[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 249 (Thursday, December 26, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67946-67947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32840]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33 CFR Part 100

[CGD01-96-139]
RIN 2115-AE46


Special Local Regulation: Fireworks Displays Within the First 
Coast Guard District

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the dates and times of the 
special local regulations contained in 33 CFR 100.114, ``Fireworks 
Displays within the First Coast Guard District.'' All vessels will be 
restricted from entering the area of navigable water within a 500 yard 
radius of the fireworks launch platform for each event listed in the 
table below. Implementation of these regulations is necessary to 
control vessel traffic within the regulated area to ensure the safety 
of spectators.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.114 are effective from 
one hour before the January 1, 1997 scheduled start of the event until 
thirty minutes after the last firework is exploded for each event 
listed in the table below. The events are listed alphabetically with 
their corresponding number listed in the special local regulation, 33 
CFR 100.114.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant Commander James B. Donovan, Office of Search and Rescue, 
First Coast Guard District, (617) 223-8278.

DISCUSSION OF NOTICE: This notice implements the special local 
regulations in 33 CFR 100.114 (61 FR 32329; June 24, 1996). All vessels 
are prohibited from entering a 500 yard radius of navigable water 
surrounding the launch platform used in each fireworks display listed 
below.

Table 1--Fireworks Displays

22. First Night Fireworks
Date: January 1, 1997
Time: 12:00 a.m. to 12:13 a.m.
Location: Vicinity of New England Aquarium, Boston Harbor, MA
Lat: 42 deg.21'38'' N Long: 071 deg.02'48'' W (NAD 1983)

23. First Night Mystic
Date: January 1, 1997
Time: 12:00 a.m. to 12:15 a.m.

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Location: Mystic River, CT
Lat: 41 deg.22'30'' N Long: 072 deg.00'00''W (NAD 1983)

    Dated: November 27, 1996.
J.L. Linnon,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 96-32840 Filed 12-24-96; 8:45 am]
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