Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard District
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The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for holiday fireworks at The Wharf DC on December 4, 2021, 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.
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<title>Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 225 (Friday, November 26, 2021)</title>
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 225 (Friday, November 26, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 67326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25846]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2021-0851]
Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard
District
AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for holiday
fireworks at The Wharf DC on December 4, 2021, 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 in line no. 1 of table 2 to 33 CFR 165.506(h)(2)
from 7:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. on December 4, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email MST3 Melissa Kelly, Sector
Maryland-NCR, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard:
telephone 410-576-2596, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#226f474e4b5151430c610c69474e4e5b62575141450c4f4b4e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b664e474258584a056805604e4747526b5e58484c05464247">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
regulation for holiday fireworks at The Wharf DC from 7:30 p.m. to 9
p.m. on December 4, 2021. 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, Sec.
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 Sec.
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: November 22, 2021.
David E. O'Connell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2021-25846 Filed 11-24-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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