Rule2024-27870
Safety Zone; City of Rockport, Rockport Tropical Christmas Festival Fireworks Display Show
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Published
November 27, 2024
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Rockport Tropical Christmas Festival Fireworks Display Show on December 6, 2024, or December 7, 2024, to provide for the safety of persons, vessels, and the marine environment on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District identifies the safety zone for this event in Rockport, TX. During the enforcement periods, entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or a designated representative.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 93476-93477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27870]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2024-1020]
Safety Zone; City of Rockport, Rockport Tropical Christmas
Festival Fireworks Display Show
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Rockport
Tropical Christmas Festival Fireworks Display Show on December 6, 2024,
or December 7, 2024, to provide for the safety of persons, vessels, and
the marine environment on navigable waterways during this event. Our
regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District
identifies the safety zone for this event in Rockport, TX. During the
enforcement periods, entry into this zone is prohibited unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or a
designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 11, will be
enforced from 8 p.m. through 8:45 p.m. on December 6, 2024, unless the
event is postponed because of adverse weather, in which case this rule
will be enforced from 8 p.m. through 8:45 p.m. on December 7, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Timothy Cardenas,
Sector Corpus Christi Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone 361-939-5130, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ce8f5f1f3e8f4e5b2f6b2fffdeef8f9f2fdefdce9effffbb2f1f5f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c786561637864752266226f6d7e6869626d7f4c797f6f6b22616560">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 11, for the Rockport Tropical
Christmas Festival Fireworks Display Show from 8 p.m. through 8:45 p.m.
on December 6, 2024, with a rain date set for December 7, 2024, from 8
p.m. through 8:45 p.m. This action is being taken to provide for the
safety of persons, vessels, and the marine environment on navigable
waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within
the Eighth Coast Guard District, Sec. 165.801, specifies the location
of the safety zone for the Rockport Tropical Christmas Festival
Fireworks Display Show, which encompasses portions of Little Bay in
Rockport, TX. As reflected in Sec. 165.23 and Sec. 165.801(a), if you
are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with
directions from the Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or
any designated representative. Persons or vessels desiring to enter the
zone must request permission from the COTP or a designated
representative. They can be reached on VHF FM channel 16 or by
telephone at (361) 939-0450.
If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with
the instructions of the COTP or designated representative.
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In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register,
the COTP or a designated representative will inform the public through
Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM) and Marine Safety Information
Broadcasts (MSIBs) at least 24 hours in advance of each enforcement.
Dated: November 21, 2024.
T.H. Bertheau,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Corpus Christi.
[FR Doc. 2024-27870 Filed 11-26-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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