from 
9:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. on July 27, 2024, in Lake Ontario.
     Paragraph (b)(29) Oswego Independence Day Celebration 
Fireworks (Oswego, NY)--from 9 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 7, 2024, 
in Oswego River.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Marine Safety Unit Thousand 
Islands' Waterways Management Division; telephone 315-774-8724, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce multiple safety 
zones for annual events in the Captain of the Port Eastern Great Lakes 
Zone listed in 33 CFR 165.939, table 165.939, for events occurring in 
the month of July as listed in the `Dates' section above. Pursuant to 
33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within these safety 
zones during an enforcement period is prohibited unless authorized by 
the Captain of the Port Eastern Great Lakes or his designated 
representative. Those seeking permission to enter the safety zone may 
request permission from the Captain of Port Eastern Great Lakes 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 
Eastern Great Lakes 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 Eastern Great Lakes determines that the safety zone 
need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, he 
may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to 
enter the respective safety zone. This notification is being issued by 
the Coast Guard Sector Eastern Great Lakes Prevention Department Head 
at the direction of the Captain of the Port.

    Dated: June 27, 2024.
J.B. Bybee,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Eastern Great Lakes Prevention 
Department Head.
[FR Doc. 2024-14613 Filed 7-2-24; 8:45 am]
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