[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 72 (Thursday, April 15, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18587-18596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9433]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD01-99-009]
RIN 2115-AE46


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

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes a revision to the Special Local 
Regulation (SLR), which governs annual fireworks displays (events) 
within the First Coast Guard District. This revision will expand the 
descriptions of the events' dates, times, and locations. A new easier-
to-read table format will be introduced, which will list events by 
month, date, and location. Obsolete events will be removed, and new 
events will be added. This regulation is necessary to control vessel 
traffic within the immediate vicinity of the fireworks launch sites and 
to ensure the safety of life and property during each event.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 14, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be mailed to Commander (osr), First Coast 
Guard District, Captain John Foster Williams Federal Building, 408 
Atlantic Ave., Boston, MA 02110-3350, or may be delivered to Room 734 
at the same address, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except federal holidays. Comments will become part of this docket and 
will be available for inspection or copying at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Petty Officer William M. Anderson, Office of Search and Rescue, First 
Coast Guard District, (617) 223-8460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to participate in 
this rulemaking by submitting written data, views, or arguments. Each 
person submitting comments should include his or her name and address, 
identify this notice (CGD01-99-009) and the specific section of the 
proposal to which each comment applies, and give the reason for each 
comment. Any person requesting acknowledgment of receipt of comments 
should enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. All 
comments received during the comment period will be considered by the 
Coast Guard and may change this proposal.
    The Coast Guard has no plans to hold a public hearing. Persons may 
request a public hearing by writing to Commander (osr), First Coast 
Guard District, at the address under ADDRESSES. The request should 
include reasons why a hearing would be beneficial. If the Coast Guard 
determines that oral presentations will aid this rulemaking, it will 
hold a public hearing at a time and place announced by a later notice 
in the Federal Register.

Background and Purpose

    Each year, organizations in the First District sponsor fireworks 
displays in the same general location and time period. The table in 33 
CFR 100.114 contains information provided to the Coast Guard by the 
events' sponsors. The event description provides approximate dates and 
location which take place annually. Each event uses a barge or on-shore 
site as the fireworks

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launch platform. The special local regulations control vessel movement 
within a 500-yard radius around the launch platforms to ensure the 
safety of persons and property. Coast Guard personnel on-scene may 
allow persons within the 500-yard radius should conditions permit. The 
Coast Guard may publish notices in the Federal Register, if an event 
sponsor reports a change to the listed event venue or date.

Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The Coast Guard proposes to revise the special local regulation in 
Section 100.114 by adding and deleting several fireworks displays. The 
revised list of events is based on input received from organizations 
(event sponsors) throughout the First Coast Guard District. The 
following events are to be added to 33 CFR 100.114, retitled Fireworks 
Displays within the First Coast Guard District:

                               New Events
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     Numbers  (new)                Dates                   Names
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6.2.....................  Last week in June.....  Windjammer Days;
                                                   Fireworks
7.6.....................  July 2nd, 3rd and 4th.  Playland Park
7.10....................  Friday or Saturday      Hingham 4th-of-July;
                           before July 4th.        Fireworks
7.21....................  July 4th..............  Beverly Farms;
                                                   Fireworks
7.30....................  July 4th..............  Newport City Fireworks
7.46....................  July 4th..............  City of Yonkers
12.7....................  December 31st.........  Newport Fireworks
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                              Table Legend
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 This legend shows how individual events appear in the Fireworks Display
                                 Table.
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State:
    Event number................  Annual Scheduled    Name: Name.
                                   day.               Sponsor: Sponsor.
                                                      Time: Scheduled
                                                       start and end
                                                       times.
                                                      Location:
                                                       Fireworks barge
                                                       or launch.
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Regulatory Evaluation

