[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20360]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2021-0726]
Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain
of the Port Lake Michigan Zone--Corn Festival Fireworks, Morris, IL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Corn
Festival Fireworks event on a portion of the Illinois River in Morris,
IL. This action is intended to protect personnel, vessels, and the
marine environment from potential hazards created by the fireworks
display. During the enforcement period listed below, entry into,
transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated
representative.
DATES: The regulation in Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
165.929 Table 1, Event (19) will be enforced from 8:15 p.m. through 9
p.m. on September 25, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email LT James Fortin, Waterways
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone: (630) 986-2155, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety
Zone; Corn Festival Fireworks listed as Event (19) in Table 1 of 33 CFR
165.929. Section 165.929 lists many annual events requiring safety
zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone. This safety zone
consists of all waters of the Illinois River within a 560-foot radius
from approximate launch position at 41[deg]21.173' N, 088[deg]25.101'
W. This safety zone will be enforced from 8:15 p.m. through 9 p.m. on
September 25, 2021.
All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port
Lake Michigan, or his or her designated on-scene representative to
enter, move within, or exit this safety zone during the enforcement
times listed in this notice of enforcement. Requests must be made in
advance and approved by the Captain of the Port before transits will be
authorized. Approvals will be granted on a case-by-case basis. Vessels
and persons granted permission to enter the safety zone shall obey all
lawful orders or directions of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or
a designated on-scene representative.
This notice of enforcement is issued under the authority of 33 CFR
165.929, Safety Zone; annual events requiring safety zones in the
Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition
to this notification of enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast
Guard will provide the maritime community with notification of this
enforcement period via Broadcast Notice to Mariners. The Captain of the
Port Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene representative may be
contacted via VHF Channel 16 or (414) 747-7182.
Dated: September 15, 2021.
Donald P. Montoro,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2021-20360 Filed 9-20-21; 8:45 am]
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