Rule2023-15049
Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone
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Published
July 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone that encompasses certain navigable waters in the Cleveland Inner Harbor West Basin on Lake Erie, for the Whiskey Island Paddlefest in Cleveland, OH. This action is necessary and intended for the safety of life and property on navigable waters during this 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 or a designated representative.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 135 (Monday, July 17, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45339-45340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15049]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2023-0516]
Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo
Zone
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone that encompasses
certain navigable waters in the Cleveland Inner Harbor West Basin on
Lake Erie, for the Whiskey Island Paddlefest in Cleveland, OH. This
action is necessary and intended for the safety of life and property on
navigable waters during this 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 or a designated
representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.939, Table (c)(1) will be enforced
from 7:30 a.m. through 1:30 p.m. on August 19, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Jared Stevens,
Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit
Cleveland; telephone 216-937-0124, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1652262f3b455b543b5b4543555a5340535a5758523b41415b5663657571387b7f7a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4307737a6e100e016e0e1016000f0615060f020d076e14140e03363020246d2e2a2f">[email protected]</span></a>.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce Safety Zones;
Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone, as listed in 33
CFR 165.939, Table 165.939(c)(1) in Cleveland, OH on all U.S. waters
from 41[deg]29'59.5'' N and 081[deg]42'59.3'' W to 41[deg]30'4.4'' N
and 081[deg]42'44.5'' W to 41[deg]30'17.3'' N and 081[deg]43'0.6'' W to
41[deg]30'9.4'' N and 081[deg]43'2.0'' W to 41[deg]29'54.9'' N and
081[deg]43'34.4'' W to 41[deg]30'0.1'' N and 081[deg]43'3.1'' W and
back to 41[deg]29'59.5'' N and 081[deg]42'59.3'' W (NAD 83) for the
Whiskey Island Paddlefest in the Cleveland Inner Harbor West Basin,
Lake Erie.
Pursuant to 33 CFR 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 his
designated representative. While within a safety zone, all vessels
shall operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course.
This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
165.939 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). 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 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. This notification is being issued by the Coast
Guard Sector Buffalo Prevention Department Head at the direction of the
Captain of the Port.
Dated: July 11, 2023.
Jeff B. Bybee,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Buffalo Prevention Department Head.
[FR Doc. 2023-15049 Filed 7-14-23; 8:45 am]
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