Fact Sheets

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  September 04, 2008
  Great Lakes Fact Sheet (408.91 KB)
  
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  September 04, 2008
  Units of the Great Lakes (695.50 KB)
  
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  August 29, 2008
  Safety Zone for the Cleveland National Air Show (198.53 KB)
  
  CLEVELAND - The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on Lake Erie. This zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of Lake Erie and Cleveland Harbor during the August 27-September 1, 2008, Cleveland National Air Show. The safety zone is necessary to protect persons and vessels from the potential safety hazards associated with high speed, low altitude acrobatic and military aircraft. The rule is effective from 8 a.m. through 6 p.m., on August 27, 2008 to September 1, 2008.
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  July 15, 2008
  07-15-2008 CERTIFICATE FOR JEREMY L. PLYER (279.84 KB)
  
  OSWEGO, N.Y. - A U.S. Coast Guard Reservist, who is also an Oswego Deputy Sheriff, will receive the Coast Guard's Certificate of Valor for heroic actions performed on November 24, 2005, during a ceremony, here, on Wednesday. Jeremy L. Plyer will be presented with the ceretificate by Rear Adm. Peter V. Neffenger, commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, at Coast Guard Station Oswego on July 16, 2008, at 2 p.m.
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  June 12, 2008
  06-12-2008 NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING (73.73 KB)
  Regulated Navigation Area and Safety Zone, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Romeoville, IL
  
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  May 28, 2008
  05-28-08 2007 Summary of Great Lakes Ballast Water Management (369.43 KB)
  
  The 2007 Summary of Great Lakes Ballast Water Management report was compiled by the Great Lakes Ballast Water Working Group (BWWG), comprised of representatives of the United States Coast Guard - Ninth District, the U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Transport Canada - Marine Safety, and the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation. The group meets regularly throughout the year to develop, enhance, and coordinate binational enforcement and compliance efforts to reduce the introduction of aquatic invasive species via ballast water. The BWWG is actively engaged and providing an energetic response to calls for tougher ballast water regulation of ocean-going ships transiting the Seaway. The attached file is the full report.
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  May 20, 2008
  Hamilton's spirit lives on in Coast Guard boarding program (25.32 KB)
  
  Written by Frank Jennings, Jr. Recreational Boating Specialist Enforcement Branch Ninth Coast Guard District Cleveland, Ohio
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  October 31, 2007
  USCG Public Service Commendation (24.21 MB)
  Mr. Charles Herndon
  
  This file is a copy of the U.S. Coast Guard Public Service Commendation given to Mr. Charles Herndon. Mr. Herndon is cited for his courageous action, on Sept. 3, 2007, when he recovered a 7-year-old boy after a plane crash off Kelleys Island, Ohio; and provided assistance to rescue agencies following the incident.
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  September 06, 2007
  2007 U.S. Coast Guard Academy Glee Club (21.00 KB)
  
  This is a description of the duties and missions of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Glee Club. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is located in New London, Conn.
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  September 06, 2007
  Dr. Robert G. Newton Biography (39.00 KB)
  
  Dr. Newton, Director of Cadet Voacl Music; is the director and musical arranger of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Glee Club. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is located in New London, Conn.