Rule2022-08428
Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone-Lake Erie Open Water Swim
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Published
April 20, 2022
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Lake Erie Open Water Swim. Our regulation for annual events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone identifies the regulated area for this event in Cleveland, OH. This action is necessary and intended for the safety of life and property on navigable waters during the event. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the respective safety zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port Buffalo.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 23445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08428]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. 0279]
Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo
Zone--Lake Erie Open Water Swim
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Lake Erie
Open Water Swim. Our regulation for annual events in the Captain of the
Port Buffalo Zone identifies the regulated area for this event in
Cleveland, OH. This action is necessary and intended for the safety of
life and property on navigable waters during the event. During the
enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the respective safety
zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port Buffalo.
DATES: The regulations listed in 33 CFR 165.939 will be enforced for
the Lake Erie Open Water Swim safety zone as listed in item b.12 in the
Table to Sec. 165.939 from 6:45 a.m. through 11:15 a.m. on July 9,
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Jared Stevens, Waterways
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Cleveland, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone 216-937-0124, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92d6a2abbfc1dfd0bfdfc1c7d1ded7c4d7ded3dcd6bfc5c5dfd2e7e1f1f5bcfffbfe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbff8b8296e8f6f996f6e8eef8f7feedfef7faf5ff96ececf6fbcec8d8dc95d6d2d7">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
listed in 33 CFR 165.939 item b.12 in Table 1 for the Lake Erie Open
Water Swim from 6:45 a.m. through 11:15 a.m. on July 9, 2022. This
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable
waterways during this event. Our regulation for annual events in the
Captain of the Port Buffalo zone, Sec. 165.939, specifies the location
of the safety zone for the Lake Erie Open Water Swim as all U.S. waters
of Lake Erie, south of a line drawn between positions 41[deg]29'30'' N,
081[deg]44'21'' W and 41[deg]29'21'' N, 081[deg]45'04'' W to the shore.
During the enforcement period, as reflected in Sec. 165.23, entry
into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone during an
enforcement period is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of
the Port Buffalo or a designated representative. Those seeking
permission to enter the safety zone may request permission from the
Captain of Port Buffalo 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 Buffalo or a 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 plans to provide notification of this enforcement
period via the Broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to
Mariners. If the Captain of the Port Buffalo determines that the safety
zone need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice,
they may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission
to enter the respective safety zone.
Dated: April 11, 2022.
L.M. Littlejohn,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Buffalo.
[FR Doc. 2022-08428 Filed 4-19-22; 8:45 am]
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