    This proposal is not a significant regulatory action under 
Executive Order 12866 and does not require an assessment of potential 
costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of 
Management and Budget has not reviewed it under that Order. It is not 
significant under the regulatory policies and procedures of the 
Department of Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040; February 26, 1979). 
The Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this proposal to be 
minimal by reason of the late start times of each event, the short 
duration of each event, the advance notice provided to the marine 
community, and the location and small size of each regulated area. A 
full Regulatory Evaluation, under paragraph 10e of the regulatory 
policies and procedures of DOT, is unnecessary.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the 
Coast Guard considers whether this proposed rule, if adopted, will have 
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities. ``Small entities'' include small businesses, not-for-profit 
organizations that are independently owned and operated and are not 
dominant in their fields, and governmental jurisdictions with 
populations of less than 50,000.
    For the reasons stated in the Regulatory Evaluation, the Coast 
Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed rule, if 
adopted, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. If, however, you think that your business or 
organization qualifies as a small entity and that this proposed rule 
will have a significant economic impact on your business or 
organization, please submit a comment (see ADDRESSES) explaining why 
you think it qualifies and in what way and to what degree this proposed 
rule will economically affect it.

Assistance for Small Entities

    Under subsection 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 [Pub. L. 104-121], the Coast Guard 
wants to assist small entities in understanding this proposed rule so 
that they can better evaluate its effects on them and participate in 
the rulemaking. If your small business or organization would be 
affected by this rule and you have questions concerning its provisions 
or options for compliance, please call Petty Officer William M. 
Anderson, telephone 617-223-8460.
    The Ombudsman of Regulatory Enforcement for Small Business and 
Agriculture, and 10 Regional Fairness Boards, were established to 
receive comments from small businesses about enforcement by Federal 
agencies. The Ombudsman will annually evaluate such enforcement and 
rate each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to 
comment on enforcement by the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR (1-888-
734-3247).

Unfunded Mandates

    Under section 201 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) (2 
U.S.C. 1531), the Coast Guard assessed the effects of this proposed 
rule on State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, and on 
the private sector. The Coast Guard determined that this regulatory 
action requires no written statement under section 202 of the UMRA (2 
U.S.C. 1532) because it will not result in the expenditure of 
$100,000,000 in any one year by State, local, or tribal governments, in 
the aggregate, or by the private sector.

Collection of Information

    This proposal contains no collection-of-information requirements 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Federalism

    The Coast Guard has analyzed this proposal under the principles and 
criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that 
this proposal does not have sufficient federalism implications to 
warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environment

    The Coast Guard has considered the environmental impacts of this 
proposed rule and concluded that under figure 2-1, paragraph 34(h), of 
COMDTINST 16475.1C, this rule is categorically excluded from further 
environmental documentation.

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List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

    Marine safety, Navigation (water), Records and recordkeeping 
requirements, Waterways.

    For reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 
amend 33 CFR Part 100 as follows:

PART 100--[AMENDED]

    1. Revise citation of authority for Part 100 to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233 through 1236; 33 CFR 100.35; 49 CFR 
1.46.
    2. Revise Sec. 100.114 and its heading to read as follows:


Sec. 100.114  Fireworks displays within the First Coast Guard District.

    (a) Regulated area. That area of navigable waters within a 500-yard 
radius of the launch platform for each fireworks display listed in the 
following table.

