[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28903-28904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12335]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2025-0570]


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 zone. 
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 these events. During each enforcement period, the 
Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, 
vessels in the specified areas immediately prior to, during, and 
immediately after events. During each enforcement period, no person or 
vessel may enter the respective safety zone without permission of the 
Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes or his designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.918 will be enforced for the 
safety zones for the events on the dates and times specified in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

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 safety 
zones listed in 33 CFR 165.918, Table 165.918, at the following dates 
and times for the following events:
    Canada Day Celebration Fireworks, Sault Sainte Marie, MI: The 
safety zone listed in Table 165.918, event (7), will be enforced from 
10 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 1, 2025.
    Marquette Fourth of July Celebration Fireworks, Marquette, MI: The 
safety zone listed in Table 165.918, event (8), will be enforced from 
10 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 3, 2025. In the case of inclement 
weather on July 3, 2025, this safety zone will be enforced from 10 p.m. 
through 10:30 p.m. on July 4, 2025.
    Munising Fourth of July Celebration Fireworks, Munising, MI: The 
safety zone listed in Table 165.918, event (9), will be enforced from 7 
p.m. through 11:45 p.m. on July 4, 2025.
    Sault Sainte Marie Fourth of July Celebration Fireworks, Sault 
Sainte Marie, MI: The safety zone listed in Table 165.918, event (10), 
will be enforced from 10 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 4, 2025. In 
the case of inclement weather on July 4, 2025, this safety zone will be 
enforced from 10 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 5, 2025.
    Mackinac Island Fourth of July Celebration Fireworks, Mackinac 
Island,

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MI: The safety zone listed in Table 165.918, event (11), will be 
enforced from 9:30 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 4, 2025. In the case of 
inclement weather on July 4, 2025, this safety zone will be enforced 
from 10 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 5, 2025.
    Harbor Springs Fourth of July Celebration Fireworks, Harbor 
Springs, MI: The safety zone listed in Table 165.918, event (12), will 
be enforced from 10 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 4, 2025. In the case 
of inclement weather on July 4, 2025, this safety zone will be enforced 
from 10 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 5, 2025.
    Bay Harbor Yacht Club Fourth of July Celebration Fireworks, 
Petoskey, MI: The safety zone listed in Table 165.918, event (13), will 
be enforced from 10 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. on July 3, 2025.
    Petoskey Fourth of July Celebration Fireworks, Petoskey, MI: The 
safety zone listed in Table 165.918, event (14), will be enforced from 
10 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 4, 2025.
    Boyne City Fourth of July Celebration Fireworks, Boyne City, MI: 
The safety zone listed in Table 165.918, event (15), will be enforced 
from 09:30 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 4, 2025.
    Alpena Fourth of July Celebration Fireworks, Alpena, MI: The safety 
zone listed in Table 165.918, event (16), will be enforced from 10 p.m. 
through 11 p.m.
    Traverse City Fourth of July Celebration Fireworks, Traverse City, 
MI: The safety zone listed in Table 165.918, event (17), will be 
enforced from 10 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 4, 2025. In the case of 
inclement weather on July 4, 2025, this safety zone will be enforced 
from 10 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 5, 2025.
    Charlevoix Venetian Festival Friday Night Fireworks, Charlevoix, 
MI: The safety zone listed in Table 165.918, event (18), will be 
enforced from 10 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 25, 2025.
    Charlevoix Venetian Saturday Night Fireworks, Charlevoix, MI: The 
safety zone listed in Table 165.918, event (19), will be enforced from 
10 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 26, 2025.
    Elk Rapids Harbor Days Fireworks, Elk Rapids, MI: The safety zone 
listed in Table 165.918, event (20), will be enforced from 10 p.m. 
through 10:30 p.m. on August 2, 2025.
    Nautical City Fireworks, Rogers City, MI: The safety zone listed in 
Table 165.918, event (21), will be enforced from 10 p.m. through 10:30 
p.m. on August 3, 2025.
    The locations for these events are in Table 165.918. Under the 
provisions of Sec.  165.918, entry into, transiting, or anchoring 
within any of the safety zones is prohibited unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes or his designated 
representative. Vessels that wish to transit through the safety zones 
may request permission from the Captain of the Port Northern Great 
Lakes or his designated representative. Requests must be made in 
advance and approved by the Captain of Port Northern Great Lakes before 
transits will be authorized. Approval will be granted on a case-by-case 
basis. The Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes may be contacted 
via U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes on channel 16, VHF-FM 
or by calling (906) 635-3236. The Coast Guard will give notice to the 
public via VHF radio broadcasts that the regulation is in effect.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.918 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). If the Captain of the Port Northern Great 
Lakes determines that any of these safety zones need not be enforced 
for the full duration stated in this notice, he may suspend such 
enforcement and notify the public of the suspension via a Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: June 27, 2025.
J.R. Bendle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Northern Great 
Lakes.
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