2023-15112. Safety Zone; Hemingway Paddleboard Race, Key West, FL

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notification of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Hemingway Paddleboard Race, Key West, Florida to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waterways during this event. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of event participants and spectators. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port Key West or a designated representative.

DATES:

The regulations in 33 CFR 165.786 will be enforced for the location identified in Item 7.1 of the Table to § 165.786, from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. on July 22, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have questions on this notification of enforcement, call or email Hailye Wilson, Sector Key West Waterways Management Department, Coast Guard; telephone [phone]; email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in 33 CFR 165.786, Table to § 165.786, Item 7.1, for the Annual Hemingway Paddleboard Race in Key West, Florida from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. on July 22, 2023. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. The regulation for recurring marine events within Sector Key West Captain of the Port (COTP) zone, Table to § 165.786, Item 7.1, specifies the location of the regulated area for the Hemingway Sunset Run and Paddleboard Race event. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the established regulated areas without approval from the Captain of the Port Key West or designated representative. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.

The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated area by Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners. If the Captain of the Port Key West determines that the regulated area need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this publication, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

Jason D. Ingram,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Key West.