[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 70552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26843]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD05-04-211]
RIN 1625-AA08


Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Southern Branch of 
the Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, 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 100.523 during the Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival 
Fireworks Show to be held December 11, 2004 on the Southern Branch of 
the Elizabeth River at Portsmouth, Virginia. 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 100.523 will be enforced from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT on 
December 11, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Bowling, Marine Events 
Coordinator, Commander, Coast Guard Group Hampton Roads, 4000 Coast 
Guard Blvd., Portsmouth, Virginia 23703, (757) 483-8567.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City of Portsmouth will sponsor the 
``Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival Fireworks'' on December 11, 2004 on 
the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia. In 
order to ensure the safety of participants, spectators and transiting 
vessels, 33 CFR 100.523 will be enforced for the duration of the event. 
The special local regulations will be enforced from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. 
e.d.t. on December 11, 2004. The pyrotechnic display will be launched 
from 1 barge located adjacent to Crawford Bay within the regulated 
area. Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.523, 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: November 24, 2004.
Ben R. Thomason, III,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, 
Acting.
[FR Doc. 04-26843 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am]
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