[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 24, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 26765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11586]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2025-0518]


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 
2025. 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 will be enforced for 
the regulated areas listed in Table 1 to Sec.  165.939, as follows:
     Event No. (F)(7): Blazing Paddles (Blazing Paddles 
Paddlefest)--from 9:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. on July 19, 2025.
     Event No. (G)(4): City of Cleveland July 4th Fireworks--
from 9:30 p.m. through 11:00 p.m. on July 4, 2025.
     Event No. (G)(5): Mentor Harbor Yacht Club Fireworks 
(Mentor Harbor Fireworks)--from 8:45 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 3, 
2025.
     Event No. (G)(6): Whiskey Island Boat Club Parade of 
Lights--from 9:00 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. on July 19, 2025.
     Event No. (G)(7): Lorain Independence Day (Lorain 
Independence Fireworks Days)--from 9:00 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 
4, 2025.
     Event No. (G)(9): Fairport Harbor Mardi Gras (Fairport 
Harbor Mardi Gras and Independence Day Celebration)--from 9:30 p.m. 
through 11:00 p.m. on July 5, 2025.
     Event No. (G)(10): Sheffield Lake Community Days 
(Sheffield Lake Annual Community Days Festival)--from 9:30 p.m. through 
11:00 p.m. on July 18, 2025.
     Event No. (G)(11): Bay Village Independence Day 
Celebration--from 9:00 p.m. through 11:00 p.m. on July 5, 2025.
     Event No. (G)(12): Brogan Open Water Classic (2025 Brogan 
Open Water Classic)--from 6:30 a.m. through 11:00 a.m. on July 12, 
2025.
     Event No. (G)(29): Wine and Walleye Festival Fireworks 
(Wine and Walleye Festival)--from 8:30 p.m. through 11:30 p.m., on July 
26, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Andrew Nevenner at 
Marine Safety Unit Cleveland's Waterways Management Division; telephone 
216-937-0111, 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 1 to Sec.  165.939 for events 
occurring in the month of July as listed in the Dates section. 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 (COTP) Eastern Great Lakes or his 
designated representative. Those seeking permission to enter the safety 
zone may request permission from the COTP Eastern Great Lakes via 
channel 16, VHF-FM. Vessels and persons granted permission to enter the 
safety zone shall obey the directions of COTP 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.
    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.

    Dated: June 17, 2025.
S.M. Murray,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port, Eastern Great 
Lakes.
[FR Doc. 2025-11586 Filed 6-23-25; 8:45 am]
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