Safety Zone; Riverfest Fireworks Display, Neches River, Port Neches, Texas
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The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Riverfest fireworks display on the Neches River in Port Neches, TX from 8:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. on May 6, 2023 to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for fireworks displays and other events within the Eighth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Port Neches, TX. During the enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or designated representative.
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<title>Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)</title>
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 14266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04745]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2023-0138]
Safety Zone; Riverfest Fireworks Display, Neches River, Port
Neches, Texas
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Riverfest
fireworks display on the Neches River in Port Neches, TX from 8:30 p.m.
through 10 p.m. on May 6, 2023 to provide for the safety of life on
navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for fireworks
displays and other events within the Eighth Coast Guard District
identifies the regulated area for this event in Port Neches, TX. During
the enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the regulated
area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or
designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 3, line 1 will be
enforced from 8:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. on May 6, 2023, or in the event
of postponement due to rain, on May 7, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email Mr. Scott Whalen, U.S. Coast
Guard; telephone 409-719-5086, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3546565a41411b5e1b425d5459505b75404656521b585c59"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="691a0a061d1d4702471e0108050c07291c1a0a0e47040005">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce safety zone
regulations in 33 CFR 165.801 Table 3, Line 1, for the Port Neches
Riverfest fireworks display from 8:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. on May 6,
2023, or in the event of rain, on May 7, 2023. This action is being
taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during
before, during, and after a pyrotechnics display. Our annual fireworks
displays and other events in the Eighth Coast Guard District requiring
safety zones, Sec. 165.801, specifies the location of the safety zone
for the Riverfest fireworks display which encompasses a 500-yard radius
around the fireworks barge anchored on the Neches River in approximate
position 29[deg]59'51'' N 093[deg]57'06'' W (NAD83). During the
enforcement period, as reflected in Sec. 165.801, Table 3, if you are
the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with
directions from the Patrol Commander or designated representative.
In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register,
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of the enforcement
periods via Local Notice to Mariners, Marine Safety Information
Bulletin and Vessel Traffic Service Advisory.
Dated: March 3, 2023.
Molly A. Wike,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Marine Safety Zone Port
Arthur.
[FR Doc. 2023-04745 Filed 3-7-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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