Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone, Fireworks at Pier Wisconsin

Issuing agencies

Abstract

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone on Milwaukee Harbor, including Lakeshore Inlet, in Milwaukee, WI, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during a land-based fireworks display. Our regulation for annual marine events requiring safety zones within the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone identifies the boundaries of the safety zone. During the enforcement period, vessels may not enter, move within, or exit the safety zone unless granted permission by the Captain of the Port or designated representative.

Full Text

<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55481-55482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17588]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2026-1090]


Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain 
of the Port Lake Michigan Zone, Fireworks at Pier Wisconsin

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone on Milwaukee 
Harbor, including Lakeshore Inlet, in Milwaukee, WI, to provide for the 
safety of life on navigable waterways during a land-based fireworks 
display. Our regulation for annual marine events requiring safety zones 
within the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone identifies the 
boundaries of the safety zone. During the enforcement period, vessels 
may not enter, move within, or exit the safety zone unless granted 
permission by the Captain of the Port or designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.929 will be enforced for the 
Fireworks at Pier Wisconsin safety zone identified in Event 1, Table 4, 
on September 5, 2026, from 10:15 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email MSTC Dylan Caikowski, Sector

[[Page 55482]]

Lake Michigan, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone (571) 608-0739, or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4400747d691709066917212708252f21092d272c2d23252a6913130904313727236a292d28"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f6b1f16027c626d027c4a4c634e444a62464c4746484e41027878626f5a5c4c4801424643">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
in Event 1, in Table 4 to Sec.  165.929, on September 5, 2026, from 
10:15 p.m. to 11 p.m. This action is being taken to provide for the 
safety of life on navigable waterways during this land-based fireworks 
display. Our regulation for annual marine events requiring safety zones 
within the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone specifies the 
location of the safety zone, which encompasses a portion of Milwaukee 
Harbor and Lakeshore Inlet. During the enforcement period, as reflected 
in Sec.  165.929(a), vessels may not enter, move within, or exit the 
safety zone unless granted permission by the Captain of the Port or 
designated representative.
    In addition to this notification in the Federal Register, the Coast 
Guard will provide notice of this enforcement period via Local Notice 
to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

Rhianna N. Macon,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2026-17588 Filed 8-27-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P


</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>