[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 57174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21524]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD05-04-175]
RIN 1625-AA08


Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Virginia Beach, VA

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 100.522 during the Neptune Festival Fireworks to be held 
September 25, 2004, in the vicinity of the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier, 
Virginia Beach, VA. This action is necessary to provide for the safety 
of life on navigable waters during the event. The effect will be to 
restrict general navigation in the regulated area for the safety of 
participants and vessels transiting the event area.

DATES: 33 CFR 100.522 will be enforced from 8:45 p.m. to 10 p.m. on 
September 25, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Bowling, Project Manager, 
Coast Guard Group Hampton Roads, VA, at (757) 483-8567.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Virginia Beach Neptune Festival will 
sponsor the fireworks display on September 25, 2004 over the coastal 
waters in the vicinity of the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier, Virginia 
Beach, Virginia. The pyrotechnic display will be launched from the 
fishing pier located within the regulated area. A fleet of spectator 
vessels is expected to gather nearby to view the event. Therefore, to 
ensure the safety of spectators and transiting vessels, 33 CFR 100.522 
will be enforced for the duration of the event. Under provisions of 33 
CFR 100.522, 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: September 14, 2004.
Ben R. Thomason, III,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Fifth Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 04-21524 Filed 9-23-04; 8:45 am]
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