Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the USCG East District (Formerly 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 D.C.," in Washington, DC, 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 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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<title>Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)</title>
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11097]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2026-0678]
Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the USCG East District
(Formerly 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 D.C.,'' in Washington, DC, 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 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 9 p.m. until 10 p.m., on June 22, 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 Division, U.S. Coast Guard:
telephone 410-576-2596, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b060f050819062a3922252e0e3d2e253f380b3e38282c65262227"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="59141d171a0b14382b30373c1c2f3c372d2a192c2a3a3e77343035">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
regulation for a fireworks display at The Wharf D.C. from 9 p.m. until
10 p.m., on June 22, 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 1 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. 2026-11097 Filed 6-2-26; 8:45 am]
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