2018-10861. Safety Zone; FKCC Swim Around Key West, Key West, FL

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notice of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard will enforce the temporary safety zone for the Annual FKCC Swim Around Key West, in Key West, Florida from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on June 30, 2018. Our regulation for Recurring Safety Zones in Captain of the Port Key West Zone identifies the regulated area for 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, Table to § 165.786, Line No. 6.1 will be enforced from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on June 30, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones in 33 CFR 165.786, Table to § 165.786, Line No. 6.1, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on June 30, 2018 for the annual FKCC Swim Around Key West in Key West, Florida. This action prevents vessels from transiting areas specifically designated as safety zones during the periods of enforcement to ensure the protection of the maritime public and event participants from the hazards associated with the listed annual recurring events. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter, transit through, anchor within, 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.

Dated: May 17, 2018.

J.A. Janszen,

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