Safety Zone; Washington Channel, Upper Potomac River, Washington, DC
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The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks display at "The Wharf DC," in Washington, DC, on June 29, 2024, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulations identify the precise location. During the enforcement period, vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone unless authorized to do so by the COTP or his representative, and vessels 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 89, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11334]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2024-0422]
Safety Zone; Washington Channel, Upper Potomac River, Washington,
DC
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks
display at ``The Wharf DC,'' in Washington, DC, on June 29, 2024, to
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this
event. Our regulations identify the precise location. During the
enforcement period, vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit
through the safety zone unless authorized to do so by the COTP or his
representative, and vessels in the vicinity must comply with directions
from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast
Guard ensign.
DATES: The regulation for the location identified in line no. 1 of
table 2 to 33 CFR 165.506(h)(2) will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. until
10:30 p.m. on June 29, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email MST2 Hollie Givens, Sector
Maryland-NCR, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard:
telephone 410-576-2596, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#470a030904150a26352e29220231222933340732342420692a2e2b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d6069636e7f604c5f444348685b4843595e6d585e4e4a03404441">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
regulation for a fireworks display at The Wharf DC from 8:30 p.m. to
10:30 p.m. on June 29, 2024. This action is being taken to provide for
the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our
regulation, ``Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays within the Fifth Coast
Guard District,'' at 33 CFR 165.506, Table 2 to Paragraph (h)(2)
specifies the location of the safety zone for the fireworks show, which
encompasses portions of the Washington Channel in the Upper Potomac
River. As reflected in 33 CFR 165.23, vessels in the vicinity of the
safety zone, may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety
zone during the enforcement period unless authorized to do so by the
COTP or his representative, and they must comply with directions from
the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard
ensign.
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: May 17, 2024.
David E. O'Connell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Maryland-
National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-11334 Filed 5-22-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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