[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17084]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-97-045]


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

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

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SUMMARY: This notice implements the special local regulations of 33 CFR 
100.509 during the Welcome America Fireworks and Liberty Lighted Boat 
Parade, to be held in the Delaware River adjacent to Penns Landing, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 3 and July 5, 1997. These special 
local regulations are needed to control vessel traffic within the 
vicinity of Penns Landing due to the confined nature of the waterway 
and expected vessel congestion during the fireworks display and boat 
parade. The effect will be to restrict general navigation in the 
regulated area for the safety of event participants and other vessels 
transiting the event area.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 33 CFR 100.509 is effective from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 
p.m. on July 3, 1997 and from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 5, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Warrant Officer T.J. Donovan, Marine Events Coordinator, 
Commander, Coast Guard Main Safety Office/Group Philadelphia, 1 
Washington Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19147-4395, (215) 271-4825.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Welcome America Committee is sponsoring 
a 4th of July celebration adjacent to Penns Landing on the Delaware 
River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Waterborne activities will include a 
15 minute fireworks display on July 3, 1997 and a lighted boat parade 
on July 5, 1997, consisting of approximately 40 decorated and 
illuminated vessels, ranging in length from 20' to 200'. Therefore, to 
ensure the safety of participants and transiting vessels, 33 CFR 
100.509 will be in effect from one hour before until one hour after 
each of the two events. Under provisions of 33 CFR 100.509, a vessel 
may not enter the area between Pier 30 and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge 
unless it is registered as a participant with the event sponsor or it 
receives permission from the Coast Guard patrol commander. Because 
these restrictions will be in effect for a limited period, they should 
not result in a significant disruption of maritime traffic.

    Dated: June 18, 1997.
J. Carmichael,
Captain, USCT Acting Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 97-17084 Filed 6-30-97; 8:45 am]
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