2026-12940: Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 122 (Friday, June 26, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 122 (Friday, June 26, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 38517] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-12940] [[Page 38517]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 [Docket No. USCG-2026-0552] Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone

Agency

Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

Action

Notification of enforcement of regulation. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Town of Dune Acres Independence Day Fireworks event on a portion of Lake Michigan in Dune Acres, Indiana. This action is necessary 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 33 CFR 165.929 will be enforced from 8:45 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on July 3, 2026, for the safety zone listed as Event 2 of Table 2 to Sec. 165.929.

For Further Information Contact

If you have questions about this notice of enforcement, call or email LT Kyle Goetz, 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 regulations in 33 CFR 165.929 for the safety zone listed as Event 2 of Table 2 to Sec. 165.929, for the Town of Dune Acres Independence Day Fireworks. This safety zone includes of all waters of Lake Michigan, from surface to bottom, within a 300-foot radius of the approximate launch position at 41[deg]39.303' N, 087[deg]05.239' W. These coordinates are based on the World Geodetic System (WGS 84)/North American Datum 83 (NAD 83). This safety zone will be enforced from 8:45 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on July 3, 2026. Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.929, all vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port (COTP) 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. The designation of the COTP Lake Michigan's on-scene representative need not be in writing. Requests must be made in advance and approved by the COTP or his or her designated on-scene representative before transits are authorized. Approvals will be granted on a case-by-case basis. Vessels and persons granted permission to enter the safety and security zone shall obey all lawful orders or directions of the COTP Lake Michigan or designated on-scene representative. 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 COTP Lake Michigan may be reached by contacting the Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan Command Center at (833) 900-2247 or a designated on-scene representative via VHF-FM Channel 16.