§ 165.T-090352 Fairport Harbor Shoaling, Fairport, OH.

(a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: all federally maintained waters within Fairport Harbor, OH.

(b) Definitions. Official Patrol Vessel means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander, including a Coast Guard coxswain, petty officer, or other officer operating a Coast Guard vessel and a Federal, State, and local officer designated by or assisting the COTP Buffalo in the enforcement of the regulations in this section.

(c) Regulations.

(1) All vessels greater than 100 Gross Registered Tons shall not meet nor pass another vessel while navigating within the safety zone.

(2) The Coast Guard may patrol the safety zone under the direction of a designated Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The Patrol Commander may be contacted on Channel 16 VHF–FM (156.8 MHz) by the call sign “PATCOM.”

(3) No vessel shall anchor, block, loiter, or impede the through transit of vessels in the regulated area during the effective dates and times, unless cleared by or through an official patrol vessel. The Patrol Commander may forbid and control the movement of all vessels in the regulated area. When hailed or signaled by an official patrol vessel, a vessel shall comply with the directions given. Failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both.

(4) Any vessel may anchor outside the regulated areas specified in this chapter, but may not anchor in, block, or loiter in a navigable channel.

(5) The Patrol Commander may terminate the operation of any vessel at any time it is deemed necessary for the protection of life or property.

(6) The Patrol Commander will terminate enforcement of the special regulations upon satisfactory completion of dredging operations in consultation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the COTP Buffalo.

(d) Enforcement Period. This safety zone will be enforced for 120 days starting on April 21, 2023.

[USCG–2022–0352, 88 FR 25496, Apr. 27, 2023]