Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the USCG East District (Formerly Fifth Coast Guard District); The City of Alexandria, VA
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The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks display launched from a barge on the Upper Potomac River, at Washington, DC to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waterways. Our regulation for recurring safety zones for fireworks displays within the USCG East District identifies the precise location. During the enforcement period, vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone unless authorized 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 91, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33077-33078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11096]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2026-0677]
Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the USCG East District
(Formerly Fifth Coast Guard District); The City of Alexandria, VA
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 launched from a barge on the Upper Potomac River, at
Washington, DC to provide for the safety of life on the navigable
waterways. Our regulation for recurring safety zones for fireworks
displays within the USCG East District identifies the precise location.
During the enforcement period, vessels may not enter, remain in, or
transit through the safety zone unless authorized 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. 3 of table 2 to 33 CFR 165.506(h)(2)
from 8:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., on June 13, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email MST2 Natasha M. Hand, Sector
Maryland-NCR, Waterways Management
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Division, U.S. Coast Guard: telephone 410-576-2596, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b767f757869765a4952555e7e4d5e554f487b4e48585c15565257"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="622f262c21302f03100b0c072714070c161122171101054c0f0b0e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
regulation for a fireworks display on the Upper Potomac River, at
Washington, DC from 8:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., on June 13, 2026. This
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable
waterways during this event. Our regulation for recurring safety zones
for fireworks displays within the USCG East District, 33 CFR 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, in line no. 3 of Table 2 to Paragraph (h)(2). 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 1, 2026.
Patrick C. Burkett,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Maryland-
National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2026-11096 Filed 6-2-26; 8:45 am]
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