2014-11418. Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Detroit Zone

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notice of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for annual marine events in the Captain of the Port Detroit zone from 8:55 p.m. on May 25, 2014 through 10:05 p.m. on September 7, 2014. This action is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after fireworks events. During the aforementioned period, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately prior to, during, and immediately after fireworks events. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter any safety zone without permission of the Captain of the Port.

DATES:

The regulations in 33 CFR 165.941 listed below will be enforced at various times between 8:55 p.m. on May 25, 2014 through 10:05 p.m. on September 7, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have questions on this document, call or email LT Jennifer M. Disco, Waterways Branch Chief, Marine Safety Unit Toledo, 420 Madison Ave., Suite 700, Toledo, Oh, 43604; telephone [phone]; email [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones listed in 33 CFR 165.941, Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Detroit Zone, at the following times for the following events:

(1) Put-In-Bay Fourth of July Fireworks, Put-In-Bay, OH. The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(5) will be enforced between from 9:40 p.m. until 10:20 p.m. on July 4, 2014. In case of inclement weather on July 4, 2014, this safety zone will be enforced from 9:40 p.m. until 10:20 p.m. on July 5, 2014.

(2) Catawba Island Club Fireworks, Catawba Island, OH. The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(21) will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. on July 3, 2014. In the event of inclement weather this regulation will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 10:15p.m. on July 5, 2014.

(3) Catawba Island Club Fireworks, Catawba Island, OH. The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(28) will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on August 31, 2014.

(4) Toledo Fourth of July Fireworks, Toledo, OH. The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(54) will be enforced from 9:25 p.m. to 10:05 p.m. on July 4, 2014.

(5) Bay Point Fireworks Display, Marblehead, OH. The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941(a)(58) will be enforced from 9:55 p.m. to 10:25 p.m. on July 5, 2014.

(6) Catawba Island Club Memorial Day Fireworks, Catawba Island, OH. The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941 (a)(56) will be enforced from 8:55 p.m. to 9:25 p.m. on May 25, 2014.

(7) Luna Pier Fireworks Show, Luna Pier, MI. The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941 (a)(16) will be enforced from 9:25 p.m. to 11:05 p.m. on July 5, 2014. In the event of inclement weather this regulation will be enforced from 9:25 p.m. to 11:05 p.m. on July 6, 2014.

(8) Revolution3 Cedar Point Triathlon, Sandusky, OH. The safety zone listed in 33 CFR 165.941 (a)(60) will be enforced from 5:55 p.m. to 10:05 p.m. on September 6, 2014 and from 5:55 p.m. to 10:05 p.m. on September 7, 2014.

Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.23, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within these safety zones during an enforcement period is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Detroit or his designated representative. Vessels that wish to transit through the safety zones may request permission from the Captain of the Port Detroit or his designated representative. Requests must be made in advance and approved by the Captain of Port Detroit before transits will be authorized. Approvals will be granted on a case by case basis. The Captain of the Port Detroit may be contacted via U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit on channel 16, VHF-FM. The Coast Guard will give notice to the public via a Broadcast to Mariners that the regulation is in effect.

This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.23 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). If the Captain of the Port Detroit determines that the enforcement of these safety zones need not occur as stated in this document, he or she may suspend such enforcement and notify the public of the suspension via a Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

Dated: May 6, 2014.

J.E. Ogden,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Detroit.