[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 27, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15754]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-95-026]


Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Welcome America 
Fireworks and Lighted Boat Parade; Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Implementation of 33 CFR 100.509.

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SUMMARY: This notice implements 33 CFR 100.509 for the Welcome America 
Fireworks Display and Lighted Boat Parade. The boat parade will begin 
at Penn Treaty Park and conclude at Penn's Landing, Delaware River, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 1, 1995. The fireworks display will 
be launched from barges anchored off Penns Landing, Delaware River, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 3, 1995. The regulations in 33 CFR 
100.509 are needed to control vessel traffic in the immediate vicinity 
of the event due to the confined nature of the waterway and expected 
spectator craft congestion during the event. The regulations restrict 
general navigation in the area for the safety of life and property on 
the navigable waters during the event.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.509 are effective from 8 
p.m. to 11 p.m., July 1, 1995 and from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., July 3, 
1995. If inclement weather causes the postponement of the event, the 
regulations are effective from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., July 2, 1995 and from 
8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., July 4, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Stephen L. Phillips, Chief, Boating Affairs Branch, Fifth Coast 
Guard District, 431 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704-5004 
(804) 398-6204, or Commander, Coast Guard Group Philadelphia (215) 271-
4825.

DRAFTING INFORMATION: The drafters of this notice are QM2 Gregory C. 
Garrison project officer, Boating Affairs Branch, Boating Safety 
Division, Fifth Coast Guard District, and CDR C.A. Abel, project 
attorney, Fifth Coast Guard District Legal Staff.

DISCUSSION OF REGULATIONS: The Welcome America Committee submitted an 
application to hold the Welcome America Fireworks Display and Lighted 
Boat Parade. The display will be launced from barges anchored off Penns 
Landing, Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since many 
spectator vessels are expected to be in the area to watch the 
fireworks, the regulations in 33 CFR 100.509 are being implemented for 
this event. The fireworks will be launched from within the regulated 
area. The waterway will be closed during the display. Since the closure 
will not be for an extended period, commerical traffic should not be 
severely disrupted.

    Dated: June 12, 1995.
W. J. Ecker,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 95-15754 Filed 6-26-95; 8:45 am]
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