Rule2024-03298
Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia River, and Adjacent Waters; Washington, DC
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Published
February 16, 2024
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce a security zone along the Potomac River, the Anacostia River, and adjacent waters at Washington, DC, for activities associated with the U.S. President's State of the Union Address. The zone will be enforced on March 7, 2024, through the early morning hours of March 8, 2024. During the enforcement period, entry into, or remaining within the zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or his designated representative.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 12241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03298]
[[Page 12241]]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2024-0087]
Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia River, and Adjacent
Waters; Washington, DC
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 security zone along the Potomac
River, the Anacostia River, and adjacent waters at Washington, DC, for
activities associated with the U.S. President's State of the Union
Address. The zone will be enforced on March 7, 2024, through the early
morning hours of March 8, 2024. During the enforcement period, entry
into, or remaining within the zone is prohibited unless authorized by
the Captain of the Port or his designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.508 will be enforced from 9 a.m.
on March 7, 2024, until 2 a.m. on March 8, 2024, for the security zone
locations identified in 33 CFR 165.508(a)(6).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email LTJG Ausley, U.S. Coast
Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (Waterways Management
Division); telephone 410-576-2519, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e28c83948b8ccc8fcc8397918e879ba297918185cc8f8b8e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e48a85928d8aca89ca85919788819da491978783ca898d88">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce regulations in
33 CFR 165.508 for the security zone locations identified in paragraph
(a)(6) from 9 a.m. on March 7, 2024, to 2 a.m. on March 8, 2024. This
action is being taken to protect government officials, mitigate
potential terrorist acts and incidents, and enhance public and maritime
safety and security immediately before, during, and after the U.S.
President's State of the Union Address before a Joint Session of
Congress. Our regulations for the Security Zone; Potomac River and
Anacostia River, and adjacent waters; Washington, DC, Sec.
165.508(a)(6), specifies the location for this security zone as an area
that includes all navigable waters described in paragraphs (a)(1)
through (a)(3), which includes Zones 1, 2, and 3.
<bullet> Security Zone 1, paragraph (a)(1); all navigable waters of
the Potomac River, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north by
the Francis Scott Key (US-29) Bridge, at mile 113, and bounded to the
south by a line drawn from the Virginia shoreline at Ronald Reagan
Washington National Airport, at 38[deg]51'21.3'' N, 077[deg]02'00.0''
W, eastward across the Potomac River to the District of Columbia
shoreline at Hains Point at position 38[deg]51'24.3'' N,
077[deg]01'19.8'' W, including the waters of the Boundary Channel,
Pentagon Lagoon, Georgetown Channel Tidal Basin, and Roaches Run.
<bullet> Security Zone 2, paragraph (a)(2); all navigable waters of
the Anacostia River, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north
by the John Philip Sousa (Pennsylvania Avenue) Bridge, at mile 2.9, and
bounded to the south by a line drawn from the District of Columbia
shoreline at Hains Point at position 38[deg]51'24.3'' N,
077[deg]01'19.8'' W, southward across the Anacostia River to the
District of Columbia shoreline at Giesboro Point at position
38[deg]50'52.4'' N, 077[deg]01'10.9'' W, including the waters of the
Washington Channel.
<bullet> Security Zone 3 paragraph (a)(3); all navigable waters of
the Potomac River, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north by
a line drawn from the Virginia shoreline at Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport, at 38[deg]51'21.3'' N, 077[deg]02'00.0'' W, eastward
across the Potomac River to the District of Columbia shoreline at Hains
Point at position 38[deg]51'24.3'' N, 077[deg]01'19.8'' W, thence
southward across the Anacostia River to the District of Columbia
shoreline at Giesboro Point at position 38[deg]50'52.4'' N,
077[deg]01'10.9'' W, and bounded to the south by the Woodrow Wilson
Memorial (I-95/I-495) Bridge, at mile 103.8.
During the enforcement period, as specified in Sec. 165.508(b),
entry into or remaining in these zones is prohibited unless authorized
by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital
Region. Public vessels and vessels already at berth at the time the
security zone is implemented do not have to depart the security zone.
All vessels underway within the security zone at the time it is
implemented are to depart the zone at the time the security zone is
implemented. To seek permission to transit the zone, the Captain of the
Port Maryland-National Capital Region can be contacted at telephone
number (410) 576-2693 or on Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8
MHz). Coast Guard vessels enforcing this zone can be contacted on
Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz). The Coast Guard may
be assisted by other Federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies
in enforcing this regulation. If the Captain of the Port or his
designated on-scene patrol personnel determines the security zone need
not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, a
Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to suspend enforcement and
grant general permission to enter the security zone.
In addition to this notice 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: February 13, 2024.
David E. O'Connell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-03298 Filed 2-15-24; 8:45 am]
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