[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 75502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21008]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0852]


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 a safety zone for the Blazing 
Paddles Paddlefest 2024 marine event on September 15, 2024. Due to 
adverse heat conditions on June 22, 2024, the original event was 
cancelled and has been rescheduled for September 15, 2024. 
Additionally, the event course on the Cuyahoga River was altered to a 
reduced scale to accommodate the schedule change. The event course will 
be between the following positions: 41[deg]29'54.2'' N 
081[deg]42'18.1'' W and 41[deg]29'22.2'' N 081[deg]40'52.2'' W. This 
action is necessary and intended for the safety of life and property on 
navigable waters during this event. During the enforcement period, 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 event during the date and time indicated 
below:
    (a)(7) Blazing Paddles (Blazing Paddles Paddlefest 2024)--from 
10:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. on September 15, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Cody Mayrer at 
Marine Safety Unit Cleveland's Waterways Management Division; telephone 
216-937-0111, email [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce this safety 
zone for the Blazing Paddles annual event in the Captain of the Port 
Eastern Great Lakes Zone listed in 33 CFR 165.939, Table 165.939. 
Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within 
this safety zone during the 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, the 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners will be cancelled. 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: September 9, 2024.
J.B. Bybee,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Eastern Great Lakes Prevention 
Department Head.
[FR Doc. 2024-21008 Filed 9-13-24; 8:45 am]
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