[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 19123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07881]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2025-0354]
Safety Zones; Recurring Safety Zones in Captain of the Port
Northern Great Lakes Zone
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones for maritime
events in the Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes. Enforcement of
these safety zones is necessary to protect the safety of life and
property on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and
immediately after this event. During the period, the Coast Guard will
enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in a
specified area immediately prior to, during, and immediately after
events. During each enforcement period, vessels must stay out of the
established safety zone and may only enter with permission from the
designated representative of the Captain of the Port Northern Great
Lakes.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.918 will be enforced for the
safety zones identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section on the
dates and times specified.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
publication, call or email Waterways Management division, LT Rebecca
Simpson, Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone 906-635-3223, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the following
annual safety zones in the Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes
Zone listed in table to 33 CFR 165.918:
Event No. (2): Jordan Valley Freedom Festival Fireworks (East
Jordan, MI) from 10 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on June 28, 2025 with a rain
date of June 29, 2025).
Event No. (3): Grand Marais Splash In (Grand Marais, MI) from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. on June 14, 2025.
Event No. (4): Festival of Fireworks Celebration Fireworks (St.
Ignace, MI) from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., beginning every Saturday from
June 28, 2025 through August 30, 2025.
Event No. (6): National Cherry Festival Airshow (Traverse City, MI)
from noon to 4 p.m. on June 28, 2025.
In accordance with the requirements in Sec. 165.918, entry into,
transiting, or anchoring within any of the safety zones is prohibited
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Northern Great
Lakes or a designated representative. Those seeking permission to enter
the safety zones may request permission from the COTP Northern Great
Lakes or a designated representative. Vessels and persons granted
permission to enter the safety zones must obey all lawful orders or
directions of the Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes or a
designated representative. While within the safety zones, all vessels
must operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course.
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 COTP Northern Great Lakes
determines that the safety zones need not be enforced for the full
duration stated in this notice, he or she may suspend such enforcement
and notify the public of the suspension via Broadcast Notice to
Mariners and grant general permission to enter the safety zones.
Dated: April 24, 2025.
J.R. Bendle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Northern Great
Lakes.
[FR Doc. 2025-07881 Filed 5-5-25; 8:45 am]
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