Rule2024-31636
Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia River, and Adjacent Waters, Washington, DC
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Published
January 6, 2025
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce a security zone along the Potomac River, Anacostia River, and adjacent waters at Washington, DC, for the State Funeral for former President James Carter. This action is necessary to protect government officials, mitigate potential terrorist acts and incidents, and enhance public and maritime safety and security immediately before, during, and after this activity. During the enforcement period, entry into or remaining within the zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or their designated representative.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 565-566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31636]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2024-1099]
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, Anacostia River, and adjacent waters at Washington, DC, for the
State Funeral for former President James Carter. This action is
necessary to protect government officials, mitigate potential terrorist
acts and incidents, and enhance public and maritime safety and security
immediately before, during, and after this activity. During the
enforcement period, entry into or remaining within the zone is
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or their
designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.508 will be enforced from 8 a.m.,
January 7, 2025, through 4 p.m., January 9, 2025, for the security zone
location identified in 33 CFR 16.508(a)(6).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email LCDR Kate Newkirk, U.S.
Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region, Waterways
Management Division; telephone 410-576-2596, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f446e7b6a214221416a7864667d644f7a7c6c6821626663"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="32795346571c7f1c7c5745595b405972474151551c5f5b5e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce regulations in
33 CFR 165.508 for the locations identified in paragraph (a)(6) from 8
a.m., January 7, 2025, through 4 p.m., January 9, 2025. 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 this event. Our
regulations for the Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia River,
and adjacent waters at Washington, DC. The regulation at 33 CFR
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 (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 of the
security zone is implemented do not have to depart the security zone.
All vessels underway within the security zone at the time the security
zone is implemented are to depart the zone. To seek permission to
transit the zone, the Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital
Region can be contacted at telephone number (410) 576-2525 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 notification, a Broadcast Notice to
Mariners may be used to suspend enforcement and grant general
permission to enter the security zone.
In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification to this
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners, and marine
information broadcasts.
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Dated: December 30, 2024.
Patrick C. Burkett,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-31636 Filed 1-3-25; 8:45 am]
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