80 FR 142 pg. 43954 - Safety Zones; Annual Firework Displays Within the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Zone
Type: RULEVolume: 80Number: 142Page: 43954
Page: 43954Docket number: [Docket No. USCG-2010-0063]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-18197 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Sub Agency: Coast Guard
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2010-0063]
Safety Zones; Annual Firework Displays Within the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Zone
AGENCY:
Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION:
Notice of enforcement of regulation.
SUMMARY:
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for annual firework displays in the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Zone during the dates and times noted below. This action is necessary to prevent injury and to protect life and property of the maritime public from the hazards associated with the firework displays. During the enforcement periods, entry into, transit through, mooring, or anchoring within these zones is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound or Designated Representative.
DATES:
The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1332 will be enforced during the dates and times noted below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
If you have questions on this notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Ryan Griffin, Sector Puget Sound Waterways Management, Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-6051, SectorPugetSoundWWM@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones established for Annual Fireworks Displays within the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Area of Responsibility in 33 CFR 165.1332 during the dates and times noted below.
The following safety zone will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on September 12, 2015 through 1:00 a.m. on September 13, 2015: Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival, Possession Sound, 47°56.9' N., 122°18.6' W.
The special requirements listed in 33 CFR 165.1332 apply to the activation and enforcement of these safety zones.
All vessel operators who desire to enter the safety zone must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port or Designated Representative by contacting the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Joint Harbor Operations Center (JHOC) on VHF Ch 13 or Ch 16 or via telephone at (206) 217-6002.
The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1332 and 33 CFR 165 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with extensive advanced notification of the safety zones via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine information broadcasts on the day of the events.
Dated: July 8, 2015.
M.W. Raymond,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2015-18197 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
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