87 FR 213 pg. 66550 - Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard District
Type: RULEVolume: 87Number: 213Page: 66550
Page: 66550Docket number: [Docket No. USCG-2022-0882]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-23999 Filed 11-3-22; 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-2022-0882]
Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard District
AGENCY:
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION:
Notification of enforcement of regulation.
SUMMARY:
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for fireworks at The Wharf DC on December 3, 2022 to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for Fireworks Displays within the Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the safety zone for this event in Washington, DC During the enforcement period, the operator of any vessel in the safety zone must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
DATES:
The regulation in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the location identified as item (1) of table 2 to paragraph (h)(2) from 7 until 9 p.m. on December 3, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email MST2 Courtney Perry, Sector Maryland-NCR, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard: telephone 410-576-2596, email Courtney.E.Perry@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone regulation for fireworks at The Wharf DC from 7 to 9 p.m. on December 3, 2022. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for Fireworks Displays within the Fifth Coast Guard District, 33 CFR 165.506, specifies the location of the safety zone for the fireworks show which encompasses portions of the Washington Channel in the Upper Potomac River as item 1 to table 2 to paragraph (h)(2). During the enforcement period, as reflected in §?165.506(d), if you are the operator of a vessel in the safety zone you must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal Register , the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine information broadcasts.
Dated: October 28, 2022.
David E. O'Connell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2022-23999 Filed 11-3-22; 8:45 am]
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