                                             Fireworks Display Table
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                                                       May
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New York:
    5.1........................  First and Second Saturdays  Name: Ellis Island Medals of Honor Ceremony.
                                  in May.                    Sponsor: The Forum.
                                                             Time: 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
                                                             Location: New York Harbor, Upper Bay. A barge
                                                              approximately 360 yards east of Ellis Island. 40
                                                              deg.41'15''N, 074 deg.02'09''W (NAD 1983).
New York:
    5.2........................  Friday before Memorial Day  Name: Hempstead Harbor.
                                                             Sponsor: Town of North Hempstead, NY.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: Hempstead Harbor. A barge approximately
                                                              335 yards north of Bar Beach. 40 deg.49'54''N, 073
                                                              deg.39'14''W (NAD 1983).
New York:
    5.3........................  Memorial Day..............  Name: South Street Seaport Memorial Day.
                                                             Sponsor: South Street Seaport Marketplace.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: East River Manhattan. A barge
                                                              approximately 475 yards south of the Brooklyn
                                                              Bridge. 40 deg.42'10''N, 074 deg.00'01''W (NAD
                                                              1983).
Massachusetts:
    5.4........................  A night during Memorial     Name: Hull Memorial Day Festival.
                                  Day Weekend.               Sponsor: Town of Hull.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Barge located 200 yards off Nantasket
                                                              Beach, Hull, MA.
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                                                      June
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New York:
    6.1........................  Third and fourth Tuesdays   Name: Staten Island Summer.
                                  in June.                   Sponsor: Borough of Staten Island.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: New York Harbor, Lower Bay--approximately
                                                              350 yards east of South Beach, Staten Island 40
                                                              deg.35'11''N, 074 deg.03'42''W (NAD 1983).
Maine:
    6.2........................  A night during the last     Name: Windjammer Days Fireworks.
                                  week in June.              Sponsor: Boothbay Harbor Chamber of Commerce.
                                                             Time: 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: McFarland Island, Boothbay Harbor,
                                                              Boothbay, ME. 43 deg.50'48''N, 069 deg.37'36''W
                                                              (NAD 1983).
Connecticut:
    6.3........................  A night during the last     Name: Barnum Festival Fireworks.
                                  week in June.              Sponsor: The Barnum Foundation.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Seaside Park--Bridgeport Harbor,
                                                              Bridgeport, CT.
Connecticut:
    6.4........................  A night during the last     Name: American Legion, Post 83: Fireworks.
                                  week in June (or first     Sponsor: Town of Branford, American Legion Post.
                                  week in July).             Time: 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Branford Ponit, Branford, CT 41 deg.21'N,
                                                              072 deg.05'20''W (NAD 1983).
New York:
    6.5........................  Last Sunday in June.......  Name: Heritage of Pride.
                                                             Sponsor: Heritage of Pride Inc.
                                                             Time: 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: Hudson River, Manhattan, NY. A barge
                                                              approximately 400 yards west of Pier 54. 40
                                                              deg.44'31''N, 074 deg.01'00''W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    6.6........................  Thursday before prior to    Name: Boston Harborfest Fireworks.
                                  July 4th.                  Sponsor: Harborfest Committee.
                                                             Time: 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: Just Off Coast Guard Base, Boston Harbor,
                                                              MA 42 deg.22'53''N, 71 deg.02'56''W (NAD 1983).
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                                                      July
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New York:
    7.1........................  Each Tuesday in July......  Name: Staten Island Summer.
                                                             Sponsor: Borough of Staten Island.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: New York Harbor, Lower Bay--approximately
                                                              350 yards east of South Beach, Staten Island 40
                                                              deg.35'11''N, 074 deg.03'42''W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    7.2........................  Thursday before July 4th..  Name: Boston Harborfest Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Harborfest Committee.
                                                             Time: 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: Just Off Coast Guard Base, Boston Harbor,
                                                              MA 42 deg.22'53''N, 71 deg.02'56''W (NAD 1983).
Connecticut:
    7.3........................  A night during the first    Name: American Legion, Post 83: Fireworks.
                                  week in July (or last      Sponsor: Town of Branford, American Legion Post.
                                  week in June).             Time: 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Branford Point, Branford, CT 41 deg.21'N,
                                                              072 deg.05'20''W (NAD 1983).
New York:
    7.4........................  A night during the first    Name: Devon Yacht Club Fireworks.
                                  week in July.              Sponsor: Devon Yacht Club, Amagansett, NY.
                                                             Time: 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Devon Yacht Club, Amagansett, NY 40
                                                              deg.59'5''N, 072 deg.06'5''W (NAD 1983).
New York:
    7.5........................  July 1st..................  Name: Wards Island.
                                                             Sponsor: New York Power Authority.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: East River, Wards Island, NY. A land
                                                              shoot approximately 200 yards northeast of the
                                                              Triboro Bridge. 40 deg.46'55.5''N, 073
                                                              deg.55'33''W (NAD 1983).
New York:
    7.6........................  July 2nd, 3rd and 4th.....  Name: Playland Park.
                                                             Sponsor: Playland Park.
                                                             Time: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
                                                             Location: Western Long Island Sound, a barge
                                                              anchored in approximate position 40 deg.57'47''N,
                                                              073 deg.40'06''W (NAD 1983), approximately 400
                                                              yards northeast of Rye Beach Breakwater.
Maine:
    7.7........................  A night during the first    Name: Schooner Days Fireworks.
                                  two weeks in July.         Sponsor: Town of Rockland Chamber of Commerce.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Rockland Harbor, Rockland, ME.
Connecticut:
    7.8........................  A night during the first    Name: Stamford Fireworks.
                                  two weeks in July.         Sponsor: City of Stamford.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Westcott Cove, Stamford, CT.
New York:
    7.9........................  A night during the first    Name: Town of Babylon Fireworks.
                                  two weeks in July.         Sponsor: Town of Babylon, NY.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Nezeras Island, Babylon, NY.
Massachusetts:
    7.10.......................  Friday or Saturday before   Name: Hingham 4th-of-July Fireworks.
                                  July 4th.                  Sponsor: Town of Hingham, MA
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Hingham Harbor, Hingham, MA 42
                                                              deg.15'30''N, 70 deg.53'2''W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    7.11.......................  Friday or Saturday before   Name: Weymouth 4th-of-July Fireworks.
                                  July 4th.                  Sponsor: Town of Weymouth Harbormaster.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:45 p.m.
                                                             Location: Weymouth Fore River, Weymouth, MA 42
                                                              deg.15'30''N, 70 deg.56'6''W (NAD 1983).
Vermont:
    7.12.......................  July 3rd..................  Name: Burlington Fireworks Display.
                                                             Sponsor: City of Burlington, VT.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Lake Champlain, Burlington Bay, VT. A
                                                              barge beside the Burlington Bay Breakwater. 44
                                                              deg.28'30.5''N, 073 deg.13'32''W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    7.13.......................  July 3rd..................  Name: Gloucester Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Gloucester Chamber of Commerce.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Gloucester Harbor, Stage Fort Park,
                                                              Gloucester, MA.

