Rule2021-13587
Safety Zone; City of Port Aransas, Port Aransas 4th of July Fireworks
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Published
June 25, 2021
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for Port Aransas 4th of July Fireworks Display on July 4, 2021, to provide for the safety of persons, vessels, and the marine environment on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District identifies the safety zone for this event in Port Aransas, TX. During the enforcement periods, entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or a designated representative.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 120 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13587]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2021-0369]
Safety Zone; City of Port Aransas, Port Aransas 4th of July
Fireworks
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for Port Aransas
4th of July Fireworks Display on July 4, 2021, to provide for the
safety of persons, vessels, and the marine environment on navigable
waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within
the Eighth Coast Guard District identifies the safety zone for this
event in Port Aransas, TX. During the enforcement periods, entry into
this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port
Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or a designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 3, will be
enforced from 9 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. on July 4, 2021, unless the
event is postponed because of adverse weather, in which case this rule
will be enforced from 9 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. on July 5, 2021 and
July 6, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander Margaret
Brown, Sector Corpus Christi Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast
Guard; telephone 361-939-5130, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8dc0ecffeaecffe8f9a3cca3cfffe2fae3cdf8feeeeaa3e0e4e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="307d514257514255441e711e72425f475e70454353571e5d595c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 3, for the City of Port Aransas Fourth
of July Fireworks Display from 9 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. on July 4,
2021, with a rain date set for July 5, 2021 and July 6, 2021. This
action is being taken to provide for the safety of persons, vessels,
and the marine environment on navigable waterways during this event.
Our regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard
District, Sec. 165.801, specifies the location of the safety zone for
the Port Aransas Fourth of July Fireworks Display, which encompasses
portions of Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Port Aransas, TX. As reflected
in Sec. Sec. 165.23 and 165.801(a), if you are the operator of a
vessel in the regulated area you must comply with directions from the
Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or any designated
representative. Persons or vessels desiring to enter the zone must
request permission from the COTP or a designated representative. They
can be reached on VHF FM channel 16 or by telephone at (361) 939-0450.
If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with
the instructions of the COTP or designated representative.
In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register,
the COTP or a designated representative will inform the public through
Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM), Local Notices to Mariners (LNM),
Marine Safety Information Broadcasts (MSIBs), and/or through other
means of public notice as appropriate at least 24 hours in advance of
each enforcement.
J.B. Gunning,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi.
[FR Doc. 2021-13587 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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