Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard District
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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.
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<title>Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 213 (Friday, November 4, 2022)</title>
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 66550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23999]
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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.
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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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#53103c2621273d362a7d167d033621212a13262030347d3e3a3f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="094a667c7b7d676c70274c27596c7b7b70497c7a6a6e27646065">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 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: 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]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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