Safety Zone: Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard District; The Wharf, 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, 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," identifies 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 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 84286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24284]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2024-0924]
Safety Zone: Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard
District; The Wharf, 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, 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,'' identifies 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 in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the
location identified in line no. 1 of table 2 to 33 CFR 165.506(h)(2)
from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on December 7, 2024, or if necessary, due
to inclement weather, from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on December 8, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email LCDR Kate M. Newkirk, Sector
Maryland-NCR, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard:
telephone 410-576-2596, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5b8b1bbb6a7b894879c9b90b083909b8186b580869692db989c99"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a676e646978674b5843444f6f5c4f445e596a5f59494d04474346">[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 p.m. to 9:30
p.m. on December 7, 2024, or, if necessary due to inclement weather,
from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on December 8, 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,'' Sec. 165.506, 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: October 7, 2024.
Patrick C. Burkett,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Maryland-
National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-24284 Filed 10-21-24; 8:45 am]
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