Rule2023-08014
Safety Zones; Annual Fireworks Displays Within the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound
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Published
April 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce fourteen safety zones for annual firework displays in the Captain of the Port, Sector Puget Sound Zone during the dates and times noted under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This action is necessary to prevent injury and to protect life and property of the maritime public from the hazards associated with the firework displays. The regulation prohibits persons and vessels from being in the regulated areas unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Puget Sound or a designated representative.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 23350-23351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08014]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2023-0262]
Safety Zones; Annual Fireworks Displays Within the Captain of the
Port, Puget Sound
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce fourteen safety zones for annual
firework displays in the Captain of the Port, Sector Puget Sound Zone
during the dates and times noted under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This
action is necessary to prevent injury and to protect life and property
of the maritime public from the hazards associated with the firework
displays. The regulation prohibits persons and vessels from being in
the regulated areas unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Puget
Sound or a designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1332 will be enforced for the
fourteen safety zones identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section from 5 p.m. on July 4, 2023, through 1 a.m. on July 5, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Chief Warrant Officer William
Martinez, Sector Puget Sound Waterways Management, Coast Guard;
telephone 206-217-6051, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#10437573647f624065777564437f657e7447475d50656373773e7d797c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f4c7a7c6b706d4f6a787a6b4c706a717b4848525f6a6c7c7831727673">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce regulations in
33 CFR 165.1332 for the following safety zones established for Annual
Fireworks Displays within the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Area of
Responsibility. These regulations will be enforced from 5 p.m. on July
4, 2023, through 1 a.m. on July 5, 2023, at the following locations:
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Event name Location Latitude Longitude
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Seattle Seafair............................ Lake Washington.............. 47[deg]34.333' N 122[deg]16.017 W
City of Anacortes.......................... Fidalgo Bay.................. 48[deg]30.016' N 122[deg]36.154' W
Mercer Island Celebration.................. Mercer Island................ 47[deg]35.517' N 122[deg]13.233' W
Fireworks Display.......................... Henderson Bay................ 47[deg]21.8' N 122[deg]38.367' W
Kenmore Community Fireworks Display........ Lake Forest Park............. 47[deg]44.783' N 122[deg]16.917' W
Kingston Fireworks......................... Appletree Cove............... 47[deg]47.65' N 122[deg]29.917' W
Brewster Fire Department Fireworks......... Brewster..................... 48[deg]05.362' N 119[deg]47.147' W
Port Angeles............................... Port Angeles Harbor.......... 48[deg]07.033' N 123[deg]24.967' W
Friday Harbor Independence................. Friday Harbor................ 48[deg]32.255' N 123[deg]0.654' W
Roche Harbor Fireworks..................... Roche Harbor................. 48[deg]36.7' N 123[deg]09.5' W
True Colors Event.......................... Blaine....................... 48[deg]59.488' N 122[deg]46.339' W
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City of Mount Vernon Fireworks............. Edgewater Park............... 48[deg]25.178' N 122[deg]20.424' W
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The special requirements listed in 33 CFR 165.1332(b) apply to the
activation and enforcement of these safety zones. All non-participants
are prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or
remaining within the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of
the Port or their designated representative. The Coast Guard may be
assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in
enforcing this regulation.
In addition to the publication of this document in the Federal
Register, the Coast Guard will issue advanced notification of
enforcement of these safety zones via the Broadcast Notice to Mariners
and Local Notice to Mariners.
Dated: April 10, 2023.
Y. Moon,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port Sector Puget
Sound.
[FR Doc. 2023-08014 Filed 4-14-23; 8:45 am]
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