[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49811-49812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18475]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD05-04-144]
RIN 1625-AA08


Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Delaware River, 
Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of implementation of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is implementing the special local regulations 
at 33 CFR 100.509 during the Labor Day Fireworks Show to be held 
September 6, 2004, on the Delaware River at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
These special local regulations are necessary to provide for the safety 
of life on navigable waters before, during and after the event. The 
effect will be to restrict general navigation in the regulated area for 
the safety of spectators and support vessels in the event area.

DATES: 33 CFR 100.509 will be enforced from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. e.d.t. 
on September 6, 2004.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fernando Serrano, Marine Information 
Specialist, Commander, Coast Guard Group Philadelphia, 1 Washington 
Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147, (215) 271-4944.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Penn's Landing Corporation will sponsor 
the ``Labor Day Fireworks Show'' on September 6, 2004, on the Delaware 
River, adjacent to Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In order 
to ensure the safety of participants, spectators and transiting 
vessels, 33 CFR 100.509 will be enforced for the duration of the event. 
The special local regulations will be enforced from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. 
e.d.t. on September 6, 2004. The pyrotechnic display will be launched 
from 1 barge located within the regulated area. Under provisions of 33 
CFR 100.509, a vessel may not enter the regulated area unless it 
receives permission from the Coast Guard Patrol Commander. Spectator 
vessels may anchor outside the regulated area but may not block a 
navigable channel.
    In addition to this notice, the maritime community will be provided 
extensive advance notification via the Local Notice to Mariners, marine 
information broadcasts, and area newspapers, so mariners can adjust 
their plans accordingly.

    Dated: August 3, 2004.
Sally Brice-O'Hara,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 04-18475 Filed 8-11-04; 8:45 am]
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