§ 165.T09-0035 - Safety Zone; Blasting Project; Menominee River, Marinette, WI.

§ 165.T09-0035 Safety Zone; Blasting Project; Menominee River, Marinette, WI.

(a) Location. All navigable waters of the Menominee River within 1,000 feet of the blast area on the southern bank of the river at coordinates 43.0705000°N, 086.2346667°.

(b) Enforcement period. The safety zone portion of the regulated area described in paragraph (a) is effective for 15 minutes between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. each evening without actual notice from May 21, 2021 through November 30, 2021. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from May 10, 2021 until May 21, 2021. The part of the safety zone between the construction barges and the southern bank of the river, and the no-wake zone portion of the regulated area described in paragraph (a) will be in effect continuously without actual notice from May 21, 2021 through November 30, 2021. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from May 10, 2021 until May 21, 2021.

(c) Regulations.

(1) In accordance with the general regulations in section § 165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within this safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan (COTP) or a designated representative.

(2) This safety zone is closed to all vessels and persons, except as may be permitted by the COTP or a designated representative.

(3) The “designated representative” of the COTP Lake Michigan is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer who has been designated by the COTP to act on his or her behalf.

(4) Persons and vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the safety zone during blasting operations, or at speeds that would create a wake, must contact the COTP Lake Michigan or an on-scene representative to obtain permission to do so. The COTP or an on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16. Vessel operators given permission to enter or operate in the safety zone must comply with all directions given to them by the COTP Lake Michigan or an on-scene representative.

[USCG-2021-0083, 86 FR 27522, May 21, 2021]

Effective Date Note

Effective Date Note:

By USCG-2021-0083, 86 FR 27522, May 21, 2021, § 165.T09-0035 was added, effective May 21, 2021 through Nov. 30, 2021.