Safety Zone; Fireworks Display; Chesapeake Bay, Norfolk, VA
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The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Shore Thing Independence Day Celebration on June 30, 2023, in Virginia Beach, VA, to protect against hazards associated with a fireworks display and provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Norfolk, VA. During the enforcement period, entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Virginia.
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<title>Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 71 (Thursday, April 13, 2023)</title>
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 22380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07749]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2023-0180]
Safety Zone; Fireworks Display; Chesapeake Bay, Norfolk, VA
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 the Shore Thing
Independence Day Celebration on June 30, 2023, in Virginia Beach, VA,
to protect against hazards associated with a fireworks display and
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this
event. Our regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard
District identifies the regulated area for this event in Norfolk, VA.
During the enforcement period, entry of vessels or persons into this
zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the
Port Virginia.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the
location identified as Item 3 in table 3 to paragraph (h)(3) from 9:30
p.m. until 9:45 p.m. on June 30, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email LCDR Ashley Holm, Chief,
Waterways Management Division, Sector Virginia, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone 757-668-5580 email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#48093b20242d31660d6600272425083d3b2b2f66252124"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f5e6c77737a66315a31577073725f6a6c7c7831727673">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
in 33 CFR 165.506 for Shore Thing Independence Day Celebration
regulated area from 9:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. on June 30, 2023. This
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable
waterways during this event, which will feature live fireworks. Our
regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District,
Sec. 165.506, specifies the location of the regulated area for the
Shore Thing Independence Day Celebration, which encompasses portions of
the Chesapeake Bay located near Ocean View Fishing Pier. During the
enforcement period, neither persons nor vessels may enter, remain in,
or transit through the safety zone unless specifically authorized by
the Captain of the Port Virginia.
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: March 16, 2023.
Jennifer A. Stockwell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Virginia.
[FR Doc. 2023-07749 Filed 4-12-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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