§ 165.T09-0290 - Safety Zones; Blasting Operations and Movement of Explosives, St. Marys River, Sault Sainte Marie, MI.

(a) Location. The following areas are safety zones:

(1) All U.S. navigable waters downstream of the Sabin and Davis Locks, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, with east and west boundaries starting approximately 250 feet due east of the center of the Sabin Lock downstream gate, to approximately 1,750 feet due east of the center of the Davis Lock downstream gate. The zone is further bound by the southern pier face of the Northeast Pier, and the northern pier face of the East Center Pier. This zone also includes a portion of the Army Corps of Engineers hydroelectric power plant effluence, and waters surrounding the eastern tip of the Northeast Pier. This portion of the zone extends west approximately 1,100 feet from the tip of the Northeast Pier, and out to the north, approximately 150 feet. The zone is bound by the following coordinates: 46°30′22.50″ N/084°20′40.81″ W; 46°30′22.50″ N/084°20′29.35″ W; 46°30′20.16″ N/084°20′25.29″ W; 46°30′18.81″ N/084°20′25.29″ W; 46°30″18.66″ N/084°20′28.36″ W; 46°30′12.90″ N/084°20′28.36″ W; 46°30′13.18″ N/084°20′39.17″ W; 46°30′15.27″ N/084°20′48.17″ W; 46°30′15.45″ N/084°20′51.00″ W; 46°30′16.41″ N/084°20′51.00″ W; 46°30′16.98″ N/084°20′40.81″ W; (NAD 83).

(2) All U.S. navigable waters within a radius of 1,100 feet centered on the test blast location approximately 600 feet due east of the pier between the Sabin and Davis locks, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan at 46°30′15.46″ N/084°20′39.12″ W; (NAD 83).

(3) All U.S. navigable waters within a radius of 500 feet from the barge “M2” at any time the barge is involved in explosives loading operations or while transiting with explosives on board.

(4) All U.S. navigable waters downstream of the Sabin and Davis Locks, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, with east and west boundaries starting approximately 1,750 feet due east of the center of the Davis Lock downstream gate, to approximately 2,850 feet due east of the center of the Davis Lock downstream gate. The zone is bound to the south by the northern pier face of the East Center Pier. The northern boundary of the zone is approximately 600 feet north of the East Center Pier. The area is bound by the following coordinates: 46°30′18.66″ N/84°20′28.36″ W; 46°30′19.36″ N/84°20′14.23” W;

46°30′19.20″ N/84°20′13.87″ W; 46°30′11.59″ N/84°20′12.96″ W;

46°30′11.78″ N/84°20′19.53″ W; 46°30′12.69″ N/84°20′19.68″ W;

46°30′12.90″ N/84°20′28.36″ W; (NAD 83).

(b) Effective period. This regulation is effective from 5 a.m. April 23, 2010 through 10 p.m. August 31, 2010. The safety zones established in paragraph (a) of this section will be enforced as follows:

(1) The zone described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section will be enforced continually from 5 a.m. April 23, 2010 through 10 p.m. August 31, 2010.

(2) The zone described paragraph (a)(2) of this section will be intermittently enforced from 5 a.m. April 23, 2010 through 10 p.m. May 14, 2010.

(3) The zone described in paragraph (a)(3) of this section is subject to enforcement from 5 a.m. April 23, 2010 through 10 p.m. August 31, 2010, any time the barge “M2” is transiting with explosives on board or involved in explosives loading operations.

(4) The zone described paragraph (a)(4) of this section will be intermittently enforced from 5 a.m. April 23, 2010 through 10 p.m. August 31, 2010.

(5) The Captain of the Port, Sector Sault Sainte Marie may suspend at any time the enforcement of any safety zone established under this section.

(6) The Captain of the Port, Sector Sault Sainte Marie, will notify the public of the enforcement and suspension of enforcement of a safety zone established by this section via any means that will provide as much notice as possible to the public. These means might include some or all of those listed in 33 CFR 165.7(a). The primary method of notification, however, will be through Broadcast Notice to Mariners and local Notice to Mariners.

(c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in section 165.23 of this part, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within an enforced safety zone established by this section is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Sault Sainte Marie, or his on-scene representative.

(2) This safety zone is closed to all vessel traffic, except as may be permitted by the Captain of the Port, Sector Sault Sainte Marie, or his on-scene representative.

(3) The “on-scene representative” of the Captain of the Port, Sector Sault Sainte Marie, is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or petty officer who has been designated by the Captain of the Port, Sector Sault Sainte Marie, to act on his behalf. The on-scene representative of the Captain of the Port, Sector Sault Sainte Marie, will be aboard either a Coast Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel.

(4) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within an enforced safety zone shall contact the Captain of the Port, Sector Sault Sainte Marie, or his on-scene representative to obtain permission to do so. The Captain of the Port, Sector Sault Sainte Marie, or his 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 Captain of the Port, Sector Sault Sainte Marie, or his on-scene representative.