89 FR 177 pg. 74135 - Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard District—Philadelphia, PA
Type: RULEVolume: 89Number: 177Page: 74135
Page: 74135Docket number: [Docket No. USCG-2024-0776]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-20629 Filed 9-11-24; 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-2024-0776]
Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard District-Philadelphia, PA
AGENCY:
Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION:
Notification of enforcement of regulation.
SUMMARY:
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Cooper Foundation Gala fireworks display on the Delaware River on September 27, 2024, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Philadelphia, PA. During the enforcement period, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
DATES:
The regulations in 33 CFR 165.506, for Philadelphia, PA, will be enforced for the location identified in entry 10 of table 1 to paragraph (h)(1) from 8:30 p.m. through 9 p.m. on September 27, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
If you have questions about this notice of enforcement, you may call or email Petty Officer Jonathan Lougheed, U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Delaware Bay, Waterways Management Division, telephone: 215-271-4814, email: SecDelBayWWM@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA safety zone from 8:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on September 27, 2024. This action is necessary to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters of the United States immediately prior to, during, and immediately after fireworks displays. Our regulation for safety zones of fireworks displays within the Fifth Coast Guard District, table 1 to paragraph (h)(1) to 33 CFR 165.506, entry 10 specifies the location of the regulated area as all waters of the Delaware River adjacent to Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA, within a 500-feet radius of the fireworks barge position. On September 27, 2024, the approximate position will be 39°56'53.65? N, 75°08'03.43? W. During the enforcement period, as reflected in §?165.506(d), vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or designated Coast Guard patrol personnel on-scene.
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, marine information broadcasts, and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
Dated: Sept. 3, 2024.
Kate F. Higgins-Bloom,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay.
[FR Doc. 2024-20629 Filed 9-11-24; 8:45 am]
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