[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: 04-26844]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD05-04-214]
RIN 1625-AA08


Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Patapsco River, 
Baltimore, MD

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 100.526 during the New Year's Eve Celebration to be held 
December 31, 2004 through January 1, 2005 on the Patapsco River at 
Baltimore, Maryland. 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 100.526 will be enforced from 11:45 p.m., December 31, 
2004 to 12:45 a.m. e.d.t. on January 1, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Houck, Marine Events 
Coordinator, Commander, Coast Guard Activities Baltimore, 2401 Hawkins 
Point Road, Baltimore, Maryland, 21226, (410) 576-2674.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the 
Arts will sponsor the ``New Year's Eve Celebration'' on December 31, 
2004 to January 1, 2005 on the waters of the Inner Harbor, Patapsco 
River, Baltimore, Maryland. In order to ensure the safety of 
participants, spectators and transiting vessels, 33 CFR 100.526 will be 
enforced for the duration of the event. The special local regulations 
will be enforced from 11:45 p.m. December 31, 2004 to 12:45 a.m. e.d.t. 
on January 1, 2005. The pyrotechnic display will be launched from 3 
barges located adjacent to the Inner Harbor within the regulated area. 
Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.526, 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. 04-26844 Filed 12-6-04; 8:45 am]
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