2026-17588: Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone, Fireworks at Pier Wisconsin

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 55481-55482] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-17588] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 [Docket No. USCG-2026-1090] Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone, Fireworks at Pier Wisconsin

Agency

Coast Guard, DHS.

Action

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

Summary

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone on Milwaukee Harbor, including Lakeshore Inlet, in Milwaukee, WI, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during a land-based fireworks display. Our regulation for annual marine events requiring safety zones within the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone identifies the boundaries of the safety zone. During the enforcement period, vessels may not enter, move within, or exit the safety zone unless granted permission by the Captain of the Port or designated representative.

Dates

The regulations in 33 CFR 165.929 will be enforced for the Fireworks at Pier Wisconsin safety zone identified in Event 1, Table 4, on September 5, 2026, from 10:15 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

For Further Information Contact

If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email MSTC Dylan Caikowski, Sector [[Page 55482]] Lake Michigan, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone (571) 608-0739, or email [email protected].

Supplementary Information

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in Event 1, in Table 4 to Sec. 165.929, on September 5, 2026, from 10:15 p.m. to 11 p.m. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this land-based fireworks display. Our regulation for annual marine events requiring safety zones within the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone specifies the location of the safety zone, which encompasses a portion of Milwaukee Harbor and Lakeshore Inlet. During the enforcement period, as reflected in Sec. 165.929(a), vessels may not enter, move within, or exit the safety zone unless granted permission by the Captain of the Port or designated representative. In addition to this notification in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide notice of this enforcement period via Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners. Rhianna N. Macon, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Lake Michigan. [FR Doc. 2026-17588 Filed 8-27-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P