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 14, 2024, with a rain date of June 19, 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 Captain of the Port (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 112 (Monday, June 10, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48848-48849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12642]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2024-0452]
Safety Zone; Washington Channel, Upper Potomac River, 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 safety zone for a fireworks
display at ``The Wharf DC,'' in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2024, with
a rain date of June 19, 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 Captain of the Port (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 14, 2024. In the event of inclement weather, the
regulation will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on June 19,
2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
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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#2568616b66776844574c4b406053404b515665505646420b484c49"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afe2ebe1ecfde2ceddc6c1caead9cac1dbdcefdadcccc881c2c6c3">[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 14, 2024. In the event of inclement weather, the
regulation will be in effect from 8:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on June
19, 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: June 5, 2024.
David E. O'Connell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Maryland--
National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-12642 Filed 6-7-24; 8:45 am]
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