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Connecticut:
    7.14.......................  July 3rd..................  Name: Summer Music Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Summer Music, Inc.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Niantic River, Harkness Park, Waterford,
                                                              CT.
New Jersey:
    7.15.......................  July 3rd..................  Name: Fireworks on the Navesink.
                                                             Sponsor: Red Bank Fireworks Committee.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: Navesink River, a barge approximately 360
                                                              yards northwest of Red Bank Reach, NJ. 40
                                                              deg.21'20''N, 074 deg.04'10''W (NAD 1983).
Maine:
    7.16.......................  July 4th (Rain date: July   Name: Bangor Fireworks.
                                  5th.                       Sponsor: Bangor 4th of July Corporation.
                                                             Time: 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
                                                             Location: Bangor/Brewer waterfront, ME 44
                                                              deg.47'6''N, 068 deg.11'8''W (NAD 1983).
Maine:
    7.17.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Bar Harbor Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: Bar Harbor/Bar Island, ME. 44
                                                              deg.23'6''N, 068 deg.11'8''W (NAD 1983).
Maine:
    7.18.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Stewart's 4th-of-July Fireworks Display.
                                                             Sponsor: W. P. Stewart.
                                                             Time: 9:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: Somes Sound, Northeast Harbor, ME 44
                                                              deg.18'3''N, 068 deg.18'2''W (NAD 1983).
Maine:
    7.19.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Walsh's Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Mr. Patrick Walsh.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: Union River Bay, ME 44 deg.23'5''N, 068
                                                              deg.27'2''W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    7.20.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Town of Barnstable Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Town of Barnstable.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Dunbar Point/Kalmus Beach, Barnstable, MA
                                                              41 deg.38'30''N, 070 deg.16'W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    7.21.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Beverly Farms Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Farms-Pride 4th-of-July Committee, Inc.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: West Beach, Manchester Bay, Beverly
                                                              Farms, MA. 42 deg.33'51''N, 070 deg.48'29''W (NAD
                                                              1983).
Massachusetts:
    7.22.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Edgartown Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Edgartown Firefighters Association.
                                                             Time: 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Edgartown Harbor, Edgartown, MA 41
                                                              deg.23'25''N, 070 deg.29'45''W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    7.23.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Falmouth Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Falmouth Fireworks Committee.
                                                             Time: 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Falmouth Harbor, 0.25 NM east of buoy
                                                              #16, Falmouth, MA 41 deg.-23'12''N, 070
                                                              deg.29'45''W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    7.24.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Marion Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Town of Marion Harbormaster.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Silver Shell Beach, Marion, MA 41
                                                              deg.45'30''N, 070 deg.45'24''W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    7.25.......................  July 4th..................  Name: City of New Bedford Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: City of New Bedford.
                                                             Time: 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: New Bedford Harbor, New Bedford, MA 41
                                                              deg.41'N, 070 deg.40'W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    7.26.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Onset Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Town of Wareham, MA.
                                                             Time: 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
                                                             Location: Onset Harbor, Onset, MA 41 deg.38'N, 071
                                                              deg.55'W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    7.27.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Plymouth Fireworks Display.
                                                             Sponsor: July Four Plymouth Inc.
                                                             Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
                                                             Location: Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth, MA 41
                                                              deg.57'20''N, 070 deg.38'20''W (NAD 1983).

