Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard District-Philadelphia, PA
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The Coast Guard will enforce the Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA Safety Zone on May 27, 2023, or on a rain date of May 28, 2023, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during a barge- based fireworks display. Our regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the boundaries of the regulated area. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter, remain in, or transit through the regulated area, and anyone in the vicinity must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28992-28993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09593]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2023-0340]
Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard
District--Philadelphia, PA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Delaware River, Philadelphia,
PA
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Safety Zone on May 27, 2023, or on a rain date of May 28, 2023, to
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during a barge-
based fireworks display. Our regulation for marine events within the
Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the boundaries of the regulated
area. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter,
remain in, or transit through the regulated area, and anyone in the
vicinity must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any
Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
DATES: The portion of the regulation 33 CFR 165.506 for Philadelphia,
PA, as identified in entry 10 of table 1 to paragraph (h)(1), will be
enforced from 8:45 p.m. through 9:35 p.m. on May 27, 2023, or on a rain
date of May 28, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, you may call or email Petty Officer Dylan
Caikowski, U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Delaware Bay, Waterways Management
Division, telephone 215-271-4814, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0655636542636a44677f51514b4673756561286b6f6a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93c0f6f0d7f6ffd1f2eac4c4ded3e6e0f0f4bdfefaff">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
in table 1 to paragraph (h)(1) to 33 CFR 165.506, entry No. 10 for a
barge-based fireworks display from 8:45 p.m. through 9:35 p.m. on May
27, 2023, or on a rain date of May 28, 2023. This action is necessary
to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters of the United States
immediately prior to, during, and immediately after a fireworks
display. Our regulation for safety zones of fireworks displays within
the Fifth Coast Guard District, table 1 to paragraph (h)(1) to 33 CFR
165.506, entry 10 specifies the location of the regulated area as all
waters of the Delaware River, adjacent to Penn's Landing, Philadelphia,
PA, within a 500-yard radius of the fireworks barge position. The
approximate position for the display is latitude 39[deg]56'52'' N,
longitude 075[deg]08'09'' W. During the enforcement period, as
reflected in Sec. 165.506(d), vessels may not enter, remain in, or
transit through the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the
Port or designated Coast Guard patrol personnel on-scene.
In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register,
the Coast Guard will provide notification of this enforcement period
via Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
Dated: May 1, 2023.
Jonathan D. Theel,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Delaware Bay.
[FR Doc. 2023-09593 Filed 5-4-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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