Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Captain of the Port Duluth-LaPointe Fireworks
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The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the LaPointe Fireworks in the waters of Lake Superior in LaPointe, WI, on July 4, 2022. This action is necessary to protect participants and spectators during the LaPointe Fireworks. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Duluth or designated on- scene representative.
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<title>Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)</title>
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27944-27945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10005]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2022-0244]
Safety Zones; Recurring Events in Captain of the Port Duluth--
LaPointe Fireworks
AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the LaPointe
Fireworks in the waters of Lake Superior in LaPointe, WI, on July 4,
2022. This action is necessary to protect participants and spectators
during the LaPointe Fireworks. During the enforcement period, entry
into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Duluth or designated on-
scene representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.943 will be enforced for the
LaPointe Fireworks safety zone listed in item 6 in the table to Sec.
165.943 from 9 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 4, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
notification of enforcement, call or email LTJG Joe McGinnis, MSU
Duluth, Waterways Management Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 218-
725-3823, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eeaa9b829b9a86b9b9a3ae9b9d8d89c0838782"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3e7d6cfd6d7cbf4f4eee3d6d0c0c48dcecacf">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
for the annual LaPointe Fireworks in item
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6 in the table to 33 CFR 165.943 from 9 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 4,
2022. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on
navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events
within the Ninth Coast Guard District, Sec. 165.943, specifies the
location of the safety zone for the LaPointe Fireworks, which
encompasses all waters of Lake Superior in LaPointe, WI, within the arc
of a circle with a 350-foot radius from the fireworks launch site with
its center in position 46[deg]46'40'' N, 090[deg]47'22'' W. During the
enforcement periods, as reflected in Sec. 165.943(c), if you are the
operator of a vessel in the safety zone, you must comply with
directions from the Captain of the Port Duluth, or her on-scene
representative.
Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Duluth or their
designated on-scene representative. The Captain of the Port's
designated on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16.
In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this
enforcement period via a Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
Dated: April 26, 2022.
F.M. Smith,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Duluth.
[FR Doc. 2022-10005 Filed 5-9-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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