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Massachusetts:
    7.28.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Lewis Bay Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Town of Yarmouth, MA.
                                                             Time: 9:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Great Island, Lewis Bay 41 deg.38'30''N,
                                                              071 deg.17'06''W (NAD 1983).
Rhode Island:
    7.29.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Bristol 4th of July Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Bristol Fourth of July Committee.
                                                             Time: 9:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Bristol Harbor, Bristol, RI 41
                                                              deg.39'54''N, 071 deg.20'18''W (NAD 1983).
Rhode Island:
    7.30.......................  July 4th..................  Name: City of Newport Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: City of Newport.
                                                             Time: 9:15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: 41 deg.28'48''N, 071 deg.20'18''W (NAD
                                                              1983).
Rhode Island:
    7.31.......................  July 4th (Rain date: July   Name: Oyster Harbor Club Fourth-of-July Festival.
                                  5th).                      Sponsor: Oyster Harbor Club, Inc.
                                                             Time: 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Tim's Cove, North Bay, Osterville, RI. 41
                                                              deg.37'30''N, 070 deg.23'21''W (NAD 1983).
Rhode Island:
    7.32.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Slade Farms Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Slade Farm, Somerset, RI.
                                                             Time: 9:00 p.m. to 11:00.
                                                             Location: 41 deg.43'36''N, 071 deg.09'18''W (NAD
                                                              1983).
Connecticut:
    7.33.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Fairfield Aerial Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Fairfield Park Commission.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Jennings Beach, Long Island Sound,
                                                              Fairfield, CT 41 deg.08'22''N, 073 deg.14'02''W.
Connecticut:
    7.34.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Subfest Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: U.S. Naval Submarine Base.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Thames River, Groton, CT.
Connecticut:
    7.35.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Hartford Riverfest.
                                                             Sponsor: July 4th Riverfest, Inc.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Connecticut River, Hartford, CT.
Connecticut:
    7.36.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Middletown Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: City of Middletown.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m
                                                             Location: Connecticut River, Middletown, CT.
Connecticut:
    7.37.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Norwich American Warf Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: American Warf Marina.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Norwich Harbor, Norwich, CT.
Connecticut:
    7.38.......................  July 4th..................  Name: City of Norwalk Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Norwalk Recreation and Parks Department.
                                                             Time: 9:15 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.
                                                             Location: Calf Pasture Beach, Long Island Sound,
                                                              Norwalk, CT. 41 deg.04'50''N, 073 deg.23'22''W
                                                              (NAD 1983).
Connecticut:
    7.39.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Old Lyme Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Mr. James R. Rice.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Sound View Beach, Long Island sound, Old
                                                              Lyme, CT.
Connecticut:
    7.40.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Stratford Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Town of Stratford.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Short Beach, Stratford, CT 41
                                                              deg.10'11''N, 073 deg.06'19''W (NAD 1983).
Connecticut:
    7.41.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Westport P.A.L. Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Westport Police Athletic League.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Compo Beach, Westport, CT.

