88 FR 227 pgs. 83028-83029 - Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard District
Type: RULEVolume: 88Number: 227Pages: 83028 - 83029
Pages: 83028, 83029Docket number: [Docket No. USCG-2023-0898]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-26152 Filed 11-27-23; 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-2023-0898]
Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard District
AGENCY:
Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION:
Notification of enforcement of regulation.
SUMMARY:
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks display at The Wharf DC on December 2, 2023, 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, vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone unless authorized to do so by the COTP or his representative, and vessels in the vicinity 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 in line no. 1 of table 2 to 33 CFR 165.506(h)(2) from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. on December 2, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email MST2 Hollie Givens, Sector Maryland-NCR, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard: telephone 410-57-2596, email MDNCRMarineEvents@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[top] The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone regulation for a fireworks display at The Wharf DC from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on December 2, 2023. 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, §?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. During the enforcement period, as reflected in §?165.506(b), if
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: November 20, 2023.
David E. O'Connell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Maryland-National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2023-26152 Filed 11-27-23; 8:45 am]
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