Rule2022-26007
Safety Zone; South Padre Island, SPI New Year's Eve Fireworks
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Published
November 29, 2022
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for SPI New Year's Eve fireworks Display Show on December 31, 2022, 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 South Padre Island, 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 87, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 73247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26007]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2022-0955]
Safety Zone; South Padre Island, SPI New Year's Eve Fireworks
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for SPI New
Year's Eve fireworks Display Show on December 31, 2022, 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 South Padre Island, 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 12, will be
enforced from 9 p.m. through 10 p.m. on December 31, 2022, unless the
event is postponed because of adverse weather, in which case this rule
will be enforced from 9 p.m. through 10 p.m. on January 1st, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander Anthony
Garofalo, Sector Corpus Christi Waterways Management Division, U.S.
Coast Guard; telephone 361-939-5130, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e98a8a9e889d8c9b9e88909aa99c9a8a8ec7848085"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f19292869085948386908882b184829296df9c989d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 12, for the SPI New Year's Eve
fireworks display show from 9 p.m. through 10 p.m. on December 31,
2022, with an adverse weather date set for January 1st, 2022. 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 SPI New Year's Eve fireworks, which encompasses portions of the
Laguna Madre in South Padre Island, TX. As reflected in Sec. 165.23
and Sec. 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.
Dated: November 22, 2022.
J.B. Gunning,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi.
[FR Doc. 2022-26007 Filed 11-28-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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