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New York:
    7.42.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Bayville Crescent Club Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Bayville Crescent Club, Bayville, NY.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Cooper Bluff, Cove Neck, NY.
New York:
    7.43.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Montuak Independence Day.
                                                             Sponsor: Montauk Chamber of Commerce.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Montauk Town Beach, Montauk, NY.
New York:
    7.44.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Jones Beach State Park Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Long Island State Park Administration
                                                              Headquarters.
                                                             Time: 9:00 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.
                                                             Location: Fishing Pier, Jones Beach State Park,
                                                              Wantagh, NY 40 deg.35'7''N, 073 deg.30'6''W (NAD
                                                              1983).
New York:
    7.45.......................  July 4th..................  Name: Dolan Family Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Mr. Charles F. Dolan.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Cove Point, Oyster Bay, NY.
New York:
    7.46.......................  July 4th..................  Name: City of Yonkers.
                                                             Sponsor: City of Yonkers, NY.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: Hudson River, a barge approximately 335
                                                              yards northwest of Yonkers Municipal Pier. 40
                                                              deg.56'14''N, 073 deg.54'28''W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    7.47.......................  July 5th..................  Name: Wellfleet Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Wellfleet Fireworks Committee.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Indian Neck Jetty, Wellfleet, MA 41
                                                              deg.55'24''N, 070 deg.02'06''W (NAD 1983).
Connecticut:
    7.48.......................  Weekend following July 4th  Name: Thames River Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Town of Groton.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Thames River, off Electric Boat, Groton,
                                                              CT.
New York:
    7.49.......................  A night during the second   Name: Boys Harbor Fireworks Extravaganza.
                                  or third weekend in July.  Sponsor: Boys Harbor Inc.
                                                             Time: 9:00 p.m. to 10 p.m.
                                                             Location: Three Mile Harbor, East Hampton, NY 41
                                                              deg.15'N, 070 deg.11'91''W (NAD 1983).
Maine:
    7.50.......................  Third Saturday in July....  Name: Belfast Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Belfast Bay Festival Committee.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Belfast Bay, ME.
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                                                     August
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New York:
    8.1........................  Each Tuesday in August....  Name: State Island Summer.
                                                             Sponsor: Borough of Staten Island.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: New York Harbor, Lower Bay--approximately
                                                              350 yards east of South Beach, Staten Island 40
                                                              deg.35'11''N, 074 deg.03'42''W (NAD 1983).
New York:
    8.2........................  First Tuesday in August...  Name: National Nigh Out Against Crime.
                                                             Sponsor: National Night Out Against Crime.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: Atlantic Ocean, a barge approximately 335
                                                              yards off Rockaway Beach at 116th Street. 40
                                                              deg.34'29''N, 073 deg.50'00''W (NAD 1983).
Connecticut:
    8.3........................  A night during the first    Name: Summer Music Fireworks.
                                  week of August.            Sponsor: Summer Music Inc.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Niantic River, Harkness Park, Waterford,
                                                              CT.
Massachusetts:
    8.4........................  A night during the first    Name: Fall River Celebrates America Fireworks.
                                  weekend in August.         Sponsor: Fall River Chamber of Commerce.
                                                             Time: 9:15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Taunton River, vicinity of buoy #17, Fall
                                                              River, MA 41 deg.43'4''N, 071 deg.09'48''W (NAD
                                                              1983).

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New York:
    8.5........................  First Saturday in August..  Name: Peekskill Summerfest.
                                                             Sponsor: Charles Point Business Association.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
                                                             Location: Hudson River, Peekskill Bay, a barge
                                                              approximately 500 yards northeast of Peekskill Bay
                                                              South Channel Buoy 3 (LLNR 37955). 41
                                                              deg.17'16''N, 073 deg.56'18''W (NAD 1983).
New York:
    8.6........................  First and second Saturdays  Name: City of Rensselaer.
                                  in August.                 Sponsor: City of Rensselaer.
                                                             Time: 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Hudson River, a barge approximately 500
                                                              yards south of the Dunn Memorial Bridge (river
                                                              mile 145.4). 42 deg.38'23''N, 073 deg.45'00''W
                                                              (NAD 1983).
Connecticut:
    8.7........................  A night during the first    Name: Hartford Riverfront Regatta.
                                  two weeks in August.       Sponsor: Riverfront Recapture Inc.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Connecticut River, Hartford, CT.
Connecticut:
    8.8........................  A night during the third    Name: Summer Music Fireworks.
                                  week in August.            Sponsor: Summer Music Inc.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Niantic River, Harkness Park, Waterford,
                                                              CT.
Massachusetts:
    8.9........................  Last weekend in August....  Name: Oaks Bluff Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Oaks Bluff Firemen's Civic Association.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Oaks Bluff Beach, Oaks Bluff, MA.
Connecticut:
    8.10.......................  Last Sunday in August.....  Name: Norwich Harbor Day Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Harbor Day Committee.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Norwich Harbor, off American Wharf
                                                              Marina, Norwich, CT.
Massachusetts:
    8.11.......................  A night during Labor Day    Name: Gloucester Fireworks.
                                  weekend.                   Sponsor: Gloucester Chamber of Commerce.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Gloucester Harbor, Stage Fort Park,
                                                              Gloucester, MA.
Maine:
    8.12.......................  A night during Labor Day    Name: Camden Fireworks Display.
                                  weekend.                   Sponsor: Town of Camden Chamber of Commerce.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Camden Harbor, Camden, ME.
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                                                   September
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Massachusetts:
    9.1........................  A night during Labor Day    Name: Gloucester Fireworks.
                                  weekend.                   Sponsor: Gloucester Chamber of Commerce.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Gloucester Harbor, Stage Fort Park,
                                                              Gloucester, MA.
Maine:
    9.2........................  A night during Labor Day    Name: Camden Fireworks Display.
                                  weekend.                   Sponsor: Town of Camden Chamber of Commerce.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Camden Harbor, Camden, ME.
New York:
    9.3........................  Labor Day.................  Name: South Street Seaport Labor Day.
                                                             Sponsor: South Street Seaport Marketplace.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: East River, Manhattan, a barge
                                                              approximately 475 yards south of the Brooklyn
                                                              Bridge. 40 deg.42'10''N, 074 deg.00'01''W (NAD
                                                              1983).
New York:
    9.4........................  First Saturday following    Name: Grand Fiesta Italiana.
                                  Labor Day.                 Sponsor: Sons of Italy, Port Washington, NY.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Hempstead Harbor, a barge approximately
                                                              300 yards north of Bar Beach, Port Washington,
                                                              Long Island. 40 deg.49'52''N, 073 deg.39'10''W
                                                              (NAD 1983).
Connecticut:
    9.5........................  A night during the weekend  Name: Taste of Italy.
                                  following Labor Day.       Sponsor: Italian Heritage Committee.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Norwich Harbor, off Norwich Marina,
                                                              Norwich, CT.

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Rhode Island:
    9.6........................  A night during the First    Name: Newport Salute to Summer.
                                  weekend in September.      Sponsor: Naval Education and Training Center.
                                                             Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Narragansett Bay, East Passage, off
                                                              Coasters Harbor Island, Newport, RI 41 deg.25'N,
                                                              071 deg. 20'W (NAD 1983).
Connecticut:
    9.7........................  First or second Saturday    Name: Norwalk Oyster Festival Fireworks.
                                  in September.              Sponsor: Norwalk Seaport Association.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Norwalk Harbor, Norwalk. CT.
New York:
    9.8........................  A night during the last     Name: Cow Harbor Day Fireworks.
                                  two weekends in September. Sponsor: Village of Northport Harbor.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Sand Pit, Northport Harbor, Northport,
                                                              NY.
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                                                    October
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New York:
    10.1.......................  First Sunday in October...  Name: Deepavali Festival.
                                                             Sponsor: Association of Indians in America
                                                             Time: 6:45 to 8:45
                                                             Location: East River, Manhattan, a barge
                                                              approximately 200 yards east of Pier 16. 40
                                                              deg.42'12.5''N, 074 deg.00'02''W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    10.2.......................  A night during the second   Name: Yarmouth Seaside Festival Fireworks.
                                  weekend of October.        Sponsor: Yarmouth Seaside Festival.
                                                             Time: 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
                                                             Location: Seagull Beach, W. Yarmouth, MA 41
                                                              deg.38'06''N, 070 deg.13'13''W (NAD 1983).
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                                                    December
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Massachusetts:
    12.1.......................  December 31st.............  Name: First Night Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: First Night Inc.
                                                             Time: 11:45 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
                                                             Location: Center of Boston Inner Harbor, Boston, MA
                                                              42 deg.21'42.4''N, 071 deg.02'36.5''W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    12.2.......................  December 31st.............  Name: First Night Martha's Vineyard.
                                                             Sponsor: Town of Martha's Vineyard Chamber of
                                                              Commerce.
                                                             Time: 10:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
                                                             Location: Vineyard Haven Harbor, Martha's Vineyard,
                                                              MA 41 deg.27'6''N, 070 deg.35'8''W (NAD 1983).
Massachusetts:
    12.3.......................  December 31st.............  Name: City of New Bedford First Night.
                                                             Sponsor: City of New Bedford.
                                                             Time: 11:45 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
                                                             Location: New Bedford Harbor, New Bedford, MA 41
                                                              deg.38'.2''N, 070 deg.55'0''W (NAD 1983).
Connecticut:
    12.4.......................  December 31st.............  Name: First Night Mystic.
                                                             Sponsor: Mystic Community Center.
                                                             Time: 11:45 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
                                                             Location: Mystic River, Mystic, CT.
New York:
    12.5.......................  December 31st.............  Name: South Street Seaport New Year's Eve.
                                                             Sponsor: South Street Seaport Marketplace.
                                                             Time: 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
                                                             Location: East River, Manhattan, a barge
                                                              approximately 475 yards south of the Brooklyn
                                                              Bridge. 40 deg.42'10''N, 074 deg.00'01''W (NAD
                                                              1983).
New York:
    12.6.......................  December 31st.............  Name: First Night New York City.
                                                             Sponsor: Grant Central Partnership.
                                                             Time: 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
                                                             Location: Hudson River, Manhattan, a barge
                                                              approximately 450 yards southwest of the entrance
                                                              to North Cove Yacht Harbor. 40 deg.42'39''N, 074
                                                              deg.01'19''W (NAD 1983).
Rhode Island:
    12.7.......................  December 31st.............  Name: Newport Fireworks.
                                                             Sponsor: Newport Cultural Commission.
                                                             Time: 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
                                                             Location: 41 deg.28'48''N, 071 deg.20'18''W (NAD
                                                              1983).
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    (b) Special local regulations. (1) No person or vessel may enter, 
transit, or remain within the regulated area during the effective 
period of regulation unless authorized by the Coast Guard patrol 
commander.
    (2) Vessels encountering emergencies that require transit through 
the regulated area should call the Coast Guard patrol commander on VHF 
Channel 16. In the event of an emergency, the Coast Guard patrol 
commander may authorize a vessel to transit through the regulated area 
with a Coast Guard-designated escort.
    (3) All persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of 
the Coast Guard on-scene patrol commander. On-scene patrol personnel 
may be commissioned, warrant, or petty officers of the U.S. Coast 
Guard. Upon hearing five or more short blasts from a U.S. Coast Guard 
vessel, the operator of a vessel shall proceed as directed. Members of 
the Coast Guard Auxiliary may also be present to inform vessel 
operators of this regulation and other applicable laws.
    (c) Effective dates. This section is in effect from one hour before 
the scheduled start of each event listed in the table until thirty 
minutes after the scheduled finish of each event listed in the Table. 
For those events listed without specific times or dates, an annual 
Federal Register document will be published indicating event dates and 
times.

    Dated: March 31, 1999.
R.M. Larrabee,
Real Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,
First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 99-9433 Filed 4-14-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-15-M